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My broker's fee is 6% on all listing contracts. Yes, everything is negotiable but how do other agents counter when a seller says "6% is too high". How do you make the seller see your value in that 6%? How often do you...
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Direct Mail has not worked for me. It is a channel (medium) that is too easy to learn (get a list & mail to that list consistently). It "seems" to work if you have the marketing budget, list, and ability to mail h...
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Hi All,
Closed my 1st deal from the the 1st 1,000 mailers I sent out to absentee owners mid May.
The 2nd mailer (1,000YL's) produced less than 12 calls and my last mailer produced 3 hang ups and a not s...
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In full disclosure, I AM a licensed RE agent.
But as an Investor, I have asked myself that question. And I say: it depends.
Most good agents build relationships with their clients. And most good agents are resources...
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I’ve been cold calling for years and it was a main piece of my company’s marketing plan. We usually saw a contact rate of 10-12% using the Mojo dialer and it produced a deal every month or so, sometimes multiple deals...
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I've been planning to buy a 4 unit home on an FHA mortgage, and rent out three of those units. Problem is; lately I've been looking at information related to being a landlord and well... it's really complicated. I ...
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Hi everyone,
I own a duplex in a rough neighborhood in Atlanta, GA. It's vacant and we're finishing the rehab, but someone keeps breaking in and stealing things, vandalizing the property, and sleeping inside. I jus...
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Hey everyone.
I have the opportunity to potentially buy a property on land contract in the future. I'm curious if anyone has any tips or thoughts about being organized with paperwork and treating rental properti...
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Hi everyone,I have SFHs, each rented out the conventional way.Now I own a big house- ~4000 sqft, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, big back yard, 3 space car garage.I want to rent it out by bedrooms: The Master bedroom wit...
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I'm replacing the aging boiler and hot water heater systems in a MA multi-family rental property in the next few months, going through the MassSave discount program. Does anyone have any feedback regarding combination...