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Joshua Dorkin Generating Real Estate Leads through Twitter?
12 October 2012 | 15 replies
I still need to get my server functioning properly, and add Php / mysql functionality...I've been ignoring the big fat face book.
Joel Owens RE/MAX Greater Atlanta files bankruptcy!
13 April 2011 | 13 replies
GAMLS you have to pay an ongoing fee for instead of when a sale occurs like FMLS.With FMLS you still have to hit yearly minimum brokerage sales numbers or get hit with a big fee.What I learned from that experience is that many agents have a sense of entitlement.I would find that maybe only 20% to 30% of the agents would have a closing that month.So to scale this if I had 100 agents you might have 6,000 to 9,000 a month gross coming in.For that though it is a major headache.Many agents are part-time and rusty or an investor wants to run a hair brained scheme.My favorite is a new agent that just left a 50/50 brokerage that has almost zero training and wants to join my firm.They would want you to train them and spend hours and hours for a 300 trans fee.I am not even mentioning the amount of paperwork you have.Agents not keeping up with education requirements,not paying license fees and getting a lapsed license,getting a suspended license for child support, government loans,etc.Getting IRS orders to take any commission your agent gets and pay to them etc.I now have about 18 agents and haven't taken anymore for over a year.I do way better and make more working my own deals.Paperwork and headaches are less and I don't babysit have to constantly watch agents anymore.I would say it's good to have the brokerage license just don't add any agents unless you keep it small and they agree to a fat commission split for your time invested.If they him and haw kick them to the curb!!
Loc R. The secret is OUT!
11 March 2012 | 31 replies
A potential outlet for cheap gcs would be a pawn shop... but they wouldn't go this cheap.. maybe 80-85 cents on the dollar.... still a fat savings.
Joshua Dorkin Poll: Should real estate investor clubs allow speakers to market their products during meetings?
30 April 2011 | 18 replies
I have done classes in the past and any funds received was a minor reimbursment for my time, but I felt that the students received much more than I did.That said, my answer is also a Big Fat NO!
Tony Nguyen How Do You Screen Which Sellers To Spend Your Time On?
4 May 2011 | 21 replies
People call you, you put them on the back burner for one reason or another, they get ticked and move on, when you get back, they are no longer interested in what you have to say!
Brian Jones Can this Deed in Lieu be done? Or a Short Pay?
18 June 2011 | 4 replies
I was thinking if she could offer maybe 10-15k cash they may take it as a short pay, but I don't know if the bank is going to want anything to do w/ that property w/o giving her a fat deficiency judgement.Any suggestions on how to approach this with the lender greatly appreciated.
Anthony C Scanning tactics for a town's rental demand
7 July 2011 | 16 replies
As in, if their were a few listings 20% above the MEAN rental rate or a fat supply available at the MEAN rental rate.Still though, back to my original question..
Casey S. list of deposit deductions?
4 August 2011 | 6 replies
Not needing large item repairs but things like basic cleaning, burned out light bulbs, dirty air filters, replacing stove burner trays, cleaning a filthy fridge or oven, etc.Thanks!
Chris Da Need Tax Help On 2 Properties
28 November 2008 | 5 replies
NO MORE WASHERS, No more hose bibs either..I installed 25 gallon hot water heaters and shut of the oil burner in the summer..They learn to take quick showers..
Michael Shuster A Formula For Beginning Real Estate Investing
10 November 2009 | 19 replies
This could be a saddening post for someone that read some books and attended some course and got home and just waited on the fat checks to roll in.I have been very successful at several things in life and what I can add to this is like MikeOH say "hard work", but I think even more is: CONSISTENCY..dont stop not matter what anyone says if its something you wanna really do.