My terminology and description may not be *legally* accurate but the concept is correct.

I am a very honest person, almost to a fault sometimes.I basically do my negotiation, by reviewing the facts of the property with the seller, let them tell me some things about the property, their situation, why they are selling etc... but when it comes time to closing the deal, I have no idea what to say to justify my offer without spelling out how I arrived at the numbers (such as I put in offer of 70%-repairs-profit).

If someone does not have basic knowledge, then they will be completely lost.

Investing in rentals, land contacts, buying and selling properties has been profittable and enteraining and basically my entire way of making a living.

shep,wholesaling involves 3 parties...the seller, the assignor and the assignee (eventual buyer of property).assignor contracts to purchase from seller...and then assigns the contract to an actual buyer who's going to actually purchase the property. assignor makes money basically from finding the property, tying i tup through contract and then by selling it (the contract) to a buyer.make sense?

i was wondering if ther is anyone out there willing to help a 21 year old college student in new york get his feet wet in real estate investing i would love the chance to learn the basics from a seasoned investor. dont get it twisted im not looking for a handout im looking for a mentor :superman: who is going to shorten my learning curve and bring out the best. i love real estate and would love the chance to get started on the right path to successful real estate investing -Calan-

hello all,Trying to get some basic information here.

Basically i've found a property and i need someone to either say shut up and do it, or keep looking.

It is locally adjusted for different areas of the country.Some can give you labor hours allotments to do specific tasks, and these labor rates do typically include a 15%- 20% contractor mark up and the needed basic worker insurance rates, etc.That's the easiest and fairest way to go for you I think.Look for stuff by BNi and RS Means.Thanks,Ken

I can basically only look at multi-units since the swedish laws makes it very easy to get a loan for one-unit/family houses and these are really hard to rent out - the result is that people who can afford to rent one-unit houses always buy 'em.I know, and understand the basics of cash flow valuation models and that net income is most important.