All Forum Posts by: Ethan Summers

@Timothy Crawford update us on the progress with the buyers if you find time great work on those!!!

@Account Closed

I use investorfuse for my automation and its a great tool to help me stay on top of followups, appointments, team members, virtual assistants and keep track of all the in's and out's of my REI business.

I will say that not all data providers are created equally for example white pages pulls from old phone books that is probably the reason that the numbers are incorrect more times than not. Skip tracing phone numbers in my target area and hiring a cold caller to call my direct mail list helped kickstart my business.

@Leonard Galper have you tried skiptracing in bulk and then sending out text blast and or voicemail blast to warm up leads and then have them call into a online phone number equipped with a voicemail then you can just call the folks on the list that have received your message and are interested. This may help you not have to pay for pricey services as well as give you a workflow you can manage without a VA.Pm me if you have any specific questions.

@Eric Dandridge I have experience as a wholesaler targeting land for specific developers in our area. What worked for me in my market of Charleston, SC was picking an area with a high number of vacancies as well as dilapidated properties and empty lots. Once I found a area that fit this criteria I marketed to the list as a whole, then got more specific and called the owners directly that had tax delinquent issues and offered to pay the taxes and give them a small fee at closing much like @Jon Deavers suggested. This consistently gave the developer a large number of properties to work with so they could buy in bulk and add to their portfolio.

I would then find a company in your specific area that has a history of developing in your city, you can easily access this info on the tax accessor site to see who is buying the most property in a general area.I would then find their director of investments or any decision makers within their acquisitions team.With this strategy I have successfully enabled a developer in my area to buy over 40 parcels and he is now the largest land owner in that specific the neighborhood in only one year. If you have any questions feel free to send me a pm! GOOD LUCK! 

@Michael Glaser I would suggest hiring a skip tracer to find the information for you in bulk you save on data cost that way if you'd like to learn more about my experiences with different providers send me a personal message! I may be able to point you in the right direction! 

@Eric H. Thanks brother I use podio integrated with investorfuse check them out their system is magical

@John Knisely in the few markets i work in yes google seems to update on a consistent bases we've all seen the vans rolling around with the cameras attached to the top. I agree boots on the ground is imperative, with a small operation like mine it helps to be able to drive for dollars virtually.  

@Timothy Crawford Truly inspiring story I use a technique called google drive for dollars in my market it may save you sometime on prospecting and driving around. I simply take a target zip code/street in my investment area and begin to use google maps to walk up the street using my mouse to zoom in on any property that may look distressed. Google always has pretty up to date images on the maps app/feature.I then take these addresses and put them in an excel spreadsheet and I typically do some research on the county tax assessor site. Once i locate owner names i skip trace the owner find their current address and phone number, I usually like to just give them a ring but often times ill follow the phone call up with a yellow letter or postcard, maybe even knock on their door if i cant get them on the phone. Hope this helps! Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. 

@Kevin Fox I run a small service so most of my team is in house but one of my virtual assistants came from Upwork and I have had a great experience with him and their service check them out! It may be best to find someone that has some type of prior experience helping out RE professionals. 

@Kevin Fox I use investorfuse for my automation and its a great tool to help me stay on top of followups, appointments, team members, virtual assistants and keep track of all the in's and out's of my wholesale business.  It may give you a upper hand to stay in contact with sellers in your market ASAP as well as track when you last spoke.