Market Cycles, Creative Deals & What Most Agents Don’t Understand
Teresa DeMark shares her journey as a long-time Florida broker managing sales, rentals, and commercial properties. Having survived multiple real estate cycles—including the 2007 crash—she offers a grounded perspective on what’s happening today.
Derek and Teresa explore the tension between creative investors and traditional agents, unpacking misunderstandings around assignability, wholesaling, subject-to transactions, and lease purchases.
They also address:
The new real estate commission laws
Steering concerns and compliance issues
Why many agents lack deeper real estate knowledge
The importance of ethics and integrity in investing
Creative ways to help sellers get full value
Why now may be the time to buy in certain markets
The episode highlights the power of collaboration between knowledgeable agents and ethical investors.