For many reasons but especially when the corporate giants started entering this market segment that was it, that was the beginning of the end for 98% of persons driving cash sellers because a quality standard bar has now been brought into play, and it will keep rising.

I have run through most of the subjects 1 to 5 times so I see posting slacking off quite a bit as I don't want to talk or spend time typing about the same subjects over and over... there is only so much one can do in Real Estate.But like you said the price to be a pro is nominal to be insignificant.. if your trying to make money at this business I can see this as an excellent resource for certain segments of the market.. especially selling rental properties and I think PM marketing is whoefully under utilized on this site.you have such a heard mentality here..

It's an entrepreneur forum with a small segment of REI people.

As the article stated the increase to 3.5% was caused primarily by freebies or subsidies in the auto and housing segments.

There is a certain segment of people that are tired of cheap rehabs, short sales, etc that are focused on the combination of quality combined with technology and energy efficiency.I'm actively hunting some infill redevelopment sites to build exactly what your talking about with the emphasis being on 500-700k homes with the goal being to hit a zero energy status.

In different segments..

-If you're planning on using an LLC segment a property, when does that occur in the flow of the deal process?

That puts the inventory in that segment at about 2.5 months.  

Unfortunately, for a lot of borrowers they just don't pass muster which leaves them in a very precarious position when trying to secure a new loan.It's going to be interesting to see what happens as the segment of borrowers who need to find a new loan, but cannot qualify for one grows.So much for brief, lol.

They incorporate the different cost segments to the transaction such as lending costs, legal costs, title costs, etc.