Drama! Quick Offers! Keys! Go behind the scenes with the incredible and true stories from investors Eric and Greg DeVine, who want to help you with important lessons for being successful in real estate. The DeVine brothers are joined by Rio @benchbarrier. So you think owning real estate is all about repairs and collecting rent? Oftentimes, it's the sellers who provide all the drama and in this episode, we share one of those moments. In 2007, we found a multi-family property listed for $1.3M. It was owned by two older gentlemen who were in the middle of a breakup each residing in their own separate unit. Although it exceeded our $1M budget, we went to look at the property only to have one of the owners Darryl come outside and greet us. He was motivated to sell due to the breakup and encouraged us to "just make an offer." My brother and I offered $1M but we ended up agreeing at $1.1M. The sellers both agreed to carry a 2nd loan for $100K in order to make the deal work for us. In the end, it was a win-win! Darryl and Scott were able to retire comfortably and relocate out of state while collecting additional interest on the $100K loan. Per our agreement, we paid off the loan five years later and were able to make building improvements, adding value to another great asset in our portfolio. Appearances: Shakewell Oakland - @shakewelloakland Mario aka "Rio" - @benchbarrier