I am fairly new iin this real estate game and my capital is limited. I Need new leads and any advise is welcome. I live in an area where prices are cheeper than most and we do not have a state income tax.
I am planning to reactivate my real estate license in Ohio and looking for a brokerage to work under. I have recently heard that there are brokerages offering 100% commission with no transaction fees while only charging the agent a flat monthly fee. Any information you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I’m graduating college next year and I’m looking for a career in real estate. I was thinking of going either the appraiser or agent route. Which do you guys recommend?
My husband and I want to get into property management. I’ve studied real estate in the past and was curious to know if you have to have a real estate license in order to be a property manager?
I’m a second-year college student majoring in finance and I am interested in learning about real estate development, but I don’t know where to start. I don’t really know much about it so I need to go somewhere that can teach me the basics.
Does anybody have any suggestions for a summer job/internship?
Someone suggested that I should try to work for a city in the community development office.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
My goal is to find the impact of my real estate interest deduction against my federal income tax return in real dollars?
I’m a real estate agent in Illinois, and now I’m thinking of becoming a real estate appraisal. I was wondering if anyone could assist me in getting on track to this career.
Looking forward to hearing from anyone who could help.
Thanks.
In accordance with the usual IRS travel/meals/ent rules, of course. Are these deductible this year even if I buy next year? What if circumstances change and I don’t buy at all? I’ve heard that if I don’t buy, not deductible; if I do, must be added to basis, not deducted. On the other hand, another person doing the same thing was told by his accountant to form an ‘investment’ corp. and write off all his real estate searching travel within that corp. (hopefully, he is not planning to tell this guy to buy the real estate in the corp, but if he isn’t then the tax write offs for the corp don’t seem that legit.). Thoughts? Thanks.
Sorry, this is for investment purposes, not for a personal residence.
Not pers residence, not vacation home. Rental property.
Yes, I already have one investment property, and the reason for buying elsewhere is because I believe, and research seems to back me up, that better value and better price appreciation can be had there vs here (think an expensive bubble area where rent positive rentals are hard to achieve, vs a midwestern locale where stuff is cheap and rent positive is the norm).
My father’s interested in buying a house and have it rented out. He’s saying it’s a really good investment and we can really get a good sum of money from it. Could you give me any websites that talks about all the things related to investing in real estate? I’m curious at all these especially during these hard economic times and money is hard to come by.
I want to purchase a commercial real estate property, preferably a retail or office property. How do I find a good agent to help me out since I’m a complete novice? Specifically, what are some good screening questions I should ask him/her to make sure they know what they’re doing- beyond just the standard “how long have you been doing this” kind of stuff?
I am considering buying a condo from an ex-coworker and we are trying to do it at the minimum cost by not involving real state agents. What is the best way to do this? Deal with a real estate lawyer? Draw up a residential purchase agreement and then deal with the title and escrow company ourselves? I’d be interested in hearing from anyone that has gone through this process themselves, thank you.
I would like to leave southern CA and have worked in real estate sales for 20+ years. Any suggestions as to where in the US are homes and/or communities selling? Is there a niche market for new home construction (not by a developer) using eco-friendly materials such as Structural Insulated Panel Systems?
Hi,
I would like to start an ( mostly) online real estate referral business.
Although I know some basics and hold a current CA Real Estate license, I was wondering if anyone could point me towards some books or websites that have correct and useful information on starting such a business.
Thank you
I currently attend CUNY-Baruch College majoring in Real Estate and Metropolitan Development. I am anticipating on graduating next spring with a BS degree. After I graduate, I would like to pursue a degree in either Civil Engineering or Urban Planning.
In addition to attending school full time, I also work full time for a Real Estate Attorney as a Paralegal. My position has taught me the ins and outs of converting a property into condominium or cooperative status.
I am looking for anyone who can assist me in furthering my real estate education and experience.
I live in Brooklyn, New York. I am young, loyal, motivated, ambitious, an early bird, and a hard worker.
im interested in getting my real estate license. I just registered for an online class, but i wanted to know what is the difference between an agent and a broker?
also why and how much do you have to pay to get your license (CA)?
id like as much info as possible.. thanks
thanks for the replies..
one more question.. ive read that on average you get 6% commission, so would i have to split that with the broker?
I want to go into real estate what they mainly do how to get more money and do you have to study
I was told that if had a few preforclosure properties that i’am trying to sell,that a real estate agent would’nt want to try and bring people to my properties… On average there would be at least 20 to 30 thousand in equity on each property… I was told that the agent would get in my way or the other way around… I don’t see how if there were contracts signed to prevent that from happening.
What exactly do real estate agents do?
I am planning to get my NY real estate salesperson license and I was wondering what’s a good company to work for regarding commission split, advertising fees etc. Also, what’s the best school to go to for the licensing course? I was checking out NYREI, is that a decent one?
Why would someone choose to start a LLC or corporation over just owning real estate as an individual? More specifically, why does some choose LLC and some corporation (and within this there is the S corp and C corp I believe)? If anyone could thoroughly explain that would be GREAT! Thanks
See im interested in a career in real estate but i dont want to be a realtor for my whole life, i want to be an investor (Flipping houses). But i ve heard that if you have your real estate license you cant own more then one property because its against the law or something like that. So if anyone can shed some light on this matter it would truly apperciated.
I wasn’t sure how to word the question but I was just wondering something.
We are moving in November or even sooner and we are wanting to pay cash for a house. We are on a limited budget but I know how important a real estate agent is in our search for our perfect home. My question is, do we pay the agent separately from purchasing the house? Is the agent’s fees included in the price? Or what?
Thanks.
“A vacation home is rented out for 10 days during the year and used personally by the owner for 20 days during the year. What percentage of real estate taxes should be
deducted on Schedule A?”
Wouldn’t it just be 100%?
We are at the absolute beginning of the home-buying process and recognize we need a real estate agent. What do they do for you? What fees are associated with a real estate agent? What should we know?
Right now, the real estate market is cooling in most areas, but its caused by interest rates going up. What other factors contribute to a booming or busting market? 10 points to a solid well thought out conclusion.
I would like to futher my education in college with a base in business b/c I hope and plan to own a business one day. I have always been interested in Real Estate and I love architecture, design, traveling etc and enjoy working with people. What route should I take if I want to go to college but at the same time I know I dont need college to become a real estate agent. AND are their other professions dealing with real estate that in fact need a higher education to qualify for those jobs?
I live in the northeast but was planning on moving out west. After researching jobs in the San Diego area the one that appears more frequently and offers decent pay is that od a real estate evaluator. Basically that is the person who photographs the exterior of the property in question and fills out an information sheet on it. Does anyone have experience with this? My goal is to become a licensed home inspector and this seems to allow some free time to study as well.
I was Googling and just found an article from 2007 that said prices in England are expected to rise by a sick 40% in 4 years.
This does not seem like a real estate bubble to me and certainly cannot be what happened.
I have a piece of commercial real estate in a small montana town. It just went into the foreclosure process so time is of the essences. It’s been on the market for 2 years, it’s price point is right and it is prime real estate in a difficult location.
The good qualities are the town host the hottest mineral healing waters in the world. I am at a lost as to how to market this and get it sold!
Any thoughts?
So we’re interested in buying this house. However, there’s an agreement by the seller with a relocation real estate company, to buy the house from them if they can’t sell it after a period of time. We found out we made an offer that is lower than the relocation company. So are we working with the seller or the relocation company? And is this not worth it? Seems the relocation company did not incorporate the expected decline in home prices. It needs a lot of upgrades and needs some repairs too — the reason our offer was also agressive. Any thoughts? Advice? thanks!
Eventually, I’d like to obtain my real estate license (Missouri), but I’m more interested in investments, ie flips. Any ideas on where to start? Much appreciated!!
I’m considering getting into real estate and I don’t exactly know where to start. I know I want to know how worth it this really would be before i do anything.
I would like to get in to real estate investing and I would like to know the difference to see if one would be better to work with that the other. Thanks.
I live in Philadelphia, Pa and just started taking real estate courses and would like to know what they make a year on average?
How many real estate signs can be posted on one property? I have been directed in many directions that have led me down a dead end. The Dept of State told me to call the Association of Realtors. The Association of Realtors said that they would call me back (but have not). The Dept of Transportation does not get back. I have three real estate signs next to me. One sign obstructs my view to get out of my driveway. I have asked to have this moved and they move it a foot left to right but not out of my view. I have 0% visibility here and need the sign moved to removed. The later is preferable, because I think that three signs is excessive for this house (which is spectacular I might ad). The multiple signs cheapen it. What are my options here? I am looking at an accident in my near future.
Such as: Do foreclosure increases affect the stock market and in what ways? What happens when deeds recorded decrease? What happens to the stock market when median home prices go down? What happens when new construction permits decrease? This is of course referring to residential real estate, but what about commercial real estate? Thank you very much for your input.
I am 24 years old, I graduated from college last year. I work as a contractor right now with some guys. I really want to be a real estate investor. I want to start with small rental properties, but all the money my wife and I make pretty much pays the bills and we don’t have much left over. Also, I never know how much I will make each week because work is unpredictable, so I know a conventional loan is pretty much out of the picture. Any advice anybody?
I want to get into real estate after working in the HVAC business for the last 14 years. I also want to move to Florida (maybe the panhandle), does anyone have any suggestions?
There are many real estate development companies that skipped that growing phase and just went straight for the big things (Especially in South Florida). How did they finance it and succeeded?
Currently, I only know the tax appraisal 109K, from the home I am planning to buy.
(Home built in 2006, around 1500 sq)
How much of a difference can I expect from the real estate appraisal? Lower or Higher?
Are homes usually valued around the same as the tax appraisal?
What kind of problems can I face if the appraiser values the home too low or high?
The appraisal would be for the purchase of a home, right now the asking price is 96K( it’s a foreclosure).
I am thinking of getting a CA real estate license. I have never worked in real estate. I live in the Silicon Valley (bay area) of California. I am looking for a cheap and fast way of getting a license. I prefer taking real classes (instead of online classes). Please tell me who in San Jose area is giving these classes for cheap and when. I have time in June and July to take classes. I want to have my independent license, so that I can decide who I work for after I get the license.
I want to become a real estate agent. I know it is a bad economy but people still need house. What are some good states in need of people needing houses and what does it take to be a real estate agent. Thanks.
My husband and I are currently looking to buy a home in Massachusetts. We have had a run-in with two real estate salespersons in regards to our “ethics”. We are first time home buyers and we were under the impression that, when signing the disclosure, we were using the salesperson ONLY as a facilitator. We did not disclose that we have several family members who are in the business, as we had not discussed our home-buying with them. After viewing a few houses with a facilitator, a week later, we decided it would be in our best interest to use a family member as our buying agent. We have recieved both phone calls and emails from two salespeople of an extremely unprofessional manner. What should we do in this situation? Were we in the wrong? Are we in a position to file a ligitimate complaint?
I really want to start a real estate business but I don’t know what degrees i need to have to make a successful and affordable lifestyle off of a business in the real estate business! Especially since I want to work with houses that cost over $900,000!
For example would I need a business degree?
I’m looking to move back to my hometown of Pittsburgh and need to find a real estate agent. Where should I look? I need someone patient and ethical as I do not have a large down payment to work with.