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How my client lost $47,700.00 on his last real estate deal. Could this happen to you?


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First, the Long (er), Boring (but necessary) Set-up

I have a NEW client - let's call him Bill. Bill is a wholesaler. Bill found the perfect investment property  - an empty, semi-delapidated house. When Bill called the number of the owner from a lead list, the son of the dead guy answered.

The son explained how his widowed dad had lived there, and left the property to him - the son didn't live there and couldn't keep up with an out-of-state property, so he was more than happy to dump it.

Mmmmmm, the smell of money - an easy kill with a great spread!

Unfortunately for Bill, he discovered other investors were sniffing around and he had to act fast, so he put down his almond milk latte [he's an urban vegan] and called his attorney to write a contract.

Murphy's Law -- the attorney [not me, this was the OLD attorney] was in Court, and had client meetings the next day, but said he could write it up on Thursday [this was a Tuesday].

Bill couldn't wait that long, so Bill fired up the Macbook and Chat GPT'd his way to document heaven.

With contract in hand, Bill got the property. The son executed electronically. Bill gave son a $5,000.00 deposit. That night, Bill posted the property to his buyer network -- while sipping champagne and dreaming of his new Porsche [not really, I'm just jazzing it up].

Within days, he [or, more accurately, Chat GPT] wrote a second contract to an end-buyer.

The end contract was for $25,000.00 more than the original contract. Paragraph 11:

​xxxxxxx

Do you see the problem?

​If not, you better keep reading.


I Wonder If Seller's Lie?

​Fast forward two weeks. Title company calls Bill:

"Hi Bill, this is Jeff. Did you know this dead guy's son isn't the only heir? There's a sister and the property was left to her in the Will and we spoke to her and she wants the property, so let us know what you want us to do."

Schneikies. Time to panic. Do you know why?

That's right, keep reading.

"Other than that, how was the play Mrs. Lincoln?"

Well, now we know Bill has a problem. He's under contract with a seller that doesn't really own the property. He can't get the sister on board. And he has a 2nd contract with an end-buyer.

EZ solution - just cancel the 2nd contract, you say?

"Under what theory?" says Bill's lawyer when Bill calls [after being threatened by the end-buyer].


Bill's lawyer correctly continues, "There's no title contingency, Bill"[remember that boring legal language from the first section?], "You contracted to sell the property and have no 'parachute' just because you can't obtain proper title to the property."

And, of course, to add insult to injury, the lawyer says, "Why would you enter a 2nd contract without a contingency to get out if you couldn't give clear title? You should've waited for me."


Schneikies. Time to panic.

Let's Skip To The Bad Ending

I'm a lawyer. I like to write. I could write much more about how the end-buyer got an attorney and threatened suit for specific performance, how Bill had to retain counsel, and how Bill ultimately had to settle the suit. But I'll skip all that -- let's just jump to the damages:

Lost EMD to Seller: $5,000.00 (son skipped town)
Legal Fees: $7,700.00 (he got off easy because the end-buyer was willing to settle)
Payment to End-Buyer: $10,000.00 (he as looking for easy money to go away)
Lost Profit: $25,000.00

Total Damages: $47,700.00

Ouch.

"Yes, but I only do assignments Jeff" you say, "so this can't happen to me."


It's the point, silly - not the scenario. Keep reading.

Now The Pitch

Investor Confidence, from Contract to Closing

The above story is just one of many I plucked out of my bucket of bad stories. There are many more - from assignment deals, subject-to deals, regular deals.

​The bottom line is this: BAD CONTRACTS LEAD TO HORRIFIC RESULTS

So how do you avoid this, or any other number of horror stories?

You need precise, attorney-backed, custom contracts that match your business deal EXACTLY.

They must protect you and your money. And you must be able to get them fast.

And, honestly, its not all about Contracts. There are many other pieces of the puzzle for investors.


Title must be investor-friendly and coordination must move efficiently.

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​When any of these pieces are in disharmony or disconnected, investors lose time, leverage, opportunity --  and money.

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