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7 April 2007 | 3 replies
Make them give you a non-refundable deposit when they sign the contract.If you find a buyer that is getting a loan, make them give YOU a substantial non-refundable deposit and don't allow any contingencies or don't allow the contingency period to extend more than a few days.
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8 April 2007 | 1 reply
The security deposit which comes to me at closing could be part of that which makes it easier for the tenant to become a buyer.
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30 April 2007 | 19 replies
In no time you'll have your deposit money ready to buy your first apartment building.
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30 April 2007 | 16 replies
At that point you flip the paper and get your deposit money and your commission back.
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29 May 2007 | 1 reply
If I buy a property from a developer 100K below market value,can you ask the developer to use the discount as a gifted deposit,to act as a no money down deal,or does anyone know how to aqire a property from a developer for no mony down.
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26 April 2007 | 1 reply
Purchase Offer:$300,000.00 $225,000.00 New first mortgage (or possible option of assumption and or with increase of existing first to 75%)$50,000 Second mortgage (carried by vendor for 5 years interest only at 8%)$10,000.00Initial Deposit$5,000.00Additional Deposit following condition removal$10,000.00Balance5.
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30 April 2007 | 6 replies
Purchase Offer: $300,000.00$225,000.00 New first mortgage (or possible option of assumption and or with increase of existing first to 75%)$50,000 Second mortgage (carried by vendor for 5 years interest only at 8%)$10,000.00 Initial Deposit$5,000.00 Additional Deposit following condition removal$10,000.00 Balance5.
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29 April 2007 | 9 replies
You're goal is to use your small deposit to be able to go to a bank and get the biggest loan you possibly can.
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9 May 2007 | 4 replies
I think their term of "flipping" is referring to the speculative "investors" that put deposits down on homes, then sold them months later for 5 digit or 6 digit profits."
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8 May 2007 | 1 reply
It feels like free money to me...All they seem to want me to do is show up for 40 hrs a week and money gets deposited into my account every 2 weeks.