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The day has finally come! After sending 1000 mailers/month since late November and talking to many tire kickers and unmotivated sellers I finally have my first property under contract from direct mail! This will be ...
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how do i convince people that what i am offering to them is a good deal?when i am speaking with someone over the phone i make a ballpark offer to them so i can see what we are working so i know if it is worth pursuing...
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So I am hoping that someone here can help me a bit with the timing of a short sale. I’m gonna give the long version as I think it will cover most everything I know…and hopefully help someone help me.About a year ago ...
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Just listed a new rehab project for sale Friday at 155k, received an email this morning from buyers agent saying client is interested but "only approved" for 146k and needs 7k closing cost.
We are still making a kill...
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This title of mine will not attract many of you I guess, sounds boring.
But if anyone made it so far and is reading this, I want a simple way to make offers from my computer without having to print a real estate agr...
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Do you have to deal with an agent or could you make your offer directly to the owner? Lets say I wanted to wholesale a house but it is already listed on the mls,can I do that? If so, how would i do that without buy...
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I bought a home with the intention to flip it. Prior to getting to closing, a real estate investor (buyer) came along and offered me 20% more than I was going to close for the next day, only catch... needed 1 month to...
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Good morning Bigger Pockets,
I currently am a full time real estate agent in the greater Sacramento Area and was just wondering if any members would active investors in the region?
I have made offers on the last 5 p...
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I am always looking at flipping opportunities but have been really skiddish due to the uncertainties in the market right now. On the one hand, in my market (Phila), well rehabbed and well priced listings are selling a...
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I recently have made my pitch to a motivated seller to wholesale her property. She was interested but had already set a date to meet with an agent. After keeping in contact I received a message from her stating… “I ha...