All Forum Posts by: Jake Long

Quote from @Steve Vaughan:

@Jake Long I don't wholesale but can tell you that every off-market great deal I've purchased was from someone boomer+ in age.   

Tired landlords that have been self-managing for at least 20 years.  I find them in the newspaper,  at diners, vet groups, at the gym during silver circuit classes.  

It always make me chuckle when online targeting is so prevalent or meetups that allow young people only.   You need blue collar 58+ year olds that have owned forever, especially if you want good seller-financing. 

That's interesting - I theorized the target audience would be about boomer age. In all the research on wholesaling I've done, I've never heard someone actually drive home the importance of the real target audience. 

Don't spend money on instagram ads when a mailer with some local diner coupons could do the trick! 

Hi all! 

It's great to be here. I'm looking forward to chatting with many of you. First thing's first - a fun fact. 

Fun fact: Did you know sharks evolved before the formation of Saturn's rings? I know. Wild. 

Like so many others here, I'm looking to get into real estate full time. I have a background in tech sales and marketing and see myself building a business in buy-and-hold multi-family unit investing. I'm drawn to the deal-making and networking aspect far more than the management piece. 

In the short-term (1-3 years), I'm aiming to buy my first home (a duplex) with my wife. 

In the mid-term (3-5 years), I'm interested in learning more about wholesaling. If you're a wholesaling veteran willing to talk my ear off, let's connect!

In the long-term (5-10 years), I see myself owning numerous mutli-unit apartment complexes and starting a syndication.

I currently don't hold any investments, but I'm at the point in life (28) where I'm at a cross roads of continuing with a sales career for someone else or leveraging my skills and abilities for myself. And, well, I guess I'm selfish. 

I'm in "sponge" mode right now, so I'm genuinely happy to connect and chat with anyone about anything (especially wholesaling) .

Thank you!

Hi all, 

First post ever. I'm evaluating different avenues into the real estate game. I know wholesaling is often touted as "easy" and "low risk" but I understand it's pretty complex. Would love to chat with a wholesaling veteran one-on-one but I'm just gathering info for now.

The question: are there common trends in personality type, age, occupation, gender, etc. of the people who let you sell their properties? As I start conceptualizing a marketing machine, I want to take this data into account. 

Any info you can tell me about your sellers would be hugely helpful. 

Thank you!