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Expenses Escaped

Expenses Escaped

Expenses Escaped   Ashley and I have been blessed to have Peter Fortunato as one of our main teachers since we got into real estate investing.   When it comes to creative real estate transactions, Pete is like one of those guys that does chainsaw wood carving. He walks up to something that looks like a stump to everyone standing around, cranks up his creative chainsaw mind and begins...

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Overcoming obscurity

Overcoming obscurity

Overcoming obscurity   I will never forget that day. I was at a function at my congregation and Britt, one of my friends there, pointed over to my truck and asked who it belonged to. The truck had a “We Buy Houses” wrap on the tailgate, and Britt had never seen the vehicle before because we normally show up to functions like these in Ashley’s van.     When I told him it was mine,...

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What exactly do you do?

What exactly do you do?

  I was sitting in the living room of a couple looking to sell an unwanted house in Cartersville. The house was their previous home that they’d turned into a rental property.     I did what I always do when we sat down. I asked them how could I help them and then I told them, “My job is not necessarily to buy your house. My job is to solve real estate problems. I’m going to ask...

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Security is the foundation of every deal

Security is the foundation of every deal

  Peter Fortunato is arguably one of the most creative real estate deal structurers on the face of the planet. The way he crafts deals is nothing short of mind blowing. If he knows some key information, he can take a single house and give you at least 10 ways to construct a lucrative deal for both the buyer and seller. Every time I get to hang out with Pete, he opens my mind to new...

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A subject-to deal is better than a short sale

A subject-to deal is better than a short sale

  Ashley and I recently came across a listing with “possible short sale” in the title. If you don’t know, a short sale occurs when a bank agrees to accept less than what the borrower owes on their mortgage when the property sells. This listing was intriguing to us since we haven’t seen any short sales advertised in a long time.   Personally, I think short sales have almost gone the way...

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