J Randall
Why are real estate agent commissions so high in NYC?
Highest property prices in the nation, maybe the world. Yet commission rates are untouched. 5-6% is still standard. But how is that possible considering that'd be more than most people make in a year? $100,000 I he...
Account Closed
Will real estate agents become obselete?
Hey guys, I'm a new licensee and I'm just wondering will real estate agents face the same future as stock brokers or taxi drivers due to technology? I'd love to sell real estate and make a career out of it but with al...
Mindy Jensen
Want to start investing in foreclosures?
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Robert Zajac
Questions/concerns about normal PM fees/expectations for Cleveland Ohio
Hello all! I am out of state investing in the Cleveland market and I have a property I'm looking to close on! As such I'm shopping around for property managers. I'm getting concerned because I know from all my BP read...
William Gan
New Investor in Brooklyn, NY - curious of people's views on units
Hi all,My name is William and I currently live/work in Brooklyn, NY. I moved to NYC about 4 years ago, and have been renting so far, but realized financials are much better on the owner-operator side. My goal for my f...
AJ Dhillon
$1 million to invest, what would you do? Strategies?
My last thread didn't get much traction so I thought I'd try this.With $1 million in cash to invest into real estate, what would you do?For example:1) One Big Multifamily with management2) A few smaller multi families...
Dennis Tierney
Do you disclose a haunting?
I had a friend ask last evening if she needs to disclose to prospective tenants that their half of a duplex may be haunted. Not having any experience with this I thought I'd ask BP. She bought it as a rehab and in the...
Jennifer Davila
Home Partners of America f/k/a Hyperion Homes Not a good Program
Hello All,This is my first time on a forum, but I am so frustrated with my situation with Home Partners that I felt it necessary to write. I have been renting with them for about a month and the process to get anythi...
Jerry W.
MY 2013 AND 2014 GOALS AND WHAT I ACCOMPLISHED. NOW TELL ME HOW YOU DID!
In reviewing my posted goals for 2013 and 2014 I have the following results.2013 My goal was to buy a fix and flip and add 1-3 cash flowing rentals. I bought a fix and flip in a nearby town that needed a lot of work....
Ernie Thivierge
How to invest with horrible credit
hello everyone. I could use some advise. I'm recently divorced and need to move within the next couple of months. During the divorce my credit got crushed. Had to short sale my house and my x wife got her truck repos...