If a realtor gets the impression their wheels are being spun they tend to fall off, whether their impression was accurate or not.

If I were a landlord collecting rent, I'd be worried when Bitcoins start flowing my way, because that probably means they won't be worth anything soon.Secondly, banks tend to think of themselves as pretty damn secure - and largely opposed to blockchain as it's their biggest threat as an industry - so if your lender is a bank, you can be sure you won't be paying with Bitcoins.

oklahoma county is nuts, stuff was going way to high last time i was there interested to see how it is this year.

Say you really admire his business, and just want to learn more about him, flattery tends to go a long way!   

In rentals I think you tend to go through periods without a lot of action and then several months of more than normal, like a turnover.  

People go nuts when you say "Alexa i'm home", then the curtains open, and lights CHANGE COLOR and come alive!

I would get together with your agent to get as much information as possible. generally the contracts are fairly buyer friendly so that you can back out due to inability to get financing (just dont get financing if you want to back out), upon inspection, etc.generally sellers are worried that deals will fall through and tend to want to release more information earlier so that should something get into contract, the deal will go through. if the deal falls apart, they are stuck with yet more monthly payments while the deal is in contract then have to put it back on the market which will take time to court ankther buyer.this leads me to believe that they are suspect or are worried and/or trying to hide information. they could be just poor negotiators thinking they want to take you for everything.id say: a) be totally comfortable walking away from the deal even if you have already put some $ down for inspection and what not bc it’s better to lose a little money than to get stuck win a big mistake long-term to lose even more moneyb) see if the other side would be down to just sit and lay out some next steps so everyone is on the same page. can use this meeting to listen and just use some empathy to figure out what’s going on on their side, why they’re playing the deal this way. it could be that they don’t trust you yet so they are guarding themselves

We tend to get stuck trying to find out the best decision when really we just need to make a good decision.Best of luck to you and your clients and a profitable New Year as well.

You most likely will have access to more funds on a HELOC as cashout refis in this environment tend to be lower LTV. 

We don't own any condos or townhomes in our portfolio, but having personally lived in both, they tend to attract no-maintenance types who either have busy professional/personal lives, not enough money to afford to live in a standalone home in the area, looking for included amenities (pools, tennis courts, etc), or don't want/don't know how to fix & maintain anything.