Nathan Payne sold a house for an $18,000 fee without a contract. Margaret had been burned by three wholesalers before, so Nathan tested buyer demand first, then gave her a real offer. She agreed because he didn't pressure her to sign anything upfront.
Margaret happened, a seller who completely changed my business. She was motivated, she needed help fast, but she had been burned by 3 wholesalers before I even talked to her. And the very first thing she said to me on the phone was, I will never sign another contract with you people again. But she wasn't mad at me, she was done being lied to. And honestly, she wasn't wrong. She wasn't burned by bad people. Wholesalers aren't bad people, at least not all of them, right? She was burned by a bad model. Right there in that moment, I made a decision. I dropped the act. I stopped trying to sound like a wholesaler. I stopped forcing the whole model, and I just told her the truth. I said, look, I'm not going to waste your time by tying you up in a contract and then promise you I can buy your house when I'm not sure. Give me a couple days and I'll let you know exactly what I can offer for it. Then if it makes sense, we can sign the right paperwork later. No pitch, no pressure, just honesty. And for the first time, everything clicked. Clicked in my head. No contract, no pressure, just alignment. I knew exactly the number she wanted. I then went to test buyer demand for that exact house and connected with the right buyer for the specific deal without a contract first, and then made $18,000 on an assignment fee.
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