Hello, I am fairly new to real estate and am just starting out. I have been following bigger pockets for a long time but this is my first post. I'm excited to jump in the action. My situation is that I own a duplex th...
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I made an offer on a home that was in the middle of a flip where the family ran out of time/money. I made a low offer hoping that she would counter and meet me in the middle well....."Hi Ryan. Without using up any mo...
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A couple years ago we turned down a deal to do a TV show with the producers of the show Ice Road Truckers on the History Channel. That was a tough decision because the typical pay for a deal like this is $500,000.At 1...
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I am an investor who listed a house on sale with a realtor. We received several offers and I selected a loan offer. The contract had a special stipulation indicating that buyer is willing to pay $5k over appraisal if ...
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I see there are a bunch of them. Most seem to have shady or bad reviews. Anyone have experience using this when doing a FSBO? ... I'd appreciate your feedback who to use to get my house on the MLS (not using a realtor...
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I recently came across a house that was foreclosed on. Freddie Mac owns it. Can I send Freddie Mac an offer and assign it?
I think what has kept me slow on making offers is the pain in the butt long drawn out ordeal of writing it up. most the houses I offer on are on the MLS so im basically making my offer to the agent, verbal or written....
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My brothers and I don't have an agent because we wanted to reduce any expenses (i.e. agent commission) we could since we are just starting out. However, the listing agent is claiming that she "will be held responsible...
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I have heard some people mention this. Do you actually go through the Realtor or do you contact the seller directly and work out terms that way. thanks.
Dave Humphrey
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Hello All, I've been reading a ton lately about real estate and I have been asking questions to everyone that I know that own property, but I still have a ton to learn. I have been eager to invest, but haven't quite f...