Hey BP!I have a meeting with an investor I met over the weekend who can offer general contractor services. Since he understands the business from the investors perspective I am hopeful he could be a good addition to m...

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You have to interview buyers under the time constraint of the purchase contract...and you might not find a buyer, might find buyers that have criteria that doesn't match what you found, might find only buyers that aren't real, or find a real buyer only at the last minute that knows there is a gun to your head and you have no negotiating power.A better approach is to align yourself with a couple of really solid, active, no-nonsense buyers.

But before you do, interview him thoroughly, find out about all the deals he's closed in the past couple years, get references.

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I feel my brain growing.This came to be because I incorporated investment language in my cover letters and peppered it into my job interviews.

Hello BP,I have been interviewing community and regional banks for a first time home mortgage.

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You interview investors that have already bought property in the past and find out where they want to buy and what kind of properties that one"Terms" means using creative financing which you can learn about here at biggerpocketsThere is "subject to existing financing" or "sub to"which means you buy a property and take over the payments and get the deedThere is a lease option assignment where you lease option from the seller and sell your paperwork to a renter for a feeThere is buying on a wraparound mortgage or installment land contract and renting out the propertyFor a free and clear property with no loans, you can buy on installment sale and rent out the propertyOffering the seller a cash offer and a terms offer I think is the easiest way for you to make money in real estate both when starting out and when you are established

In fact based on the phone interview, application data and reference checks you should have a firm grasp on who this person is, the credit report is a factor in my decision and is utilized to validate a lot of the information already provided; if it doesn't match or is incorrect; See ya!