This is because they might have a line of credit, all cash, or a great track record with a local bank that doesn't care what the deal looks like, they know they have a solid investment in the investor.

When your looking at a deal what are the main focus points you look at to make a solid deal like rehab cost, closing, utilities, holding cost, seller commissions sorry for so many question.

So glad i found this website, now i don't have to waste 3 hours of my time tonight.

Do you think I will be wasting time and money on my marketing campaign if I dont have an answering service?

Of course with that kind of number you're just jerking your own chain too.With an owner that's already asking above comps I'm not too sure you're not wasting your time anyway.

Getting ready, driving there, waiting in line for machines, I felt it was a waste of time.

Then again maybe you don't get it until you get back in which case this entire paragraph was a waste of time :PEither way figure out what you want to do in real estate, learn who, what, where, when, and how, then when you get back go do it!!

Ah a fellow Chicago Investor, I love it.I am sure Josh answered your questions as he is pretty solid and a great guy.

Dripping faucets or running toilets wasting YOUR water; traps with buckets under them and damage to cabinet bases; loose toilet/leaking wax ring damaging YOUR flooring or the apartment below; faucet STEMS leaking when turned on, allowing water to damage YOUR countertops.

I have had 2 wannabe hard money brokers waste my time and then drop the ball at the last minute.