But even then, there’s always something when it comes to real estate.
A few weeks ago one of my clients who’s worked with me over 20 years called and asked me to help him find something pretty specialized. I don’t take that sort of project on all the time, but I did it for him.
And I’m glad I did.
I ran a search that day, which flagged two properties. One was basically a perfect fit, so we made a cash offer and closed it yesterday. Less than 30 days from the initial phone call to the closing table.
Sometimes it just falls into place.
Thanks to Amin and Perry, listing agent Bill Benton, and the folks at Texas Pioneer Title for making it all go as smoothly as possible.
When I say as smoothly as possible, I mean everyone was on the same page from end to end. A willing buyer and seller working to get it done.
But it’s still real estate.
Even after close to 30 years, it seems like something I’ve never seen before pops up on almost every deal. So you never really know if it’s closing until after it’s done.
That happened on this one too, but we got it done.
I don’t do much buyer representation in the way a lot of agents do. For several reasons. I keep my eyes open, and if I see an opportunity I usually know who to take it to. But doing a dedicated search for a specific thing for a specific person, not nearly as often.
If they were all like the one that closed yesterday, I might change my mind.
We found exactly what he was looking for, got it under contract quickly, and closed in less than a month.
Every week I look at hundreds of properties. Most aren’t worth talking about. Some are. And every so often one comes along where my first thought isn’t:
“Who’s selling this?”
It’s:
“Who do I know that should see it?”
A lot of times I have an answer immediately.
Sometimes I don’t.
Wrong area. Wrong deal size. They just bought something else. Whatever the reason, occasionally I end up looking at something I think deserves a closer look and don’t have the right investor to send it to.
I’m trying to fix that.
If you’re an investor and would like to hear about opportunities when they come across my desk, click below and tell me what you’re looking for.
No obligation. No pressure. Just a way for me to know who might be interested when something survives the first round of filtering.
Is it crazy to think you might want to see the deals I see?