Linda's (from Indiana) Journal

today i'm just relaxing and enjoying the time alone. i saw my girls yesterday. got cards, flowers and gift cards. Jared and his girlfriend sent me a card, despite Jared being in school in VA and he and Becky being in FL for a buddy's military wedding this weekend. he's supposed to call me when he gets back to VA. i'm going through a bunch of REI stuff today, just taking the time to listen to and read things i haven't had time to. also working out a schedule for the week pertaining to how many hours i am committed to devoting to REI. as i go through the REI stuff today, that "have to do it" feeling becomes ever stronger. right now i'm commiting to 20-25 hours per week. some days it might not be 4 hours that day, so i thought i would commit to an overall time period for the week so when i don't have those hours in during Monday through Friday, i can make them up on the weekend. i have to start somewhere, so we'll see how this works for me. i know i will have MLS training with my broker on Tuesday and the office is a ways from here. Wednesday i have a training for being able to have that MLS access. Thursday i have the landlord lunch meeting through my REIC. so, as you can see, things can get in the way and i will have to learn how to work around them. others do and have, so i can too. Afformation: WHY DO I HAPPILY AND EASILY WORK ON REI FOR AT LEAST 20-25 HOURS A WEEK?

okay, it's day one of my new commitment and i've done really well. i put in a little extra time and still got other things done. i am on the lookout for some good business cards to copy for wholesaling and L/O's. if anyone can help me with that, i would appreciate it. i also need to set up a local number here in OK. i keep forgetting about that, but i need to do it. probably will use google voice for now, but i will think on that a bit first. i may know a little better way, but i have to look up my notes on it. i'm doing my best to go with free or really cheap stuff right now, then i can choose to expand if i want to as the money comes in. i probably should set up 2 google voice mail accounts if i can: one for wholesaling and one for L/O's. mmmmm, more to think about. can my brain handle that right now? i'm going to be in and out the rest of the week, so i have to plan my REI time a little differently. i'm also trying to figure out where i can fit in looking at a property in Danelle's neighborhood. she said it was listed for $270,000 and the owners could not sell it. it was only worth maybe $230,000. go figure. anyway, it was foreclosed on and the price is around $136,000. i can't find it in the MLS listings (can't find anything by address on this OK MLS so far) so i will have to call on it or see if i can find an email address. might do that just shortly. it's down the street from Danelle and is a nice 2-story. not very old either. mmmm, something else to think about. Afformation: WHY DO I LOVE MAKING GREAT DEALS AND HELPING OTHERS?

well, so much for my commitment. good thing it's for the week. i may get a little study time in tonight, but for the most part my day is gone. i had to get my car washed (we have lots of birds around the apartments due to lots of trees); cash a check at the bank across the street from the car wash. i left my door ajar by mistake and got a nice little shower going through the car wash. then i headed way into the very old part of Tulsa to train with my broker on the MLS. he's so patient. it looks pretty interesting. i'm gonna run comps for him and put a list of recent cash buyers together for him. i am doing it for myself as well, but doing L/O's really doesn't require PML. then i went to get a pair of sandals for $10 off, got some lunch on my way, went to the health food store, went to a used book store looking for information on ayurvedic medicine. i was downtown in Broken Arrow by then so i took a short walk to the chocolate store and bought a little treat for my friend and me. then i drove down the street a little farther and dropped it off to her. she was nicely surprised. i found out her daughter that lives in Vermont is coming next week and she is certified in ayurvedic medicine. i'm hoping to talk to her while she is here. i got home and i'm exhausted from not much sleep last night and running around all day. but, i still have the REI bug and must do something before the day is out. Afformation: WHY AM I ABLE TO DO IT ALL EASILY?

well, i am doing my best to catch up today, despite having a class this afternoon. i've been studying this morning and making notes so that next week i can get moving on the ACTION part (most challenging for me). still trying to figure out what i want to do with my business cards. i bet Dean has some ideas in his books so i will have to go through those too. today i will be learning about being an assistant to my broker. i sure hope i am not "held back" like when i was a realtor. that's why i'm not pursuing a license here. i also hope to find an actual MLS class that will train me more on the MLS if i'm going to continue with access to it. this class today will help with that decision. Afformation: WHY DO I LOVE TAKING ACTION?

i am posting early again today and probably tomorrow because of all these meetings i have. how did i do this all in one week? i just registered for a "lecture", of all things, on the MLS system. i hope i can sit still and stay awake for 3 hours of lecturing on the MLS system. that sounds really funkety to me (Danelle's word). after that i will probably take the hands-on class, which makes a lot more sense to me. duh! my broker had me run a couple comps last night and i struggled for 2 hours with it and couldn't get it right. he kept emailing me encouraging emails and i felt like a big baby because i couldn't get it. this morning he emailed me again and i had missed one step in my notes and that messed everything up. so, this morning i got on the MLS and ran him comps fairly quickly. comps tend to be very subjective, so it might take me some time to learn his way totally. this system is not very user-friendly and i guess a huge percentage of agents are having a real problem with this new system they are implementing. once you get the hang of it, i'm sure it's a good system, but until then, lots of frustration. this afternoon i have my REIC landlord meeting. i like to go and network, see what everyone is talking about. with our club membership we are automatically members of the OK Landlords' Association, so it's good to learn about these things. i have to have my glasses fixed on the way to the meeting because one of the screws is twisted in there and looks like it could fall out anytime. i tried to fix it myself, but that didn't happen. i can't be driving with no glasses or i will be in big trouble. bringing my old pair with me just in case. gotta go do some studying now that i'm big-time on the MLS (for 2 seconds). Afformation: WHY DOES EVERYTHING COME SO EASILY TO ME?

i went to Dean's presentation on Friday. it was held across the road from ORU. the products sounded good, although i sure don't need to invest in anything else besides actual REI deals. it was really nice of them to leave us snacks in our seats. the presentations were over 3 1/2 hours long total and i was starving. the snacks came in very handy for me as well as many others. i do have to admit i went with a no-so-good attitude. i am just so tired of being "sold" all the time and we were being "sold" before we ever got signed in and seated. haven't experienced that before. then the first speaker got a little crappy with me when he asked if i knew of anyone else offering funding to his students and i named someone. i actually could have named more, but he was rude and insulting. i love Dean and i believe in him, but he's not the only one out there doing what he does. everyone may have a little different twist on things, but that doesn't make them dishonest or what they offer not good. let's be honest, not just exaggerating and carrying on like there is only one good "guru" out there with these ideas and everyone else is stupid, lying and doesn't provide good value to their students. this post may get removed and that will say alot, but this is a big pet peeve of mine. be honest and stop insulting other "gurus"; there's a place for everyone. we all relate to them differently but that doesn't make them bad, etc. there are many good gurus out there and i know alot of them. Dean is included in that group. each of them bring a different style and a different way of doing and saying things to the table; we can learn from them all. just my 2 cents.....

i have decided i have to look at my contracts and the landlord/tenant law for OK. i knew i was going to have to do it at some point, but i feel i cannot move forward with things until i just sit down and do it. i think everything will be pretty simple but it has to be done. so i am going to find my contracts, look them over and find the law and print it. need to get on that right away. tomorrow i have my MLS lecture, so hopefully i will stay awake and alert. taking lots of notes does help, whether i ever use them or not. i'm hoping this lecture has actual useful information, not just alot of talking. i'm still trying to figure out what you can lecture on about the MLS for 3 hours; guess i will find out tomorrow. after my class, my friend is dropping by to bring us dinner and we are going to start working on our Afformations book. we're hoping to help each other move forward with the things we would like to have in our lives and we always have some good conversation and laughs. Afformation: WHY IS EVERYTHING WORKING OUT PERFECTLY FOR ME?

i seem to be losing track of time and i'd like to find it. the days pass so quickly. yesterday i went to the 3-hour lecture on the MLS system here. i worked on me and my attitude before i went and was able to get through the class fairly easily. the information was good; i just have a hard time sitting still. it looks like a good system and has good features; you just have to learn how to use it. almost made me want to be a realtor for a moment, but that passed quickly. i met my good friend last night at a Mexican restaurant 2/3 of a mile from where i live. i hadn't eaten there before but it was good and we had a great server. we are working on the Afformations book together. usually she is behind me, but she loves this book so much that she is 3 chapters ahead of me. thank goodness her daughter is visiting from Vermont this week; maybe i can catch up. we always have fun together and we got some real estate talk in too. i found out more about their bad experiences with REI and alot of it had to do with a partner cheating them. that is a really sad situation. no matter if it is friends, family or a stranger, always always have a good contract in place. do not let anyone tell you different. no matter how much you trust someone, remember that business is business and you must treat it as such, regardless of who the other person(s) is/are. tomorrow i must get to work on my contracts, if i don't get started tonight. Afformation: WHY IS EVERYTHING FALLING INTO PERFECT PLACE FOR ME?

i'm taking a quick break to post before i totally forget. i'm so hungry i could eat a horse! i'm working on a cash buyers list on the MLS. very time-consuming and slow. i have 177 records to go through for cash closings in the last 90 days. if i go back for 6 months it's close to 400. i don't think investors realize how time-consuming this can be and now i know what it's really like here in OK and IN. some MLS systems may have an easier way, but we don't. and let me tell you, starving and going through all these is probably not the best way to go. i feel like eating my computer! i did another comp this morning for my broker and i am still struggling with that. that is a major thing i will ask about in the hands-on class, which i also need to book. i was waiting on some information and got that, so i need to take the plunge and just book it. it's only 2 hours long and that probably isn't really enough time. on their old system they used to do 8-hour classes and that is probably what i need on this system. well, i better go get something to eat before i wither away to nothing. Afformation: WHY DOES MONEY LOVE TO BE WITH ME?

well, it looks like i may have to move again and in with my daughter. i keep pushing and pushing, but i don't seem to be getting anywhere very fast right now. trying to keep my head up and not be upset, but it seems to be a challenge today. i just booked a class for the hands-on part of the MLS and also booked a free tapping introduction. i need all the help i can get. Thursday my REIC is having a meeting for those who want mentoring with local mentors. i will be there! just not sure what my issues are, but we need to get them figured out and fixed. i checked on the 2 ways i ran comps for my broker last week and he said he liked them both. to be honest, i can't remember how i did the first one. i would just crack up laughing right now if it weren't for the possible tears to come too. hopefully when i run some more comps it will come back to me. one can hope. i am always the one where "hope springs eternal", even when it seems all hope is lost. well, i need to get back to work. i'm working on going through my contracts and getting more cash buyers on my list. i need to stay positive and busy, so that is what i'm doing. things could change any second and i need to be ready. i'm also reading Dean's ebook "Totally Fulfilled" and it came at a good time for me. Thanks, Dean; i appreciate it. Afformation: WHY IS THE UNIVERSE PLOTTING TO DO ME GOOD?

i went through a lot of listings today looking for Cash Buyers. i have around 29 names to send letters to. a few are foreign names and their English might not be so good. there is one "couple" that buys a lot of properties; their name has come up many times. i also found a member of my REIC. he bought what looked like a very nice property and closed in March. i think he was closing on another one this month, but i haven't seen it yet. i finally got a system going to help me through a little faster and i made good headway today. still a lot to go. i think if i do this again, which i shouldn't really have to, i would go back 30 days at a time, instead of 90 or more. i keep hearing how there is so much competition for REO's and i am seeing that is true. i have seen where more than list price was paid, up to over $6000 more. that just seems crazy to me. i'm still working on finding the right contracts i want to use. that has been a challenge for me. i think i found one for wholesaling, but i want to add some things to it. not much, but it is very bare-bones. i want a simple contract for FSBO's, yet i want to make sure it's a good contract. having more of a challenge with the L/O part. still reading through "Totally Fulfilled". it has some really good things in it that lift my spirits as i read. i will be gone a good portion of tomorrow so i don't know that i will make any progress and Friday i'll be spending the day with my 7-year old granddaughter. Saturday i pick my dad up in AR so he can be with us while my sister and her daughter are here. how to fit everything in??? Afformation: WHY AM I ABLE TO DO WHAT I LOVE AND LOVE WHAT I DO?

today has been kind of an emotional roller coaster ride for me. i will get over it, but makes things kind of tough. with everything else i've been doing, not much REI until tonight. i am looking forward to tonight's meeting on mentoring and hope that it will help me out. i think they have 3 levels and i will have to see what that is all about. at least they are trying to do something to help others, and i am a big believer in that. i will report back when i can. not sure about tomorrow since Kadi will be with me most of the day and she can read everything. she is like her Diva (me) - a good reader. FYI - i read 99 books in the first grade. boy, i may have to remember that as my big accomplishment. i hope it isn't the BIG one for my life. Afformation: WHY DO I GET THROUGH EVERYTHING EASILY AND GRACEFULLY?

i went to the mentoring meeting last night. the club President and i were the only ones that came. it was at his office, which is very nice. it has an actual office and then a small conference room right outside of his office. it's set back in a corner area and really nice. and it was nice and cool in there too. since no one else was able to come last night, i had his full attention and picked his brain for over 2 1/2 hours. it was wonderful for me. i feel bad that no one else came, but this was a real blessing for me. he helped me so much! i'm going to get a couple L/O's done, then i hope to move into Sub To's. he has a way he does them that i really like and i hope to learn how to do those. we also talked about seller financing and how to work within the Safe Act. i took lots of notes; i just hope i can decipher them when the time comes. he has set up a nice website similar to this so we can post on there for our club. lots of forms and information on there. another thing he showed me which is awesome is that we can use the actual forms approved by the real estate association here. we can go to their website and print forms that realtors use and are state-approved. not only that, but they are investor-friendly and actually give you an easy out so you don't have to put a bunch of weasel clauses in. i was impressed, to say the least!!! i feel much more comfortable now. i've even decided what to do on business cards and possibly selling my cash buyers list because i got the info from the public records, which list services do all the time. not that i'm excited or anything. now i need to get a local number. probably should decide on a gmail address that would fit doing business here and get a google #. it's just so much easier to do things that way for me right now. spent most of today with my granddaughter, Kadi. she was a big helper and it was nice to have the time with her. Afformation: WHY IS EVERYTHING WORKING OUT IN MY FAVOR?

Someone put up a website where you can get the comps and cash buyers alike on the website. I lost the website url or address. Anyone has the website, please respond. I read about it about 9.00 a.m this morning (6/4/12). Would appreciate help. Thanks

i am actually getting some things done, despite having family in town. i got a new gmail account set up and a new google voice # for OK. i'm so excited. worked on business cards for L/O's and wholesaling, plus my new car magnets and ordered them. i hope to have them within a couple weeks. i have put that all off for weeks, although i'm not sure why. how silly. i still have to get through some contracts, but i am moving forward with it. more and more i feel that OK is a great place to invest and i sure don't want to miss out on it. My REIC President went over some things with me and i can't believe how great it is here. i plan to make good use of it all. i plan to start running ads next week since i'm kind of pre-occupied with company right now. i'm listening to a short teleseminar on "link" options right now and they reminded me of a few things. tomorrow i'll be on another call for L/O's. it always helps me to be reminded of things as i go along. Thursday i have my hands-on MLS training, which should be very helpful. i need to set up my "expired listings" bump out list. Afformation: WHY DO I DO THE THINGS I NEED TO DO WHEN THEY NEED TO BE DONE?

Well, i just spent the last hour or so catching up on you!

Sounds like you are feeling better again. I certainly hope so.

You have got to be one of the most educated REIs I know.

Stay well.

Karen

how are you? i am educated and i need to put it to good use for myself, not just everyone else. how are the deals going? i love the L/O deal you got. would love to talk on the phone again. i know it's just finding the time to do it. can't wait to hear about more deals for you!

it's been a busy day and i'm getting ready to go to my daughter's shortly. i had to take care of various things and i went over a couple contracts. i'm just going to use the state purchase contract for my wholesale deals because you can get out of the deal for any reason basically. i don't need to explain that i need an end buyer or put in weasel clauses. the contract is 6 pages long, which is a bit long, but it looks "real" because it's by the OREC, which is the OK real estate commission, yet i don't have to be a realtor to use it or hire one. on page 3 of the contract, it says, "If, in the sole opinion of the Buyer, results of the investigations, inspections or reviews are unsatisfactory, the Buyer may cancel the contract by delivering written notice of cancellation to Seller, in care of Seller's Broker, if applicable, and receive refund of earnest money". can't beat that and i'm using a state form created and approved by OREC. not only that, but there is a state form for written cancellation of the contract. as for my L/O's, i have a list to go through for all the forms i may need. some of them won't apply because i'm hoping to mainly help people who are over-leveraged on their homes. i will talk about them on here when i get through them all. some of my forms won't print and can't be edited in M/S 7 so i am going to download Open Office to my computer. i should then be able to open anything and it's free to download. i just hope i can figure it all out. sometimes i really wish Jared was here because he is so good on computers. tomorrow i will be in my hands-on MLS class in the morning, then our REIC brainstorming session right after. then i will head to my daughter's for the last evening with our visiting family. Danelle's husband is grilling and it should be wonderful. Afformation: WHY DO I SOLVE PEOPLE'S REAL ESTATE CHALLENGES SO QUICKLY AND EASILY?

i had my MLS hands-on class this morning and it was very helpful. we'll see if i can run comps easier now. right after the class i headed to our REIC brainstorming session. it was really good. a couple that i knew way back when i lived here before came and we got to catch up. i can remember about 12 years ago they moved from CA to OK and bought their first property with a credit card for $18,000. they had money coming in and paid it off and bought more. now they are looking for apartments. they haven't changed a bit. got to talk with a few people about L/O's and one guy in particular has quite a little system going. he buys REO's with cash and then L/O's them to a T/B. he has quite a nice set up and is doing well. he works for the post office and is getting everything ready for retirement. his insurance is a big factor since he still has kids at home. we're going to try and get together to go over more information in the near future. he does give rent credits and has never had a late payment from any of his L/O's. a young man from here on this website happened to recognize me from a comment i made on a post of his a while back. that was fun! seems like he is ready to rock and roll with real estate. just before i left, one of our top investors came in and she is buying 10 properties a month for the next few months. she has several in the works all ready for June. we talked about being around naysayers and negative people in our lives and how to overcome all that. she is such an entrepreneur and i would love to think like she does. working on that. going over to my daughter's or out to eat shortly. last night we ate at a wonderful place. i got 2 meals out of my supper and it was so delicious! it's called the Waterfront Grill and the waterfront is ugly, but the food and the waiter were great! Afformation: WHY DO THINGS WORK OUT SO WELL WHEN I JUST LET GO?

i am sitting here going through my L/O contracts, getting all my "ducks" in a row. i see that my Residential Lease/Option Contract did not print entirely. good thing i am going through it all before i try to get someone to sign it. that would look very professional. NOT! i did things differently in IN, but i think it is much easier here. i'm using a different set of forms and i am familiarizing myself with them to make sure i know what i'm using and doing. i will start advertising tomorrow and i have a system i will be trying out here that i used in IN. ready for some deals!!!

this has been a very busy week with family here, but now things should get back to normal, whatever normal is. hopefully i will have more time to devote to REI and getting some deals to come in. my sister that was here has lost 105 pounds and she looks fabulous. i'm really proud of her. it was nice to see my dad and my niece too. today i went to Kadi's indoor soccer game. they have been playing older boys so it's really been challenging for them, but they never give up. i am so exhausted, but i am going to get these contracts looked over and get them out of my way. then i can relax about them.

Afformation: WHY AM I NOW READY?

the more contracts i find, the more i have to go through. i'm trying to make everything clear and easy for me, the seller and the T/B. i may be making it more complicated than it needs to be. i have to be gone part of tomorrow so it makes it that much harder for me when i'm gone. it's a slow process for me and i have to rethink everything right now. ugh! but, i will get there somehow, some way. i posted 2 ads on CL last night but no responses. i may run the same ads for a week, then change them each week to see what pulls. i know the wholesale ad pulled for me in IN; borrowed it from a DGer who is very successful, so i know it can pull. Afformation: WHY DO MY ADS PULL GREAT DEALS EVERY WEEK?

i don't have time to go through contracts today so i guess i will take a break. i did figure out how to make my contracts from a form disc editable. that was a big help. now i can print and edit! yay! i have had to be gone quite a bit and deal with some other things today, so i will get back on it tomorrow. my business cards and car magnets are on their way, which is very exciting. maybe i just like getting packages in the mail!!! i have another meeting at 3:15pm this afternoon so i will cut this short. i did hear from a fellow member and we are going to try and get together at some point. hopefully he will be at the meeting on Thursday as well. in fact, i just got off the phone with him. he had a few questions and i was able to point him in the right direction. ok, gotta run. Afformation: WHY IS THIS MY LUCKY DAY?

i am so ready for our Tulsa REIA meeting. i'm glad to hear it will be on OREC contracts, which i just went over with a member yesterday. i think OK did it right when they made these contracts available to all of us, not just realtors. it makes it so much easier for everyone. i'm trying to narrow down the contracts i will need for assignments on L/O's. it shouldn't be too complicated, but i always want to do everything just right. as i told someone yesterday (who is much younger than i am), you just have to take the risk and you may make a mistake. so what? for the most part, if you are doing your best to do things right, you'll be ok. it's just that fear of messing up and hurting yourself and others, or being sued, etc.. i did get 2 emails from my ads and i was suspicious of them. one asked for my phone number and i emailed back asking if he had a property to sell. the other asked who i was. i said we're investors looking for properties to buy that sellers want to sell. no answer back on either so far. imagine that. usually when i get a response, you know they are interested and not playing games, but i think these 2 might not be legitimate. i do have to mention that last night i went to my grandson's first T-ball game. he is 3 1/2 and it was a riot. no one knew where first base was, and Grayson almost ran to the fence. his other grandma yelled "run, Forrest, run". he wore a helmet that kept falling over his eyes and the coach finally convinced him to remove it unless he was batting. he looked so cute and you could see a little of that male ego coming out. he loved it and didn't want to change out of his uniform when he got home. what fun. Afformation: WHY AM I SO RESPECTED IN MY WORK AND MY LIFE?

i made some real headway today with my contracts. now i need to narrow a few things down and i will feel way more comfortable. i haven't decided exactly which way to go on assigning my L/O contract, which would actually make everything easier. but.....my L/O contract is very simple and doesn't include a whole lot. if i actually do a separate lease and option, with a maintenance agreement, then i have even more work to do. i'm thinking i can get by just assigning my contract to the T/B, but then again, i'm not sure how that will work in the long run. i suppose i can do it with just my original L/O contract, but does that keep the T/B in line when necessary? lots of questions. i will try it the simple way first, i guess, then get more complicated if necessary. i really want simple right now and i have a tendency to overthink things. i think part of the reason for that is because in my early days getting started, everyone always talked about getting sued for every little thing and it really sparks a lot of fear. i will just do the best i can and go from there. if anyone has any suggestions, let me know. should have my new business cards and car magnets today or tomorrow. i'm looking forward to the Tulsa REIA meeting tonight, especially since our President will be going over the OREC contracts. it should be a good meeting. Afformation: WHY IS MAIKING MONEY SO EASY FOR ME?

i am still going through contracts. i just can't get peace about just assigning my contract with the seller to the T/B. it would be much easier and require fewer documents, but i also want to make sure the T/B takes care of the property like he/she should. most people have to have everything spelled out in plain English. you can't assume anything. i will get it narrowed down. i'm going through a course on co-op L/O's real quick to help me get my head on straight about all this. of course, i would have to make it more complicated, but i really want to work with over-leveraged homes because i think there is a real need for that. washed my car and got my magnetic signs on the doors this morning. if i have them, i might as well put them to use. hope to get some business cards out this week too. i had one response to an ad, but not a good one again. it would be nice to get a wholesale deal done quickly and then move into the L/O's as i get my decisions made and contracts narrowed down. well, back to the grindstone......Afformation: WHY AM I ABLE TO SEE THINGS CLEARLY AND MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS?

i thought i could find the link for the Landlord/Tenant Law on my REIC website, but i haven't found it. i can google it; i just thought i could find it on there. i probably can and just don't know where to look. things are starting to come together and make sense right now. i'm just going to adjust and add some things from other contracts that i think should be in the one i will use. then i'm going to compare them with the Landlord/Tenant Law, which i think the contracts are fine on anyway. i like everything to be covered. i placed 3 ads on CL and 2 were removed. funny that i had run them before without any problem and it's way past 48 hours since i ran them last. sounds a little fishy to me. i replaced them and we'll see if that works or not. i received some free lead software, so i need to learn how to use it. hopefully it will be a big help without paying for it. Afformation: WHY DO I DESERVE TO BE WEALTHY?

Here is a website that might help! http://landlord.com/landlord_law_indiana.htm
Best wishes!
Les

thank you but i'm living in OK right now. i know it's hard to keep up with me between OK and IN. i found what i needed for OK and i will keep this in mind should i head back to IN or just do deals there. thanks again! hope your investing is going well.

i'm still working on these contracts. lots of interruptions, especially about getting my Dad moved from AR to IN in the next few weeks. he needs to go into assisted living and since he's a veteran, you can probably imagine the paperwork. my sister in IN has to deal with most of it, but i try to help as much as i can. overwhelming for everyone. i am posting early because i need to spend the rest of the day working on these contracts. i can use either set "as is", but i want my own "hybrid" to cover myself as best i can. i have gotten what appears to be 2 responses to my CL ads. the one guy has a beautiful property and would make for a nice L/O deal, but he almost sounded like an investor the way he sent the information to me. another one "sounds" like a very motivated seller. i will let you know what happens. it's just nice to finally get a couple possibly "legitimate" responses. Afformation: WHY DO GREAT DEALS FIND ME?

i'm finally getting through all this with the contracts, then i find a couple things i may have missed. ouch! i'll check it out. i found more stuff to put in the Option Agreement since i'm assigning it anyway. working on that now and then i'm ready to merge 2 rental agreements together. the one is fine, but the other spells things out better and i like to make it easy enough that there shouldn't be any questions from either party on what is expected, etc. i have to work on a separate maintenance agreement (required in OK) and i am creating a separate page for information in the event of the T/B's death while renting. this was mentioned in the Landlord/Tenant Law as "new law" and i think it's a very good idea to have on hand. i'll keep a copy and also give a copy to the Seller, since they will actually be the Landlord. i sure will be glad when i have all this done and i can quit thinking about all of it. yuk!