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23 January 2025 | 2 replies
The other is a smaller operation which does a lot of business in the specific neighborhood the house is in.
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10 February 2025 | 21 replies
I still have a hard time understanding how this business model works for them, but perhaps that upfront fee covers for lack of deal flow (?)
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29 January 2025 | 2 replies
Over the past 15+ years in this business, i have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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9 February 2025 | 3 replies
They have a list of vendors that want to keep them happy because of all the business they do.
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6 January 2025 | 7 replies
At the time they had a real estate degree (they probably still do).
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16 January 2025 | 6 replies
Aswe were doing, this, I kept telling him Self Storage right now is oneof the top Real Estate investments out there and there is a lot ofCASH chasing Self Storage investments.
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30 January 2025 | 4 replies
:) There's so many Gurus pitching this and that without mentioning the risks to them and to the buyers.So glad to hear re your business model being fair to the buyer.
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12 January 2025 | 8 replies
If a wholesaler can still profit while provided “full disclosure” and adhering to the rules and regulations of real estate licensees then they’ve earned their profit.
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31 January 2025 | 4 replies
It's not good to burn bridges in this business, and we agents do a lot of free work that we never get paid for.
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10 January 2025 | 4 replies
It's a tough business, but admirable!