The appraiser has a copy of the contract, then looks at the market to see if the sales price is a justifiable amount for the lender to lend against.

I currently have a deal on a duplex that's under contract and I've run into some appraisal issues with the current hard money lender I'm using at the moment because they're using appraisers who are not familiar with the market of the local area. 

I have a 3 family under contract and am getting quotes of around 5.25% on an investment property.seems high to me.

I have found a friend of family member that is looking to sell 5 properties, do you guys usually meet at the title company to sign contracts or can that be done anywhere?

However generally speaking I believe that if you can pass a driving test you can study and pass a RE Salespersons test with the same amount of energy.Now actually selling RE/contracts/farming/networking etc are another story, but getting licensed is easy.Good Luck in your adventure!

You're not a wholesaler trying to quickly get a contract signed and submitted to the title company to lock in your deal.

The expansion/contraction of the pieces was not an issue & the edge/grip integrity due to the weather extremes proved to be excellent & did not buckle to contract. 

Hello, I'm trying to find a good real estate lawyer to help me with reviewing contracts in Anchorage but all I could find are estate lawyers.

this needs to be part of your contract as an addendum. 

For every 10 people I meet I get one under contract.