@Valerie Copeland I love bigger pockets. I hate bigger pockets. This business is so subjective. Everyone has their opinion as to what works and what doesn't. As the old saying goes... "if it's true for you it's true for you". If I were you I would stop posting on here for advice. Chances are you've done enough research to know who to contact. I'll give you my .02 cents but don't believe a word I say (shocking isn't it!). Try it out for yourself.
The name of the game is contact. You need to make contact with homeowners (dispel the myth that you need to ONLY talk to DISTRESSED homeowners). Let them know what you do and how your services can help them/provide them. How you do that is up to you and how you want to run your business.
It boils down to check equity vs sweat equity...
Do you have cash? Want to get some leads to call you? Great! Spend some money on a website, run some ads send out mailers, ect.
Don't have cash? GREAT! Time to start making calls and knocking on doors. You need to be the one generating leads. Its up to you to make contact. Time to play offense and not defense.
Everyone is going to try and sell you on their ideas as to how this business works. Don't be fooled... it's a sales job. Learn how to get leads into your pipeline and lead them down the process.
Websites are great, cold calling is great, mailers are great... just get leads into your pipeline... how you do it is up to you and how much money you have to start and how quickly you want to land a deal!
