Isnt newbie as newbie, most of these guys have some investing background, dont think that count as newbie, to be honest.Newbie - like me, who really have no investing background, wouldnt know what to suggest.

If they eliminate it (a long shot I'm sure), they had better well "Grandfather" those of us who already bought a home COUNTING on the tax deduction when we computed the affordability of the house.

Dpending on the type of property, location, traffic count and other aspects may be assessed.

The countdown to 1 million forum posts just got a bit closer as we passed the 250,000 post milestone today!

I still remember the first post on the site 5+ years back, and really just want to thank...

Rich,some might say that BARE sex is the only kind that counts :D

The remainder of the design work and potentially 60% of the fee that architects usually count on to keep people employed and offices profitable will permanently be shipped overseas for the construction drawing phase, saving the developers even more money.

You can't count on that all the time, but it is an advantage of the buyer agreeing to today's price.Options on commercial properties, for big bucks, are valued all the time, taking other issues into consideration.

Thanks Elisha:)The thing is, not much has changed since I applied for those other cards except for the fact that I've been getting paid over the table instead of under.I can see how that counts, but I only work part-time, and my "worth" to my company is 8something K annually, even though I've already made over half of that in less than 5 months.

I am in investor myself and have long term relationships with other investors I work with.I am not looking for some huckster trying to get cheap service one time and then use someone else the next time.Many know bonuses tied into conditions are a waste and the sellers will look for any out to screw the buyers broker.This is why to just pay a higher buyers co-op is better.The TRUTH is you will get more showings with a higher commission that is guaranteed IF the property is priced correctly for it's condition and location.The statistics are about 86 percent of new agents won't last a year in the business.Knowing that they will likely only do a few deals before burning out they are looking at 2 things.1.The broker will have them on a fat split where the agent is on a 50/50 or 60/40 split their first few transactions.2.With only making a few sales they want them to count (big co-ops).Why do you think builders are always paying higher co-ops??

How about something where the negative vote needs to be corroborated by others to count as a vote?