I can tell you I have been in this situation (where a landlord wanted the SSN and credit report to sue a tenant for damages), and I discussed it with the law firm that published the article.

And essentially from what I understand in the NAR statment they just won't have a published Cobroker fee, it won't mean that buy-side commissions go away or down, it will meant that we will likely end up playing the game like we do in commercial.  

But everyone basically signed those agreements late into the search right before an offer was made, and because the seller almost always paid, it wasn’t the traditional negotiation you’d have upfront with a seller, 2ndly while I do think this is a net win for the consumer, the idea that the doj “solved a problem that didn’t exist” 1st of all it wasn’t doj it was a jury in Missouri 2ndly the issue is regardless of impact on consumer’s they were almost certainly violating anti-trust law which is illegal lol, the publishing of commissions and the fact that something like 98% of all agents were paid between 2.5-3% was textbook, imagine if the price for a ritz and a motel 6 we’re basically the same, you’d think collusion right? 

Like any platform they have advantages and disadvantages.Advantages:1) transparency: they publish the full results of their loan book, making them only the third side in the industry to do this. 2) underwriting: they have a 1.8% uncured default rate, which is good and is much lower than some of the other competing platforms and hard money loan alternatives (although not all).

As mentioned above, the book published by BiggerPockets (30 Day Stay) is a wealth of knowledge that covers questions someone looking to get into the space would want answers to (like myself).

So define what you find acceptable and publish it to any and all prospects.

REI is a different ball game.Best advice is to buy distressed, fix up, and rent it out.Helpful to hear confirmation that REI is different today compared to when the books I read were published. 

Hi - sharing an article published here on BiggerPockets last year on this exact topic - all the financing options for Short Term Rentals!

No I have not published any numbers or to anyone in the way of returns as of yet.

Remember that books are going to be out of date to the market standard pretty much right after they publish.