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Sebastian E. Is Baltimore turning a corner?
16 June 2020 | 14 replies
Stay healthy, stay away from bad people.Some ideas to find the deals:walk/drive neighborhoods, look for neglected propertiesadvertise, newspapers, radio, pass out flyersWrite a nice letter to landlordsWhen housing court starts up again, meet landlords there - chatCall and visit owners of Expired Listings - make offersBuild a relationship with a few Realtors, offer to pay them a fee (3-5% of purchase price for unlisted buildings) for presenting your offers to FSBO's and expired listings (auto pilot investing) The purpose behind this is to open negotiations with sellers, I always offer well below their asking price BUT IN WRITING hand delivered by an agent (you save time, cost of gas and you increase the odds of finding a fat equity deal)Study Real Estate Control techniques; delayed settlement, assignment clauses, all types of options, hybrid or JV with sellers, repair consideration with possession (known as front porch offers) use one of the 21 proposals for seller financing (the best highest leverage financing you can get)My LOCK-DOWN has proven to be profitable, I have time to network and develop clients nationwide to mentor/partner transactions.
Scott King Does this investment make sense in today's market?
15 June 2020 | 7 replies
@Scott King Honestly I don't think the margins are fat enough
Aaron Genaro Real Estate License Advantageous?
11 June 2020 | 1 reply
If you are sitting “fat and happy” so to speak with your rentals and aren’t looking for more or rarely will, then probably your license is to worth.That’s the very short of it.
Ben Clark Any advice for a newbie?
1 May 2020 | 4 replies
Track your spending and see where you can cut the fat out of your budget.  
Rochelle Duong OOS investing. What states outside CA are good to invest in?
8 May 2020 | 15 replies
@Rochelle Duong My faves are KCMO, Indy, Huntsville... but I think the better question to be asking is how do you analyze the markets you are interested in so you know a good market when you land on it. 
Ralph Germain First potential wholesale call with seller tomorrow
27 February 2020 | 26 replies
Wholesaling with no money is like internet dating with a photo of Tom Selleck when you are short, bald, and fat.
Trevor Jones Get out of debt first?
21 August 2014 | 11 replies
No point in making mad returns to only find yourself fat, stressed and divorced.
Dion DePaoli Why to invest in Notes?
20 October 2015 | 90 replies
If that's all you are doing and have cold feet, stay in a fund, annuities can be had from insurance agents.Besides the money, I liked knowing my money wasn't backing some sleezy corporation, polluting the ground or air, wasn't used to make people fat or die, that it had a social purpose, built dreams for families, kept an elderly person in their home, gave people a chance to build a nest egg or go into business.
Edward Barnes 203K Loan - Contractor Pain
12 November 2013 | 16 replies
Some areas might be fat, some slim.
Joe Butcher Defining "motivated"
4 December 2015 | 62 replies
A big fat ZERO.