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Paul Zofsak Buyer paid loss mitigation fees on short sale???
26 November 2013 | 21 replies

I am dealing with a listing agent locally that handles mostly short sales, one of her fees that is paid by the buyer is a $4k loss mitigation fee. I am still new to investing and even newer to dealing with short s...

G.D. Haizlip California Delinquent Real Estate Property Tax Sales
2 September 2023 | 11 replies

State of California: Purchasing Tax Deed PropertiesHello Prospective California Tax Sale Buyers/Investors, Re: California - A Tax Deed State *(No Redemption Period) California Tax Authorities (Tax Collectors) literall...

Shanair Mills Walk Away or Negotiate
13 August 2020 | 3 replies

Found a property to invest in, offered the sellers only $1,000 less than asking just for minor items, also asked seller to pay full closing and to close in 30 days. Sellers countered with full asking, only paying 3,50...

Tera Jonnes Tax Lien- Deceased Owner but Family wants Home Back
3 January 2019 | 16 replies

Hello, I recently paid the taxes on a home. The property was a tax lien. The owner of the home is deceased. I haven’t heard anything about anyone wanting to pay the taxes so I’ve started fixing up the property. Recent...

Samuel Ruelke 1% or 2% rule in Orlando?
29 September 2018 | 18 replies

Hi everyone! So I've heard about the 1% rule & 2% rule (or guidelines) when purchasing a rental property: the monthly rental rate should be 1%-2% of the total amount you have in the property to make it a good inve...

Sam Leon Listing broker mandates an addendum
6 December 2013 | 10 replies

I have a short sale offer where the listing broker is insisting on the me the buyer to sign an addendum before he would present my offer to the buyer.

Usually I have seen seller's attorney dictating some verb...

Brad James County tax auctions - are there any catches?
3 April 2009 | 14 replies

I have attended a few tax auctions locally. A BUNCH of properties. Terms of the auction are I believe 500 cash and write a check for the balance the day of the auction. Now I am not going to go pull loan money not...

Lisa Goodwin short sale scheduled for trustee sale in 5 days
13 September 2012 | 28 replies

Earlier this summer I made an offer on a property in Surprise Az and have been waiting on lender's approval. My agent emailed me this weekend telling me the house is scheduled for trustee sale on Friday and he has a f...

Troy Sheets Back taxes owed, 2 weeks till tax sale, how to structure?
11 March 2019 | 8 replies

We came across a homeowner that has roughly two weeks till her house goes to tax sale. She owes ~$15k which would obviously need to be paid before the tax sale. It's unlikely we could close on the property in two week...

Nicholas Ferraiuolo Thoughts on sherif auctions to acquire real estate
3 July 2021 | 4 replies

I know most people oppose buying houses at an auction but I was wondering if people had any experience or just how people feel in general about this strategy