Soooo… after taking the last 3 weeks off to work on stuff for the blog, I’m ready to get back into offer-making mode.
I’ve actually only made one offer this month, so it’s time to get my ass in gear.. I haven’t even looked at the mls in the last week. I get automatic email notifications sent to my cell phone when new properties hit the market, but I haven’t been opening them. I’m sure there have been lots of price reductions and new deals that have hit the market since I’ve been away, so I will be like a kid in a candy store next time I hop on the mls.
Tomorrow, Murphy and I are heading out with a list of properties to look at. Coincidentally, he has been on hiatus for the last 2 weeks, so we’re going to see if we can get something going before the month is over. I guess we better hurry the hell up since there’s only 3 days left in the month.
One of my solid cash buyers just got back from a 3 week vacation out of the country and called me today to see if I had any deals for him. He wants to buy 3 houses over the next 3 weeks, so I’m going on an offer making frenzy starting tomorrow. There’s nothing worse than having a hot buyer (literally and figuratively, hehe) and not having any inventory….
Well, it’s 2:30 in the am, so I guess I better shove off.
Hasta Manana.
P.S.
Have you guys used oDesk yet? I’m probably late to the party, but holy crap, I’d like to give the person who invented that site a great big hug. Or buy them a beer. Or both.
P.P.S
Thanks to everyone for all of the nice comments and emails about the new site. I really appreciate the feedback, and am glad you all like the new look. 
P.P.P.S
Is there any way to change the settings on the YouTube video so it shows something other than my face when it is not playing?
P.P.P.P.S (sorry about the excessive P’s- I keep thinking of more stuff to add…)
The transactional funding site should be up sometime tomorrow. Sorry for the delay.
On July 29, 2009 at 2:28am, ARodOfIron said...
Hey, I registered with oDesk about a week and a half ago, but have not yet thought about uses for the services they offer. What have you thought about?
I think if you go into YouTube’s “edit video” screen (or whatever it’s called), you can choose between a few different options for the still frame, but it’s not incredibly flexible anyway.
On July 29, 2009 at 2:50am, Stephani said...
Thanks for the Youtube info. I’m a newbie with the videos, so I don’t really know what the heck I’m doing..
I’ve been using oDesk for web stuff- squeeze pages, autoresponders, etc. I don’t have the patience for it, so it’s worth the money (10 bucks or so) to have someone do it for me.
I’ve posted 2 jobs on there so far, and have hired qualified people within the hour.
Steph
On July 29, 2009 at 8:21am, Don Corson said...
Steph- here is a link for those YouTube instructions.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2316059_change-ones-youtube-thumbnail.html
On July 29, 2009 at 9:19am, Stephani said...
Thanks Don! I will head over and check it out.
On July 29, 2009 at 12:55pm, Tim (ME) said...
I just heard about oDesk this week, as well as the word “squeeze page”. You have to really pay attention to learn all these new buzzwords! I don’t even have twitter yet.
On July 29, 2009 at 1:10pm, Stephani said...
Hey Tim,
oDesk is great if you have technical stuff that you don’t know how to do. You just post a job description and amount you want to spend, and people from all over the world bid on your job. It’s a really great service.
As far as Twitter… I just enabled my act again, but haven’t used it much. I’m afraid of it.
I love my Facebook, though.
Hope all is well with you.
On July 29, 2009 at 4:56pm, J Scott said...
Steph -
Great tip on oDesk! Thanks…
On July 29, 2009 at 8:04pm, Stephani said...
Did somebody hack into my Youtube acct and fix it for me?
I just sat down to change the settings, and my face is gone from the still screen.
Nice..
On August 01, 2009 at 10:40pm, Justin said...
Hey Stephani-
I’m currently flipping short sales and would like to explore REO’s. When you do your courtesy close, what is your courtesy title company charging you? I’d assume your end buyer is paying for that?
On August 02, 2009 at 12:05pm, Stephani said...
Hi Justin,
They don’t charge a fee for the courtesy closing, just the closing fees for the second transaction, which I make the end buyer pay.