You must not know anything about the on-market business or you would understand that it is normal because most real estate agents don't do anything.Not that this matters, but my team was on the RealTrends Top Teams in the Country list 2021, 2022, and 2023.

The irony...the party of tolerance being intolerant. insurance is always a bouncing ball.. my insurance in Lake Oswego and we have no fire risk other than normal No weather risk  just risk of winter gloom and depression. 

- Is it normal for the seller to specify the buyer's agent commission?

There is normally more of a progression as lenders will look for an improved  balance sheet and track record.

It's normally the fear of being listed as a defendant in a complaint and not the actual taking of assets that leads to this discussion we are having , although not articulated well.

It's in midwest where insurance rates normally lower.

Then you'pre going to get yourself into trouble.But every once in a while there was just a really nice house that I knew would be a great long term investment and I would break my normal numbers requirements and take it down.

Often, these are some of the hardest properties to get title insurance on for various reasons, and your policy may not be quite the same coverage-wise as what you'd get on a "normal" purchase on the MLS.

This can go so many ways.The last people you want to talk to is a normal, average financial advisor.

Well actually, I've heard of some situations where bird dogs do actually put it under contract, in this case, the investor usually will pay the bird dog more than he would normally pay him vs if he just 'referred' the property.