The reason there is so much negative sentiment is that there are so few people who come here with the intention of being part of our community.

That sounds like a valid business model to me.In reality, I'm not disagreeing with your sentiment.

Originally posted by "Wheatie": These entities should be nationalized immediately, the execs and all their lobbyests put on the street, and, like other companies that have gone down in flames, shareholders should get away with little or nothing.While I agree with the sentiment, I take the opposite tack.

Instead of doing those things, because she was sentimentally attached to the house, she kept the house until she became DESPERATE to sell it.

what investor sentiment is towards these markets and what peoples experiences are within them?

:D I think any "anti" agent sentiment you might be getting is because a lot of what us newbies hear is advice of how to do things yourself (such as find deals) which implies to us that we should avoid realtors and find the deals ourselves.

I would echo the sentiment reguarding starting small at single family.

I know I'm going out on a limb here with my property only breaking even and all, but, and I know this is silly, but this house is kind of sentimental.

With that in mind, I have a few questions: 1) What is the general sentiment from RE brokers regarding salesperson licensees that want to be sponsored only to gain MLS access to invest for themselves (not for outside clients)?

I will agree with the general sentiment that you can get WAY better bang for your buck in many other markets throughout the country.