Robert Gerrard
how should a buyer broker commission be handled in an LLC
So I'm fairly new in this game. I'm a partner in an LLC with two very close friends. I'm a licensed Realtor, they are both unlicensed contractors. We recently bought a Fannie Mae property and I was compensated 1% c...
Benjamin Pifer
Realtor says I (the buyer) have to pay part of commission
So I'm interested in buying a home to rent out. Its under 50K and the selling realtor texted me and said her client is only paying 3% of the sales price and that her minimum fee is $1500 and that I have to pay the dif...
Account Closed
Paying a Broker a commission to find funding for a deal?
Just finished Grant Cardon Podcasts #071. In it, he casually mentions that, if you find a great deal and need funding partners, you can reach out to a broker to put together funding from their contacts. The Broker may...
Joshua Dorkin
A consumer’s guide to the divorced real estate commission
Hey all -
A friend of BiggerPockets, Greg Swann of Bloodhound Realty, recently put together a free e-book on divorcing real estate commissions that I thought you might be interested in.
According to Greg, As long as...
Justin McClelland
What fees can be paid to Realtors that aren't considered commission?
I understand that most Realtors split a portion of their commission with their Broker per transaction. What I would like to know from the Realtors out there is what fee's can be accepted from a non-Realtor, that's no...
Amelia S.
Poll: Buying + getting 1/2 of the buyers commission back. Smart?
Residential investors: What do you think of a service where you get 50% of the commission from the buyer's agent?A contact of mine is putting together a startup that lets you:1. Shop for residential houses online via ...
Bryant Brislin
Need Federal Trade Commission No. In order to access DNC List?
I'm talking to a third party service to get their scrubbing services for DNC/Litigator, but they are saying for DNC, I need to have my own FTC No.? Anyone know about this?
Josh Sobczak
How to get pre-approved with commission income less than 25%
QUESTION: What does the approval process look like when commission makes up about 15% of your income, and the rest is a base salary? I’ve read that when commission accounts for 25% or more of one’s total income, lende...
Joseph Gisler
Salary moved into commission, am I still eligble for bank loan?
I am graduating college at the end of this month and I have accepted an awesome job with an amazing company to begin my career! This job is typically 100% commission, but being that it is not an entry level position a...
Melanie Hartmann
Right or Wrong? ARV is influenced by closing costs & commissions
Someone argued that ARV is determined, in part by, closing costs and agent commissions. What do you think and why?