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A bird dog is a person who looks for motivated sellers and undervalued properties to pass on to a real estate investor in exchange for a fee.

"I've trained bird dogs for other people, and found it fulfilling," said Borecky, 73, a retired company executive. "I realized a long time ago, though, that for a dog to be a successfully trained ...