By default all agents are Transaction Brokers when there is no prior notification to the parties; Because some of the duties to the public as a Transaction Broker of dealing honestly and fairly, of limited confidentiality, AND of care and diligence, many agents that are transaction brokers should probably think twice about working both sides of a transaction.  

When renting I require a pre-approval questionnaire to be completed prior to scheduling a showing, which has given me an idea of who I am to meet, and weeds out the people who are just board and like to check out showings.

In looking around, I noticed that most of these properties have an abundance of timber, so I am looking for advice and guidance on how to value these properties prior to proceeding with a purchase and the harvesting of the timber.

It's my first toe-dip into house-hacking and I just know that in my prior rental experiences, the Hold Fee wasn't a full month's rent amount, it was a % that then got applied towards the remainder of the Security Deposit.Does everyone else request the full Security Fee amount as the Deposit to Hold?

The tenants know prior if they want to sign for the upcoming year... and most will stay since moving is a pain... and 3% is not much of a rent increase.

If there are bigger problems like big holes in the wall where fists might have gone through, ask what happened and explain that it will need to be repaired prior to lease renewal.

I’m worried I won’t find another development partner prior to needing to closing.I know the value of the land, how can I just close on it as is?

Do you reach out to the tenant 60 days prior to lease expiration, to confirm their intention to renew the lease?

Hello folks in the BP Davis community.I have a SFR that was our prior residence in Davis CA that has been rented out for 8 yrs and now we plan on selling after lease runs out this June.We need a good design build firm or contractor we can work with to run the project as we live out of state (Vancouver WA) and spruce it up with light rehab as much of the house is untouched since built in 2003.We are definitely NOT doing crazy expensive upgrades but will do a moderate upgrade so that we can max the value add/ROI that's worthy of the  good neighborhood this house sits in (Wildhorse). esp as we transition from current renters to selling to end user (eg likely family).Does anyone have good trusted contractor or design build firm they can vouch for that does well executed remodels on time, on budget?

It was on the market less than a week prior to contract.