My broker's fee is 6% on all listing contracts. Yes, everything is negotiable but how do other agents counter when a seller says "6% is too high". How do you make the seller see your value in that 6%? How often do you...

I know this was asked before but all the threads are very old (years old) and things change (read many posts that say the level of service changed for both companies over the past 2 years).So for the people that want ...

It always baffles me how many people ask if they can have early check-in to "drop off their bags" or "to make the most of the weekend" or whatever... like it's impossible to do anything at the destination until suitca...

A tenant of mine just informed me she got a pit bull puppy and did not ask permission. It states in my lease they need written permission.

The tenant is kinda slow and I could not understand what she was saying over ...

New to the rental property investing game and I’m just trying to determine criteria to analyze deals more efficiently. What should be my baseline for cap rate on a rental property? The areas I’m focusing on investing ...

Hello fellow BP'ers. Recently I have bought a duplex in Madison WI as my first investment and am looking to keep the train rolling. I work a lot of hours at my job and I have eliminated most expenses in my life. I hav...

I’m currently active duty and want to get into real estate but my current schedule is pretty hectic and I would like to minimize the time I dedicate to a property (for the time being). Does anyone have any tips or rec...

We live and have rentals in northwest suburbs of IL. Our tenants have lived in one of our rental houses for 1 year and 3 months. They are responsible tenants, always are paying their rent on time and keeping up the pr...

I have been in a good/bad dilema for some time based on my success as a real estate professional. Since we are growing and taking on new projects, my write offs have steadly increased or at least kept pace with my i...

Here in southern California with its miles and miles of coastline, amusement parks, recreation, sporting events, cultural offerings, etc. and year round perfect weather, there's a big demand for vacation rentals. ...