You may not like the tough love approach, but "pain" is the biggest motivator.

Unless these were just a brief growing pain and you are now running a very profitable business in REI.

You would have to train them though, and I'm sure there would be growing pains. 

I know brokers and NAR provide you this "the buyer pays the commission anyway" because this industry has refused to change for decades and any change brings little quotes as you mentioned above to help ease the pain.

The drive down from the norther parts of Lake Lure, for example, is a long, slow, twisty pain in the neck.

I'm heartbroken, and if my story can spare anyone else from this pain, it's worth sharing.

Today, the viral videos are about why the pain is still on the horizon.7.

The disposition of SFH's in markets that fail to turn is one of the most overlooked and grueling aspects of this strategy.   10 Years ago when I first began investing I grew a 30+ SFH portfolio in a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia and it pains me to say I fell into category 2.

Try to look for deals, play the long game, but if the number's don't add up don't feel compelled to do anything now because you'll just feel maximum pain a year out after purchasing. 

I own 108 acres of land in Carlisle South Carolina that I would like to sell. Part of the property (1/4) was owned by a relative, *I own the rest) that died ten years ago in Pennsylvania. The executor did not properly...