Try to tease that out (if they aren't just spilling their guts) and then ask some basic questions about the property (beds, baths, how old is it, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS WORTH - I try to slide that in there in the general questions because then later in the conservation I already know what they think they are getting for the property and I don't have to ask it as a separate question). 

The opportunity to help people who may need to sell their house is a worthy endeavor and the rewards are endless.

And if you take the deed before you negotiate a discount with the lender for the UPB, can't you put yourself in "squirm worthy" amounts of liability, speculating and hoping that there is a discount?

The opportunity to help people who may need to sell their houses is a worthy endeavor and the rewards are endless.I understand that jump-starting my career is of great importance and I am counting on you for your support.One of the first rules of business is that referred customers are the key to success, as these people are much more likely to do business than those who don’t know anything about me.

Who in their right mind would sell a house for x amount less then what it was worth?  I

My net worth is not exactly 1,000,000 but I am also not 25 yet.

Something Ive seen is people will let it go to voicemail and the message is something like, we can't pay top dollar for your house but we can buy it for what it's worth. Is

I had a two bedroom, two bathroom in a good section of Dallas Ft Worth. I

Following what I considered to be good advice when I started (not too long ago), I purchased a list and simply specified "Vacant houses" in several zip code area's in the same city.My 1,000 postcards went out - I received 3 calls & nothing at all worthy of putting under contract!

During that time I have received about close to ten calls or so from people: a couple were people angry demanding that I never contact them again (that kinda caught me off guard at first lol), a couple that were already listed with a broker (put them on a follow-up list to see how that works out), one or two that were demanding a price way more than the property was worth (I didn't think there was much I could do with them), and I have a couple of hot leads that I have appointments scheduled to check out this upcoming week.