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David Kanarek Beware of Norada Capital: Caveat Emptor My Fellow Small Investors !!!
6 August 2025 | 104 replies
Unless you enjoy being seen as an uniformed, nasty, rude, pompous ***, the only possible explanation is that you are so self absorbed that you have no issue with harming perfect strangers to make yourself feel important.
Ashley Kehr Sellers pulling their property off the market.
22 July 2025 | 16 replies
You are correct about agent desperation which will cause long term harm to the market at large
Zachary McDonough What I wish Pace Morby would have told me
29 July 2025 | 71 replies
I guess my greatest beef with most gurus (not all, some are actually honest and straightforward, and even offer marginally beneficial advice) is the following1- they’re dishonest in numerous ways2- completing their training in no way qualifies the student to earn money or even perform competently in real property field3- the techniques they teach are often harmful to the people their students deal with4- they unleash a horde of unprepared, unqualified, unknowledgeable, misguided and unaware newbies on an unsuspecting pool of desperate homeowners5- they sell the song that all formal education is a waste of time and money6- they never provide any audited proof that they have been successful in real estate investing7- they encourage people to pay for a mentorship plan they can’t afford by increasing the limit on their credit cards8- they create falsified accounts to post how great their program is9- their programs are packaged by professional seminar companies out of Provo, Utah or Las Vegas, Nevada10- they disparage people who have spent years accumulating the knowledge, experience and capital necessary to be successful in real estate11- SOME gurus teach techniques which are unethical, immoral and even illegal. 
Travis Boyd $2,000 fee for not purchasing a property
21 July 2025 | 19 replies
The parties agree that the exact amount of Buyer’s Agent’s damages in that situation would be uncertain and difficult to accurately estimate, and the amount indicated in the previous sentence is fair compensation for and a reasonable measure of those damages in the light of the anticipated or actual harm caused by the breach, the difficulties of proof of loss, and the inconvenience or non feasibility of otherwise obtaining an adequate remedy."
Dion McNeeley Raising Rents Without Losing Tenants? Here's the Strategy That Worked for Me
23 July 2025 | 22 replies
If they say they can't do any increase at all and you would rather renew them with no increase - no harm done.
James McGovern Flipping and staging
19 July 2025 | 5 replies
Online Appeal and MarketabilityStaged Homes:With 95% to 99% of buyers starting their search online (NAR data), staged homes with professional photos attract more clicks and showings, increasing competitiveness.vanderblue.comnar.realtor40% of buyers are more inclined to visit a staged home seen online, per NAR.charterfurnituresolutions.comVirtual staging, a cost-effective alternative, enhances online appeal, with X posts claiming virtually staged homes sell 87% faster and for 15% higher prices.Non-Staged Homes:Non-staged homes may lack online appeal, with empty or cluttered spaces deterring potential buyers from scheduling showings.reddit.comVirtual staging critiques note that buyers may feel misled if the home doesn’t match online images, potentially harming perceptions of maintenance quality.reddit.com6.
Stasiu Geleszinski What if “Distress” Isn’t the Opportunity—But the Signal?
22 July 2025 | 16 replies
They have to be the one to have the idea, the need, the want to sell, even if they are "losing " in their mind, more than 30% of value or even less.As the old saying goes"A man convinced against his willis of the same opinion still"If a seller is convinced they have been cheated, scammed, ripped off or otherwise suffered undo harm, they attract attorneys.
Jason K. Help me! I have a problem tenant.
18 July 2025 | 7 replies
We also define an emergency as something that will immediately cause an occupant bodily harm or damage to the property. 
James McGovern How to screen for tenants destructive behavior?
16 July 2025 | 1 reply
With layoffs dramatically increasing, behavior is also changing rapidly where tenants out of desperation may damage property or commit other harmful acts which begs the question of how to screen tenants for destructive behavior?