I guess the removed the link to the rest of the list. Here it is.
8. Homevestors.com - Click on Buy a House, click on the picture of your state, click on your city that comes up, then go up top and click on Contact Us. This will show all the Homevestors franchisees in your area with their name and phone number.
9. Activerain.com - this web site is a blogging service that primarily services realtors. However, just go to the search box and type "We buy Houses" your city and you will probably find a major player in your area.
10. Your hometown newspaper classified section - Look in the real estate wanted, real estate services and homes for sale sections. Again one of the absolute best ways is to call the For Rent ads trying to find landlords that want a discounted home.
11. Wear your ibuyhomes.com shirt or hat - This is my best method of all for getting people on my list that are not regulars at any seminar or reia club. I almost always wear something that has my ibuyhomes.com logo on it. If you don't have a great website name that tells you buy homes, just get some shirts embroidered with We Buy Homes for Cash on them. The shirts and cleaning are tax deductible.
12. Get on every wholesalers list - Especially the new ones that call and say they are wholesalers. Many times when they are just starting, they do not have an email contact system (like constantcontact.com that I use or icontact.com another good one ) and they put everyone in the email list instead of blind copying. I have got a lot of great names this way.
13. Seminar attendees - this is especially true if you live in a city like Orlando where every know speaker comes and gives presentations. I sometimes just go to lunch or after dinner and talk to people and hand out cards. I also go to pitch sessions, designed to get people to go to a more advanced boot camp. These are the ones advertising on tv, radio and the newspaper. They are looking for opportunity seekers. These newbies are great for your list as sometimes they pay more.
14. Your local REIA or club - go to this meeting and ask for cards of other people. Get to be known for something. Internet, sinkholes, probate, wholesaling, or whatever and offer advice to others. I try and stand out by wearing bright color clothes with my ibuyhomes.com logo. I also try and go to as many seminars, meetings and functions as possible. Usually there is a meeting after the meeting. Find out where this is and buy a regular a beer. When you become more advanced, try and be a speaker or have a seminar of your own. This is a phenomenal way to build a list.
15. Bandit signs - these are the 18" x 24" plastic signs you see on the side of the road. I keep a camera in my car and snap a picture of all signs that say "I Buy Homes" or Stop Foreclosure or whatever. You can also put out your own signs. Just write "Handyman Specials Cheap" with your phone number. Your phone will ring for sure. You can also get them printed at a local screen printing sign shop. Be sure to ask for references of the sign shops best We buy Houses customers.
16. Section 8 landlords - these landlords have been approved to have their homes be in the HUD low income housing providers. It is public record. You may have to make a public records request. You now have to go to a landlords meeting to get approved. Just go to that meeting and ask for cards and hand out cards.
17. Deeds - you can check the local registrar of deeds each week. Here in Florida, all deeds are recorded at the Clerk of the Courts office, except in Orange County where they are recorded at the Comptrollers office. You want to look at all the deeds each day or week and look for where the address of the buyer is different than that of the property. Write them a letter or call them.
18. Realtors - get an internet savvy realtor to get you a list of all properties that sold in the last month for CASH. If your area does not record properties fast at the Property Appraisers office then get the sales from two months ago. Search on the address and find the new owner. Also, you can contact these realtors and ask if they deal often with investors, if so, ask if they want to be on your preferred buyers list for realtors.
19. Foreclosure and Tax Deed sales at the Courthouse - these buyers are required to pay cash the same day as they bid on the property. They are serious buyers. This crowd is not usually nice to new faces, so just give out your card and ask if they have one as well. Go early or stay late, they will be totally concentrating during the actual auctions
20. Weekly classified papers - these are where the cheap investors advertise their properties for sale, rent and also place we buy houses ads. This is absolutely one of the best methods.
21. Hard money lenders - these guys know all the players. If you have a property, call them and ask if they have any buyers right now. They sometimes will send your deal out to their list. If someone contacts you, add them to your list. Most hard money lenders will also buy property from time to time. Get them all on your list.
22. Attend auctions - get on all the auctioneers mailing lists. Most of them advertise in the business section of the paper or on tv. When they have an auction, attend and give your card to anyone who bids on multiple properties. Those are the investors, not homeowners looking to get a good deal.
23. Get to know the self-directed ira companies - For instance, in Orlando Entrust has mingles put on for their clients. You can attend and get to know the investors.
24. Get to know the eviction attorneys in your town - Their clients might be interested in buying properties.
25. Stop in houses being rehabbed - Many times you can find the owners. If not, you can meet trades people who may give you the investors name or other investors they work for.
26. Title companies - This is where I found my last out of town buyer. I interviewed a couple of local title companies in the city where I had a deal. Investors usually don't like to use the large national plants as they are not as flexible. I asked if she would send my deal out to a few of her best investors. She said yes and also told me about a local real estate club that was not in the search engines yet.
27. Free Report - Create some great content and give it away like this report, make people give you their email address, phone and name to get the report. As of this time, I have 4 new people on my list since I announced this at the CFRI meeting.
28. Web site - Add a box to your website to collect wholesale buyers. I get about 2 a week that see my web site and opt in. This is easy with ConstantContact.com. You can see an example of this sign up box on www.ibuyhomes.com and scroll down a little ways, the title is "Join our Wholesale Buyer list" with an email form and go.
In general, I believe in having two different cards. One I use for REIA meeting and give out to investors. I have a separate card for homeowners. In both cases, make your card stand out from the crowd. Use a different color, nice graphic or cool font. I also separate my buying website and selling web site.
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