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So a quick history on this REO property.
Was foreclosed on 1/31/20 with $40k balance
Bank listed it on 5/21 for $54k
Reduced price to $49.9k after 30 days
Reduced price to $47k after 60 days
We offered $39k
Ban...
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So I just had a verbal off market deal in place with a real estate agent in the Smokies who owns a lot of his own cabins (this is not someone who is active here!). I saw the property today while I was in town, agreed ...
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I'm not a fan of wholesalers - especially those that are unlicensed and make their living by stealing equity from sellers who are uninformed or so desperate that they have to take a bad deal to get out of a jam.Well, ...
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I hear a lot of people say, make a lot of offers weekly. We are making lots of targeted calls a week, but not getting a lot of people willing to sell. Just wondering if there is any advice on how to get more offers ou...
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How often do you write an offer for a home that you have not seen in person? Do you always just lowball hoping to find a seller that will take the bite? How often does that actually work and how low the offer was? Was...
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I've been sending letters and postcards for about 8 months now and I'd say 90%+ of the respondents are what I would call tire kickers. These are people who aren't truly motivated or just don't get it - for example on...
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I had an idea the other day, and I was just trying to touch base to see how other people feel about it, basically it entails, having a friend or partner low ball a property harshly that way when you give your offer (w...
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Having the right people on your team can propel your business to the next level. What is the best way to find those ideal employees? One of our Members, Waylon Lewis, works for Indeed.com and gave us the inside detail...
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I got me a motivated seller ready to sell his house. Can I still make an offer if I only saw the outside of the house? The seller is out of state and gave the house key to someone else who he now has issues with. He s...
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Just had my first response to one of my craigslist ads for getting leads. They were not happy. Kept calling me a scam. But Im letting it roll off me because not everyone is going to be happy. At first I was taken abac...