So I'm in the Washington D.C. area and have MLS access through my real estate agent's site, listingbook.com and frankly, I think it's lousy. I'm very aware that common consensus is that the MLS beats other website...

I have previously financed a couple of investment properties in Chicago, IL through a mortgage broker called Guaranteed Rate who found me loans with Wells Fargo and Chase.

I would like to switch to an alternative bro...

Let me give a brief overview. My name is Paul and I am 27. For the past 2 years I have been working for a marketing company. One of our largest divisions is Real Estate and I am the head of our Real Estate department....

I am under contract on a house and my lender sent over the closing cost estimations. It looks like they are charging an origination fee of 2.5%. This seems high compared to what I have seen in the past. What have y'al...

I am new at rental property management, I have two new customers that would like me to manage their properties. I would like to know if there any sample documents or agreements that you have to let your customers sin...

Newbie Questions:  If you have a broker's license and close on a listed property, do you keep 100% of the profits?  What kind of annual fees does a broker need to pay?What are stopping most agents from getting their b...

I'm looking to get an idea of other peoples insurance premiums in the Chicago area. My premium was about $2800 the past couple of years with State Farm but recently jumped to almost $3200. That seems a bit high and I'...

Hello, I'm currently in escrow to buy a property through a REO agent I contacted directly. He was more than willing to help, and we signed the paperwork quickly. Well, come to find out, his assistant accidentally ch...

Two weeks ago I called on a medium priced single family in a nice part of town asking for information and they never called me back. I've since found all the info I was looking for, but am stunned at not receiving a c...

I'm in the process of looking for a primary residence and have heard differing opinions on whether or not you should apply for a mortgage with multiple brokers. Some say it's not good for your credit to have additiona...