Marketing to Marketers

[Jake Tiffany]

Hey everyone, many of you send mailers, texts and all sorts of campaigns to try and find deals. I'm attempting many of these strategies as well. I'm a newby so I haven't had much luck yet, but that's ok I'll keep grinding.  I own one rental currently and am looking for more. I get calls, texts, cards and letters constantly on this rental. Lately, I've started thinking maybe these people are wholesalers or investors that could have properties to sell. So I've started texting them back saying that "I'm not currently interest in selling but am trying to build my portfolio. If you have a buyers list, I'd love to be included." A handful of people have responded and asked what my parameters are, etc, which I thought was pretty exciting. Of course, after that brief interaction, I'm pretty sure I just become lost in a sea of other text messages.

My question is do any of you see a way to utilize a strategy like this?  I've had a pretty good percentage of people respond which is nice but that's all. Any ideas for what I could/should do next to capitalize on all these messages from potential owners with properties to sell?