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Seek out great Agents The other day, a young agent contacted me about a deal down in Cartersville. It was a great deal, and since the agent brought it to my attention, I made my offer through him. As I was going through the paperwork, I noticed something called an “Exclusive Buyer Brokerage Agreement.” Be careful of these. As this particular document stated, “the buyer hereby...
Should you use a handy man? Lately I’ve had a hard time finding a good, consistent, and affordable painter that’s not booked three months out. This issue led me to do something I don’t normally do - I called a handyman service for paint bids on two consecutive projects - I got burned on both of them. The first house was in Dalton. I hired a local handyman service I’d...
What’s going on at the foreclosure auctions? In Georgia, foreclosure auctions happen the first Tuesday of ever month on the courthouse steps between 10am and 4pm in each county. In order for a lender to foreclose on a property, they must put the public on notice by advertising in the local legal organ for four consecutive weeks prior to the auction date. In 2012, Ashley and I found...
Appreciation I’m a huge fan of the Home Depot in Calhoun. I’m in there multiple times a week -sometimes a day. The people there are always friendly, knowledgeable and quick to help. I know most of the associates in there by name; they’re really a great group of people. I could elaborate, but for time sake, I would like to talk about what you can expect when using the pro...
Speak splain: I think Ricky Ricardo once told Lucy to “speak splain English.” As an investor, you should listen to Ricky’s words of wisdom. It’s often too easy for us to switch from speaking English to the other language we speak- legalese. By definition, legalese is the formal and technical language of legal documents that is often hard to understand. It’s the language we speak...