However, in practice, the broker always negotiates for the seller to pay this commission.Negotiation Tactics: Good brokers negotiate to ensure that the buyer is not out of pocket for their agent’s commission, aligning with common practices and making the process easier for the buyer.How to navigate this:Ask for Clarification: If you’re unsure or need reassurance, ask your broker to explain how the commission will be handled in your specific transaction.Review Agreements: Carefully review the buyer’s brokerage agreement and the purchase agreement to ensure that the commission details are clear and that the seller is covering the buyer’s agent commission as negotiated.

I decided to post my thoughts in the “Starting Out” category hoping to get your attention knowing there are service providers waiting in the wings ready to take advantage of your unfounded beliefs and further upsell you through scare tactics.

Look at market trends, neighborhood values, and property values to find homes that meet your needs and areas that have room to expand.For someone just starting out, house hacking is a great tactic.

Their sales tactics just turned me off. 

You can certainly go wrong house hacking, but the strategy should be one of most low risk tactics for newer investors as you are the landlord in the property you are also residing in.

I understand more now and that’s why I’m not happy with the sales tactics and lies they fed me and failure to answer my questions with HARD NUMBERS about how many people in the course sold anything and how much.

If anyone is reading this that I had contact with during that time I had nothing to do with his tactics.

Don’t fall to the pressure tactics.

They give the tactical basics to getting started in multifamily. 

Also seems like this lender is trying to swap the DSCR loan rate issue to the property tax & insurance issue to make their product look better.BTW: we're in the Midwest and believe it offers better opportunities than TX market, but one shouldn't have to stoop to this lender's tactics to show this:)