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4 June 2021 | 0 replies
Buying a home can be a stressful process from the open houses to the bidding wars.
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4 June 2021 | 3 replies
Some time passes after the AOS expires, and they will ask for a new offer (which they do not sign or counter).We are on the third iteration of this loop and I assume they are just using the offers as negotiating tools to attempt to engage in a bidding war with other potential buyers.My AOS's have all expired and I am not interested in writing anymore offers.
6 June 2021 | 3 replies
I do see homes listed within my range on Redfin/Zillow, but not sure how is the bidding war ?
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7 June 2021 | 2 replies
Hi BP friends, a fellow investor of mine who built a commercial residential building had numerous issues, delays and defects in working with the GC firm who developed it.
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9 June 2021 | 15 replies
Octopus furnaces from before World War 1?
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6 June 2021 | 2 replies
Houses listed at that price elicit bidding wars.
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10 June 2021 | 6 replies
There are numerous ways to prepare to acquire your property, but the most important thing to do is just take small actionable steps every day.
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7 July 2021 | 2 replies
Overall though, my war stories are fewer and the lessons learned along the way aren't that expensive.
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9 June 2021 | 8 replies
There are some instances you would find yourself in a bidding war and in that case simply find out from investors - potential buyer(s) of your list what they are buying at .
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18 October 2021 | 7 replies
My partner and I have numerous investment properties in the DSM area.