What compounds the problem is that there are a number of mail houses producing the exact same thing.  

When I questioned their post they got a little defensive.

And as far as I know, ignorance is still no defense.

Some sellers may get defensive when you start hitting them with talks of a tax lien on their property, may feel you may be trying to take advantage of them or just not want to talk at all.

Appreciate your Defense of the effort.

However, you can take advantage of our huge margins in a self directed IRA, Roth IRA or Qualified Retirement Plan and grow and compound your returns in those tax free or tax deferred accounts. 8.

Originally posted by Account Closed:You claimed not to be a legal expert...that is plenty clear but not a defense.

How much more will vary, and can be debated.Which means the seller, if he had a decent agent would NOT list at $200,000.If we are talking about a house that needs no repairs, and has a fair market value of $210,000, then no one would do that deal because closing costs would swallow the profit.As always on these threads, we are getting defensive reactions from people who are real estate professionals whose practice includes assigning contracts, when the criticism being offered is of the hundreds or thousands of clueless idiots messing with people's lives without being able to perform.No one, including the original poster, is criticizing the sort of thing you and Hattie are talking about.  

@Jay HinrichsEnough with the defense already.

They want to know that who they’re talking to isn’t some scammer or someone that they should avoid, and a phone call can help work through some of these defenses.