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20 November 2017 | 25 replies
You could charge a bit of a higher interest rate, require a decent down payment and discuss that you’ll be there to give advice and help, but they are responsible for the whole ‘business’.If you do your vetting properly and help them succeed, you could lower your tax bill and create a long term income.Maybe this is a terrible idea for real estate and/or you just want to dump the homes and walk away.
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17 November 2017 | 8 replies
I feel like competing with them is hard and the response to my listing it for rent is proving that.
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17 November 2017 | 7 replies
@James Wise Thank you for the response.
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17 November 2017 | 3 replies
He is equally responsible as his PM and contributing to giving our business a bad reputation.
16 November 2017 | 2 replies
You would still be responsible for closing costs.If there is still a loan on the property - you may be subject to the due on sale clause.You may be required to file a gift tax return upon gifting the property to your mom.
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16 November 2017 | 4 replies
I do know for a fact that when mail lands on heavy mail days then the response rate plummets because it's likely people don't want to open that amount of junk mail.
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17 November 2017 | 30 replies
Is he making amends and accepting responsibility for his error in judgement?
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16 November 2017 | 3 replies
Thanks for the response Patrick.
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15 November 2017 | 1 reply
I'm not confident in my response on this one, but I have a feeling that @Rich NG or @Charlie MacPherson would know?
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19 December 2019 | 68 replies
To top I️t off, even if the information was accurate, homeowners would still want to use realtors to represent them because of the added comfort of having a professional with experience there to back you up and make sure you are going through the purchasing process legally and responsibly.