(footnote: they don't believe in email. so it wasn't an option.)THE SOLUTION:After spending the evening thinking it over, I figured I could offer a less "daunting" offer by presenting an "Option to Purchase" contract instead of a blatant "Purchase and Sale agreement with assignment clause", which would leave them locked in with me for 30 days.The difference in these two contracts (from my understanding), is that an "Option to purchase" contract would allow the seller to still sell the property to whomever they wanted, while I would also simultaneously be able to market the home at 0 cost to them for 30 days.If a buyer approached them with an offer that was higher than the one in my option contract, they would give me the opportunity to "match the offer", or I could simply walk away from the deal and they could go with the higher price.THE FAIL: As I was fighting traffic demons to get to their property by 3PM, I gave them a call to let the seller know I'll be there soon.

Portland Oregon Flip in Irvington NeighborhoodI’m so excited to finally share the results of my first Rehab/Sale deal.

A good site to use if you want to do your own is redfin.com When you run a search, filter the criteria and on the right side of the page it will list all the properties that match that, at the bottom of that list is an option to "download all" and you can export the file to a excel document and run a comp analysis

One exception would be for serious investors(can produce proof of funds or at least pre-approved for an investment loan) - even if it doesn't result in a commission - the networking can be valuable. 

Millennials getting more positive about homebuyingRealtor.com: More looking to buy, sales upTrey GarrisonJune 25, 2015 Millennials have become more positive when it comes to taking the plunge into home ownership and are primed to gain market share in the second half of the year, according to the results of realtor.com’s consumer behavior survey of more than 12,000 respondents conducted from Jan. 1, 2015 to June 15, 2015.

As a result of working long n hard since I was 17 years old I have amassed bout 90k to my name. 50k is in assets like  TFSA RRSPS and so on.

Use this great resource and learn what you can so you can come in with specific questions for best results!  

So when one of my mentors (known him for 6 years) that is heading where I want to be invited me to a fortune builders seminar to learn some tips without a doubt I didn't procrastinate to take the offer and as a result I met his mentor a man that has been doing real estate for over 60 years.

I found out that this was the result of robbery gone wrong.

Has anyone been in a similar situation with a favorable result?