Neil Goradia
Selling agent talking directly with Appraiser?
I have a house listed and the selling agent brought a client to the house, who ended up not being interested. However, the selling agent herself became interested and we ended up accepting an FHA loan offer from her t...
Carl Schmitt
"Flipping a short sale is illegal"
I'm sure all the "flippers" out there read the subject and said, "That's not true!". I would say it all depends. The reason I'm writing this is because as I was speaking with a "short sale expert", she informed me t...
Matt Lazas
Should I contest my appraisal.
I just got an appraisal back on a duplex that has 'no direct comps.' There are are plenty of sfr comps, but the appraiser cited a challenge in valuing the property because of no direct comparable sales.
The propert...
Tom Krol
Wholesaling Business - Are you a Visionary or a Leader?
Sometimes it is easy to confuse a Leader and a Visionary or think that they are one in the same. When evaluating the top-producing Wholesalers you find both Leaders and Visionaries. Which one are you for your Wholesal...
Alexander N.
Ideal number of rental responses?
Hi Gang!
I'm just curious - what does everyone consider a "sweet spot" in number of rental inquiries you receive on a unit you've listed, as an indicator of when you have hit the ceiling of how much $ you can get. 1...
Scott Passman
Serenity Prayer for Us All
Considering the circumstances, it is my new routine to say a serenity prayer every day to help me focus and mentally let go of that which I cannot influence or change. There is a lot of unrest about many things: econo...
Don Konipol
Harry Helmsley Negotiating Strategy
Harry Helmsley (before he let Leona ruin his life), became a billionaire when a billion was still A LOT of money, and started as a broker with no capital of his own. His negotiating technique was VERY SIMPLE and unbe...
Jeff Tumbarello
More Knee jerk legislation
We have went from inflated apprasials to deflated apprasials
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HVCC Call to Action
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Martin Sterling
Appraisal Scares on Exiting your Flip
A quick note on Appraisers. So the buyers appraiser for my flip appraised it for 220k.We already agreed to sell at 230k to the buyer. If a 220k appraisal was the final word, The buyer wouldn't get funding. They would ...
Alexis A Peinado
Appraisal came back at my low ball offer
I made an offer of 130k on a duplex that was listed for 200k, it was approved by the seller and we began escrow. However, the appraisal came back at 136k, I'm wondering what I'm missing here? My intension is to use t...