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Craig Parsons What am I doing wrong? All agents so far have been flaky at best.
28 April 2021 | 65 replies

So we have been actively looking for investment properties for 2 years now. Fortunately we were able to purchase one and are in the rehab process. But even getting the first one took finding 3 realtors. So here is the...

Hank Olken Ethics Around Reducing Tax Liability
16 December 2021 | 68 replies

Hi all, as I've been getting more into real estate investing, it's become quite clear that the US tax code favors business owners and real estate investors rather than W2 employees or self-employed business owners. On...

Timothy W. Do you keep a supply of food on hand?
16 September 2009 | 70 replies

This is not to be apocalyptic but to bring back to the front of people's minds a tradition that seems to have been lost recently. People used to keep pantries with significant stores of preserved food on hand in the ...

Jeff S. Anyone do a will instead of a trust?
2 October 2021 | 82 replies

I know a couple of older (70's and 80's) couples who had their wills updated and their attorney switched to trust and charged one $6k and another $10k. That sounds excessive to me.The last older couple I knew had a pr...

Christos Philippou My CAP Rate is WHAT?
18 February 2016 | 46 replies

Hey everybody, noobie here again. I have been reading like crazy and like everything, there seem to be 100 different discussions, opinions and thoughts about everything in this business.I have been reading about CAP r...

Nathan Gesner Occupancy rates down in 30 of the 50 top markets. Where are you?
22 November 2022 | 64 replies

My 19,000th post and this is all I got. ;)https://time.com/6223185/airbn...A lot of people cashed out their equity (gained through pure luck) to purchase a short-term rental in unfamiliar markets that were over-priced...

Tim LaBorde Will Real Estate Agents Become Obsolete?
16 October 2015 | 55 replies

On average, most consumers only move once about every 7 years or so and for the typical consumer, a good real estate agent can be worth her weight in gold as far as the negotiation skills and technical experience brou...

Peter Schuyler Buying house for Child to help with In State Tuition Costs
16 December 2016 | 66 replies

My REI lawyer on BP said this might work, I wanted to get some feedback.My daughter will be attending a University in a different state next fallWe buy a small house for her this year, and put the title in her name in...

Yongming Huang Why are real estate agent commissions so high in the US?
10 July 2024 | 87 replies

I have watched several discussions, including David Greene's video, around the recent lawsuit against NAR and RE brokerages. Learned a lot but there is one thing I just don't understand. If we look at the numbers, the...