Henry Lazerow
The new NAR rules have actually made buyer agent commissions go up not down
Here in Chicago commission have typically been between 2 and 2.5 percent of gross sale price but now with the new rules I have not met any agents willing to take less then 2.5% so what has happened is the listings tha...
Jonathan Bowen
I hate "house hacking".
I hate everything about the phrase "house hacking". EVERYTHING! The term "house hacking', in my opinion, is derived from the internet culture of hackers; hackers hack websites in order to gain unfair advantages. The s...
Bill Plymouth
Realtor asking for a higher commission
Hey everyone. I’m curious to hear your thoughts. I’m in talks with a guy selling his investment property. I would be listing it. The property will go for about 55k tops. Obviously Small price equals small commiss...
David Hamilton
Unknown Truths About Financing Commercial & Multi-Family RE
Hello All,I am new to the Bigger Pockets forums but have been listening to the podcasts for several months now. Although I certainly get a TON of value from the platform already, I found that more sophisticated, nuanc...
Rob Cook
Are you Stuck in Neutral, unable to get started in RE investing?
Today, I read only two blog posts on BP, and BOTH were about the same subject. Getting Started in RE investing, essentially. I believe there are very real, and many imagined impediments to would-be, aspiring Real Est...
William C.
HVAC broke a year after I sold, Buyer wants me to pay?
Long story short, we popped the top on a rancher, and rebuilt the home from the ground up. The GC hired a professional HVAC that he works with on all projects to install the HVAC. The day after settlement the buyers...
Rich Cee
WHAT IS A DEAL TO YOU?
What is a deal to you and why? I'm sure not every one is strictly focused on the 70% ARV-repairs, 50% (multifamily), or 2% for B&H. The BP boys also mention that these are only guidelines, but what do you all focu...
Michael G.
What do YOU think will be the next new Hot Brooklyn or New York neighborhood?
Hi Everyone!Many of us are aware at how 'instantly' hot Brooklyn NY became over the last several years - But not all areas of Brooklyn enjoyed as much appreciation as others. One really needed to have a good feel for...
Joshua Dorkin
Your Toughest Deal - What Was It? Share Details!
There are a lot of discussions on the site about starting out, but I find that those discussions where people share the challenges they went through on difficult deals are the best to learn from.
So . . .
What Was Y...
Jay B.
Chicago tenants refusing to answer messages about rent payments??
So I haven't heard from my tenants in 1 month. I'm a long distance real estate investor and my PM company has called, texted, e-mailed, sent out smoke signals but tenants are still refusing to answer. They initially s...