Jessica Jaboor
Mom and pop brokerage
Recently passed the CA broker exam with no experience in R.E. Thinking of diving right in and opening a mom and pop brokerage, as I have been given an office space at no charge. Maybe finding agents by giving 100% com...
James Sotipalalit
Long and Foster
After weeks of thinking I finally decided to go get licensed. I want to ask all the experienced investors/agents is Long a Foster a good school to learn. I'm really caught up on knowing which school to attend. Please ...
George G.
What is the salary of entry level Mortgage loan officer?
Does anyone know what the standard salary or compensation for mortgage loan officer for residential and commercial? I understand they vary but is there a standard? I got the impression 1 % commission was about average...
Brandon Sowers
Fair rate and fee increases from your PM
My PM firm is located in NC and we manage just over 800 doors. Our management fees have gone basically untouched for the better part of 10 years. Our firm has a very simple fee structure that includes 8-10% of RENT CO...
Christopher Courter
Wholesales buyer commission
Does anyone know what a fair commission rate for a wholesaler bringing a buyer in to purchase a contract?
Jeff Takle
Alternative real estate models struggle in Congress
I found this an interesting article that I thought I would share from Inman News. At its heart it shows a few things that I think are pretty important:
1) the counter-NAR/MLS culture is trying to get organized and st...
Carrie Gibbons
Flat list FSBO with buyers agent
I am selling FSBO with a flat list fee. I want to offer 1.5% to the buyers agent. Would you show the house knowing you would get 1.5% (roughly $8,000) if that is too low, what is the minimum you’d show a house for? I ...
Kyle Koehn
Seller Financing and two agents
I am new at investing and have not worked with an agent much so not sure what is considered normal practice. Mistake #1 I wanted information on the listing that I saw on Zillow and so I just submitted a question rathe...
Adam G.
Commerical Leasing Agent Commissions
I'm in the process of acquiring class A office space and have been comparing leasing agents proposals to market and lease the space. I've encountered something that I'm finding odd and I'm wanting to see other markets...
Paul C.
Transactional Agent questions
Hey Guys, I am trying a new strategy of not using a real estate agent myself but trying to get the sellers agent to be a “transactional agent”. The thought is this would get them somewhat on my side(although not offic...