Do you really understand financing risks or are you just blowing smoke?

My partner who did the door knocking always had either Fresh Salmon Smoked Salmon or Elk Jerky at the ready for a door gift. then if he landed a big patch of timber or was working on one say 1mbf or better that owner got to go fishing on his RAnch on the Oregon coast and that sealed the deal 99% of the time.I can't imagine though door knocking in the iffy neighborhoods If your trying to buy low value assets I would think that is pretty dangerous...

I thought of the time I had a tenant sign a no smoking lease and when I went in to check a furnace issue he had set up a smoking lounge in the garage for him and his dope smoking buddies, When I called him on it he said it wasn't part of the apartment.

Honesty   well lets take both sides of that coinYOu have investors trying to buy homes as cheap as they can and you have home owners trying to ( at least we hope they are trying to ) sell for as much as they can.I think the investor buyer who is very proud of the great smoking deal they just got probably is not real up front with the profit they are going to make.. and or if asked point blank how much they will make I could see many cases were a less than honest answer may come out....

But a Suped up 80s mustang could smoke all those cars for a lot less money.  

I actually quit smoking about a month ago to help save money, that's at least $100/mo with how much I used to smoke.

You build fear of the unknown.REI Statement: “My goodness, they write a 3-inch book about how bad your house is.†Note: This is instilling more fear and discomfort with this statement.Note: If you have never seen a home inspection done, you should call a local home inspector and ask to witness their next inspection so you can obtain an idea of their thoroughness.Note: This statement is reinforcing the idea that it is better to sell to you than take their chances on the open market.REI Statement: “I know that on average I spend about $2,500 in repair items besides termite control, roof certification, wiring the smoke detectors, reaching minimum standard requirements and other usual costs, and that’s just an average.†Note: This statement is again building the costs of selling and reinforcing the idea that it’s better to sell to you.REI Statement: “$2,500 plus $(X Amount) equals $(X Amount) in seller costs.â€Note: Again, write this and say it at the same time under the right hand column.REI Question: “I take on all of this responsibility and risk so that at the end of the day I can resell the house after I fix it up, and I have to make something and I have determined that my minimum is $10,000.

Michael, you're in the business of getting people to pay you to coach them, mentor them or show them fantasic ways to do deals, so It's smoke a mirrors, hype and something that gains attention.

You build fear of the unknown.REI Statement: “My goodness, they write a 3-inch book about how bad your house is.†This is instilling more fear and discomfort with this statement.If you have never seen a home inspection done, you should call a local home inspector and ask to witness their next inspection so you can obtain an idea of their thoroughness.This statement is reinforcing the idea that it is better to sell to you than take their chances on the open market.REI Statement: “I know that on average I spend about $2,500 in repair items besides termite control, roof certification, wiring the smoke detectors, reaching minimum standard requirements and other usual costs, and that’s just an average.†This statement is again building the costs of selling and reinforcing the idea that it’s better to sell to you.REI Statement: “$2,500 plus $40,600 equals $43,100 in seller costs.â€Again, write this and say it at the same time under the right hand column.

Holy smokes Nick I didn't know you visit bb.com.