Tenant stopped paying rent before 2 months of the lease expiring, property manager filed for eviction process but tenant vacated the property before sheriff served the notice.

What percentage is fair to pay sellers agent commission and would I be expected to pay buyer agent commission as well?

But will have to pay in the US.  

We wanted additional units to pay mortgage and have cash flow.

We evicted a tenant since they didn't pay rent for 2.5 months. 

Paying ~12% of the loan in fees/closing costs is quite high.

Hey @Connor O'Brien - There is a list that CHA releases each year that states the maximum rent they will pay in certain chicago areas based on bed and bath counts. 

- Most real estate investing projects have negative cashflow for the first few months - if not the first few years.Keep listening to the podcasts, but pay attention to WHEN THEY WERE RECORDED!

I personally did not subscribe to paying for coaching in the initial phases, i believe there is plenty of free content and also books out there that can coach the early steps.

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