Scared to make phone calls!

[Sarah Cox]

Hi Everyone :)

So, I am just getting started in my real estate business.  I'm starting out wholesaling so that I can build up my cash and work towards purchasing some buy & hold rental properties.

I am encountering a huge problem.  I need to make phone calls!  Right now, I need to call cash buyers and find out what their requirements / criteria are when purchasing properties.... so I can then go out and find properties that suit their needs.  I have spent a lot of time so far researching the internet (google, youtube, craigslist, and facebook) and putting together a list of names and phone numbers.

At this point I can't envisage picking up the phone and starting the conversation.  I have a fear of the telephone even in general everyday situations, and it could take me days to make even the simplest of calls.  Its to the point where I have physical symptoms, eg shaking hands, sweaty feet, stomach pains, and even crying! 

I think its extra hard, because I am just starting out, I don't have any properties under contract even, so what do I say when people ask what properties I have?  I am afraid to admit the truth, that I haven't started looking at properties yet (I'm still trying to find what the buyers are wanting, so that I know what to look for)

I wonder, if anyone else has this fear of the phone? And if so, what did you do to overcome it?

Any and all suggestions will be gratefully accepted! :)