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A servant’s heart Today I want to dote on one of my people. She’s a delight to be around and is as positive and upbeat as someone can be. Chances are, if you’re from Gordon County, you probably already recognize her smiling face. Her name is Marybeth Dismuke. Marybeth came to work with us in April of 2018. Every morning since, when I’ve come walking into the office, she has sung,...
Do outbuildings go with a property? We had something happen for the first time this month that had to do with an outbuilding located at a property we had recently purchased. It was a great learning lesson, and I’d like to share it with you. The sellers of this house where in distress. They had been relocated for work and had listed their house, but they hadn’t sold it in a timely manner....
Lease option vs. lease purchase I got a call from an investor recently needing some help with structuring a deal. He was in the process of buying a property and wanted to do “one of those lease option, lease purchase things” as his exit strategy. As we talked, I realized just how easy it is to get those two terms confused and how freely people use them synonymously. To be clear, a...
Pistols and pit bulls Ashley and I were presenting at a Real Estate Investor Association (REIA) recently, where the topic was talking to sellers. During the presentation, we made mention that Ashley goes door knocking without me. This led to the normal safety questions from the crowd, which almost always includes, “Aren’t you afraid someone is going to pull a gun on you?” That night, that...
A reason why agents forget about investors Ashley and I saw something last month and again this month that we haven’t seen in a long time. While out door knocking on the pre-foreclosures, we saw realtor signs in front of some of the houses being foreclosed on. This happened a lot after the crash. Sellers would try to list their properties to get out from under a mortgage they...