I have been listening to BiggerPockets for YEARS and have finally decided to jump on board and find some really cool new people to connect with :).

As far as I know it’s mostly a San Francisco thing, and the banks doing it here (sterling, bank of Marin, etc.) are local, not national banks.

With the right knowledge from an agent, the extra 0.5% could be worth it (and 3% is standard on a national basis). 

This article is about the outlook and the impact it'll have on the real estate industry on the national level.National statistics don't always reflect what is happening on a national scale. 

Fidelity National Title is very investor friendly, I use them in multiple markets.Hope this helps "Enjoying the Journey"

Also getting to your point about looking for brokers that has no desk fees, all of the larger national brokers will have desk fees to some degree, the only brokers I know of that might not charge a monthly fee is some smaller local ones.

JC property tax rate is set to 1.62 across the board since the 2017 reval.

Hi BP Nation,My question is fairly simple.

not sure that's wise.. although there are many super discount brokers in CA OR and WA were it only cost you maybe MLS dues and board dues per year.. so if your buying and selling one home in CA a year it will probably save you pretty decent chunk of change. 

There is a duplex less then a mile from my home (HORRIBLE SHAPE) its boarded up of course no tenants.