Hello again Bigger Pockets!I have an ethical question. Let's say I found a house on zillow or realtor and I reach out to the agent via a form field on the website. I start working with her, but after a bit I'm not lik...

My goal is to get my first deal (to househack) this year, but if I'm being honest with myself, I know that it won't be before the spring as Q1 at my day job is insanely busy. That said, my shorter term goal is to anal...

Let's say I have a property for sale. Let's say I have become dissatisfied with my Realtor, and I switch to a new Realtor. So my first Realtor is Realtor A and my new Realtor is Relator B. Let's also say that each con...

I'm selling a home with no liens. Yet the title company insists on charging me a Lien Procurement Fee as a title services charge. They say they charge this to cover the work they have to do to clear title so the prope...

When engaging with a lender of choice never commit to a loan deposit if the loan still needs to be approved by loan committee. Until loan is accepted by loan committee you are simply no more than just prequalified by ...

We recently got into a contract with our real estate agent and toured about 6 properties (2 being new builds). We are considering going with the new build, but would like to drop our real estate agent. She agreed to c...

Who has the best lists for purchase now?

I'm doing some research on property management companies in the Tampa area and found one that charges 10% of rent, which is what I would expect. However, they also charge 75% of first month's rent for tenant procureme...

I listed on MLS through entry only
Buyer came in with agent
Buyer had no written contract with agent
Agent submitted formal offer to purchase
I refused---It was too low
Buyer came in with other agent and submitted a h...

My wife and I are new to the rental game, but have been following BiggerPockets for the past 2 years religiously. We live in Houston, TX where I'm a Mortgage Lender, and she owns a Travel Agency.  A large reason why w...