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All Forum Posts by: Anore' Allen

Anore' Allen has started 8 posts and replied 28 times.

Post: this is why you do NOT just put houses under contract

Anore' AllenPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Madison, WI
  • Posts 29
  • Votes 27

I don't think we should bash wholesalers. When I go to a restaurant and get bad customer service I don't bash every server in the world, it's more based on the person.

Seems like he made a mistake, which is common when dealing people..

Post: Seller Wants Earnest Money Deposit

Anore' AllenPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Madison, WI
  • Posts 29
  • Votes 27

Some sellers want EMD some don't even know what an EMD is. If you're wholesaling after your first deal start building a cash reserve for things like closing costs amd deposits.

Don't get discouraged it won't happen all the time, especially if the seller is truly motivated.

Post: Gun shy seller

Anore' AllenPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Madison, WI
  • Posts 29
  • Votes 27

If the details of the deal don't spell out a win win situation that you and the seller both feel 100% comfortable with then move on to the next, the ability to walk away from a deal is the strongest position you can be in. 

Think in abundance, maybe he isn't that motivated yet. 

Post: Inheritance

Anore' AllenPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Madison, WI
  • Posts 29
  • Votes 27

Wholesale. I would put some of that money to use via Marketing to distressed sellers and pass the deals (assign Contracts) to other investors that way you can network with investors in your area, make some cash and not have 25% of your capital tied up in a single investment that doesnt appreciate in value by 10% or more annually. 

I have never in my life seen anything with a higher ROI than direct mail.

Post: Sauk and Dane County WI.

Anore' AllenPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Madison, WI
  • Posts 29
  • Votes 27

Looking for an Investor Friendly Real Estate agent/ Broker in the Dane County and Sauk County area(s). 

Post: The ugly truth about Wholesaling

Anore' AllenPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Madison, WI
  • Posts 29
  • Votes 27

Wholesaling is easy. Wholesaling on a consistent basis is HARD.

First of all most newbie wholesalers have little capital, so saying "we buy houses" is a lie if YOU don't personally have the funds to close.

Lie (Noun)

Actual definition:

a false statement made with deliberateintent to deceive; an intentional untruth.

BUT WAIT....

If you use a "transactional lender" you technically are buying the house right?

Well yes... But.....

Then there's the proof of funds dilemma.. You cannot target the average Becky and Joe Dunn who have a real estate agent and attorney working with them 99% of the time the deal will blow up before you even get a contract signed.. Proof of funds that you can just download off of the Internet most likely won't work with the average seller, they will call or check the website and get freaked out.

You need to target DISTRESSED HOMEOWNERS that NEED to sell quickly, at least in their minds. Vacant properties will serve you best, your chances of contacting a FSBO from Craigslist and getting them to sell 70% ARV minus repairs, minus your fee is very slim.

Guru's make it seem so easy, "find a motivated sellers and a buyer and ...Boom make $10,000!" That's BS. There's title issues, tax issues, the seller may have family members that kill the deal, your title company may not know how to do or allow certain transactions, etc.

There are people that wholesale successfully but I could count them on one hand, I've noticed most of the guys that used to kill it are now coaching, HM...I wonder why (because the income is inconsistent!)

If you really want to wholesale target Vacant properties, dealing with tenants in the home is extremely difficult especially when your buyers want to see the home, although there are ways around it the buyer could easily go around you (just wait for your contract to expire).

Wholesaling is a rough, gritty business don't fall for all the glitz and glamour tales you get from the guru's, YES you can succeed in Wholesaling but if you don't target the right people and prep them for what you're gonna do you'll end up like 99% of all the other wannabes...

Post: Code Violation list

Anore' AllenPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Madison, WI
  • Posts 29
  • Votes 27

So...code enforcement doesn't like investors because they make money? I don't see the logic behind why they couldn't provide a list of say 100-500 properties for a fee..am I missing something here or is this just another case people not liking to see other people make good money? 

Post: Inspection Period.

Anore' AllenPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Madison, WI
  • Posts 29
  • Votes 27

If i have a property under contract with an inspection period of say 15 days does that mean I have to find a buyer before the inspection period is up so that he/she can inspect?

If I can't find a buyer within a 15 day inspection period does this mean I can't assign the contract? 

Why doesn't any of the "guru's" talk about issues like this? They make the process seem so smooth and easy which is obviously BS.