All Forum Posts by: Christopher Smith

I am an agent and investor in the upstate of SC. I would love to connect and see how we can help each other out. I am also a member of the Upstate REIA, you should check it out if you have not already.

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Columbia, South Carolina

Hey Isaac,

Congrats on the job offer. I am an investor and realtor in the upstate of SC, I am about 60 mile south of Charlotte. Although I can't give you any advice on the coastal areas, I have lots of experience in the area near Charlotte. The area of Upstate SC and Charlotte area are currently booming with grow especially along the I-85 corridor from Greenville SC to Charlotte. With all the new manufacturing facilities that are coming to area we have a huge need for housing, making the investing/rental market very hot. So, although I can't tell which market is the best, I can tell you that you want to be disappointed with Charlotte. We also have a shortage of nurses in this area as well, so your girlfriend won’t have any issue finding a position in Charlotte as well. Good luck and hope to see you in sweet Caroline soon.

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Quote from @Troy Gandee:

@Christopher Smith Myself and my company specifically help investors. It's about 50% of our total production. The biggest advice I can give you is to BE AN INVESTOR. Too many agents try to jump on this investing bandwagon, but have no practical working knowledge of how any of it actually works. They may know the formulas and generics, but they've never had to evict a tenant or get a 3am phone call about the brand new HVAC system being stolen from a flip. Start investing yourself. That's the best way to prove to investor clients that you know what you're doing.

Secondly, BP used to be a phenomenal place for getting yourself out there. IMO, it's become very watered down over the last few years. I just don't get the same value I used to out of the forums as an investor or service provider. There's much less activity than there once was. Something mechanically changed when the company was sold a couple of years ago. BP was doing a marketing package for vendors for a time, but the leads really trickled down. I just stopped getting them. I believe they overcrowded the market.

Otherwise, find your local REIAs and start plugging in. That's the best way to meet real investors in your market. They're not your out of state investors, but they're the real players in your space. Get to know them ASAP. It took me 3 or 4 years of investing myself to start to build a name as an expert. Now we're the primary investment focused brokerage in our market. We'll do about 250 side amongst 40 agents this year. Well over 100 of those would be investment properties.

Thanks Troy for the advise. I am an investor and manage a couple properties that is one reason I want to work with other investors. I really feel I can relate to their needs and problems. I will find my local REIA and get to work.

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Quote from @Eliott Elias:

You want to be known to find good deals and sell good deals. Be a bulldog negotiator and understand the language. Being good to one investor can unlock the door to 10 investors

Thanks Elliot for the advise.

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Hey BP Family,

I am an investor and recently became a licensed agent in South Carolina. I want to focus on working with other investors especially long-distance investors. I am looking for advice from other investors on marketing. When you are looking for agents to work with in new markets how do you find them. I have setup the agent finder on BP and currently working on a website with SEO focusing on investing. Since I want to work with investors, I don’t want to do the traditional marketing by local agent. I want to make sure I am putting my marketing capital to areas where investors are looking. Any advice would be appreciated

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All Forum Posts by: Christopher Smith

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