Not that it is super important, but curious here as to why that strategy stood out.

Part of the year I was renovating it (by myself), until COVID hit hard, then part of the year COVID restrictions were in effect and it was impossible to do anything with it, either to rent or to sell, so it just stood empty, and at some point during the summer and until the year end it was listed for sale. 

After more than 18 years Buying, Rehabbing and selling (flipping) or Refinancing and Renting, I spent a year working with a builder who built and sold or held more than 100 homes a year.While I knew he had a 14,000 sq...

I spent a few month's pouting and feeling sorry for myself, whining and complaining until one day, sitting with associates of similar position all having a good complaining-fest over it something snapped in me, I stood up and declared "NOPE!

I want to touch on something that stood out to me in the story first, and then I will give my opinion on the dual agency approach. 

One way that has stood out to me is leasing a rental property over buying (just to start). 

You are describing exactly how things stood/appeared in 1997 when I bought my first Bay Area house. 

Detroit stood out as an unexpected frontrunner, registering the highest year-over-year home price growth among the metro areas analyzed in the report and surpassing Miami for the first time in 16 months.Detroit has transformed into a metro area, gaining popularity as an affordable destination for higher-tier housing.

What stood out to me was that the owner is a real estate attorney of 20+ years, which in a tenant-friendly state, was comforting.

Whether you dodged a shady deal, stood up to a tricky client, or just had a moment that made you book a therapy session; would love to hear it.