All Forum Posts by: Michael Juve

Well when I said eve I kind of meant it's on the horizon. It's not today ,but thanks anyway. :D

My birthday is actually on Saturday.

Thanks for the advice so far. I will look into those two authors and see what they have to say.

For now I am just kind of looking for a way to make some money without having to spend a whole lot so I can get some finances set aside to move on to different types of things.

It's kind of nice being around people that won't automatically bash you just because you are trying something different. I will admit that all the criticizm I was getting was starting to make get some hairline cracks in my hope. From my own family members no less.

But coming back to this site those have been patched up and now I am more determined then ever to make something happen. 8)

I started out trying to get into foreclosures. Then I found out I couldn't sign a contract anyway, but I had some kind of moral dellema also. So I kind of backed out of that. But I thought I would ask just in case the opportunity presented itself.

I have a couple people I can talk to about this type of stuff. They both make a living at it ,ones an agent. But seeing as I am in Colorado visiting and they are in California. I thought I would get a little bit of a head start.

I want to get going ASAP, but I don't want to rush into things and not really have a clue what I'm doing.

But I figure if I can average even one deal a month on a fixxer upper, or something like that. Thats $3-5k a piece ,or more, and that is most likely more money then I could make at a regular full time job being straight out of high school and don't have any college experience.

I am coming to you guys on the eve of my 18th birthday looking for some advice. Now that I can almost really get the ball rolling with this I figured it was time to get serious instead of just poking around here and there getting some basic facts.

I have an idea about how options work but that would be about it. I'm not really sure how to write up the contract, and what kind of a pitch I should use. I'm sure this will all come in time but I figured with a great resource like this site it wouldn't hurt to ask. 8)

So any tips, and suggestions would be more then appreciated. :D

Also would an option work in a pre foreclosure type situation. I don't see why it wouldn't seeing as there isn't anything "official" yet. But I thought I would ask just to be sure.

I know this is about clothes. But how about cars. Does the car you drive make that much of a difference?

I would most likely either be driving a primered/red '70 Chevelle that is less than stellar looking, and kind of loud. Or an '89 Toyota Cressida. Neither of which are very good looking cars, but they are all I've got. \

Would I be alright wearing black jeans, and a plain black shirt and driving either of those?

I wouldn't be out doing anything official until I turned 18 anyway. So that is a non issue.

Hey I didn't say my plan was perfect. :lol:

But I am sure some of the guys that have been on here a while would have some ideas about how to deal with this. :wink:

I have thought about that as well, the buyer going directly to the home owner.

Wouldn't there be some kind of clause that you can put in there that would prevent the buyer from stealing your lead?

What I meant by the being young part is in general not very many people will take someone seriously because they are young. At least that is what I have found out.

Thanks for answering about assigning contracts. I had that guy saying that is what I could do since I was under 18.

That is one of the disadvantages of being young. Not very many people will take you seriously. I guess I will just have to show them what I can do.

Can you assign a contract if you are under 18? I was talking to a guy down in San Diego and that is what he was talking about.

I am by no means going to try and project the image I have no money. :wink:

What I meant by good faith was giving them a little money as a deposit type of thing.