Driving for dollars contact info and verbiage

[Benjamin Voorhis]

So I began to drive for dollars with a friend of mine and took down addresses for several properties and finding a handful of properties that are clearly abandoned. I have a few questions about what comes next. 1) what's a good resources for finding numbers for the names we find of the tax records? 2) what is good verbiage when we call these prospective leads? We would like to set up appointments and see if we can't get these houses under assignment or purchase them ourselves. Thanks for any other info y'all may provide!

[Gerardo Dominguez]

@Benjamin Voorhis Welcome to BP!  Good luck w/ your investing.

1) You can use "skip tracing" services.  Basically, you pay a service provider to find the contact info for you.  You should try searching online first.  You might be able to find their info yourself.

2) First, tell them you're an investor in the area and are interested in buying their property.  Then, make sure to build a report with the seller.  Find out their motivation and present yourself as someone who's going to solve their problem(s).  Also, have a good answer for when they ask, "how did you get my number?" You're essentially cold calling them so they'll likely start off on the defensive.