Most people agree with me that a thief would leave the 350 pound 1930s radio and that the stupid flat screen....Perhaps you would have more success with a poll, if this forum software has a way to put a poll in a thread/posting.

Signing up for a class from someone trying to convince you that real estate is dead is akin to paying for a seminar from someone telling you the world is flat or the Earth is at the center of our Solar System.There are no secrets to real estate investing, and no matter what someone tries to convince you of . . . learn the fundamentals (here, via books, a local mentor, or through some other means) and avoid the bright shiny objects that salesmen in the information industry try to flash before your eyes.Good luck.

If I tell you flat out, hey I'm going to do this deal this way where I make more money than you will using my license and taking title and immediately selling at a higher price, even though I could just act as an agent allowing you to make more, my offer will screw you out of your money and put it in my pocket simply because I have constructed the deal in this manner........and the dummy signs it and agrees, that was a pretty clear disclosure.

I was thinking of acquiring a 3 or 4 flat using the fha 203k or Fannie mea homepath rehab loan.My credit is 680+, fulltime job 4rs, few thousand in my 401k and a couple in the bank.I once read that the best way to get started is to do 1 or 2 flips in the beginning, can anyone attest to this?

My friends have been flat flee listing their rehabs through redfin, they still pay the buyers agent but there really is no need IF you are savvy in the sales transaction side of things.I'm not the biggest fan of most realtors, but I do think they are needed for Bob and Susie homeowner to complete a transaction but not a well qualified real estate investor on the selling side.

Try to be more specific please, that's a very broad street.Saying wholesale presents problems as most attempt it here as they are not in title to the property and agents may be restricted locally or by their broker of taking listings from only those in title.An agent is then in a position of disclosing they mat offer the right to purchase rather than the property by an assumption of a contract.If a wholesaler takes title, they are just as any other listing client.Acting as a buyers agent, your agreement needs to be based on a transaction rather than taking title, flat fee, commission or by the hour assistance.

Rent collected Sept 1 gets disbursed Oct 31, thus it took 3 months to get anything.2) Monthly fee, even if vacant is consistent (I have properties in OH, VA, And Las Vegas, and they dont charge when vacant, but baltimore does).3) Ive seen a couple of firm thats charge 8% of monthly rent, but its usually 10% a month, or a flat fee of $75-$100 if no rent collected (talk about low incentive for finding a tenant).

I'm having some plumbing problem in my three flat and I believe that some lines may need to be snaked.

Do you have or are you installing a new electrical panel?

That means either hiring an agent yourself or using a flat fee listing service.I'm not a fan of flat fee listing services in general (I've written long posts about why I think they aren't good for sellers)...but listing wholesale deals is the one place where I think flat fee listers are a great resource.