All Forum Posts by: Tony SanFilippo

Other tips:

Keep in mind, the family may still be mourning, so don't push too hard. Let them know you are there to help if they need it now or in the near future. If the person has passed recently the family is probably a little overwhelmed. So give them the time they need, but see if there is any way you can help them now. 

Do they need money to bury their family member? (Fast cash closing can help if they don't have funds to take care of all the immediate expenses)

Is the house full of stuff and will they need some time to go through things.  (Give a longer close time to 

accommodate)  

If a family member was living with them, they may need some time to find a new place to live since other Heirs are forcing the sale of the property. (do a lease back for 1-2 months at what ever rent rate you feel you need to give them to get the deal. Market rent if fair and usually works)

If you help them, they just may help you get the deal.

Warning: If there are a lot of heirs involved it will be more difficult to get the property under contract (some may feel the property is worth more, or they may want to buy it) try to talk with the executor or 

family attorney, talking with other family members may get you in the door, but will delay the process.

Good luck and I hope this helps.

Good read, thanks @Christina Suter.  Very Interesting

Congrats, in what city and state did you acquire these properties?

@ Charlie DiLisio

I would also think installing tile over cork would result in movement and quickly bring grout cracks.  This post is now 3 months old, so would you please let us know how it held up and you would do again or have other ideas.

thanks

Any News?

I agree if it were my own home, but when you are doing a fix and flip on a tight budget, you don't do landscaping if you can avoid it!  In my case the previous owner just couldn't afford the mortgage much less to water a small yard so it went dormant.  The new owner I hope will water like all the neighbors around them or xeriscape

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It works

@Roy N.

LOL, I know what you mean, but it is very common in dry desert like states, when the city only lets you water so many days a week, or puts even longer water restrictions that force your lawn to go dormant.  There was even T.V. commercials  a few years back for companies to come paint your lawn in Denver, to keep it looking good during the drought.  Pet and kids safe :-).

It is great to see that you are selling a high volume of deals, congratulations!  What may help some BP folks would be a little information on how you found each deal and what you paid, so they can see the success on a larger level.  Keep up the great work!

Green Grass Hack,

If you have a lawn that has just not been watered enough and has brown spots or has gone dormant too soon.  I have found that you can paint it green to pump up the curb appeal.  Again, not to cover dead grass that will never come back, but for dormant grass or pet spots on a lawn that you want to look like a green lawn this stuff really works.  I purchased it on Amazon and applied with a weed sprayer.

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