However this is a non-issue for agents that do well, as they have sufficient income and access to capital to purchase properties for themselves no problem. 

People like to scoff at rentals for agents, but they are perfect for college students because there are no inspections or closing times, they just pay and move in.I like the idea of finding an REI mentor, but it's not as easy as most think.

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I am wondering if anyone has ever purchased a rental property to rent out to their parents or other family members? If so, what did you do to keep things legal, but also keep the re...

Hello Agents,I'm starting out at a new brokerage and I know I will be much more busy working with residential buyers and focusing on making money. I was just curious if others have timeblocking strategies to focus on ...

Being able to do virtual walkthroughs is a must for agents these days. 

I've searched for agents on my own team with a profile and uncommon names and they don't come up.Stuff like this used to bother me, but the benefits (I am Premium so $99/month) outweigh the issues.

There's a few of us here in the Boston community so I'd encourage you to post in the local Boston thread to get referrals for agents who can give you some market perspective in that area. 

You'll likely find it easier to deal with Arbor for agency debt than a traditional bank.

Beyond that, take a look at your local Facebook groups for agents.  

Designing logos, answering customer complaints for agents you're responsible for as a broker, accounting, training, licensing, RECRUITING....I can't believe the amount of turnover, so probably 80% of your time should be/will be recruiting new agents for your brokerage....and then you have to figure out how to take care of the other million tasks in your 10-20% of the time which is important.