I agree that you want an assessment regarding the cost to remedy, but beware of scare tactics and do some of your own research, because it could save you a ton of money.

If one does, it will be the exception, not the rule....Not totally true, as one marketing tactic for listing agents is to canvass FSBO signs to try to get the listing!

Lately, I've gotten a new tactic, an agent calling and saying they have a client that would be either perfect for the space or is interested in seeing it.

As an investor, this tactic has helped me move properties that would've otherwise sat on the market for months.

This is NOT a negotiating tactic.

Hello everyone, I’m very interested in getting into the real estate investing field, so all I’ve been doing lately is acquiring some basic creative purchasing and financing tactics I could use to help out motivated sellers and myself, it’s a true win/win.So my questions are:1- I know this question depends on the seller’s needs and my financial ability, but under what perfect conditions should I try to utilize each creative tactic (subject-to, lease options, contract of deed, straight options, and owner financing)2- What contracts I must use and have signed when utilizing each creative tactic (subject-to, lease options, contract of deeds, straight options, and owner financing)3- Once the appropriate contracts are used/signed for each tactic, what are the following steps I must take; now I’m not talking about the complete a-z steps.

the challenge seems to be in finding an escrow/title company that will allow the "double escrow" to be done.....for example: there is an escrow open that is required by the lender once the "approval" from the lender is secured....then there needs to be another escrow opened between the "buyer" and the "end-buyer" on the same property....so, "end buyer" comes into escrow with the $300K plus closing costs, closes existing escrow on the property...then the title/escrow officer walks into the next room and applies the $250K plus closing costs to the original escrow to close that one.in theory and once in the past this was the way it was and still should be...but, now as it seems, most escrow/title companies are not wanting to do the "double" escrow for reasons of "full disclosure" to all parties, for fear of not being "sued" for some type of fraud.those of us not engaging in these tactics get penalized.....but, such is life....i have a title company that has stated they will do a "double" escrow but, will need to let the lender know this fact. not disclose the "amount" the "end-buyer" is paying, merely disclose there is a 'double" escrow in effect....well, obviously this should kill the deal right at the very end....so, not a wise direction to take....

Live and learn.....in the future I will use back taxes etc. as more of a negotiating tactic .I did just hear last week that the offer looked good, and it was sent on to their negotiator for further review.I must have really influenced the BPO already.

And when people like Carlton S. teaches you to screw around with someones negotiated "work" contract, and you do it, that proves that you certainly fall within that description.This type of tactic almost never works to reduce the agents commission, but it can put a strain on the relationship between the agent and their client, potentially ending what could have been a long-term business relationship.Beachbum,YOU CAN MAKE MONEY IN THIS BUSINESS WITHOUT ATTEMPTING TO DO DAMAGE TO THOSE THAT YOU DO BUSINESS WITH.

hello everyone, i'm a beginning investor and i need some help/advice on putting this deal together.well anyway here is my story, just the other day i found a vacant run down boarded up house in a good neighborhood (were the other properties have beening selling kinda high and etc), this propery was listed by this real estate companyso i called the real estate company got the price of the property and setup a walk through to see just how bad it was inside, so the next day we went through the property and man i tell you this property needs alot of worknow at this point i am only interested in wholesaling the property to another investor because i think the rehab will be a little to much for me being a beginner and etc, so i told the agent to make an offer on the property, and after some negotiation the seller said as far as he'll come down on the price is $10,000so here is my problem, the agent said before we can go any farther i need to show proof of funds ((becuase no bank would give you a mortgage on a property like that, so whoever that'll purchase would need to be a cash buyer)) and open escrow with about $2,000 which i don't have any funds ((i just want to tie this property up/get it under contract so i can sale it to another investor)), plus the agent told me that the listing agent of the property is also a rehaber and said if i dont take it he'll take it, and the only reason he's giving me that opportunity is because he's already rehabing a couple of other properties right now ((which i don't know if this is a tactic to get me to get the property faster or what))but here is some info about this deal, the property was listed at $79,900 and was reduced to $65,000 about a month ago, then i got them down to $55,000, and the properties in the same neighorhood with the same specs are selling for $142,900 in good conditionso how to i go about tieing this property up especially when working with a real estate agent, oh yeah something i forgot to mention i even have friend that would be interested in buying the property off of me to rehab it, its just that he wants me to find him a hard money lender to work with......SO IF SOMEONE CAN HELP, PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE WAITING ON ME TO MAKE A MOVE