Unless the seller specifically has other offers on the property, your escalation clause (if it's written correctly) will not trigger (take effect).  

I'm wanting to pull the trigger soon and really get into the game.

I have been considering trying out a direct mail campaign but haven't pulled the trigger yet.Thanks again for all of your thoughts!

One home on Green street In SF I had to foreclose on peaked at 2 mil in 88 by the time we went to trustee sale no one bid it at opening bid of 925k.. today probably 5 mil easy if not more.. and by 97 ish back to  2 mil.. who knows what will trigger the next one.. but  when credit froze in 08 there was nothing we could do if you did not have cash .here are some areas I worked in   in those days and the crash.1. parts of Atlanta I made loans on houses that were worth 150k my loans were 90k   sold this 97 build for 36k in 09.

If your ready to buy, look for a good deal, and pull the trigger.  

I've always been intrigued with real estate investing so I'm finally getting to a position where I can pull the trigger.

You could quit claim them over to your LLC after you close the loan, but that could trigger the due on sale clause in a bank loan.

Hey Dwight...your last name triggered a key alert in my settings and brought me to this thread as it's the name of a town in my investing area...lol  Might as well say hello and welcome while I'm here

I need to pull the trigger get something under contract.

Hey BP,

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