Also it makes a difference is the house is outdated.If it is functional but outdated it will become an expense for the buyer down the road with upgrading to sell to the next buyer.For instance if a home is 1 to 2 years old and you buy you can get away with owning a few years and reselling without pouring a bunch of money into it.If you buy a house that is say 5 to 10 years old and resell in a few years you will most likely have to spend substantial money updating for resale.On the bpo's now they actually make the 3rd party bpo broker/agent (who does not have the listing)sign an electronic from when submitting the report that they have not been influenced nor have they had discussions with any parties relating to the value of the property.The buyers broker,buyer,listing broker,and seller all have an interest to see the sale happen.The BPO person getting paid for a report is just an objective 3rd party.You want to make sure and not overpay for a property.For instance you put in an offer and wait 2 months for acceptance.Meanwhile the market has declined 6% since then and your deal is no longer that great.It's critical to know with a short sale how many mortgages and liens are present.The more to negotiate the more of a long shot of getting approval from all parties and hitting the value needed.

They need to get them under contract before they advertise them or I could just go offer on the house myself.

If it doesn't work for you in the future you can advise her that electronic payment by check can be set up to arrive to you on time and she can do that several months in advance.

I am advertising on Facebook right now, but not spending a lot cause I don't have the time/infrustructure to deal with the phone calls (yes, I could hire or outsource this, but I'm too focused on making this BP redesign work!

Bring a 20 page business plan to the bank showing your market research and advertising and marketing plans.

I figure this will also allow me to screen out the people that just want off of my advertising list.Does anyone have some input as to how well this works?

They will even advertise your rental.

One such case was an ad that advertised "...nice unit on X street, right behind St.

I have a property manager who advertises for tenants, draws up leases and attends to maintenance issues.

We have been advertising to anyone interested that we can do seller-financing.