Hello! Background: My name is Tyler Hallman and my wife and I are currently living in Coeur d'Alene Idaho which is in North Idaho very close to Spokane, Washington. The Coeur d'Alene area seems like a great up and com...

I'm considering a jump into residential real estate as an investment opportunity and have read about the Rule of 1% and Rule of 2% (i.e. monthly rent should be 1-2% of the property price). I understand they aren't nec...

1) If a real estate agent buys a listed property for themselves, do they get the buyer's agent commission? Do they have to split the commission with their broker?2) If a person who is not a real estate agent buys a li...

Someone asked about whether or not they should hire a coach or mentor from a different thread in the "Starting Out" forum. @henryclark was nice enough to offer free assistance. I jumped on the offer immediately becaus...

I have had my first rental ad out for almost a month. Wanted to get the rental filled by 5/1, but if I need to wait for better candidates I will. Much rather wait for better renters than jump the gun into a nightmare ...

I just had a potential renter ask me if she could use her son in the application since she is retired. Is letting her son do the application a mistake? Thanks everyone!

Buyer gave me a low-ball offer.  Then they came up to $95k all cash, saying that's the best they could do.  OK.... Well, I said $99k was the lowest I would go, considering the buyer's agent commission % is really comi...

I have been working with a financial advisor for about a year now and he is strongly suggesting permanent life insurance. I am skeptical about it because I would rather save the money that I would put into the policy ...