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So while I have bought 4 homes in my lifetime, I am new to real estate investing and have a general question about realtors. I enlisted the help of a friend when looking at my first property - I found it and had them ...
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Hello Fellow BP friends,Am I allowed to ask a real Estate Agent for a percentage of sales that I bring him/her? Is that not cool or is it frowned upon?
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I recently sold my house. I put it on the market for 345,000, the seller's agent came back and said it appraised for 340,000 based on square footage was off. I called the appraiser and asked how he obtained square foo...
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Hey BP Community!As a real estate investor is there an advantage to working with a buyer's agent? Rather than a dual agent or seller's agent? Also, is the buyer (me) the only one who could cover the buyer's agents' co...
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Is it necessary to have some sort of closing history, before attempting to obtain an REO property to list?
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Being new to BP I was curious how other investors relationships work regarding real estate agents. The two agents that I've approached immediately want to enter into a buyer agent contract. Do investors here gene...
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I run a large Real Estate Agent team and have started to invest in supplemental companies in order to increase income through the same activities. I am beginning to reach out to the insurance agents that I know to hea...
I was in the process of talking to a realtor about listing my out of state rental property for sale (no agreement signed yet). Then, I found out a neighbor, represented by an agent already, is interested in buying the...