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I am about to take on a property management position on some high end condos --- between 300,000 and 3,000,000.  There are only 30 units.  I am curious the best form of fee structure?  per unit?  A percentage of each months rent?  a flat fee?  based on what?  I really have no clue where to start-...

I have a seller who is adamant about the "$50,000" she put into the home-- although my calculations put it more around $15,000.  She bought the home for 210,000 four years ago and thinks the 50,000 should add a lot to the asking price... how do you explain it doesn't work like that to your clients?

I am part of a project with condos ranging from 300,000 to 3,000,000.... and I am supposed to set the association fees and was wondering if there is a formula I can go by??  I looked up some fees and they almost seem to be around 9% of the sales price?  SHould I go with asking price- sales price-...

My buyer doesn't have money to pay closing costs.  We've agreed on a price of 125,000.  The buyer needs 2500 in closing costs covered as well as a FHA fee of 500 and 3% down.    My question is:  how do I build this into the price??  Do I take 3% of 125,000 of of the 125,000 + costs.  And how do I...

Is there a way to link my blog http://www.indyhomespot.blogspot.com to my activerain account?   Are there other clues for blogging or getting my personal blog out there that have helped you?   JJ Canull Indiana realtor

How exactly do I get more points?  I have all the basic points-- How do these people get in the hundreds of thousands? Thanks. JJ 

 Can anyone recommend some ways to go green as a realtor? I recently went green in all aspects of my life and it feels good.  Check out my website at jjismyhomeboy.com JJ

 Can anyone recommend some ways to go green as a realtor? I recently went green in all aspects of my life and it feels good.  Check out my website at jjismyhomeboy.com JJ

 Can anyone recommend some ways to go green as a realtor? I recently went green in all aspects of my life and it feels good.  Check out my website at jjismyhomeboy.com JJ

What do I do?  I am representing my friend from Colorado buying a 2 million dollar home in Northern Indiana.  I am in central Indiana-- but know the area up north where he is buying.  The agent up north refused to pay me the 1.2% she was offering to realtors?  She claimed I was not on her board a...