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Rick Albert To be Clear: There are two Reasons your Property isn't Selling
27 December 2022 | 5 replies
Rates have almost doubled in the last few months so cost of funds is significantly higher for many prospective buyers .
Susan Grinde What questions are good to ask a potential lead when they call?
4 July 2018 | 11 replies
Utilities costs (Gas, Electric, Water) for the past 6 monthsThis part of your motivated seller questionnaire gives you the information with which you'll be able to decide whether the property needs a short sale, whether seller financing is an option, and how to structure a deal or an offer that can work for both you and the homeowner.You'll also need this information to properly market the house to your investment property buyers.If you're a new real estate investor, I hope you arm yourself with the information on this page to work out win-win-win solutions for your sellers, your buyers and yourself.Motivated Seller Questionnaire Red FlagsThe power of the motivated seller questionnaire is that it helps guide your interview process, and gives you a framework to make the screening as conversational as possible (In other words, it's a script, without the mechanical sounding words and phrases).It helps you in the 4 following ways: Avoid Outright deception by prospective property sellers Properly screen your inbound leads for seller motivation Helps screen out irritable, irrational, potentially psychotic people you should never, ever deal with Helps you build rapport with target ideal candidates Supplies information to help structure your dealsAvoiding Outright Deception I've had a property owner tell me "..All the house needs is less than $5,000 dollars in repairs, and it's ready..." on a house that clearly needed so much work ($35,000 to $40,000 dollars) that no buyer or agent had ever called him back.Better Motivated seller screening Being a successful real estate wholesaler is a matter of alignment.
Nathan Goff Rental Arbitrage in Alexandria - Cost Estimation
12 January 2020 | 16 replies
The ability to operate a business, manage people, handle customers, market, sell, form strategies, etc are necessary for success.
Ryan Bird Year end letter or gifts to tenants
1 January 2023 | 14 replies
Imagine if your mortgage company sent you a $25 gift card, I personally wouldn't care-- I'd just think "thanks, you're obviously overcharging me if you need to redistribute $$ to customers."
Account Closed I want to open a Self Directed IRA
13 February 2018 | 11 replies
Customer Service, you want a custodian that will listen to your needs and be able to help assist you with kindness5.
Account Closed Teaching my kid to fish
1 June 2019 | 49 replies
It’s fun to watch her talk to customers.
Account Closed Mortgage Payments in Illinois
20 March 2020 | 10 replies
Bank of America had already announced that they'll let their customer defer mortgage payments up to 120 days.
Account Closed Solar in illinois: worth it?
9 May 2020 | 28 replies
In the Carr Fire, my customer was evacuated for 2 weeks and knew they had a home to go back to as they could monitor their production from their solar system so knew the roof was still there.
Damon Aniton House hacking for the long term
27 December 2022 | 7 replies
Find a good tenantPeople who are house hacking and being landlords for the first time should take care to understand the state landlord-tenant laws and the Fair Housing Act to avoid breaking the law or discriminating against a tenant.When the space is ready to be rented, these are the general steps investors follow to screen tenants:Determine minimum tenant criteria, such credit score or income-to-rent ratioPre-screen tenants by discussing requirements such as the monthly rent, security deposit, rental application fee, and background check up frontGather and review applications from prospective tenants and get permission to run a credit report, conduct a background check, and contact current and previous employers and landlords to verify tenant informationDecide on the best tenant and sign a lease agreement.All the best!
Tyler Howell Anyone use AppFolio? Competitors?
4 January 2017 | 17 replies
From a customer service perspective they are fantastic and they are constantly working to update their platform.