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ver coffee with a friend        revenue property as they needed   
she mentioned that her          the sale proceeds to fund the new 
parents are planning to         home they were building. Like so 
move out to the country to retire     many people they were hesitant to 
and will be selling their home in     commit to a realtor because they  
the city. I told her that when       have to put their faith into that 
they were ready to let me know as     person not to mention the hefty   
I would be interested to buy it.      fee they would pay. Now don’t    
She said that they had originally     get me wrong, I often use a       
low-balled what they were going       realtor and have nothing against  
ask for it as the bank appraisal      them making a living, but it can  
came in almost $30,000 higher         be a scary process if you are     
than their figure. I told her to     unfamiliar with it. They didn’t  
consider it sold and took another     want to put their home up for     
sip of my coffee. She looked at      sale too quickly as they needed   
me quizzically and asked why on       somewhere to stay for another     
earth I would want to buy it for      four months while their new home  
full price.                          is finished. On the other hand,  
To an unsophisticated investor is     if they waited too long they      
does seem like a stupid thing to      might be left paying two          
do. However, when you are into       mortgages until their city home   
creative real estate investing it     sells. It can lead to ‘analysis   
actually makes a lot of sense.        paralysis’, which can be just a   
You can find out more by going to     detrimental as leaping without    
www.albertarein.com .                 looking.                          
                                                                        
Her parents were unsure of what       I assured her that everyone would 
to do or how to do it when it         win if we went ahead because we   
came to selling their home. They     would each walk away with what we 
didn’t want to hold it as a           wanted most. In a red-hot real   



estate market like the one I live     estate sale and everyone          
in in Edmonton, Alberta, it is a      literally gets what they want out 
myth to think that you have to        of it.                            
get a reduced price on property                                         
to make it a good deal. I            Speaking of emotion, her mother   
explained to my friend that if        practically danced for joy when   
her parents sell their home to me     she told her that they could sell 
now, even at full price, I would      the home to me now and stay in it 
see an appreciation by this time      as long as they want to while     
next year, which will have made       their new home is being built. I  
it worth my while. On the other      can choose to rent it to them     
hand, if they sell to me now they     while they stay or take their     
get their sale proceeds right         rent off of the purchase price    
away which reduces their anxiety      but either way it's a win/win and 
about finances. As well, they        we all walk away with what we     
can continue to live in their         want.                             
present home until they are ready                                       
to move out. With construction       They are happy because they get   
trades going wild there would be      to stay in their home no matter   
a definite possibility of their       how long their new home takes and 
possession date getting moved,        I am happy because I can buy that 
even a number of times. This way     home at today's price and watch   
they could stay as long as they       it appreciate while they take     
want with no pressure and I have      care of it after the sale. We    
great tenants who love my new         all win and everyone is happy.    
property and will care for it         Who could ask for anything more?  
while they live there. There is       

                              
really no down side to this real      




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