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Last month was a frustrating month for me, but I try to think of it as a learning experience. I had leads on two houses. The conversations sounded very promising; however, the both said another buy was also interested. I thought it was some tactic, but I kept moving forward. With the 2 bedroom, I viewed the house and of course it needed work. Put my offer in and accepted it verbally. The seller informed me days later that someone offered all cash. A few days passed and the seller told me the cash buyer was hesitant and that he wanted me to buy the house. On the day we were going to sign the purchase agreement, the seller called me two hours and said the cash buyer showed up.

The 3/1.5 house needed minimal repairs, but they were big ticket items like plumbing and HVAC. I put an asking price offer in for the house. It's been about a week and I still haven't heard from the seller. This seller has a RE business and I think it is very rude to not to respond to your costumers. The phone rings and rings, voicemail is full, and no reponses from emails either. Terrible customer service.

My next goal is to try to generate leads to me. I placed a Craigslist ad looking for house finders; I doubt that will work. Other than direct mail, I am clueless. There has to be a more time saving way than driving neighborhoods looking for empty houses.