I ultimately want to buy and hold properties for rent.

Tags: Kenosha Wisconsin fsbo agent realtor  Legally you were never expected or bound to offering the commission.Now you can simply only pay the selling agent, and the buyers agent has to inform the buyer that they might have to pay - in an ideal world....The risk of not offering to pay the buyer side is the buyer can tell their buyers agent to skip houses where they would have to put out for the commission, it may result in less offers on your home.It is now ultimately up to the seller, but in a for sale by owner.... you are not signing any listing agreement with a listing agent so, again the buyer's agent would need to pay the agent.If you are an agent selling your own home off-market FSBO, check your state laws on disclosure etc.

Starting with a lender will be able to help you determine what you're able to purchase, which will ultimately narrow down the area you're potentially looking in as well.

I ultimately did not close. 

Patience and persistence truly are the ultimate secret strategies!

We were able to unload this one and mitigate our losses.Each deal, project, and day teaches me something new....so the biggest with win is surviving and persevering forward!

I'm wondering how NYC hosts are surviving or have they turned to LTR. 

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Even if this rehab GC works for free it could ultimately cost you more in time or problems that crop up after the build is completed.