All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

I am working with a good Realtor and I make offers well above asking.  I just lost out on another offer I made.  It will be interesting to find out the winning bid upon closing.  The house before this I made a cash offer with no contingencies and, an offer $1500 LESS than mine was accepted instead.  

Is there some "inside track" I am not aware of?  

My parents rented the same house for 20 years when I was growing up. There were two main reasons:

1. They couldn't afford to pay rent, raise 3 kids, AND save up money for a down payment. Any extra money went towards paying for school supplies, after school activities, and tent camping vacations. Their focus was completely on child-rearing and just surviving month to month.

2. They claimed bankruptcy when they were younger and assumed it would ruin their credit forever. They weren't financially savvy, and didn't realize that you can rebuild your credit over time.

I think i would have to switch from being a social worker to become a realtor in order 

to be a sucessful investor. Every time i search the MLS and find an interesting property,

it's already taken. I know R.e. agents get first pick, so how can the rest of us ever find 

profitable investments? Very discouraging.

Dan, also interested in a different route.

...Erick, we just closed a wholesale deal from a probate lead and make over $6k.
I'm not gonna lie, I was starting to get frustrated as my costs for marketing was approaching $700. (you can find the story on my blog if you like -- one my recent posts)... 

@Rick Harmon @Sharon Vornholt

As we expand into more investor marketing, I would like to see our response rates in the 2% arena, or better. I imagine this will be the result of better targeted lists and more direct messaging. 

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance

Stuart

BP friends,

...I understand that you have a tax lien on your property located at ... 

... most of the calls that come in are folks that just want to know what I am up to. They throw out huge numbers for their properties and hope I'm dumb enough to take the bait...I think it's generally pretty easy to tell they aren't seriously motivated within a few minutes on the phone and then when they throw out that number that is 40% higher than market, or refuse to give you a number at all, it would seem a forgone conclusion that no deal is to be made with that particular individual and that I should just cut bait and run. Thoughts? ...

Has anyone done actual testing on their letters to find out what works, what doesn't? In terms of all of it, the type of letter, the envelope, etc. I know this is a valuable commodity if you have tested hundreds or thousands of letters.

I'll trade you (I"m a remodeling and green expert) or pay you.

I know, this proposal is a bit odd. :)

...All kinds of things they could do that frustrate you, such as signing you up for magazine subscriptions using bill me later as the payment option, disney cruise dvds...