I could be wrong, I honestly think this is such a systemic change that it’s hard to predict the ripples, but I find it extraordinary hard to believe this doesn’t lead to a substantial reduction in commissions, I’m literally taking with a client in an hour, I like the guy, I suspect he may be a repeat customer and I’m not gonna take any chance I lose him over a few dollars, so I’ll negotiate with him, I suspect other agents will take the same approach, especially given the real risk buyers just walk and go unrepresented, whether that’s a good idea or not l, it will happen.

We suspected it was from another tenant who was a mechanic and I warned them that they needed to stop washing his work clothes in the washer but we are on occurrence #4 now what should I do? 

I suspect their success rate is probably somewhere around 1%.The "contingency collection" is a standard collection process you would get through any collection agency.

I suspect they may be purposely setting the appraised value low to make sure there is enough of a discount so they sell at the auction. 

I suspect, as I have all along, this was someone trying to wholesale your house (flip it to someone else for a higher price prior to your closing) and the wholesale attempt failed since they couldn't find a buyer, and this is what you end up with.  

If you decide to start spending more, I suspect that your happiness level over time will remain the same or even decline.

So the owner of the unit decided to do a rehab; I suspect there was no other choice. 

@Dawn Oree  keep in mind the person doing 100 or 500 deals over 5 years  that's a boat load of capital they put together.. if its CA your talking 100 million  YES 100 Million at least..I suspect there was more to their success than a course ..

I suspect someone replace 15a circuit when th 20a circuit, over loaded the 14g wiring not rated up to 20a and not triggering the incorrect 20a circuit breaker resulting in a fire.  

I suspect that REI was willing to put any warm body in the property to stop paying me out of their own pocket for what could have been another three months.The following month, the tenant stopped paying and did not answer my attempts to communicate.