A friend of mine came to me with a dilemma. This is a new one to me so I figured I would ask the group. My friend had outright owned some property in Southern California and in '99 sold it to someone providing the b...
Is Earnest Money mandatory when doing Wholesale Deals? Would closing a deal in (2) weeks from the signing of the contract be an incentive in exchange for no Ernest Money down ? Earnest Money has to be returned to the...
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Does anyone have any advice on how to work with a real estate agent? I'm finding it difficult to make an offer that profits me and pleases the agent.
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Im fairly new to real estate investing and I'm also younger than most. I would just like to get an opinion form other real estate investors on here or around my area (Fort wayne, IN). Is being only 21 years old to you...
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Hey there, Long time lurker, first time poster! I have been consulting with various attorneys, and have been getting some mixed messages. Heres the scenario.I have two adjoining properties for sale. They are two separ...
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I'm working with a seller and her lender wants to see a copy of the listing agreement. At this point, there is no listing agreement.
How should I go about this? Should I find the realtor I'm going to use to list the...
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As the broker of Investing N Florida, I frequently encounter clients who prefer to wait for interest rates to decrease before purchasing a home. With your experience, would you recommend buying a home now at a higher ...
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Hi!I have a potential wholesale deal out in Colorado Springs and it'll be my first one, so I'm looking to pick someone's brain who has done a wholesale deal in Colorado before, what title company you've used and trust...
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I'm wondering if it is proper etiquette to contact the listing agent for a property and just make a verbal offer to see if the seller would be interested in my price? I don't want to annoy my own agent by asking her t...
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I've read a lot of stuff about real estate wholesale being illegal with out a licence. This is an excerpt from Havard graduate John T. Reed:
I suspect that much of what is advocated as flipping is really unlicensed br...