All Forum Posts by: Steven Caldwell

@Tayo O. what we normally have done with our clients is try to negotiate a credit up front. Even if we have to go over the list price to get it, this helps a first time buyer not come with as much cash. For instance, on FHA multi units you can negotiate a 3% credit which offsets the 3.5% down. We recently helped a client close a four unit where he only brought like $500 to the closing.

Hey @Byron Turcios we source off market deals for investors here in Chicago, aka wholesale. We work w/ rehabbers, landlords, developers and house-hackers. We also see a lot of other off-market deals. Shoot me your info and we can get you signed up on our buyer's list. Or check out our website in my bio.

@John Warren smart man, that's exactly what I told her :)

@Alicia Marks We were just going over this in my office on Friday. I offered to let someone in on a small part of one of my deals, or if he wants to at least follow the deal from start to finish so I can explain the reasoning for each step along the way. I think a big part of it is just not actually seeing it done. 

Another issue is the shiny object or "if you chase two rabbits you'll catch none saying" when people start looking at way too many options rather than just focusing on one deal. 

Either way, I would try to just educate and coach people as much as possible to get there courage up but it is very tough to get people over analysis paralysis sometimes