How come almost everyone but you gets the “good deals” when it comes to real estate? What’s the secret? I’ll share it with you…
The first step, you must always beat-out other buyers to every new listing. Here’s how to discover tremendeous real estate deals.
If you pay attention to the sliding real estate prices and the on-line programs on the net; it’s getting fairly painless for first time home buyers and investors to land killer bargains.
Here’s what I do to discover particularly good real estate deals where I live in Redding, CA. Before I go any further, let me ask you a single question: How many minutes does a $100.00 bill on the floor at K-mart sit around? Well, the same is true for low priced homes, they are gone very quickly. A bargain priced home that is a screaming deal sits around not more than one day on the market. More often than not, underpriced houses rarely hit the multiple listing service; they most often sell on the dining room table the same day after the realtor obtained the listing contract. So, what’s the secret – how do we un-earth these awesome opportunities?
As I live in Redding, I search the Internet with the term “Redding real estate” using an online query program. Find your local MLS by searching the web using the name of your location. Search for all “pending” listings that sold within three days of the listing date. Next, write back-up contracts on every pending house you are interested in. More often than not you will get two to three contracts out of 10 approved by the Seller. That’s the usual failure rate of almost all contracts. And, here’s the good part; writing backup offers doesn’t require money up front or the opening of escrow! Of course, there’s a bunch more to know. Therefore, speak with your real estate broker or lawyer.