real estate: Investment Property Cap Rates- What's your Market's Returns?? - 12/18/19 09:26 AM

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As Realtors- It doesn't matter what part of the country or world you live in- you will be dealing with properties that will be purchased for the purpose of income producing or investment.
In my market (South Florida) it's makes up a pretty good part of the total inventory (especially because we have so many condos in South Florida- which are ideal for investors as long as the returns make sense.
When comparing Condos VS. Single family investment properties- there can be various pros and cons to both- but at the end of the day what usually … (0 comments)

real estate: Discounted Listing Commissions- Who pays the price? - 06/27/16 04:19 AM
As a luxury/waterfront oriented Realtor in Miami, I see lots of things that make me scratch my head each day, but I know it is not just here in South Florida. Luckily the weather is usually good and I get to see views like the one below on a daily basis- so at least that helps.
Let's talk about commissions for a second. On the listing side in my area, it is generally 6% (3% to buyer's agent/ 3% to listing agent)- nothing new here... Or is there?
Some brokerages allow for discounting commission while others do not. I know personally that my … (5 comments)