If the buyer agent's primary function in days past was to locate the property for the buyer and that was what consumed a large portion of their effort why should they still be compensated the same for that effort when the same function can be accomplished with a few clicks of a mouse?

Originally posted by Bienes Raices:Basically I am posting here because things seem to be reaching a 2008-style panic level again in the last few weeks.Consider that the mainstream media doesn't have many other major issues to cover these days -- Casey Anthony trial is over, the debt ceiling issue has been resolved, no major sporting events on the horizon, etc.Also consider that campaigning for 2012 is just getting underway, and the economy is a big hot button topic that many Presidential contenders want to keep in the forefront of our minds (it helps their chances of election).Once there is something else to occupy the "Breaking News" portion of mainstream media, and once we get through November 2012, other things -- wars, celebrities, ridiculous political arguments over things like gay marriage, etc -- will once again take over the mainstream consciousness.

The oven was only partially cleaned -- the upper portion still has lots of grease.I stayed two nights in my friend's house and instead decided to use $200 (of hotel expense) to sublease.

I imagine that could end up being a large portion of these types of deals, once we get better at marketing for them.

But in my scenario there is no partner whom would be doing a portion of the work.

When evaluating the return on investment of buying a home vs. renting, it is important to note that in many cases, a large portion of your payment would have been spent on rent anyways.

Do not leave any portion of your business in the hands of others.

The Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing areas are only a small portion of MI.

Is having a portion of the house rented for 1 yr + good enough to satisfy the IRS?

Here are the numbers:Purchase Price: 249,900 financed @7% I/O for 30yr termGross Income: 61,596*Expenses: 34,300NOI: 23,036Annual Debt Serv. 17493.The expenses portion is where we are concerned.