Should I buy leads from YL websites or find homowners on my own?

[April Molina]

Hello BP,

I am currently working on my first 2 flips and will putting both on the market mid September.

I've been reading tons of BP forums and listening to an obscene amount of podcast as I try to catch up. I am working on creating a concrete system and would love to hear from the BP family if it is better to buy leads from the websites that offer it or should I do the leg work and find my own leads by visiting city court of the county I chose.

I am sure there is a dozen or more forums on BP that answer my question and I have read tons and can't seem to find the answer I am looking for.

My goal is to hire someone in October after my flips close and use some of the profit to pay their weekly salary. I'll be hiring someone part-time to send DM and do other tedious task so I can dedicate more time on the task that will leverage my business.

Our DM will be yellow letters which will be personalized using a special font system that will allow the letters to look hand written and will be sent in color envelopes to add a personal touch. I am on the verge of purchasing a stamp from the post office that will allow me to stamp each letter. We (my husband and I) plan to send 1000 mailers a month, 250 a week.

We are also going to use social media marketing since social media is a growing platform for self promotion and using Facebook and instagram ADS will enhance our business by reaching out to people with videos and clips.

Does any else use social media for their business?

Can someone give some input on buying leads or finding them on your own, what do you think?