Tags: Kenosha Wisconsin fsbo agent realtor  Legally you were never expected or bound to offering the commission.Now you can simply only pay the selling agent, and the buyers agent has to inform the buyer that they might have to pay - in an ideal world....The risk of not offering to pay the buyer side is the buyer can tell their buyers agent to skip houses where they would have to put out for the commission, it may result in less offers on your home.It is now ultimately up to the seller, but in a for sale by owner.... you are not signing any listing agreement with a listing agent so, again the buyer's agent would need to pay the agent.If you are an agent selling your own home off-market FSBO, check your state laws on disclosure etc.

Whenever I read investor posts about unit count goals and utilizing section 8 rentals as the vehicle to scale a portfolio it loosely translates to buying real estate without paying attention to the fundamentals in the markets where they invest.

I was loose with my description.

I assume investor still risks loosing money?

I am also becoming an agent soon and it is an illegal practice of law to draft a lease agreement as an agent and one could loose their license.

besides looking for leaks, we look for raised shingles, loose shingles, some shingles on the ground, etc. 

@Greg Moore as much as you feel comfortable investing and potentially loosing.

@Phil Averywhen you've made as many mistakes as I have, you're bound to start winning!

I am also becoming an agent soon and it is an illegal practice of law to draft a lease agreement as an agent and one could loose their license.

The following is in my purchase agreement and I alway get a MOC on all purchases  MEMORANDUM OF CONTRACT RECORDABLE, PERSONS BOUND AND NOTICE: Buyer may cause to be recorded, at Buyer's option and expense, in the public records of the county in which the property is located, an executed Memorandum of Contract.