Henry Lazerow
Why the NAR lawsuit will not lower commissions and may actually increase them
This mainly boils down to the fact that if co-op is not listed on MLS then all buyers agents will have buyers sign an agency agreement prior to showing properties. These agency agreements say if seller pays less then ...
Brett Lee
Home warranties: are they worth it?
Curious what people's thoughts are on home warranties and whether they are worth it or not? We have heard very mixed reviews with some people saying that they are terrible and other people saying they're great. We h...
Lilian Le
What Real Estate (RE) license benefits a RE investor?
It is silly to ask but I hope you guys don't laugh at me. I've just passed a Real Estate (RE) salesperson exam. My license states that it is a non-working status. What do I need to do next? How does a RE license help ...
Brian Fazekas
Realtor Letters to Distressed Sellers
I am a realtor looking at sending out letters to distressed owners. My intentions are two fold. 1) To purchase the property or have investor clients purchase the property, 2). If the owner doesn't want to sell at a ...
Dave Kennedy
Comparable houses
I thought I might pass this link a long. I was on yahoo and found a real estate piece that linked me to this site. I thought it was a great source for info and best of all it's free.
I was always looking for a good s...
Roman Rytov
Creative financing options
Folks, with rates in mid 6% and CAP 7+ the "standard financing" (20-30% down, 25 amortization, 5 balloon) makes no sense. Cash-on-cash return is in mid 5 with these numbers. What creative options for financing can we ...
Jake Andronico
Property taxes do NOT reassess on the sale?
Nope! In Nevada, property taxes DO NOT reassess on the sale. There are older properties in Reno and in Northern Nevada (1940's-1960's) with ANNUAL property taxes less than $1,000... This is a big difference from othe...
Jacob Brooks
BRRRR Bootcamp Recomendation?
I am considering doing the BRRRR Bootcamp for better knowledge and was looking for some information and recommendations from anyone who might have done it or operate it. To preface, I have read a few books, including ...
Taylor Thompson
Is it possible to do 1% down
I am looking to get my first house hack within a few months from now and looking to see if I’m able to do 1% down payment because Denver is a expensive market. I know there downpayment assistance programs and plan on ...
Andy V.
Need Tenant Law Guidance - Hastings, MN
Good evening all.Recently purchased a multi-unit in Hastings, MN and inherited all 12 tenants. I've been calling around to real estate lawyers but can't get a call back - requesting recommendations on a lawyer that is...