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Updated almost 9 years ago on . Most recent reply

I would like to start Wholesaling...
Hello all! I have been taking in all types of info about wholesaling and I am very interested in starting to send letters out to some property owners. I have to admit I am a bit nervous. If you have experience and been successful with sending letters out I would love to hear what your most popular ideas as far as mailing have been. Im in Fredericksburg VA and I have been driving around and have found a few properties I would love to target. Thanks In advance!
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Most counties will freely send you database dumps, as well as fact sheets on properties. If you have addresses just email them the list and they will send you the fact sheet, otherwise jump on GIS, and country/city tax records and grab the data yourself. Zillow has links to most public records under the tax section, and Google can help you find the rest.
It's more valuable to understand your core asset you want vs blasting the town pointlessly. Once you understand your core market, you can find properties more quickly and get more deals vs wasting time with callers that have something you don't want.
Keep in mind, saving pennies or dollars is a bit pointless when a single deal is worth tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Think ROI not saving pennies!