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What the cost of starting probate investing niche.
How to get started in this market,as a new agent, this is the niche I wants to presume.
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Hey Debbie, My favorite niches are Probates and direct mail marketing to Absentee Owners. I'm in the Raleigh, NC market so for Probates i don't purchase leads online but instead visit the county court houses in my target areas and collect my leads directly. I recommend you do this, initially, in order to lay a solid foundation for your Probate investing. Personally, i enjoy visiting the court house. I've met other investors there whom i've helped and who have helped me develop better techniques in gathering information and marketing to the PR's. I spend a few dollars on stamps and envelopes, hand address my mail to the PR's, then send them off. In the future, i may automate my process which would add cost to the marketing but right now i'm doing ok and enjoying the journey. Happy Marketing!!!