I have been successful in completing deals using conventional financing in the past. However, now my bank has tightened its belt. Now when I find good deals, I run into problems with realtors over proof of funds when I want to make an offer. Many of these deals I am sure I could assign to another investor. How do I clear this hurdle?
Good to meet you…
First thing is to find someone with a bank account you can get a bank statement from… Offer them a fee for using the statement not their money.
Using a trust agreement make offers. You and the guy with the bank statement are beneficiaries, thus the buyers and youll be fine.
Good house hunting
Michael
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As mentioned in the subject line (creatively changed by yours truly)
You can work outside the box here.
You can definitely partner up with someone who has resources.
YOu can go in with a credit partner, cash partner.
Additionally, dealing directly with sellers that are not represented is a great way to go.
There are tons of bird dogs out there that spot vacant houses with people that don’t even know they want to sell yet until you send them a letter.
You deal directly with a motivated seller and you’re the only buyer.
Ask me how many times a motivated seller has ever asked me for proof of funds.
Once signed up - assign to you hearts content.
Have fun
Dennis
Thanks Dennis. I think I can pull this off. Michael’s comments were also helpful.
another more conventional approach to this is to write a check to your title company and attach that with every offer.
With the MLS Gorilla system we had an issue where we were submitting 100’s of offers every day.
By writing it to your title company you only need to be concerned with having enough on deposit with them to cover your active deals. You need to have it already.
If there is any question, instruct your title company that they are to write the address and deposit your check for a particular deal as the contracts come in.
Do not give money to Realtors. They do not understand volume business at all. You will find yourself out of business before you know it trying to work with too many Realtors.
Good to meet everyone…
My only issue with writing a single check made payable to escrow is that as a Broker who receives offers, when I receive an offer from the same buyer on two different properties using the same check and terms I know it is a waste of my time…
And on REOs the agents want proof that that check has any hopes of clearing… I guess we have grown up enough to know checks can bounce…
The best scenario would be for the buyer to have their money person get them a copy of a cashiers check and use that. However do not use it with the same agent twice.
In the REO business cash counter a lot…
Happy House Hunting…
Michael