All Forum Posts by: Brian J Allen

@Mike Boss. I have both my agent license and have passed the broker test in MA.  But I am not a broker.  I pay a flat fee to my broker and then i get the extra level of protection if there is an issue.  I also get a transaction coordinator, insurance, office and some other agents to hang out with.  Being an agent or a broker is a lonely profession as a lot of people are competing for the same clients and deals.  Be careful what you wish for.  If you are just trying to buy for yourself, hire an agent.  If you want to make it a career some day then become one.

@Mike Boss You will need E&O insurance, but typically the broker gets that for cheap. Also keep in mind that when you are a new agent, the broker likes to take about 70% of your commission for hosting your license and the minimal help they give you.

As for the class and the test prep.  You can and will pass the test if you want to.  But the question is if having a license is a benefit to what you want to do in real estate.

@Mike Boss. There are lots of positives to being an agent, the most important of these is the ability to help others purchase places and make commissions.  There are downsides as well.  Whenever you are involved in a real estate transaction for yourself you need to notify all parties that you have your license.  Also, if you choose to cold call in a particular area looking for properties for yourself, you are required to disclose to potential sellers that you are an agent.  Often times, if your goal is to purchase for yourself, it is better to use an agent.  This allows you to have that agent work on your behalf when you are doing other things as they are motivated by their commissions.  Additionally you are able to approach sellers directly without having to notify them that you are an agent.  There is a huge subset of property owners who simply hate agents, this allows you to make those transactions happen on your own.

@Ian Hogan these are great statistics.  Can you go back further to get more perspective.  I would say that normal worcester multifamily inventory should be 50-65 buildings historically from 2018-2021.  The other thing to keep in mind is that of the current 20 Multis for sale in Worcester there are a couple that are priced so far from market that it is unlikely they will sell.  

@Jack Knight one of my clients is doing one of these right now with Leominster credit union, he lives there so he can do the heloc a lot of the Local credit unions do this

I think these are condos?  Aren't these the St. Ives and the Vendome?

@Dante Ritchey i have a couple landlords who have good experience in MTR in Worcester,MA.  The key is LOCATION X3 as in All real estate.  If you are close to the hospitals or downtown you win, if not it is hard.  There are a lot of travel nurses who simply don't have a car and when they agree to come, they think that Worcester is a REAL CITY, but it isn't.  Worcester is a large suburb where people live and go to jobs to the east.  Reach out off line and I can connect you so you can have those conversations with locals.

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@Tony Phiri Glad to help in Worcester as well.  Keep in mind as licensed agents we cannot push you to areas that are "better" but we can help analyze the investments.

i would be very wary of these disclosures as most people don't disclose very much.  The fact that they are disclosing the structural issues and the septic issue means that they are probably apparent to most people.  If you want to get local eyes on the property reach out.  There is a high likelihood that i have already seen it but if not, I would be glad to help