Real Estate Wholesaling
by Stephani Davis
| September 3, 2009
I often get questions from aspiring wholesalers about the steps involved in an REO wholesale flip.
In today’s article, I’ll walk you through one of my most recent deals from beginning to end..
While checking the MLS about a month ago, I noticed a property that just hit the market. It was located in an area that I have done quite a bit of business in, and have several buyers looking for deals in..
Wholesaling REO Property Success: Case Study
The property was listed as a 2/1, and was priced at $11,000, which is a phenomenal price for this area. I recently sold a similar property in the same neighborhood for $25,000 so I knew this was priced right, and was out the door to look at it within minutes of seeing the listing.
Once I got to the property, I was pleasantly surprised. Aside from the fact that the house smelled like a curry factory, it was in great shape. It also had 3 bedrooms instead of two, which was just icing on the cake.
I rushed home to write up an offer, and had it submitted within the hour. I made the offer directly to the listing agent, allowing her to make both sides of the commission, as well as the $3,000 selling agent bonus that was being offered.
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Real Estate Wholesaling
by Stephani Davis
| August 27, 2009
One of the questions that I get asked most frequently from aspiring wholesalers is, “How do I know how much to offer on a property?”
Just use the magic Wholesaler Formula, right?
Most people are looking for a magic formula that you can just plug a few numbers into, and out will pop the correct answer..
While there are formulas that you can use as a guide to arrive at your offer amount, there is no cookie-cutter formula that will apply to all markets and all neighborhoods across the board. In some areas you might be able to get away with contracting deals at 65-70% of market value and wholesaling them for a profit, but in markets like mine (Tampa), you are going to need to be much lower.
Great Deals Differ from Market to Market
If you want to be a successful wholesaler, you need to hit the streets and find out what constitutes a good deal in YOUR market. This takes quite a bit of time and effort, but it is something that you need to do if you want to start contracting deals and getting them to the closing table.
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