Those who really earn their commission do so through market knowledge, problem solving abilities, and negotiation skills - they can save a deal when things go south.As an investor, commissions are simply a cost of doing business.

According to him as long as you don’t add extra square footage to the house it shouldn’t go up a lot .

If we do not find a better alternative we will need to change accounts to SDCCU (which has a good reputation (much better than Wells Fargo which has a terrible reputation), it is just a pain to switch).So we are trying to figure out our options ideally in the next few days because if we have to switch banks there is a fair amount of work (our Property payments are all automated: mortgage, water, trash, etc. as well as we have to get the new payment method to all of our tenants that use the direct deposit).We did consider Paypal but some of our tenants are not IT literate (even though they pay a lot for rent they do not have extra money for smart phones or PCs).I will talk to my property management partners about the option of not switching banks and requiring the tenants to send money orders to the PO box. 

I only have a little bit of extra time each day because of my job, so I'd rather spend a long time on the phone with a person that sends me an offer and proof of funds, because I know they are serious. 

So it becomes a thing of weighing out whether or not the extra "returns" are really worth it. 

You might notice that that the ones with an extra half bath sold for $8k more, on average, than the ones with one bath. 

Some people will give the Seller 30-60 days extra where that is held in escrow - but the truth is that if you are clear and up front with them when presenting the contract, it won't matter and is not necessary.Finally, the reality is that if you do proper diligence and have a reasonable feasibility period (e.g. 2-3 months is standard for any commercial property) then you will be fine. 

I gave myself a couple extra days for the mechanical rough in because I’ll be using subs and will need the leeway to accommodate their schedules. 

In fact, when the telephone system first introduced touch tone, he refused to pay the dollar extra it would cost him.

I have worked for 2-3 years now, and saved most of the earnings, since I have minimal of expenditures.What is the first step?