But back-to-back closings are certainly the cheaper way to do the closing, but it’s not the only way. The big thing to remember about holding onto the house for a month is that you have an exit strategy so you’re not going to get stuck with the property.
Over the course of a few college summers I interned as a lobbyist at the State Capital in Tallahassee. I’ll never forget a Representative speaking on the floor of the House in opposition to some legislation . . . “thou shalt not Californicate the state of Florida!” Well, despite this representative’s warnings . . . [...]
I just got off the phone with the top Short Sale Attorney in California who has agreed to come teach for an afternoon at our upcoming California Gone Crazy: Short Sale Breakthrough Event. This guy knows his stuff!!
He asked me what the students would want help with. Here’s what I told him:
How to address seasoning [...]
California has always been one of the top markets for Short Sales, but right now the level of confusion among real estate investors is at an all-time high. Everyone seems to be freaking out in California looking for answers and trying to make sense of all the various opinions, new rules, and trying to figure [...]
So I heard a new phrase last week — “coopetition.” It’s a combination of cooperation and competition. But Ben, isn’t that an oxymoron? Well, maybe, but I love the word because it just sums up how a lot of business is getting done in these new economic times.
For example, two real estate investors may work [...]
We spent the weekend with friends at their lake house pulling the kids on the tube and tearing it up on the jet ski’s.
What fun! It is pure exhilaration flying over the water at 50 miles per hour! (and a great relief when you slow down and your 5 year old is still there!)
My friends [...]
The kids have Spring Break this week and it’s. . . snowing. Huh?! Just when you thought things were getting a little weird – it gets weirder: snow in April . . . in Atlanta?
Well, it didn’t stick and it didn’t last long, but the kids looked up from the Wii just long enough to [...]
