All Forum Posts by: Benjamin Blackburn

Hello BP,

I hope everyone is having a wonderful evening.

So about an hour ago while sitting at work (which I'm currently still here now) I received my very first response to my mailing campaign to absentee owners with 100% equity.  I don't think he is that motivated though. 

He called and put his son on the phone due to the fact he did not know English.  Unfortunately, I didn't have my sheet of questions so I had to wing it.  i told him that i was an investor in the area and looking to purchase a few homes in the surrounding neighborhoods. 

It's about 980sf 2 bed 1 1/2 bath on a 4,200 sf lot.  It's currently rented with tenants.  The inside of the house was remodeled he said about three years ago.  Per the seller, the roof is 5 years old and only has siding issues on the outside of the house.  I asked him what was going on and he said "Oh, I'm just trying to see what I could get for it".  Doesn't really sound motivated at all. 

So I'm curious what I should do since this is my very first convo with a seller?  I told him that I would do a little research on the house tonight and give him an offer tomorrow.  I do not know why I said that, it kind of just came out. 

Any advice would be great!

Thanks a lot.

very interesting thread

Hello to all,

I'm curious if anyone could share some tips regarding retrieving Probate or Code enforcement leads here in Harris County.

Any info would be great.  I have called and called and have gotten nowhere.  I don't mind taking a day off from work to go up there in person.  I was just seeing if it was possible to do it online or over the phone.

Thank you very much

Welcome to BP @Debbie Kilen

I wish you much success in your business.  I am starting out with Wholesaling as well here in Houston.

@Marcus Kennedy Wow, man... What a first deal!  Congrats on it all.  I recently just sent out my first mailing campaign and cant wait for the first call.  Good Luck with everything.

@Roland Paicely and @Russell Brazil

Thank you both very much.  I think I'm going to go ahead with the mailing.

Hello everyone,

I'm curious if I should wait till after the holidays to send out my Yellow Letter campaign?  I'm not sure if there are cons that outweigh the pros.

Thank you very much, any info is highly appreciated!

Will be there.  The last meet up was great!

Thanks for everything.

@Jake E.

Just played around with it and you were correct.  Great way to find out where the cash buyers are.  Will be a little tedious going through each zip code but definitely needed to figure where they are.  Thanks again 

Welcome to BP @Debra Broussard

It's definitely a great community to learn soooo much. Seems like you are at a great starting point in the REI world. Good luck with everything! See you around