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All Forum Posts by: Douglas Skipworth

Douglas Skipworth has started 225 posts and replied 1239 times.

Post: Pro Tip: Don't use normal real estate agents

Douglas Skipworth
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Memphis, TN
  • Posts 1,315
  • Votes 1,135
Quote from @Bob Stevens:

Actually, brokers do not have the deals for the most part. I have done 100s and 100s, all off market, no realtor involved.

All the best 

Great point!  I agree with you 100% that normal brokers don't have access to the deals (that's exactly why I made this post!).

However, in my experience, investor-focused agents like @Dean Harris have tons of on-market AND off-market deals. They usually have a huge network of wholesalers they work with and a large list of investor clients who always have off market properties and packages available that the MLS and other Realtors don't know about.

Most investors can't search for deals full time so they use an agent to help them. My word of caution and advice to those investors is to make sure the agent they use is an experienced, investor-focused agent who has access to ALL of the deals (not just a regular agent who is only looking on the MLS), especially when looking for great investment opportunities in Memphis!

Post: Pro Tip: Don't use normal real estate agents

Douglas Skipworth
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Memphis, TN
  • Posts 1,315
  • Votes 1,135

Pro Tip:

When you're buying an investment property, be sure to use a real estate agent who specializes in representing investors.  A lot of agents will say they can help you (especially now that times are tough for agents), but they are not your best option.

Here's an example of what you should be looking for.

If you want more tips like this or just want to learn about buy and hold, fix and flip, SFR, turnkey, small multifamily, hard money loans, or property management in Memphis, please subscribe on YouTube or Facebook. Each week @Dean Harris and I cover it all!

Post: Dean's Deal of the Week

Douglas Skipworth
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Memphis, TN
  • Posts 1,315
  • Votes 1,135

Here's Dean's "Deal of the Week!"

If want to more deals like this one or just want to learn about buy and hold, fix and flip, SFR, turnkey, small multifamily, hard money loans, or property management in Memphis, please subscribe on YouTube or Facebook. Each week @Dean Harris and I cover it all!

Post: What is takes to start successfully

Douglas Skipworth
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Memphis, TN
  • Posts 1,315
  • Votes 1,135

Are you wondering what it looks like to start successfully as a real estate investor? @Dean Harris gives me his answer in less than 60 seconds.

If want to keep learning about buy and hold, fix and flip, SFR, turnkey, small multifamily, hard money loans, or property management in Memphis, please subscribe to subscribe on YouTube or Facebook. Each week we cover it all!

Post: Looking to buy rentals in Memphis?

Douglas Skipworth
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Memphis, TN
  • Posts 1,315
  • Votes 1,135

If you're looking to invest in Memphis real estate, this is the episode for you!

If want to keep learning about buy and hold, fix and flip, SFR, turnkey, small multifamily, hard money loans, or property management in Memphis, please subscribe to subscribe on YouTube or Facebook. Each week @Dean Harris cover it all!

Post: Houses prices are going to increase

Douglas Skipworth
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Memphis, TN
  • Posts 1,315
  • Votes 1,135

Do you think house prices are going to increase as soon as we do?

If you want to talk about real estate trends or just want to learn about buy and hold, fix and flip, SFR, turnkey, small multifamily, hard money loans, or property management in Memphis, please subscribe to subscribe on YouTube or Facebook. Each week @Dean Harris cover it all!

Post: Who else is buying right now?

Douglas Skipworth
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Memphis, TN
  • Posts 1,315
  • Votes 1,135

Are you buying long-term rentals right now? I bought a great duplex last month and @Dean Harris tells what he's doing in this 30-second clip.

If you want to talk about real estate trends or just want to learn about buy and hold, fix and flip, SFR, turnkey, small multifamily, hard money loans, or property management in Memphis, please subscribe to subscribe on YouTube or Facebook. Each week we cover it all!

Post: Are you looking for owner financing right now?

Douglas Skipworth
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Memphis, TN
  • Posts 1,315
  • Votes 1,135

If you're looking for owner financing today, it might be hard to find. None of @Dean Harris' sellers are offering it right now.  

Will things eventually change?  Absolutely!

If you want to talk about real estate trends or just want to learn about buy and hold, fix and flip, SFR, turnkey, small multifamily, hard money loans, or property management in Memphis, please subscribe to subscribe on YouTube or Facebook. Each week we cover it all!

Post: Are you looking for deals right now?

Douglas Skipworth
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Memphis, TN
  • Posts 1,315
  • Votes 1,135

Are you finding opportunities during these challenging times?  If not, keep looking high and low because it'll probably be a lot harder to find really good deals in the future.

If you want to talk about real estate trends or just want to learn about buy and hold, fix and flip, SFR, turnkey, small multifamily, hard money loans, or property management in Memphis, please subscribe to subscribe on YouTube or Facebook. Each week @Dean Harris and I cover it all!

Post: The crash of 2008 vs the crash of 2023

Douglas Skipworth
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Memphis, TN
  • Posts 1,315
  • Votes 1,135

@James Martin, you have been a Frayser advocate for many years!  I found this BP post from 2015 where I told people to quit hating on Frayser (I gave you a special shout out since you were one of the few people like me talking about how Frayser can work for the right investors!).  It got a lot of replies (mostly from haters). 

I wonder if anybody else invested and saw their properties increase in value as dramatically as you did?!  Well done!!