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Is it realistic to offer 27% below the listed price on an REO?
Do you use one? What dogs do you exclude?Thanks in advance
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I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this but hope someone can help redirect me or offer advice.I wanted to put a bid on a house that is listed at $225,000. I of course want to pay the least amount so I jokin...
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Taking into consideration the bad condition of the property and low-end neighborhood, I feel that HUD houses are actually over-priced. And compared to banks, HUD is harder to negotiate on price. It seems they won't ac...
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Hi guys, newbie here working on my first short sale. I just got a payoff figure form the lawyers, here is the break down:
Principal Balance: $ 325,243.93
Interest: $ 12,499.86
Late Charges: ...
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California will once again have on the November ballot a massively draconian and destabilizing rent control measure. The current measure PROP 21 is very similar to a previous measure that was soundly defeated in 2018....
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Bank foreclosure listed for 90K
Needs about 45-50K rehab/clean up.
Comps 125K conservative
We would buy and rehab with cash but would take a good amount of time and work.
Should I offer the bank 45K?
It's been on...
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I am a real estate wholesaler in Delaware and I advertise on craigslist: "Investor pays $500 per property lead that closes". So bird dogs bring me a bunch of leads, and if i wholesale one of those, i will pay them ...
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I was talking to a friend last and he was telling me how he submits a ton of offers on short sales, waits to meet with the BPO to explain his offer and then get it accepted by the bank. Is this really the case?
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When it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Hello everyone! I had an experience this week that was a great learning experience, but also a let down. My current market is hot to say the least (homes go on and o...