An interesting thing happens when people become successful real estate investors:  like any true convert, they start to want to prosthelytize. And one of the primary characteristics of any good missionary is the desire to emphasize the good and de-emphasize the downsides of one’s religion. Have you ever noticed that most successful investors remember their...

So I got this call last week from a nice older lady named Millie. It seems Millie wants me to buy a house she owns in a border zone in Cincinnati. She was very happy to get my letter, but she referred me to her lawyer, Lydia, to get the information because Lydia, Millie said,...

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The answer is, it’s better to do no deal than a bad or very marginal deal—and sometimes sellers need to simmer a little before they’re ready to play ball. #MixedMetaphor A deal that I put under contract this week is a great example of this “better no deal than a marginal deal” philosophy. Last Wednesday,...