All Forum Posts by: John Chapman

Welcome @Kene Ezeonyebuchi and @Sean Gearhart ! 

Thank you @Javier Osuna for this post, as I had the same questions in mind...

Thanks @Hattie Dizmond for your insight as well. That's exactly what I was looking for! 

@Account Closed

That would be AWESOME! If I knew about this a few months ago I would have planned to make it.

 *Sigh*... Well to hear from his cat is one step up in this world.

Haha! It's nice to have a good laugh once in a while after bombarding my brain with everything else on this site. 

I was pretty excited after getting a mention from him in my new member intro..... After listening to all the podcasts I was SURE that I would never personally hear from this mysterious Brandon Turner!

@Jon Holdman This is the first time I've seen someone actually state that...thanks for your insight. I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone else mention it! I'll keep that bit of information handy.

@Aaron Mazzrillo@Bill Gulley 

Thank you!

@Bill Gulley  Sorry! I don't just post to post.... If I could delete the above post I would; I don't want to spread around false information. 

I'm here to learn, so thank you for the information you shared.

Good job @Tamika D. Definitely keep us updated, and continue to keep on learning! 

Here are a few things I've picked up. I'm not a PRO at this....as I am currently on the search for my first deal, but I think the following might help.

I would say the first [major] cost will be the marketing. Everyone likes to say "you can get started with no money". Well, you COULD, but it might be pretty difficult. As for myself, I have set aside a budget strictly for marketing every month.

I think all the costs for closing would normally be paid by you, factored into your asking price. You want to make the deal as favorable as possible to the seller. They already have some other issues going on in their life (maybe divorce, death, bankruptcy etc....) the more you can make this a great deal for them, the more likely you are to close.