I wanted a house for myself to live in and I had been living with parents for two years to save money.

Instead of shelling out $60K for a $250K deal, maybe some of you can help me figure out (or give referrals) to title companies, etc, or give overall advice how to save me money from this enormous financial endeavor (closing the deal).Thanks!

My broker advised me to "bite the bullet" and close the deal, telling me that I should be glad I wasn’t losing money on the deal.

Real estate investing is forgiving; the average person can still make money even with some big mistakes.

I fought it, paid a LOT of money to get the work done.

I beleive offering buyer agency fees will ultimately be where sellers should allocate most of their marketing money, not in listing fees. 

Sometimes occupants still live there and eviction is not easy, and I have even heard a story once that the yakuza are involved in the construction and real estate business and exorted money from buyers through occupants in these properties. 

You’ll get a better return over the long-term by putting your money in the stock market.

Personally, If I could pull out a HELOC, I would use it to fix and flip which will typically make sense as you shouldnt be keeping the money out for that long and you can recycle it or pay it back and build off the capital that you got from. the flip.

Just so you know, Vrbo and Airbnb will not allow you to receive an inquiry through their platforms, and then take the booking off-platform, they want their cut of the money.