As is too often the case, most investors only look at the ca$h involved today, not the real, long-term, value of a given product or service.When talking about "Buyer's Agent" and "Seller's Agent", the key word is "Agent"...as in the laws of agency and how they apply in your state, and in your transaction.In MOST states, ALL agents in a transaction are working for the Seller, absent any written Buyer's Agency Agreement.

Yes investors are great CLIENTS, but lousy CUSTOMERS-refering to my states agency discussion.

The transit agency is www.rtd-denver.com and you can find maps of where the lines are going.

Would you consider becoming a referral agent with her agency?

And any hurdles the city or other agency may through in the way of rebuilding.You need to figure out what it will really cost to fix it up, if the exit strategy is fix-and-flip.If the exit strategy is rental, what are the rents.

How can I work with the seller so that it is understood that there is no agency involved, and in this case is it legal to collect a commission or finder's fee if the property does sell immediately?

Ironically, in my day job, I work for a online ad agency.

Although that amount won't really pose any great financial burden for us if we don't rent it out, we plan on doing so.Before choosing this particular piece of property, I did some calling around to various rental management agencies to see what the proposed rate would be in that area for a 1BR/1BA if they were to do this service for us.

Unfortunately, about the only time you will know you did it wrong is when you get served with the papers from one of the regulatory agencies covering this area.

Now the Treasury Secretary is expected Sunday to announce a plan to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under government control.The mortgage giants are expected to be placed under a "conservatorship" of their new regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency.