When we sell a house, the listing commission is minimal ($250), and is just a minimal part of the seller's closing costs - I make my money off the profit split, not the commission, when we re-sell.Let me know if you have any questions.

You'll want to make sure your letter is designed and crafted to get a motivated seller to call YOU.

For where we are they usually are the sellers responsibility or split.

She doesn't know about this house because it is a private seller that's not advertising.

Motivated sellers don't know to ask if you have the funds so if you just act like you do then they usually don't ask.

Many of its depressed areas are making some pleasant changes, and it's still relatively commute-able to Seattle, so it should also be very in-demand with renters.Good luck!

I've looked at several ways to incorporate deals but the majority of sellers want a loan from the bank.

You have to be good at:Marketing to find deals, which usually takes money.Knowing how to run comps accurately, which requires MLS access, skill and experience.Knowing how to estimate construction costs accurately - which is a skill that takes a lot of learning.Knowing how to negotiate with sellers.

Seems pretty simple to me, Bob.http://www.b2rfinance.com/blog/use-cap-rate-determ...If you sell all your in demand NOI's (the lower cap rate properties) then you are left with NOI's that have less demand (the higher cap rate properties). 

Two weeks ago I served a letter of intent to seller asking him to owner-finance his property to me.