Also, if a few hundred dollars in draw fees will make your deal go sideways, it may not be the best deal for you, especially as you are just getting started.I'm happy to share my experience as an investor and a mortgage broker.

Proper bookkeeping will help keep track of who has what dollar amount invested into the property in case of a buyout or a death.  

And Sec8 sounds great, but comes with it's own issues.Add it all up you get a low dollar, but high headache strategy, which is a challenge that gets amplified, especially when you are operating remote.

I am not very familiar. several thousand acre cattle ranch at todays dollars depending on location will be in the multi millions..

That seminar probably made a million dollars off the sign up fees.

If you’re considering staging, talk to your real estate agent—they’re your best resource for determining what your home really needs to stand out and sell for top dollar.

The percentage increase was off the charts, but the dollar amounts - not so much. 

So I dont counter with a % I Counter with a dollar amount and the buyer see's exactly how much that is and when on my homes that are 750k and 2% is 15k I counter at 10k flat fee.. agents get it start to howl but the buyers are like whats the issue your making 10k thats great money :)  Interesting development in Oregon to increase buyer agent commission visibility.

Raleigh's current market isn’t known for many off-market deals in high-appreciating areas, as sellers here know they can still get top dollar by listing.

Lastly and before you think I am going to sell you a training program that cost thousands of dollars.