Balbino Rodriguez
Appraisal came in lower
I am buying a home and appraisal was 11k less then the value, now what should i do i am meeting with the builder on Saturday?
Greg Routen
Disclosure on Off Market Property
Hi All, This might be a silly question but I'm trying to get a better understanding on whether or not I need to disclose that I'm a Realtor in an off market deal. I'm interested in purchasing an off market property fr...
Adrianne G.
Learning multifamily rents - mls discrepancies
When analyzing potential deals, the very first question I have is “what are the rents”? However listing agents only rarely include this info in the listing (different regions have different standards, from what I’ve ...
Carrie W.
prorating rent for tenant inconvenience
We have a house in New Mexico that is currently being rented. Unfortunately a number of smaller things have gone wrong and required repair (e.g. an appliance, a lock, etc) and more recently there was a plumbing issue...
Jibu V.
Can I tell duplex tenants that their neighbors are on vacation?
Residents in one unit are on vacation and informed me ahead of time (as required by lease). A few weeks into the vacation, the residents in the other unit asked if their adjoining neighbors are on vacation. Is it okay...
Gopichand N.
Is contigency reserve normal for property management?
I am currently in the process of reviewing a contract from a property management company, and I came across a clause that raised some questions.The contract stipulates that a sum of $500 per property, up to a maximum ...
Jeremy Beland
Navigating a $25k Deal Amid Hudson Chaos
In 2020, we took on one of our most challenging deals in Hudson, NH, where a woman reached out, desperate to sell her home and escape a troubled marriage. She’d recently moved out, leaving her unemployed husband in th...
Carlos Ptriawan
Increasing buyer agent commision
Hi, I noticed if I increase listing commission into 3.5%, The home is really having good output return from a marketing perspective.However, what if I do the reverse? say increasing buyer agent comms. from 2.5% to 3.%...
Joshua Krilov
Which of these would you fix?
Under contract on our first potential property and just got the inspection report back. I feel totally overwhelmed by the list of 100+ things. Which of these would you expect seller repair credits on? Which of the pro...
Eli M.
Professional Real Estate business conduct/ethics
Dear BP community,I was wondering, where can I learn more about real estate professional business ethics and conduct (writing the right emails, talking to people of the phone, negotiating, accepted norms and standards...