Short Sales – How to Manage the BPO

Short Sales – How to Manage the BPOI’m not going to say that I am super strong. I’ve done some martial arts and some kickboxing, but if I hit you, I probably wouldn’t take you to the floor. Nevertheless, I know the best way to fight a bad Broker Price Opinion (BPO). I can knock that baby to the floor in three easy moves. And… here they are:Meet the BPO agent at the property. In order to be able to intelligently discuss the BPO with the seller’s lien holder, it is a good idea to … [Read more...]

Door Knocking, Direct Mail and New Markets for Real Estate Investors

Door Knocking, Direct Mail and New Markets for Real Estate Investors“Hello, my name is Marty. The company I work for asked me to drop by today to see if you’d be interested in selling your home. No? Well, if you change your mind, or perhaps you know someone in the area that would like to sell, please take my card and this information about our company. Thank you.”From 2004-2006, I used a variation of this script to knock on 60-80 doors every weekend.  I was very strategic about the doors … [Read more...]