AndyS is on the board!!! FINALLY :)

Congrads for doing your first deal may they come easier and faster in the future, will done. The lessons we learn along the way can only makes us stronger for the next deal......John H.

Good for you for hanging in!

And congrats!

Karen

next

Way to hang in there. A deal is a deal no matter how big or small. One in the books. Great Job...Jan

I know that there are many, as Michael Mangham states, that claim to be buyers, but we know they are not. I have had my share of those already, but not worried about it. Waiting for my first deal and Andy on to the next!!

I knew you had something cookin'! Perserverance definitely pays off, no matter how small your fee is, it's more than what you had in your pocket yesterday!... and what you have learned with this transaction will open the door for many more deals for you.

looking forward to seeing a sparkly diamond on your profile
Val

Way to go Andy.Keep at it.
All the best
Chuck

Way to work it out Andy. #2 is right around the corner. We are looking forward to sharing that with you. Can't wait to make it happen. Still looking for that "1" buyer that matches the deal. Talk to you soon. Congrats!!!!

To Andy and our DG family,

First of all I want to congratulate you Andy! Perseverance, determination and common sense served you well on this deal. You would not have made it if you did not exhibit those traits. Hey, I still need 6 to 8 properties, don't stop now!!!

Andy proved that this can be done people!! We just had to weed through the usual "wholesale" deals his contacts were providing him. MLS listings with a mark up, over inflated ARVs and low rehab estimates. Did he lose heart and quit?? NO!!!! You know what though, it really was not all that long of a time, maybe 3 months.

I got a deal under contract through the contact that Andy provided and thought it would move quickly. We got it around the third week of December and were going to try and close before New Years. I went through my top buyers and several were very close but decided against the deal for various reasons. Mostly like they wanted to pay $20,000 less than our asking price. I listed the property at $135,000. Gross rents were $2,400 a month. Pretty good cash flow potential wouldn't you say?

Anyway to my surprise, it took till the end of January to get it under contract. I lowered the buy price to $125,000. The very DAY after signing contracts two of my buyers that had declined called and said they were ready to take it down after all. At the $135,000 asking price. Go figure!! Still took 50 days to get it done. From contract to closing, so it really was not all that bad!

We closed Friday the 10th of Feb. Andy has deal #1!!

We are just starting to do a little research in Andy's home state of Florida. Making contacts, lining up real buyers. There, Andy will not have to split the deal with an out of state wholesaler, we will be splitting deals 50/50 when we get everything going down there. No silly "bird dog" fee. I already have some out of country investors looking to buy in certain areas of Florida.

EVERYONE, I still need properties in the Denver, Co. area. 6 to 8 right now!! I will close, I do not BS, this is real and I will pay you and help you get it done! Maybe in your area too!

Lets do REAL deals!!!!

Michael Mangham
Mentoring/Team Building Nationwide
MD Home Acquisitions LLC

Way to keep pushing on when things looked so bad(bad to other people anyway)
Congrats on your deal!

RENinja

Working as a team sure pays off. Congrats on your first deal, and according to Michael there is much more work to be done.

Sandra

Thanks for the wisdom. I had hoped that expressing the lessons learned would help our fellow DGers.
Hopefully, the deals will start coming faster. (Easier would be nice but faster would be better )

Thanks again,
Andy Sager
DG's AndyS

Congratulations!!! I know there could be lot of reasons why a deal could fall apart, thats when persistence comes into picture. Great job in sticking with it and getting it done! Michael is great with his straight forward advice and would be an awesome partner to work with!

Maddy

Way to go Andy!

I've been watching your progress and you finally snagged one!

The wheels are turning, once that money starts coming in on a regular basis you'll finally be able to catch your breath.

Can't wait to see deal #2.

Thanks for the support. Yes I agree with you about knowing more however, when you need to delegate certain things, you can't know everything. I was fortunate enough to find a partner who thinks as I think and acts as I act and shares my philosophies (A very RARE trifecta) so in this case, I wasn't worried about not knowing everything. In my other partnerships in my other businesses, I needed to know EVERYTHING which also can take it's toll. Every case is different.

Thanks again and I look forward to seeing your posts on the deals thread soon

Andy Sager
DG's AndyS

Thanks for the support. My Father always told everybody that I don't have too much quit in me. It turns out that you need that quality to make it in this business. Good thing I got it!

Thanks again,

Andy Sager
DG's AndyS

Thanks for the support. "Next" is right!

Thanks again,

Andy Sager
DG's AndyS

My thanks to you all Jan, Tammy, Valerie, Chuck, Ruben and Sandra. I started thanking you all individually but the quote button went away so I guess that was the administrator telling me that I talk too much LOL

Jan & Valerie: My philosophy has always been " A little bit of something is better than a whole lot of nothing." Thankfully I worked with 2 other investors who felt the same way. We got it done!!!

Tammy: Keep plugging away and your deal will come.

Ruben & Chuck: Thank you both.

Sandra:I cannot express enough the value of having a good partner. In this case, it made the whole thing possible.

On to the next deal!!!!

Andy Sager
DG's AndyS

Thanks Sylvia. I want you to know that my deal happened EXACTLY how I was explaining your deal should go. Keep working your buyers list. It will make the whole process more successful.

BTW, I'm still working on your house deal

Thanks again,
Andy Sager
DG's AndyS

Thank you Michael. For the opportunity, your patience, your tutelage and all you did to make this deal happen. I truly could not have done this deal without you. Hopefully we taught a few things to a few people along the way.

I know I said that I was going to find you the six houses and that's still my plan! (Or I'm going to die trying!) I just need you to warm up the weather for me when I come out there to pick up my checks.

To paraphrase an old movie quote, "I think this is the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship."

On to the next one!!!

Andy

Thanks Maddy for the wisdom. Fortunately, I experienced the ups and downs of a deal when my Mother had her RE license and was an agent. By knowing this beforehand, pretty much nothing surprises me when a deal goes South. I guess that's why I have the attitude that I do and I don't let things get to me. I just keep on strokin' )

Thanks again,

Andy Sager
DG's AndyS

Thanks Mark. Your turn is next!
See, you can do deals without needing to be there or drive or whatever. You can do it by just sitting behind your computer monitor. Where there's a way, there's a deal!

Once the money starts coming in, I'm not going to catch my breath. I'm going to take my lures and start catching some fish!!!!! Then I will breathe

As for deal #2, I can't wait to see it either!

Thanks again,
Andy Sager
DG's AndyS

Hey Andy way to go..The deals to come easier after the first one so Push on to the next

Thanks for the support. Easier deals would be nice but FASTER deals would be better LOL I'll just take what comes, when it comes for now.

Thanks again,
Andy Sager
DG's AndyS

Awesome, you got your first deal!! Congrats

smurfy wrote:

Awesome, you got your first deal!! Congrats

Your's is just around the corner.
Just remember this quote "Persistence Pays, Procrastination Delays!" - smurfy"

Andy
AndyS

I'm soooo happy for you ! It's amazing how things just fall into place when you keep pushing forward !! Great inspiration for all of us beginners out here ! Looking forward to hearing more success stories ! God helps those who help themselves..........

Carrie

Thanks Carrie. The thing you need to remember is that this doesn't always happen overnight. Mine took me over 2 years. Some of that time was because of me, some was because of where I live. You don't know what will work at first. You must stay the course and position yourself for things to "fall" into place. What's the expression, The harder I work, the luckier I get.?

If you work hard enough, we'll see your post in this thread too

Best of luck,
Andy Sager
DG's AndyS