I’m a real estate agent, and I’ve done it my whole life. I’ve had clients come to me and ask me to help them with their house purchase, and I do my favorite thing of all: I sell houses. I’ve sold homes that I knew would be in bad condition, and homes that I knew I could fix up to make them great places.
Of course, because I sell homes, I sell them on the cheap. The majority of my clients are from the city, and we rarely sell homes that are in good condition. We deal with these things in our negotiations, and I like to use that as a selling point. I say to them, “The house you want to buy is in good condition, and you need to convince me that I can make it even better.
As an agent with real estate I can tell you that the majority of my clients fall into the category where they are on the fence about selling. They love to buy a house they can fix up completely, but don’t want to spend the equity that comes with buying it. It’s all about the equity though.
That’s why I like to use the phrase “deal with these things in a negotiation.” That’s when we try to work out the best way to improve on a property before we buy it. If we get it to a point where the sellers feel they can’t make improvements without losing their equity, then the sellers will be less likely to make improvements.
I have known for some time that I wanted to buy property. I had always been told that I had to wait until I had a decent amount of equity (I think that’s what they call the “investment” for buying a home) to buy. Now that I own a home, I realize that I can’t really fix it up just because I wanted to.
In general, real estate agents are a bit of a joke. They are a bunch of money hungry, desperate people who are more interested in making money to get out of the real estate business than in helping clients buy a home. They are also a bit of a joke because they get paid by the minute, so they have to deal with a variety of buyers.
The only thing I can say about real estate agents is that the fees they charge are extortionate and so the only way to get a great deal is to go against the grain. I know that not all real estate agents will do this. But if you are paying real estate agents for their time, especially those who are desperate for a good price, you are going to pay the price.
The same applies to real estate brokers. They are paid by the hour, so if you like them, then you can usually get a great deal. And if you don’t like them, then they will probably find you a great deal.
This is a very common misconception. When you are looking for a realtor, the fees are often outrageous. But if you are a broker, you are only paid once a month. So if you want to have all the power in your real estate business, you will need to find a way to circumvent the fee.
Real estate broker is something everyone does. It is easy to find a good realty broker, because they are paid by the hour. It is also easy to get a bad real estate broker, because they are paid by the month. But the price of real estate is a lot more expensive than most people realize. The reason is that real estate brokers are paid by the square foot. So you will need to get a lot of square feet to make the same amount of money.