If you told your agent that you don't want to put down 5k, and they do not at the minimum go to the seller a negotiate on your behalf they are only looking for a check and do not really care about representing you.Unless this agent is the sellers agent, then they should double it when you hesitate at 5k hahaAre you working with a buyer agent, or is this the agent working for the seller?

They won't be representing her in court.

@Dan Barli made a good call to meet these people at local REI meetings.Also, I would anticipate on representing mostly buyers shopping under $1M if you are working with investors. 

Multifamily assets in the right locations still represent opportunities for investors. 

But after I learned about taxes from him, I realized some people on BP have threads about him.I know it's not the answer you were looking for, but it represents a more realistic way to look at it for me.

There are fees, however, if you want access to the MLS  (differs by state) If you can represent yourself, you definitely save the money on the agents, just make sure you know what you are doing. 

Does $300,000 represent 10% equity? 

But at the end of the day that only represents probably 10 - 12K in taxes. 

My plan sets are a great cross between a great build set and an architectural visual  set. as mentioned above also it’s difficult to follow others who yes, just draw Lines and don’t understand that line actually represents the top of a foundation.

Here are a few things we do:I pull up real estate agents who represented homes that meet our criteria and reach out to them before it hits the market.