Later this month I'm attending a RE conference in Kansas City.

I’m an investor in the Kansas City area - specifically in the Independence/Eastern Jackson County area.

Asset Ventures and Tony Martinez advertise on real estate investment sites and make presentations at real estate investment conferences in various states.The problem is that Asset Ventures and Tony Martinez do not pay the investors back. 

To "J.Scott": I've attend/ed many 1-day classes/conferences/conventions/presentaions but have not paid for any on-going.

Why do our renovation expenses seem to be so much more expensive than investors I hear on BP podcasts or at conferences, etc.? 

This will be my first conference of any kind, so not sure what to expect. 

Great to see that people are finding deals on the MLS in Eastern MA too!

Such as office leasing in the age of more working from home, or mega-conferences in Vegas shrinking or going virtual? 

Generally you’ll pay a certain percentage of every dollar you are transferring whether it be a deed, mortgage or other type of document recording.For example, in California you’ll pay to the county 55 cents on every 500 dollars you are transferring, and additionally a transfer fee of .11% of the amount on the recording, to perform the transfer, PLUS possibly a city tax at half of the county tax rate on the same amount.In Massachusetts, as another example, this tax is particularly large and should be called out to make sure your deal still works.The link below will take you to a list of the real estate transfer taxes for 37 states and the District of Columbia from the National Conference of State Legislatures website.http://www.ncsl.org/research/fiscal-policy/real-estate-transfer-taxes.aspx

If anything confer with a lawyer just to make 100% sure you are on the right track.