Exhausting Free Marketing

[Bobby Valcin]

I know some of the best ways to market as a wholesaler have costs that may not be to significant relatively speaking, but I am in a position where I can't spent money on marketing just yet, at least not anything substantial. In the meantime I would like to try to use all of the free marketing tools that I can. Right now I'm using craigslist and Backpage to post daily ads to find sellers. I am also driving for dollars, and plan to start mailing to those homes this weekend (I can at least afford to pay some postage). 

What are some other options that are out there? How can I make even a $10 a month budget work?

[Bill Gulley]

Stop driving for dollars, you can find distressed properties at the building regulations office, notices of violations.

You need to learn how to use the county courthouse and city offices to find properties and distressed property owners, you can get their name and address right there. Seeing a house driving around tells you nothing!

Have you ever checked divorce filings? Marriage announcements? Birth announcements? Bankruptcy filings? New business licenses? Death announcements?

There is more information in a courthouse than you could ever need to find distressed properties and property owners.

I'll also mention as a newbie wholesaler with no money, you need to stay away from those in foreclosure, that's a mine field of trouble with federal laws having teeth.

If people live in a place, you need to have a good idea of who the buyers are first before you go sing you song to a homeowner, if it's empty you'll have less issues and more time to go beat the bushes for a buyer. Forget what the guru books say, they don't give two hoots about you staying out of trouble. :)