You've got to lie

[REIMan]

"Success is always temporary.  When all is said and done, the only thing you have left is your character."  -- Vince Gill

"Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow.  The shadow is what we think it is; the tree is the real thing."" -- Abraham Lincoln

You reap what you sow...no good ever comes from untruthfulness.


Keith

Well said.. uh hmm  Well Quoted..  

[EquityHunter]

I'm the bad guy that is going to give all my 20 yrs of exp to anyone that asks for free. Too bad for you. It's all FREE.
EH

[Rich_in_CT]

Maybe don't scare them away by saying you're a newbie but why lie and say you did 14 deals last week?  What do you have to gain from that?  If you give them a good solid offer that works with your numbers they will take it, leave it or counter it.  As long as they don't feel you're scamming them I don't see why it would matter how much business you do.

[propertymanager]

Rich is right!  I've done a bunch of deals and have never had anyone (other than the bank) ask how many deals I've done or what my qualifications are.  I also do not need to make up something to answer questions that the seller asks.  I am a professional and I actually KNOW the answers.  What kind of successful investor wouldn't know the basics of their own business.  

A desperate (motivated) seller doesn't ask or care whether you're successful or not.  They just want to stop the pain.  That is exactly why they get scammed so often - because they don't know or care enough to ask the proper questions.  

Not only is lying immoral and unethical, it is simply not necessary.

Mike

[Rich_in_CT]

sanctimonius driville

Didn't Cadillac make the Driville?  Nevermind, that was the Deville.

[kdhastedt]

Ooooh...maybe I was too hard...maybe he WAS talking about his Caddy!

NOT!

(if you haven't seen "Borat", this is not as funny as it could be!)

Keith

[FrontierInvestment]

I’m not going to give you any quotes, but I am going to explain why you are incredible ignorant.

You are one of the reasons why every month a new television story is being run about the “evil” real estate investors; swooping in and stealing equity from home owners whose only real estate knowledge consist of trying to pay mortgage payments on time.

Personally I have met, and had the displeasure to see shady businessmen just like yourself try to work their “magic”. If you believe lying to someone about what type of business you run and the amount of assets you carry at any time will the be then end of the discussion your arrogance will be the end of your venture. It is ridiculously easy to find out how successful you are or your business is at any given time. Maybe the home owners you speak of are motivated sellers, they just don’t want to deal with someone that they can so easily see through.

It’s really a shame that you feel like you need to project a life and success that you wish you had to other people. You should be content where you are and keep trying to climb that ladder to eventual get where you want. Good Luck

[kdhastedt]

B-I-N-G-O!

Somebody give the new guy a beer!!!  He gets it!

Keith

[BoboTheKing]

Maybe the original poster should get with the NR gang.

[kdhastedt]

No didn't you read his post?  He's a "maverick"...NR wants blind sheep.

...no wait, it was a FLAMING ADVERTISEMENT to invest in him...so, naturally was deleted...

Keith

[DannyTheGreat]

I believe he is a Kool-Aid drinker in disguise.

[kdhastedt]

Could be...he doesn't like me so he's probably not talking to me...

Keith

[DannyTheGreat]

oooh - The silent treatment- how'd you get to lucky?

[kdhastedt]

Apparently he doesn't like rules very well...and, unfortunately, someone gets to play "bad cop"...it's my turn this month...in this case, I'm not feelin' real bad about it...

It falls in with pi$$ing off the left-wing -- somebody's gotta do it!

Keith

[EquityHunter]

Y'all don't get it. Which is worse, giving someone who has no equity some comfort in giving you a deal because "you do so many" or, lying to them about the true value of their property (or not saying anything about their ignorance of their own property'value?) Hmmm.

EH