The seller owed $240,000 and the new lender finally agreed to take my offer of 95,000.

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Hey I am an investor from Columbus looking to network and learn more about RE investing glad to have finally found a place like this!

Finally, do you have a website to support the growth of your investing career? 

I have gotten a really good deal on a short sale before but it was a pain in the butt and it took 3 months before the bank finally gave the final approval.

Kudos to @Jay Hinrichs for providing this opportunity, and for whomever is the final winner of the "Golden Ticket!"

I am finally putting what I am listening to in the podcasts into action by getting active in BP as well as participating in the forums. 

Most I see use inflated ARV's (goes back with not knowing how to find MLS data etc.)..A realtor is a Wholesalers important asset if you ask me! 

My partner and I are in the final stages of greeting funding for 6-10 rehab projects for 2016.

In Fl, you can have someone do the data entry and upload the photos, but you must take the photos, pull the comps, make (or dictate) the comments in the report and assign a market value.