People who earn their living in sales or customer service develop even better skills in this area.Frankly, learning to deal with sellers who are only focused on what they need is a great way to find motivated sellers who will let you win if they get what they want.John Corey

Given the amount involved you will need higher priced property or a few mid priced properties.I know a developer that did a deal where they sold a specific floor in a commercial building.

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You put 5% down and the developer gives you 5% back at closing, plus the first 2 years of payments, and they get the option to buy it back.Here are the numbers:$269,000 lot$13,450 5% down payment$13,450 cash back at closing$47,920 cash back at closingYou then have 2 years to decide to:a) build on the lotb) sell the lot back to the developerc) sell the lot to someone elseHas anyone ever heard of this?

As usage drops, prices will drop.There are several (VIABLE) ways to decrease our usage of oil:1: drive less2. drive smarter, smaller, more efficient vehicles3. develop alternate fuels, not viable short term, maybe 20 years out4. develop new technologies, maybe, maybe not, I think once our smart brains start working on this we may see big changes5. drive smarter, YOURSELF.

you know i often wondered this myself.I think a national MLS could be an invaluable tool for a REI.it wouldnt take much to develop a nation system of this sort to be honest. getting folks to use it might though.

Develop a marketing campaign and stick to it.

Do that kind of thing enough and the IRS will consider you a "dealer" and the lots as inventory held for sale.Depending on how "remote" this whole thing is you might be better off making part of the 700' an access road, thereby retaining enough frontage for 3 main road lots, but giving you a lot more lots by making them smaller than 13 acres each, with only a 230 yard frontage.By the way, have you ever subdivided and/or developed lots before?

Hi everyone,Maybe you look through the news in Georgia(Caucasian Region)After the "Rose Revolution" in Georgia, the country is coming up, and it becomes more developed, we have lots of new buildings, houses, offices, and people time by time are getting richer, and background for the investment is getting more stabilized, lots of world known companies came to make their businesses here - Marriott, Hayatt, Kempinski....

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