In real estate, the biggest hurdles are often the ones you least expect—and sometimes, they’re as small as a crystal doorknob.Back in 2019, a simple set of crystal doorknobs nearly cost us a $25,000 deal on a home on Burgess Street.

If they're charging $500 a month AND they charge a set amount (sometimes its a months' rent or half a months rent when they get a new tenant), then they're ripping you off and you should fire them immediately without question.  

I set up a meeting with a VRBO supervisor to challenge this. 

Here is my current set up:1) ShowMojo for managing the self showing listings (It has some self showing anti-fraud services, syncs with smart lockbox to issues codes, etc etc)2) CodeBox Jr smart lockbox where I have the keys3) ReoLink Go Plus Cellular Camera with a $5 per month T mobile data only sim card.

Since I have done both of these things wrong and right in my past, I can tell you keeping the client happy to a certain extent is a lot more cheaperWe have found that setting the proper expectations right up front of what we will and will not do seems to help solve going down this never ending rabbit trail sometimes.

People setting them off all hours of the night etc. 

The thing that some sellers are having trouble with is understanding that this is now a variable in the transaction where it use to be somewhat set at the beginning of the transaction.

Hey Merny, I can help set you up with lending.

Scott, you just set off about 1,000 keyword notifications from those on BP who will now private message you and post in this forum a slanted angle of where to invest on the hope and glimmer that you give them the money to invest in them. 

Hello, you can do some research with the city's planning department as far as their development standards for that zoning, i.e. set-backs, height, lot coverage, etc.