I do think something is off with what the realtor was doing if she asked for 30k in advance for staging which should be done by a different company, not her, but the post is basically just pure fear from not knowing what one is doing and then trying to out someone and take no responsibility.

Currently, I am in the early stages of BRRRRing two properties and hunting for more.  

Then add staging, and now into marketing, how to pump it out there for maximum exposure, now we are paying all these sites to list and promote, burning a few hundred on FB ad's, a few hundred on this site, a few hundred on that site.

Our guest speaker is David Randolph from St Louis on Short SalesMAREI Members and first time guests attend for FREE.Doors open at 6pm for Networking and our Trade Show.Buy Sell Trade is at 7 pmAnd David takes the stage at 7:30We wrap up about 9.We also have a bunch of smaller meetings all over our calendar.  

The client is in the early planning stages, hiring an architect now.

Then we paid him an additional $17,500 to complete the next stage of the project (plumbing, floors, etc) but that's when everything went south.

My wife and I are in the very early stages of real estate investing. 

Planning to BRRR and still in the beginning stages - will keep DSCRs in mind.  

We are currently in the final stages of an AI driven software that is going to essentially allow us to manage co-living properties effectively, without any of the staff or operations typically needed by rental properties.

The commission paid greatly outweighs having to go back on the market and potentially getting less than you listed it for the first time.Some individual markets are better for this than others, but if you have an agent with a great strategy on the list side (professional photos, staging advice, etc) and you pair that with listing the property at a low price; you increase your chances dramatically of getting a bidding war and not only offsetting the commission but potentially making more than originally planned.