"private". How about that? It's a little scary. I hope he's not lurking at my building looking around. Some of you prospect for properties. I know you would never behave like that. --173.61.xxx.xx

When I do sell I'll possibly have 3-5 already interested prospects. --47.216.xx.xxx

He needs to go fish in some other pond. --96.46.xxx.xx

I mail lots of letters and recently have made a few calls to select situations,i am doing real well with the calls.If they don't want to talk to me I just throw out there number and call someone else --72.231.xxx.xxx

Ken maybe listen to yourself on a recording to make sure you are not panting and salivating. --173.61.xxx.xx

Ally,I am not panting or salivating nor do I think the person contacting you was,it is simply a numbers game,send enough letters or make enough calls and eventually someone has a need for what I do,if not on to the next one --72.231.xxx.xxx

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I would say that because I want them to go away. It's not for sale because I am making money on it. --173.61.xxx.xx

Maybe the guy was expecting voicemail to pick up and got nervous, thus the "panting and salivating"? --47.25.xxx.xx

How much do you make off it a year? I mean the full rent amount, or gross. Multiply that by 100. Now multiply by 3. Are you well above the expected value? There is your asking price. The worst that happens is you get a nice check. No need to dicker on the price. Take it or leave it. --64.251.xxx.xxx

This is weird that you post this...yesterday a call came up from a number I didn't recognize. I made the mistake of answering it because I was expecting a call and someone with a heavy Asian accent was asking to buy my house (the one I live in) which is not for sale. I just hung up. --72.188.xxx.xxx

Barb, where did you get that formula from? Is it just a number that you have found works for you? Where does the “multiple by 100 then 3” comes from. I’m just curious, thanks. --71.248.xxx.xxx

I can't read the phone number in the sunlight but I pick up all calls because it might be a tenant with an issue that needs to be fixed right away. Learned that over 25 years of landlording. If they are locked out they might break a three hundred dollar window to get in. Answer the dam phone. Another reason I can't sell Cute Cape Cod is that I had an underground oiltank closed there. I have a certificate. However if someone's mortgage company wanted that out, it is leaning on the back cellar wall and there is a very high water table there and it would cause the basement to take on water. In NJ they will track previous owners and make them pay for tank damage if there is any oil there. I don't want to play Russian Roulette with the EPA. I could lose everything if a contractor removed it who decided to toss a little Number 2 oil in there so he could keep on digging. I have seen photos of houses and basement up in the air on supports because a contractor was digging oily clay out from under them. It's much simpler to say, no thanks, I am making money on it. I find it insulting that someone thinks my nice full trees out front look uncared for. F them. I am gonna make them feel bad somehow. --173.61.xxx.xx

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Thanks J. Maybe the oriental accent was a clue and they were going to ask for my bank account to deposit some cash to start the purchase. --173.61.xxx.xx

In your case, give them a high price and also that they must sign a certificate that they will assume all liability for removing the oil tank. --98.146.xxx.xxx

I'm sure they didn't. In my area they are combing through the property appraiser's website and bombarding huge lists of people with calls and texts when the property is non-owner occupied. --72.188.xxx.xxx

It comes up with a crazy high number, if someone wants to offer me a lot of money for my house, I’ll sell. --64.251.xxx.xxx

Barb, ok I got ya, so it basically your “make me sell it” formula. Thanks --71.248.xxx.xxx

Barb, crazy number is right. With your way of pricing. it makes a mobile home I rent out is worth $4,860.000 dollars. Wish I had a taker at that price. --73.166.xxx.xxx

That was supposed to be $4,860,000.00 --73.166.xxx.xxx

I don’t give their insults much heed anymore. But, I do wonder if I could give their phone number to the other annoying letter writers. Maybe I'll send a postcard back saying, ‘ yes, i’d love to talk to you about selling my house . But give them no address, just the city, and the phone number of the other annoying wannabe RE moguls..... --208.54.xx.xxx

Thank you for the great help! I do know that on Google Earth, that house can't be seen from the street for the trees in front except for the garage door. I saw that when I was buying a new fridge for that location. The store googled it to show the delivery crew what it looked like. So if they are doing Google Earth to identify properties, that might have provoked the call. I get lots of cards also and did get a call about a month ago from another guy. I told him $325 K and he said it was too rich for his blood. Of course I will not sell it. Not sure getting someone to sign a document to take responsibility for any oil issues would satisfy the EPA. The law, at least in this state, is that they pursue money from ALL owners going back to the original owner to fix any damage to the soil by an oil spill. --173.61.xxx.xx

2000/mo x 12 = 24k/yr x 100 = 2.4m x 3 = 7.2mil --75.70.xx.xxx

Ally, they've been calling me, too. Still can't figure out how they got my number. --100.19.xx.xxx

They probably got your number from a site like MyLife or voter registration info online. --72.188.xxx.xxx

PS the house closed at full price a couple moths ago. --75.67.xx.xxx

Is this the same house that had the derelict car on property? --72.188.xxx.xxx

J FL. This is the place where the previous tenant was trying to sell junk cars after he was trying to start a car detailing business on the property and trying to repair motorcycles and stinking up the whole place. He has been gone since March. I told them I was getting a lawyer and they left. New tenant is about the same age but better quality. --173.61.xxx.xx