If the home owners asking price is close to retail for their home I tell them that it will be impossible for my investors to purchase the home.If they are asking too much or close to retail I will push a full service listing.

It will be a normal transaction, just like a buying a house at retail with an agent.

So, I'm going to look to more rural areas, away from the massive investor crowds - closer to home.Thanks, Jack

you should have seen the doc she signed....it was massive!

If the house is in good condition then they are going to sell it retail, and I am the first person to tell them that I am not their best option.

Now, let's look at the richest people in the world:Here is Forbes ranking of the 20 richest people in the world:* Carlos Slim (Mexico) - $53.5 billion, telecommunications* Bill Gates (USA) - $53 billion, Microsoft* Warren Buffett (USA) - $47 billion, Berkshire Hathaway* Mukesh Ambani (India) - $29 billion, petrochemicals, oil and gas* Lakshmi Mittal (India) - $28.7 billion, steel* Larry Ellison (USA) - $28 billion, Oracle* Bernard Arnault (France) - $27.5 billion, LVMH* Eike Batista (Brazil) - $27 billion, mining, oil* Amancio Ortega (Spain) - $25 billion, retail* Karl Albrecht (Germany) - $23.5 billion, supermarkets* Ingvar Kamprad & family (Sweden) - $23 billion, Ikea* Christy Walton & family (USA) - $22.5 billion, Walmart* Stefan Persson (Sweden) - $22.4 billion, Hennes & Mauritz* Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong) - $21 billion, diversified* Jim Walton (USA) - $20.7 billion, Walmart* Alice Walton (USA) - $20.6 billion, Walmart* Liliane Bettencourt (France) - $20 billion, L'Oreal* S.

Deflation combined with massive foreign debt.

I see massive pressure on stand alone small brokers, they don't have the horsepower to keep up.

Commercial retail: How badly will ecommerce and digital transformation of businesses slowly eliminate this asset class?

From what I've learned Goettl is by far the most expensive due to the massive advertising budget expenses.