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Chris Keeler Multiple Residents on One Lease
10 June 2020 | 1 reply
Do I have one overall price at the top of the lease and have the individual price in the body of the lease agreement for them to choose from?
Anthony Sarrouf Direct Mail - Branded vs Non-Branded?
11 June 2020 | 6 replies
Do the type of leads matter in terms of choosing the small misleading postcard vs the big company branded ones?
Richard Mur Choosing My Brokerage; Caveats VS Positive Nuances
14 June 2020 | 1 reply
Full time educator that runs her other real estate school- Brokerage has own app where we store training videos and guest speakers from our events- Mentoring program for new agents to shadow experienced agent- Brokerage creates template personal site for me- 2 education classes/month via Zoom- 1 Sales meeting/month for education & motivation- 1 meeting/month on technology use, a staff member that deals with IT needs- 70/30 Split- $355 Annual Office desk due- 2% Transaction fee- No lead production, produce own leads, repeat & referral- 223 current & pending listings- Have had new agents close 20 homes in first year and other only 6 homes; variesBrokerage C:- This is Keller Williams, so probably pretty standard and y'all are familiar with them, I'm sure- Within my region: Own 12% of all inventory; 600 to 900 active listings and closed just under 3,500 homes last yearBrokerage D:- 21 agents in local office- Momentum Program for training- 95% commission paid on a transaction, fees included but you choose how much you want to spend (private office/shared office/WFH office,- Brokerage does not provide leads but can obtain leads from sister brokerage, no cost- Currently 82 listings, 50 active, states it is currently a seller's market- Goal is to sell at least $2,000,000 per year- Average sale price for last 90 days (8 properties) is $260,400Brokerage E:- Training videos available- Weekly sales meetings- Ninja sales training 2-3/month with Q/A's- Offer a one-on-one mentorship program for new agents- Mentor and I would split commission 50/50 first couple of transactions or when I'm ready to go solo- Lesser degree mentorship for 75/25 commission- $46.50/month Brokerage fees Plus $25/month on E's&O's- Own website on brokerage webpage for $10/month- 70/30 Commission split; 95/5 for sale milestones- Once you pass $5M in sales, you're still on 70/30 split until you pay out brokerage $20,000, which in turn split becomes 95/5- 3% broker fee each transaction with $3,000 cap- Can provide leads by signing and paying up for different things (ICC/OPCity/Buyside)- 255 active listingsBrokerage F:- Extensive 6 week onboarding process for training- No monthly fees; biz cards/signs/lockboxes/marketing all paid for- Provides leads- 2 CRMs that hold database of your clients- Usually 100 listings at any given time, lower now because of Covid- Minimal standard to remain with company is 24/year.
Mike V. Hawaii STR owners threatening lawsuit to reopen
27 June 2020 | 7 replies
What risk do you have by choosing to rent anyway?
Account Closed Alot On The Plate, But It Ain’t Gon’, Eat Itself
11 June 2020 | 3 replies
Just an example Yesterday, my motivated seller’s earnest money put up in a escrow of my choosing, Today, my cash buyer’s earnest money put up in a escrow as well howeva Its with his own title company which is different from my initial escrow, that I had, So tomorrow how will I transfer escrow funds from my original title company & put those with the cash buyer’s title company of choice?
Matt Cianci Long Distance Landlord - Avoiding Management Companies
19 June 2020 | 20 replies
The other is a shooting star that looks pretty for a while, will burn out soon, ruin your reputation, and eventually you will run out of suckers to swallow.I choose a sustainable, transparent, AND profitable business model.So I guess it all boils down to personal preferences. 
Marvin Baker First rental property; house hacked with zero down VA loan
11 June 2020 | 1 reply
I think this is because I added those little upgrades that make people choose my unit over others when they are looking around and willing to pay the $50-$100 more per month when compared to other similar units.
John Blanton Comparison of syndication sponsors for an LP post GFC
9 May 2020 | 13 replies
There are a lot of considerations when choosing to invest with a sponsor like the team, the track record, market preference, type of property, business thesis, return profile, etc. 
Daniel Hankins Conversation for the future of humanity
22 April 2020 | 2 replies
People who see problems, and people who choose to try and fix them.
Daniel B. Renting new construction for a year then selling to save on taxes
25 April 2020 | 2 replies
Typically I have heard of lease purchases being done in order to get a better price for the house, but I wasn’t sure if anyone out there was choosing to do it for the tax benefits as an investment strategy.Thanks in advance...