All Forum Posts by: Ehsan Rishat

@Michael Reid Parrott knocking door would be the best choice. Just go ahead and talk to the seller before other investor gets in contact her.  

Good luck!

Absolutely agree with @Amanda G. 

Also try to network with the other investors here in BP and you can get help for free. 

Good luck!

Congratulations @Nancy Millan!

@Paul J. Trout welcome to BP!

You're in the right place at the right time. I would advice you to spend at least an hour everyday listening to BP podcasts or reading blogs. Also be sure to attend local investor meetings which you can find on NationalREIA.org.

Good luck to you!

@Arteyjha Thompson, Welcome to BP!

It's quite easy when it comes to finding an investor. The first thing you would want as a wholesaler is to network with other investors and put them in your list. Once you get enough of them in your list it would be just a matter of time to close your deal. As @Karen mentioned, try to attend local investor meetings and build your network. 

Happy Wholesaling!

@Luca Fredrix try to read blogs on wholesaling and listen to podcasts related to wholesaling. There are many podcasts out there where the wholesalers shares their success stories and I would advice you to go through them all. First learn and then put your learning into action. It's always hard to get your first deal so I advice you not to quit and stick to one marketing plan for the next couple of months. Be it cold calling, PPC or direct mail, you gotta stick to only one and be consistent in your marketing. Once you close your first deal, it's all smooth out there.

Happy Wholesaling!

@Matthew Rembish, what would work best is the combination of different strategies. However, if you can stick to only one of them and be consistent, you would definitely see results. Instead of trying Direct Mail, SEO and PPC all at the same time, I would advice you to stick to only one of the strategy for the next few months. Every strategy works if can be done in the right way. 

Also try to network with the wholesalers in your market and be on their buyers list.

Best Wishes!

@Michael Hoffman, you can get your list from listsource.com.

You can start with either divorcee or absentee list, won't make any difference if you are consistent with your mailer. Instead of sending mails every 3-months, try sending them every 3-4 weeks for 6-8 cycles to get good results. If you don't enough budget for now, try saving them so that you can at least do 6 cycles in 2 months. Once you do so, you're creating brand value for yourself and it will help you build their trust gradually. If the time gap between your mailers is more than a month then you're losing the home owners attention. 

FYI, handwritten letters and handwritten fonts both delivers the same result.

Best Wishes!

@Charles Robinson Jr

Welcome to BiggerPockets!

Step 1 : Get a targeted list like Probate, Tax Delinquency, Divorce, Code Violations, etc. I would avoid High Equity list cause there's a lot of competition

Step 2 : Start doing marketing. It could be Direct Mail, PPC, Facebook, SEO, Cold Calling, SMS Blast, RVM Blast, etc. Whatever you choose, you need to be consistent with your marketing plan. 

Step 3 : Keep on networking and building relationships with other investors.

Best Wishes!

Absolutely agree with @Ian Kurela. 

@Sam Besong, it's very simple. You got to stick to only one marketing strategy. Be it cold calling or direct mail, try to focus on only one. If you have a small budget, target a small list of motivated people and send them mail in a regular basis until they ask you to take them off from the list. You can find very targeted list on listsource like absentee owners, tax delinquent, divorce etc.

If you're doing cold calls, do it everyday and keep track of people who didn't receive your call. Try calling them everyday until they pick your call and ask you not to call them again. You never know you might be one call away from getting your first deal. Never give up.

Best Wishes!