I have had my own brokerage since 2007.Used to have about 50 agents and eliminated all of them years ago.I only do commercial real estate for clients directly now and my own investments.What type of asset class are you transacting in commercial??

Although I would've loved to eliminate that debt early on, we never would have had the necessary capital to invest in homes if we had done so.

Thanks everyone for the feedback.I agree with those of you who say if people can't afford the $35, then they're probably not serious contenders, but where I'm expecting push back is when I ask couples for $70.I take the point however some of you have made thought that I should be able to eliminate some simply by asking for information up front.

So it eliminates many transactions and is only for cash buyers on the C end.Trans funding didn't even exist 5 years ago.

The ballot measure eliminated the parent-to-child and grandparent-to-grandchild exemption in cases where the child or grandchild does not use the inherited property as their principal residence, such as using a property as a rental house or a second home.

It would certainly be hard to rent a home in many markets if you eliminated potential candidates with scars from 10-15 years ago!

Too often photos can't convey the plan, and it eliminates a lot of showings to people for whom the layout is a problem.

After eliminating option B, I vote you pursue option A.

This will be a several month process to make sure they were eliminated.

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris and/or Morris Invest for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.