All Forum Posts by: Marian Huish

@Michael Gessner, so you hired a Realtor to sell your property and then decided to do it on your own… and now that’s the Realtor’s fault?  If you hired any other professional services company to perform a job, good luck getting them to change the contract if you decided to do the work yourself.  Also, just because you have a buyer lined up doesn’t mean it’s closed yet.  There’s still plenty of work to be done!  You’re the one that needs to do the right thing by honoring the contract and let them do the job….  Sorry, but you asked!

Why not work for a brokerage that gives you 100% commission on your private deals @Hoa Nguyen?  That way you’re covered from a liability standpoint but still get to keep the entire share of the commission!

Not sure which brokerage you’re with @Caden Lucas but that should be the first place to reach out for help!  Do you have a sponsor or mentor?  Have you attended new agent training with lead generation tips?  Your broker has a vested interest in your success.  Have a conversation with them…. Then you can gain experience, add value, and get client leads here on BP!

@ANTONIO IRIBE are you prepared & pre-approved to purchase or do you need to sell your current home first?  If so, and you’re not in position to ‘act’ quickly in a competitive market, that may be the reason he’s not aggressive in getting you in to see properties…. Also, if they are tenant occupied, often are difficult to show.  Why not have a conversation with him go& then decide?

@Kevin Taylor, eXp Realty is a very 'investor-friendly' brokerage that enables me to buy/sell my own properties without taking a split of the commission, I can scale and grow my team throughout the US and abroad and receive passive income and build a retirement nest egg while selling real estate and growing my team.  Love it!

Congratulations on passing your real estate exam @Robert Anderson!  I've been with eXp for 4 years and am licensed & active in 4 States-  after working with a 'bricks. and mortar' brokerage in the Washington DC Metro area for 15 years, I can tell you is that what I love best about eXp Realty is that it's allowed me to 'scale' by growing the number of agents in my organization that I can rely on to assist or work with on a referral basis that extends way beyond the Washington DC metro area.  I can effectively grow my 'team' throughout all 50 states and across 20 countries without being responsible for training & managing those agents- and I get paid a 'referral' by eXp on the sales of those agents as a 'reward' for bringing them into the company.  While I'm sure this isn't so important to you at this early stage in your career but it's certainly nice to have in building a passive revenue stream and as well as accumulate a sizable stock account just from selling real estate.   As a new agent to eXp, it's important to select a sponsor that you know, like and trust and who will assist you in building your own real estate business.... and while this person does not need to be local to you, it IS important to select a local mentor to work with on your first 3 transactions and to attend all the local training which is available to you in eXp World ... which currently offers over 50 hours of training per week.  And, if you haven't already been offered a 'guest pass' to check it out and attend some of this training in advance of making your decision, I'm happy to arrange this for you.   While you should find plenty of 'chatter' on BP about eXp, I'm happy to answer any specific questions you may have.  Best of luck in your decision!

Unfortunately squatters do have rights in DC and can tie up a sale for years!  It is going to get expensive so i would advise your client to ‘get creative’ as suggested already and/or perhaps offer them a monetary ‘incentive’ to leave and then hire someone to secure the property which may even mean boarding it up.  Make sure the owner is working with a good local attorney whose familiar with DC’s TOPA law and the eviction process.  
While this will get expensive as the eviction  process can take years, add Covid to the mix and we’ve got a near gridlock in the court systems as there’s a huge backlog from the eviction moratorium.  Good luck!

Happy to connect with you here @Roberto Hernandez!  I’m a long time broker an investor in the DMV and would love to help you reach your retirement goals!  Let’s connect!

Where are you located @Jesse McNamara? (You should include this in your profile!). New agents can be successful at eXp if they have the right sponsor, mentor and take take advantage of all the tools available to them!  With over 80 hours of free training a week (which is mostly recorded) and a free lead generation system that you’d pay $700/month for on your own, their’s no reason why new agents can’t succeed so long as they take the initiative to build their business!  You might also consider joining a team if you need more support.  You can also be paid like a broker on the sales of other agents but without the responsibility and liability of managing your own brokerage! Happy to answer more questions- All the best.

@Daniel Sosa most brokerages support investors, however, most do not support wholesaling so it depends on what you want to do. Are you currently an investor?  Are you looking for training? For a better split? Is your current brokerage not providing you the support you need?  I would advise getting out & networking, attend meetup groups, etc.  In addition to BP., you can search Social Media for other local investor groups.  You might also consider joining a team as you’re getting started as many successful investor agents aren’t incentivized to mentor new agents for free.  Good luck!