Flip This Wholesaler

6/17/2008

I think I'm going to change the name of my blog to "Days of Our Wholesaling Lives," because I've got so much deal drama going on right now.

To sum up, my buyer ended up not being able to come through with his financing, which I didn't find out until this morning because he did not return my phone calls yesterday evening. So I got to spend last night staring at my ceiling wondering what was going to happen. That always makes for a good night's sleep. I had to call the bank's title company yesterday and come up with an excuse for why the wire was not going to be there. They were not too happy about it, but I bought another day for myself.

I called my short sale friend, Nathan, last night (who, by the way is closing on 8 deals this month), to vent to him about how frustrated I was that I had another buyer for this deal for more money, but I went with what I thought was the sure thing, and now I pretty much screwed myself. He asked me if I thought I could still sell it and make money, and offered to put up the cash for it if my buyer couldn't close, and offered to split the deal 50/50. So, that's what I did. I just got back from dropping the cashier's check off at my title company, and they sent the wire to the bank just in the nick of time. I have to admit I'm scared shitless right now of not being able to sell this house when my friend's money is on the line, but I'm pretty sure I will be getting a contract on it this evening from the same buyer that I turned down a week ago. Also, I have another wholesaler friend who told me he would close on it himself and keep it as a rental if I can't find another buyer. So, I should be OK, and still make money on it. Oh, also, the listing agent called me a little bit ago to make sure everything got closed OK, and mentioned to me that she would have "plenty more deals like that" coming up. Nice. That in itself is worth the headache. Plus, it's always nice to know that you've got someone with access to fast cash if you get in a pinch.

I sold another deal to my buyer who is waiting on that deal that was supposed to close last week. He told me he is willing to wait for them to get their shit together, and he will take this one, too. Only problem is, this is a short sale that was just approved, but the bank is requiring the seller to sign a promissory note for the amount they are discounting the house (or something like that- I don't do short sales), and the seller is on the fence about signing it. It has to close by Friday, so she better make up her mind. This is a deal that another wholesaler friend of mine has under contract, so we will be splitting the profits on this one.

I'm tired. I seriously was up at 4am worrying about this stupid deal closing.

So, that's it in a very small nutshell. There's some more to the story, but I won't get into it here. Let's just say I've learned some valuable lessons on this one. Hopefully there won't be more to follow.

Over and out to get a much needed cocktail...

P.S.
Peer Title in Tampa rocks.