All Forum Posts by: Russell Brazil
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Post: Zillow censoring listing
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Did you market the property anywhere before Zillow? Zillow is banning properties that were marketed other places before being on their website.
Post: Paying buyers agent flat fee vs commission
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Nearly all agents you encounter work for brokers. Their brokers set what they are allowed to charge. The individual agents can't determine what they charge.
Post: Looking to obtain a DSCR Loan
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Try Brian Valdivia at Beltway Lending.
Post: Montgomery County, MD: Where To Buy Under $450k?
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Quote from @Devid Brodsky:
Hi everyone! I'm looking to buy a townhouse in Montgomery County, Maryland for house hacking. My budget is under $450,000. I know the metro area can be pricey so I'm hoping to find something affordable within that range.
My strategy is to buy and hold and also to house hack. My job is located in Washington, DC and my plan is to drive to the Shady Grove Metro station, park there, and take the subway into the city each day.
Do you know of any ideal and safe cities or areas in MoCo with driving access to the Shady Grove Metro station where I might find a house within my budget? Thank you so much for your help!
Silver Spring
Post: Redfin- can they handle a $1M listing?
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I looked up your listing. There is definitely things Id have done differently in the listing. Ask questions on their strategy for selling. The reality though, is Redfin typically just puts it on the MLS and doesnt have a strategy to sell.
Post: What is a standard early termination fee
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If its not in the contract, then dont pay it. If they charge it to you, let them know youll be reporting their illegal charge to the state authority that oversees property managers.
Post: what’s the #1 thing you look for in an investment property right now?
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Appreciation potential and rent growth.
Post: Clouded title, buyer options?
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Your options are to buy the property with cash and assume all the liens, or not to buy the property.
Post: New member from Maryland
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Quote from @Christelle-Grace Lowe:
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Welcome to BP. Where in Maryland? I'm in Montgomery County
Post: Anyone have experience with Rent To Retirement?
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Rent to Retirement supposedly has cash-flowing properties for sale.
Has anyone invested with this company?
Thanks.
I purchased a “turnkey” property through RTR in Akron, OH — a market they heavily praise and promoted. Sadly, my experience fell far below what was promised.
Out of respect for the BP community guidelines (and because I’ve seen how brutally honest feedback can be attacked here), I’m choosing not to post full details publicly.
If anyone is considering working with RTR or any of their affiliates and want a fully transparent, firsthand account, feel free to DM me.
Investors deserve the full picture — not just the highlight reel.
"I've seen how brutally honest feedback can be attacked here."
When you come on here with an anonymous profile. No location, no picture, no identifying information and just start attacking a legitimate company, I don't consider that an attack. That's simply experienced investors calling a spade a spade.
Respectfully, raising questions or concerns is not the same as attacking — and I never said RTR is a fraud. I simply encouraged others to read more carefully. Being anonymous doesn’t invalidate anyone’s perspective; it’s a common practice on forums like BP. Let’s focus on the actual topic rather than personal profiles.
That said, who are you to judge when your profile picture is a blue Hulk-looking dude? I’ve seen you actively and defensively engage in threads here. My post wasn’t directed at you personally — unless you’re identifying yourself as a shark here on BP?
lol, "blue Hulk-looking dude" is by far the coolest dig anyone has ever thrown at me. It almost makes me want to give you a pass for the b/s you're trying to pull here on these threads, but even tho my ego just got a gnarly pump, I cannot because you're making a ridiculous argument.
Are you really making the argument that hiding your identity while anonymously attacking a company is totally acceptable? C'mon bro. Quit trolling.
That's fine, I am not really interested in knowing your identity. But at the same time, you should realize that when you go around attacking people while hiding said identity and motivations, it's clear to most everyone with a brain that what you're saying has little to no validity.
Also, as a side note.....I just asked my wife if she could start referring to me as the Blue Hulk.....She has respectfully declined. This. Upsets. Me.
