David Ivy
Austin Market Update - January 2023
The first market numbers of 2023 are out from the Austin Board of Realtors. While the price of a single-family home in Austin is down nearly 18% off its May 2022 high, there are strong signs that the market is complet...
Greg Gaudet
Releasing funds to seller prior to closing?
Hey All, I'm pretty sure I already know the answer, but in an attempt to better serve our seller and go above and beyond, I wanted to ask the community for the off chance that someone knows of some way to structure th...
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FL MORTGAGE BROKER: SELLER CONCESSIONS vs. REALTOR REBATE
If you're one of the vast majority of Investors who's been "Asleep at the Wheel" and are discovering the massive Equity Savings available to consumers thru REALTOR REBATES, which the U.S. Dept. Of Justice has been try...
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Refinance/HELOC on a Seller Finance Deal
I just finished reading this incredible book on creative investing strategies, and left me with a lot of productive questions.One being the following – When you seller finance a deal, how do the HELOC and refinance pr...
Michael J Scanlon
Can i Wholesale on the MLS
I have a seller who is refusing to do anything except FSBO. He’s offering it at a very low price (mother passed and he doesn’t have the money to rehab it) and there seems to be a large margin there.As a Realtor, if I ...
Navjeet Singh
Put non contingent offer - closing jitters
Our Agent knew we were beat up buyers since we lost 3 homes prior and switched agents..The agent influenced us to go non contingent offer waiving everything… if we wanted to win the house. We went with highest offer g...
Christopher Dittemore
Doing Lease Options Remotely
If I'm working with a seller out of state, how do I set it up so that the seller and buyer I find don't end up trying to cut me out of the deal?
Brenden Kanakaole
House With Foundation Issue
Is there a tactful way and can tell the seller that their house has foundation issues and I need them to to come down on the price?
David Cornett
Reasonable terms for seller financing
Hello,There is a SFR on the market (1200 sqft, 3b/2ba). Sale price is $78K but the seller wants to finance the deal, requiring 5% down and $850/month for 20 years. This translates into $204K over the life, in additi...
Jacob Stark
Agent comm on cash purchase
My biz partners and I found a house on the MLS and used an agent to make a cash offer, which was accepted and we paid 3% commission. I don't mean any disrespect to agents, but we can't help but feel like the 3% was o...