Flip This Wholesaler

7/8/2008

Well, I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news…….First the bad news- as I’m sure you heard, my man R-Fed lost Wimbledon Sunday, which I was very, very disappointed about. One of the best tennis matches I’ve ever seen, though. That Nadal is a crafty little bastard….

And now the good news- remember that buyer I found last month by dropping my card off at his rehab? Well, we’ve been talking quite a bit since then, and I’ve been making lots of offers on properties in the neighborhoods that he said he was interested in… Anyway, last Thursday I sent him by one of the REOs that just came on the market that is listed by the agent who gave me that pocket listing a while back. Long story short, the agent just called and told me they are taking my offer (he said they had multiple offers, but he is pushing mine through, hehehe), and my new buyer is going to take it from me! SWEET. I’m meeting him tomorrow (in person for the first time) to sign the contract and get his deposit.

The deal that was supposed to close yesterday is closing tomorrow instead- something about the hard money lender being a pain in the ass. Also, the deal that was supposed to close on the 25th of this month (the one where I climbed in the window and cut my arm), got moved up to this Friday instead (shocking, I know), which is a good thing because the other deal that I am selling to this same buyer that was supposed to close last month, is still not ready to close, and my buyer was going to start looking for something else this week because he wants a house NOW but now that this other deal is going to close early, it won’t be a big deal if the other one is delayed another week or so. Wow- how’s that for a run-on sentence? Sorry about that.

That’s it for today.

Over and out….

6/27/2008

Well, as it turns out, my window climbing adventures were not done in vain, because my buyer is going to go ahead and take that property from me. I’m meeting him later this afternoon to get everything signed and get his deposit. Sweet. This is the same buyer who is buying the other one that was supposed to close a few weeks ago where we are STILL waiting on the new lender to let us close. Hopefully we can get it done by the end of next week, but I’m not holding my breath. Apparently they are in no hurry to get this piece of crap house, in all of it’s pink glory, off of their books.

Pretty, ain’t she? You should see the inside. It’s like a maze. And one of the rooms has brown shag carpet on the walls. Niiiiiiice. That’s how we roll here in Tampa..

Anyway, as it stands, I’ve got 3 deals scheduled to close next month. Of course, I’m at the mercy of the banks and their incompetent title companies, so I’m not counting my chickens until they are fully hatched and sitting in my bank account. See- I’m learning….. Look Mom, no hands!

OK, gotta run- my on-again boyfriend is flying me out to Wimbledon to watch him kick some ass!! He plays much better when I’m there, ya know?

1/22/2008

Got a lot going on right now. Working on another REO with an investor friend of mine. I’ll post details tomorrow. I think the banks may be starting to come to their senses. It’s about time.

The other REO is scheduled to close this Friday. Shouldn’t be any problems. Dang, I shouldn’t say that.

I’ve got some other stuff in the hopper, but am too tired to post right now. Been a long day.

Things are moving right along, though……

P.S.
Roger is playing James Blake at 3am, so it looks like it’s gonna be a long night.

1/19/2007

So, I’m debating on whether or not I should go to this tonight. John and I were tossing the idea around a few days ago. My short sale friend, Nathan is going, and my friend who is buying the REO I have under contract told me yesterday that he’ll go if I go.

I’m on the fence.

Mostly because I don’t have anything cute to wear, which would mean I would have to go to the mall (on a Saturday). Torture.

Also, I’m still a little shaken up about this.

If I do decide to go, I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures….

Have a great weekend!!

I didn’t get much work done this weekend. Today I watched my boyfriend Roger Federer win Wimbledon again. What a great match!! Very inspiring.

Yesterday was a sad, sad, day for my fax machine/printer/scanner.

I spent about an hour yesterday morning trying to figure out why it said “paper jam” when there was no paper in it.

It just kept beeping and saying “paper jam.”

I tried everything I could think of: read the manual, looked online etc.

I ended up punching it, splitting my finger open, and cracking the control panel.

It is now broken in a hundred pieces and sitting at the bottom of a dumpster.

Piece of crap.

I hope it’s cold and lonely at the bottom of that dumpster.

Of course I had a realtor trying to fax me a counter offer right after the fax incident, but obviously couldn’t. She was pissed off anyway because of my “ridiculous” offer. So, she called and told me what the counter was. 5k under list price.

Again.

What’s with everyone countering 5k less? What’s the point?

Today I went and bought a new fax/scanner/printer. It is the one I was going to get last time, but got the cheaper one instead. So far, so good.

I got one call yesterday from a letter, and one call today from an ad I had on Craigslist. The one from yesterday I am giving to my friend, and the other guy I have to call back tomorrow.

I have 5 houses to offer on tomorrow.