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Post: Concerns from seller on 100% owner finance deal

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Jennifer it's important you understand that when you were buying on terms the seller is trusting you to do a good job and worst-case scenario he feels protected
Probably the best thing for you to do is to go down to the title company and talk to the manager and say that
youd like to open up escrow, and in case there's a default on an arrangement with the note, the property is returned, as a warranty deed held in escrow, etc.
Post: Delaware LLC for a California business?

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if you operate in California and live in California you need an entity in California
BP Tax folks
Post: Concerns from seller on 100% owner finance deal

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When I buy on subject to existing financing and a note or no note, or a wrap, I offer to put a deed in escrow that says
if for some reason I don't pay on time, say 60 days or more, they get the properties back without a foreclosure
Post: Subject to and Land contract and Lease Options

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When the first things I do in Sacramento is going to every single title company I could find and talk with their manager about AITDs, sub to, land trusts, private first mortgages, etc.
Vetting attorneys meaning asking questions and making sure that they do not cost you tens of thousands of dollars while they are learning what you're talking about is important.
Good luck!
Post: New Member in Sheffield, IL

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Pm me
Post: IF YOU HAD TO START OVER

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You and I are made of the same cloth as far as being a problem solver and thinking outside the box when we're dealing with sellers
I would rather buy own terms than put 20% down any do the week
I would rather do a joint venture with the seller and get a better result, tan do the retailing 70 per cent of ARV any day of the week
Biggerpockets is a better place for Steve Vaughn as an advisor :)
Post: IF YOU HAD TO START OVER

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Originally posted by @Tyler Blackwell:
Originally posted by @Brian Gibbons:
I would make these kind of contacts right away
A broker of residential real estate 30 years experience
A broker of commercial real estate 30 years experience
Financial planner to understand accumulation of wealth with the stock market, mutual funds, etc
Go to www.ftc.gov and www.myfico.gov and www.investopedia.com - learn as much as you can there
A real estate flipper locally and understand how you can buy, fix it and resell
I would go to Toastmasters right now and learn how to give a great speech
See a title company manager and buy books on closing residential property
Understand leasing property and eviction procedures in your state
Learn what brokering contracts mean as a real estate agent vs not being licensed in your state and see if you can assign or sell real estate sales paperwork in your state
Go to every REIA meeting you can, get a business card that says "I buy houses and solve problems"
Pick up books on negotiating Roger Dawson is excellent
That list should keep you going for quite a while
This is BEAUTIFUL advice.
@Tyler Blackwell you should contact @Steve Vaughan
He's awesome in wa state
Post: New Member in Sheffield, IL

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Instead of buying a 20% down you can be a real estate operator and learn how to buy and subject to a wraparound mortgages or do lease-option assignments
There is low inventory homes for sale right now and if you went after expired listings that generally were over priced on the listing, you can help the home seller sell on terms like lease to own.
Pm me if I can help.
Post: New Member in Sheffield, IL

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Post: Marketing

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This particular post on marketing and what list to use and how many times to mail out to that list and what kind of piece to mail out seems to be right up you guys' alley