I’m still in early stages of brainstorming... let’s hear your ideas / experiences!

And if your particular agreement does not say that, the broker has no obligation to pay any commission to you at this stage in the transaction.All of our agreements with our agents expressly state that no commission is due and earned by the agent unless the deal closes.

Stage the porch with several white rocking chairs and paint all shutters black.

My husband & I are in the beginning stages of purchasing and converting a SFH in SF to include an accessory dwelling unit. 

The more emotion you can take out the better, but in the early stages of doing deals, it is almost impossible. 

Well, I am officially past the "paralysis by analysis" stage, and made my first offer on a property, which has been accepted.

I am in the preliminary stages and I am looking for some guidance and perhaps some known pitfalls that I can avoid.

Just an informal happy hour setting with like-minded people in all stages of their investing careers.

What stage are you?

I suppose the same could happen if you make a large investment in the "seed" stages (is that what it's called) of an up and coming business and have a say in how it is run and other decisions.