December 21, 2022, Crossroads Real Estate LLC

Buyers Have No Credit

Buyers Have No Credit Anyone who has been in Real Estate for any length of time will tell you, the rule number 1 is make sure the buyer is pre-approved and has a letter to prove it. No agent is going to run around with buyers showing homes without knowing what price the buyers are…

Written Offer On A Million Dollar Property

Written Offer On A Million Dollar Property This is every Real Estate Agent’s dream, writing an offer on a million dollar property. I should rephrase that to closing on a million dollar property. One day, I received a call from a lender I work with who had a referral on an investor looking for Real…

Buyers Have No Credit

Flipping

Flipping What could possibly go wrong? I ran across this situation only once. The under writer insisted the property was being flipped and wanted to delay the closing until the 90 day rule was satisfied. That is a rule enacted by the government requiring the seller to own the property for a minimum of 90…

Craigslist Scam

Craigslist Scam With everything that could go wrong in Real Estate, this problem should not happen, but exists in many other businesses. This problem should have the easiest solution but shows how criminals twist laws to their advantage. The Wisconsin Realtor’s Association has been releasing articles about the advantages of advertising on the local Craigslist.…

Cash Buyer Where Cash Means Cash

Cash Buyer Where Cash Means Cash Ever have a cash buyer with real cash? No money in the bank but paper cash and ready to buy a home. I ran across one of them. Seemed to have a legitimate business, but when it came to writing an offer, I found out a new meaning for…

Always a Better Idea

Always a Better Idea Investors like to think out of the box. You can always tell an inexperienced investor. They always think that all they need to do is look and they will find investment properties no one else will see. They expect to be the only person looking for distressed properties they can buy…

We Pay Cash

We Pay Cash We’ve all seen the signs, ads on the Internet, and on TV. There are quite a number of businesses and individuals advertising cash and quick closings for properties. I’ve worked with a few Sellers who answered those emails, cards in the mail, or called the number on signs they saw. The out…

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Wisconsin – Get Involved – Take Control

Wisconsin – Get Involved – Take Control Here are links to Wisconsin Legislatures Wisconsin Senators https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/legislators/senate Wisconsin Representatives https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/legislators/assembly Contact your representatives Attend town hall meetings Make sure your voice and opinions are heard We run the government The government doesn’t run us Our representatives are not experts in all fields. Our representatives depend on…

What Wisconsin is doing in 2021 to Correct Election Laws

What Wisconsin is doing in 2021 to Correct Election Laws Someone has to do something about the questions surrounding the 2020 election. We’ve never seen anything like it. Key swing states had laws on the books specifying legitimate delivery of ballots, voter registration, voter identification, observing elections, ballot handling and storage. Due to covid-19 a…

Real Estate Photography

Most people don’t think about it, but Real Estate photography is a science all it’s own. For the most part outside pictures are a snap. You can walk back and forth or zoom in and out until the house is composed within the picture. Of course you need to deal with shadows and in the…

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