Just joined CFD yesterday…don’t know why I waited so long!
I’ve been involved in RE for the last 12 years…but have only done 2-3 deals each year, including rehabs, LO assignments, assigning options…a little bit of everything.
On July 4th, 2013, I reached that magical age of 59 years plus 365 days (I guess I’m still having trouble with what comes after that).
I am eligible to retire from the court system, but it would not enable me to live the lifestyle my wife requires…and me, too, I guess.
My last 3 real estate deals have come from tax delinquent properties that I got an option on. On one of them (which was vacant land), I flipped in 3 days for a $5K+; one for $800; and one for $1,500.
My business plan is to get as many options as I can (a clause in the option I use makes it automatically renewable until I cancel it). I will then encourage the seller to do seller financing with me, and that flip it doing a highest bidder sale for the down payment. If the seller will not do seller financing, my option will remain in place until such time as I release it (for a marketing fee reimbursement), or exercise my option in some other fashion.
I am humbled to be a part of this group and the expertise that everyone shares.
Mike Gibson – Enjoying the good life on Grand Lake in the beautiful Ozarks of northeast Oklahoma!