As an investor/agent, am I legally able to pay a bird dog a flat fee or a percentage out of my profits ?

For more info, check out the law itself AB968: https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB968/id/2764362 https://www.car.org/riskmanagement/qa/New-Laws/2024-New-Laws

If I really wanted the Avon, Ct house, I would probably be willing to “exchange” this house as part of my down payment, at say a 5% discount after discounting for broker commission.

I am looking for information on doing a group home, preferably for senior citizens.

Usually people use the enemy method to figure out the worth of the investment.

Hi Collin, reach out to me and I will be glad to do some comps for you. 

We don’t have a clause in our contract to account for this, and we have been actively looking for new renters with no luck so far.

If it's a particularly infamous house on Seymour you may be able to set up an Airbnb for people who want to play out their kidnapping kinks.

It actually pisses me off that he decided to go this route instead of just calling me to work something out.

The land represents ~1% of the purchaseOn the contrary - if you purchase a $2 MM shack in manhattan on a postage stamp lot, the land could represent 99%Lever 2 - % of the property with a shorter useful life.Not all parts of a piece of real estate are depreciated at the same speed.Certain personal property assets have SHORTER lifespans in the eyes of the IRS vs the standard 27.5/39 year livesProperties with tons of this often have:- Over-developed land sites (hardscaping, pools, retaining walls)- Fancy Fixtures- Fancy Furniture (STRs!)