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Normally that tax is split between buyer and seller but since its an auction the buyer pays it ALL. b.

We hired an appraisal company to do an appraisal knowing we were under the gun because now the seller is threatening to sue me and keep my earnest money.

Hey Tim, Your intro is inspiring.. how do you intend to stand out when negotiating with sellers?

But Dylan, knowing how fast-paced the real estate world can be, answered.It was a distressed seller desperate to sell their home immediately.

Make sure you are highly dedicated and motivated to take action.

If interest rates go down the seller gets hosed for life.

Initially, focus on building relationships with sellers rather than pushing for immediate deals.

There are tons of threads here on BiggerPockets where you have a new investor bashing a property manager, seller or turnkey guy and then when the experienced investors chime in it becomes very clear that the new investor wasn't telling the whole story and there typically wasn't any wrongdoing by the property manager, seller, turnkey guy or what have you.

Which is why I always send the listing to the sellers to proof read everything.