My agent says that 7% commission is normal in Georgia so as a buyer's agent her share of the commission would be 3.5% instead of the 3% that I'm used to seeing. Has anyone seen this before?

When buying your 1st home/real estate investment is a real estate agent needed on your side? Or what if you personally found home you want to buy without a real estate agent...is it recommend to engage an agent?

Hello,How can I sell a property with 15 year lease for a profit after 5 years?  For example: I buy a commercial property for 1 million, NNN with a cap rate of 5% and 15 year lease.  Hypothetically, after 5 years there...

Do Loan Officers keep the full 2% of the mortgage loan or do they have to split it? In real estate I know the 6%-5% is split between both sides of sale (sellers/buyers) and then the remaining amount is split with the ...

Is it possible for you to forgo representation as a buyer and negotiate the price down by the 3% commission which would otherwise be owed to my agent? 
I understand that this typically means the sellers agent represe...

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I know this is a question that doesn't have a simple answer, but I'm trying to find out what a "reasonable" broker fee (from the Seller's perspective) would be for a large multifamily portfolio.

Assume about a d...

Do licensed real estate agents make commission on sale of their own home? 

What method do you use for advertisement rentals?  I currently use Zillow and craigslist.  I have had best luck with Zillow but was thinking about also trying a flat rate MLS.  I was not sure what to do with commissio...

I recently found a house in Dallas (listed on Zillow for 120 days) that is 100% owned by the seller, and they're open to seller financing. I am interested in buying the house and renting it out. I have the ability to ...

Hi BP! I have a Maryland commercial mortgage broker who will shop lenders for my financing needs. My rental property presently has one SBA, and one conventional (balloon). The idea is to re-finance for a better rate b...