Starting with legalities is important, having a good Real Estate contract is critical in my opinion.

Employment contract in hand and my bachelor's degree, I started looking for a home while working.

Below is some of the language in the counter:"- The contract has to have as-is addendum.- No seller financing - Confirmation - buyer will be unrepresented ( no agent)- Closing costs will be split by the buyer and seller."

I checked with my lender to ensure that a quit deed claim is something they're ok with.  It's being purchased under my name.  I've upped my umbrella insurance as well.I live in Washington State.  Investment 1 is in Al...

It was a rocky road with the first property under contract the leases came out showing lower rents then we were told and decided to break contract.

And you could be out the cost of an inspection if they are really trying to hide something.Normally I hate the idea of “get it under contract and then negotiate further” but if the owner won’t let you into any units then you really don’t have a choice.

@Andrew Taylor - look into a wrap around mortgage, contract for deed or an option contract.

Did you have a contract in place?

My question is: Contact the seller tell ask them to buy their contract for a specified price and then I tell my buyer what the price is & the ARV and then the buyer will buy the contract from me and then the rest of the transactions are made between the buyer and seller.

(simo purchase money 2nd) $29,000    down pymt Hoping to sign up this loan scenario today on a 5% down jumbo purchase which gets her first mortgage down under Jumbo loan into to conforming loan pricing at $453k, avoid PMI and the need to escrow as she's very tight on post closing reserves.But given this borrower's credit is in the 740 tier, she also may have an option to qualify for one of the new 95% ltv single loan Jumbo with No PMIShe came to me as a referral from a Realtor, who I don't know, so the deal was already under contract.