Do others think it is time for a new model for buy side real estate agents? On my last deal I saved $18,480 by paying my agent a flat fee and receiving the rest in the form of a rebate. It seems like buy side agents s...
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Hi community,My wife and I am trying to purchase our first investment property. I'm looking for a little guidance when searching for a reliable contractor. We've heard a lot of horror stories about contractors running...
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I'm reading a lot about tenants and prospective tenants trying to skirt around "no pet" leases / rentals by claiming that they have "support animals" ..
I am in Virginia and wondering if anyone is familiar with how ...
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The trustee did a premature appraisal before staging and before new paint, new carpets, new furnature, and these are the results.
2.40M (1st appraisal) 2.45M LIST (+400K) = 2.855M OFFER
2.65M (2nd appraisal) 2.70M L...
Hi - I'm a relatively new Broker and have a question that might be dumb, but that's what these forums are for. I have a listing agreement with a customer who owns farmland in the state I am licensed. He also owns fa...
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Hello everyone, My name is Blesson, I'm a student in BC, Canada, and I'm fairly new to real estate, I'm planning to purchase my first rental property by 2022, once I'm done with my graduation. happy to be a part of th...
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Getting ready to purchase my first TK property in Cleveland, OH and planning on closing next week. I have received the plot survey from the title company and it states that a portion of the chain link fence is approxi...
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Hello BiggerPockets community. My name is Kesh Baggan and I'm originally a New Yorker (grew up on Long Island, lived/work throughout the different boroughs). Currently, my wife and I live in Maryland and we're looki...
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Hello everyone, my wife and I are just starting out and we were hoping for some guidance on an issue.
Basically we are trying to fill out a W-9 and aren't sure if we should be a "sole proprietor" or a "partnership." ...
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I bought a church (although it has 3 bedrooms and 2
baths ) and looks like a single family home - no pray benches inside - was just
used as a gathering . However city is imposing a good amount of
impact fees based...