Layoffs and business closures are being kept out of the news.

We never like to deliver this sort of news, but it is an unfortunate necessity in this market.We include the cost for 12 months in our proposals because a lot of investors like to (or their lenders require them to) pay for a year of coverage upfront and it’s easier for them to compare rates.

I'm looking to possibly try this in Atlanta and then possibly some European cities.

If you're not familiar with the scam I'm talking about, it's this one and it's super common right now: https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/law-and-et...Here are some other threads about it on here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1096347-sell...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/1124674-bewa...Apparently these scammers are having some success.

Despite all the talk about saving on buyer's commissions in the news this to me has never looked like a win for first time buyers. 

. ;-)Attorney General’s legal action against Quality Loan Service results in payment to homeowners, delays foreclosures and stops deceptive practiceshttps://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/attorney-general-s... thanks for clarifying...if they were the players you had to contend with, i can see why the need for suit.

The company made the news in April when Arbor foreclosed on four apartmentcomplexes in Houston worth $229m, after which Applesway mistakenly served mass eviction notices to residentsof the foreclosed propertiesIcer is a New York-based investment firm that stated to industry publication Bisnow that it was seeking greenerpastures out-of-state seeking to escape New York’s regulatory environment.

This is great news to hear about the additional new two distinct experiences! 

Big news in the real estate game.

Whatever you decide, work with someone who will also tell you the “bad” news, and how to deal with it.