You are at risk from contractor subs you don't know to professionals that pretend to be homebuyers and use Realtors to show them houses.

It's not the same as a bite.I would send a letter of introduction to each tenant, telling them that you've bought the property on such and such date and pretend that you don't know anything about it.

A seller is looking to Sell their property town actual Buyer, not let someone pretend to be a buyer while tying up their house and going to find one at a higher price, maybe.

thanks bob and james..adam, good questions....i planned to list at 95-99 the whole time...my rehab came in so under budget, and i have never flipped a house during the winter....i didn't want to wait until spring to get paid, so i figured i'd rather list at 89 and take it now...i got a strong offer with 20% down, but it was pretty low...i told him 81 was the lowest i'd go..i always pretend that there may only be one buyer looking at that time...i want to turn nobody away, and make sure that the one buyer will buy my home over anything else in the area...i got a great deal on this property, and while i could've held out for more money, i'm happy with my profit, and more importantly, the buyer is happy bc he knows he got a great deal...that doesn't bother me at all..if i waited til april or may, i prob could've sold for 95ish, but now i have money to reinvest into 2 flips, that will both be on the market around early summer...as for your question on upgrades, i think this is pretty much on par for the neighborhood....this area is very trendy.i've learned how to do inexpensive things that look like upgrades...for example..it's a small house, with a small livingroom...prewiring for a flatscreen TV isn't hard or expensive, but it's a nice touch for an oler 60's home that most don't expect...it cost very little...the tiles on the kitchen floor are mostly the .67/ft tile from depot...by adding in a border and setting the middle tiles on the diagonal, it makes it look custom and expensive, but the materials were not bad at all...same with the backsplash, which was a great deal..also, this house faced the back of a grocery store...that didnt' seem to bother most people, and i'm thinking it was bc the inside and backyard looked so good..sometimes, it's worth it to spend a few extra on things to make them forget about the flaws...hope that helps

It saved me 7500 of his bill and I used that to have it finished by someone competent.I do not pretend to know more then any of these folks.

One follow up question, let's pretend I have $20M in my 401K account.

I pretend i'm doing a deal and use the calculators on the bigger pockets website to help me through it.

Pretending you will be living there to get better rates is bank fraud.

If the majority of renters in your area can easily afford your houses, it’s much easier to keep them occupied and profitable.One way you can learn rent values is to pretend you’re a renter in search of housing.

The name of my company is something that I can't change now but also I'm not pretending to be a broker.