OK, so I recently sold a local rental property and just went into escrow to buy a replacement. My friend convinced me to use him as a QI as he's done it before over the years and it would save me money. I'm second gue...

If short term rentals are truly where you see your future, making a calculated shift might be the right move, but ensure you're not jeopardizing your financial stability in the process.Hope this helps!

If you need help with finding contractors or connections with other professionals in the area, I'm happy to connect. 

Using your logic, I should be never taking a commission and trying to reach into my own pocket to help them buy as much of the house as I can for them.

It is very helpful!

Plan either way would be to self represent (with a little help) and apply commissions towards closing which is why I referenced being an agent as well.

It's important to educate yourself on how to prevent it from happening, and then being prepared to act quickly and decisively if it does happen.The problem is pervasive enough in Cleveland that a Google search turned up a lot of news articles, helpful blogs, and other resources.

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I appreciate the help!

At the beginning, if you have nothing to work with - which is just about true if you *can't* pay all cash for a property (and I'm not saying you *should* pay all cash, just that you don't have the resources to do it), you should expect your returns to be paltry.