Regulation Z does not apply to most commercial loans, and you do not have the same consumer protections as you would from a residential loan.

This negative position can consume years of cash flow to recover.

a 5% to 10% coc return is pretty impressive.If you add the appreciation, you are looking at a healthy return.

The agreement should last 4-5 days.If I don't like that home, and I think I want to engage a buyer agent for more in depth services over a longer period of time, then I will entertain other buyer representation agreements, but I will not agree to over 2%, which is the maximum recommended by the Consumer Federation of America.To be fair, if my needs required my buyer agent to show me 30+ homes, or preview them since I am out of town, or something else that took an extraordinary amount of the agent's time, I would consider more than 2%.

Additionally different builders negotiate differently with consumers verses agents.

Consumer protection does not include non owner occupied property.

I totally understand it’s cheaper to list it yourself, but if you have a full time job already, this can be very time and energy consuming.

This gives us a broader perspective on how market dynamics are shifting over time.To recap: Strong List to Sold Price percentage and relatively quick Days on Market suggest a healthy and active market in Montgomery.If you're interested in a further break down of any of this information or would like to know more about the rental market please let me know.

Isn't that some form of Consumer Fraud?

Areas with a healthy balance of supply and demand will have more motivated sellers and active buyers.Consider Price Points: Target markets where homes are priced in the sweet spot for investors, often between $100k and $300k.