If they don't do their job, then that can be reported to higher authorities (not GOD), or to the muck-raking news reporters who love to expose this sort of stuff in their newspapers.

Sorry to hear this bad news.

If you find a great broker/agent they can find you the deals.If you have a lazy broker/agent they can cost you and make you lose out on deals.BIGGEST MISTAKE you can make in my opinion is buying in the wrong area and paying too much going in for a property.Especially starting out you need that capital to perform and grow at maximum potential to take advantage of low interest rates and favorable market pricing.If you buy right you have a jumping off platform for other properties.If you buy wrong you have a mistake they can stifle your investing for years.If you think competition is bad now wait in a few years when all the news channels say real estate is on the rise again causing a run up in pricing.

That being said, most are incredible deal killers, the good news there is that you can change agents and if it is the sellers agent usually they don't make it through 6 months and you can go back when they are gone.

Never been to Mexico, and all the drug war news would certainly cause me to pause and think a bit before considering a trip to Mexico.

He gets a certain amount of money every month no matter how many hours he puts in, you just cut down his work time without touching his income... that should be great news!

Thats gotta be good news for me right?

This is good news for buyers when they convince sellers that Zillow is an accurate representation of their home’s value.

:)http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/blackstone-groups-says-its-looking-at-tampa-bay-for-rental-properties-but/1252829

I'm extremely disappointed by what I'm hearing, as we are supposed to have the group rate available until the point that the hotel is sold out, which I'm certain it isn't.Please bear with me and I'll report back any news tomorrow.