Starting out in Wholesaling, Looking for guidance and to connect!

[Justin Tomlinson]

Hello BiggerPockets,

As of recently I am trying to get my first deal in wholesaling, I am stationed in a pretty small city (Wichita Falls, Texas). I have been pulling government lists as a way to generate leads but this method seems to not generate enough volume, ex. I pulled the foreclosure list for my city and less than 5 properties show up.

I wanted to get started in my own backyard so I could potentially be more involved with the whole process but there just doesn't seem to be much business going on here. 

I will be attending a REI meetup here soon so hopefully I can meet the leading investors in the area and provide some value.

Is there something I'm missing? Am I not pulling the list right? Do I just pull every list I can find and make the little add up? Do I need to expand to nearby cities?

If you have any tips, tricks, or If you are familiar with this area and have any insight or interested in mentorship please message me!

[Lara Pfeffer]

Good job with the efforts you’re doing! add the code violations (go to local municipal building-tell them you’re doing a research project on these statistics do NOT tell them you’re an wholesaler-investor), probates list which is also small & is a marathon not a sprint, driving for dollars (leave post it on door “Hi, it’s ____, i have a question about your house please call me #_____” , and yes add nearby communities if you’re in a small one. We were doorknocking one day and that’s how we got our first deal, the grass is long we knocked on the door, and we had it under contract the next day! So yes, it DOES work!! Www.freewholesaling.com & Rick Ginn You Tubes have given us many great ideas, along with BP videos too of course. Good luck!! Lara