San Francisco, CA · Member since 2015 · 61 posts · 4 votes
I'm trying to buy a list on Listsource and I'm stuck at the property type criteria section. I'm trying to find multi unit properties (probably 1-4 units). Do I select "Residential: Multi Family" or SFR? It seems like a lot of people on bigger pockets suggest selecting SFR, but I'm not looking to find a single family home. Does this question make sense or am I misunderstanding something? Also, when I put in the filter for Residential: Multi Family, my list goes down to 0 from 3,900. Another option would be to put in Residential: Apartment, but I'm not sure if that will give me a list of apartment buildings (which I am looking for) or of single units within apartment buildings. This selection takes it from 3,900 to 488.
Julius Dixon Next time you do this, I believe you can preview three sample entries to make sure you're getting all the data points you want. So take the Property Type filter, select only Multi Family, then select a city, not just a zip code. Look at the sample, google the addresses to see if they are the types of properties you want to target.
i was trying to ask too many stupid questions and not take action. please ignore the above. i bought a list tonight. i'm going to scrub it tomorrow and on monday, and then start sending out my mailers. i bought the list for chicago in the 60612 zip code, with a two mile radius. there are some pretty run down parts of this list and some gentrifying neighborhoods as well, so that's what i will be scrubbing for. i have to make sure that i'm not wasting my time sending out mailers to people who own properties that i'd not want to be involved with
Good luck!!! I use Listsource myself and have had good luck. I tweek the parameters a bit every time in hopes of better results. I focus on just SFR and am happy with the response I receive. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.
Julius Dixon Next time you do this, I believe you can preview three sample entries to make sure you're getting all the data points you want. So take the Property Type filter, select only Multi Family, then select a city, not just a zip code. Look at the sample, google the addresses to see if they are the types of properties you want to target.
I didn't know that you could buy lists that automatically update. Also, looking back I screwed up because I selected for buildings that weren't owner occupied, but they weren't for places that were OUT OF STATE owner occupied, a lot of the owners live within the city limits. I wish I'd have known about the preview function before I paid for this. I did zip code as opposed to full city because I was looking in Chicago, a huge city, as opposed to a smaller town. Anyway, I'm still gonna scrub this list and send mailers and see what happens. Hopefully I can actually get some leads.