All Forum Posts by: Stephanie Dupuis

I applaud you for thinking about your safety. I am a Realtor as well as an investor and take safety precautions. As you've stated, female agents have been murdered and raped. However, male agents have also been attacked and murdered. No one is "safe". Most people are fine.  

Is wholesaling safe for a single woman? Probably it is as risky as it is for a male. Or a single female who does some other occupation. Take safety precautions. Get some safety training whether self-defense training or other. Screen clients (again...screen clients. PM me if you want details). Become great at what you do. Walk away from uncooperative or "off" situations/clients. Listen to your gut. Emit confidence in a humble manner. This will prevent many problems. Look people in the eye. Smile and look people in the eye. Stand tall but not stiff. Have some swagger. Be something to reckon with. The bad guys go for easy targets. Be too much trouble to mess with. It doesn't matter what job you have.  

John Mitchell on Kitsap Way in Bremerton, WA. Sanchez-Mitchell-Eastman I believe is the firm name.

John Kinney in Poulsbo, WA

landlordsolutions.com is often used in town, also.

This is my understanding. I wouldn't be surprised if they introduced something similar. @Hattie Dizmond post states as much as I have heard so far. Would love to hear if anyone knows anything else?

Nice work, Mr. Dorkin! Thank you for being an educator, for serving your community and our students/children (difficult work that takes heart and soul), and for BP. My hat is off to you.

I say that I'm your neighbor. I live on *** Street. If you happen to see me walking my dog, working in the yard, I'd love to meet you. Please stop and say hello! Random people wave and honk their horn to say hello when they drive by. This is what I write.

The older the concrete the harder it gets. Old makes no difference.

Welcome to BP, Danielle! This is a great site - get ready for hours of reading fun.

I live and invest in Kitsap county. Smart to look here. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Stephanie

You need to go through your agent. Your agent just brought you a potential deal. That's great. Don't screw the deal producer.

At this point, I'd recommend letting your agent know of your interest. Brian's idea of a conference call is smart. At a minimum, your agent can communicate your interest to the seller. Also, remember that the seller most likely has a signed listing agreement in place with another agent (is your agent the listing agent?). This is likely since the seller will be placing the property on the market in the next couple weeks. To approach the seller and ask the seller to sell without the assistance of your agent may place you in a position where you interfere with another's contract. Very risky.

Further, make sure all transactions go through your agent regarding this property. Building trust with your agent may be very important to you in the future. Working with your agent when they bring you business is simply up front and good business on your part.

Put yourself in your agent's shoes. If you were your agent, and your client went behind your back and stole a commission by purchasing a property you brought to them without using you - would you work with that client again? Would you bring them more deals? Commission is how your agent feeds himself/herself. The seller pays the commission - not you/buyer (so it's not costing you anything). The way I see it, it's really to your advantage to use your agent.

You will build your team as you progress, and teammates will/may change over time as your needs change and your business grows. @Arlan Potter says this well. I would recommend eyeballing a great lender to start with. Start with a lender and CPA. Keep your financials clean and squared away at all times. Use your CPA to do this, and follow the CPA's input. Make sure you have a CPA whose input is worth following. A solid lender and CPA will lead to other solid team members. Ask for referrals.   

Again, we're back to knowing your local market. Some markets are so competitive, making offers with no inspection helps. Other markets, you can still make competitive offers with the inspection contingency. I'll always take an inspection if I can. While the inspector rarely finds things I didn't already see, it's still nice to have another set of eyes take a look at a property. And, the documentation is nice if needed. It's also important to know who your seller is. Some banks/sellers have standard contracts that are inflexible - there's no option for waiving inspection, and they don't care if you're paying cash, financing, when closing is (in fact, a fast closing is a problem for some sellers), etc. The seller is simply looking at their net gain. Know your seller. Know what the seller wants. Meet the seller's needs. Every transaction is different.