How To Close A Subject To Deal
By Jason Hanson
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A lot of people ask me questions about how to properly close a
subject-to deal. A subject-to deal is closed just like a traditional
closing where you go to a closing attorney or settlement company. I
would never advise closing a subject-to at the kitchen table. There are
just too many things that can go wrong. Plus, if you ever have a
problem and end up in court, you want to be able to show a judge that
you went to a closing attorney and had a neutral third party take care
of everything.
So here is how it breaks down You will sign all of the paperwork with
the homeowner at their house (this includes the contract and any
addendums that don’t need to be notarized. Anything needing
to be notarized will be taken care of at closing). Once you have all of
the paperwork signed, you will fax it to your closing attorney, just
like you do with every other closing. Your attorney will do a title
search and prepare everything for closing. On closing day, you will
meet the seller’s at the closing office, sign all of the
paperwork and you will then own the house. It’s that easy and
simple.
By the way, on a $250,000 house, closing costs should run about $3,000
(this is for the state of Virginia, every state is different). And,
here is the “tactic” I use to get sellers to cover
all of the closing costs so that I can literally buy a house for
nothing down and sometimes get a few dollars back at closing. I tell
sellers that we’re not Realtors and do not charge any
commissions to sell their house. And that they are only responsible for
the first $3,000 in closing costs. If closing costs are any more than
that, our company will cover the rest. Now, if you get a seller who
really has no money, or they refuse to pay any closing costs at all,
then I would certainly not lose a deal over $3,000. However, if you
don’t ask for the $3,000 up front then you will never get it
and it never hurts to ask.
So, when you are negotiating any deal at all, remember to ask for as
much as you can, because all a seller can do is say
“no”.
Jason R. Hanson is the founder of National Real Estate Investor Month,
author of “How to Build a Real Estate Empire” and
mentor to students all across America. To get a FREE copy of
Jason’s Special Report “The Insider’s
Guide To Buying Your First Investment Property in 83 Days or
Less!” visit httpwww.PrimoCoach.com or call 800-865-1702.
If
you would like to take advantage of the market and learn how to invest
in real estate and you are local to the Dallas Fort Worth area, I know
a really great teacher and mentor here in Arlington Texas. Please take
a look at his web site: DennisJHenson.com,
Dennis has a great Mentoring and training program, I know because I am
one of his former students. I learned a lot from his one on one
teaching technique. - Michael Harman 817-457-7572
mchfun.business@gmail.com
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