Advice on Finding Buyers

[Olivia Rojas]

Newbie wholesaler looking for advice and connections in the Columbus, Ohio area.

My husband and I are putting an off market property under contract and are looking to wholesale it to a cash buyer. The neighborhood is super desirable, across from a Worthington school, right by a country club and families buy and stay for years.

We are looking for creative ways to find and network with investors who pay cash for flips. This is a great flip or buy and hold. Any advice on locating and targeting buyers is much appreciated!

[Brett Schoenfelder]

Google or Youtube Search "how to build my buyer's list wholesaling real estate" There are SOOOO many resources out there for this question. And always search the forums because I guarantee this has been asked before and people have already responded. 

• Put an ad on craigslist
• Join every REI facebook group, wholesale real estate group, etc on Facebook and post there.
• Once you're in the facebook groups go through and scrub every single post for cash buyers. Every time someone poasts a good deal, people are reply "inbox me" or posting their email. Go FB message them and email them.
• Go to your REIA, stand up and tell everybody about your deal
• Put up bandit signs
• Pull a list of cash transactions in the last 6 mos (or 1 year) from the MLS if you have access or ask Realtor friend to. Then mail them snail mail. Or skip trace and call them.
• Alternatively, you can call those Realtor's who worked with the above cash buyers. Their #'s will be online. 
• Personally attend live auctions (foreclosure/deed or tax) at the county courthouse - See who's bidding. The people there are cash buyers. Introduce yourself after (or before) the auction. 
• Cold call
  • craigslist landlords
  • rehabber's
  • other wholesalers
  • top agents in town