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All Forum Posts by: Lindsey Johnson

Lindsey Johnson has started 37 posts and replied 159 times.

Post: Best strategies for helping preforclosures

Lindsey JohnsonPosted
  • Realtor
  • Charleston, SC
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 58

@Chris Seveney And I say all the above humbly, knowing I am still in the early stages! I do think it helps to articulate though, so thank you for the opportunity. Any advice is welcome. 

Post: Best strategies for helping preforclosures

Lindsey JohnsonPosted
  • Realtor
  • Charleston, SC
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 58

@Chris Seveney

Short answer is, It depends.

In some cases, listing may be the best way to go! But, with days on market lengthening and talks of a recession, that notice of default may quickly turn into a notice of trustee sale if the timeline is too far progressed. Yes, you can apply for an extension and we do if that will help them, but I think that is just kicking the same can down the same road. Probably won't change a whole lot. Secondly, Often times these properties are also tax delinquent and/or in disrepair. They won't appraise out for a conventional mortgage and thus wont quite fit the needs of an average buyer. You could renovate and list, but if you aren't paying your mortgage for 120+ days (the general timeline for being issued an NOD in CA), you likely don't have excess money laying around to renovate. We can also help with loan modification, renter placement, and bankruptcy attorney referral, but these options are also quite unappealing to a distressed owner. Generally speaking these properties are best served with a cash offer (for me a wholesale) or a creative financing situation. Enter Evergreen Investments:)

Foreclosures are on the rise and will continue to be one of the best investments in my opinion!

Post: Best strategies for helping preforclosures

Lindsey JohnsonPosted
  • Realtor
  • Charleston, SC
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 58

Hey BP,

This summer a partner and I created an acquisitions platform, Evergreen Investments. Our goal is to help families avoid foreclosure and we primarily door knock, call, and text preforclosure notice of defaults. Our monthly conversion goal is 500 leads > 50 conversations > 4 appointments > 2 offers > 1 acquisition. Last weekend we put a sweet property in Oceanside under contract. Excited to see what the future with this strategy holds!

For those more experienced in foreclosures, the 3 strategies above, and/or acquisitions as a whole, what advice do you have on how to optimize this process? Is there a specific opening line you like to use when a lead is cold? How do those conversion rates look? When the exit is a wholesale, how do you all go about finding your cash buyers?

Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you all!

Post: Cosmetic fixers with solid good spread and solid ARV

Lindsey JohnsonPosted
  • Realtor
  • Charleston, SC
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 58

Hey BP,

I have a couple of properties under contract and am looking to build up my buyer's list.

If you are interested in cosmetic fixers with good spreads and solid ARV in the San Diego market, DM me to be added to the mailer!

Post: Best skip tracing service?

Lindsey JohnsonPosted
  • Realtor
  • Charleston, SC
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 58

Hey everyone!

My partner and I are working a list with door knocks, cold calls, and texts with wholesale, BRRRR, or flip exit. As we encounter new properties on our list, I am skip tracing them to make a call/send a text. I am finding that only about 50% of the numbers are good and some of those are landlines. Do any of you all have a ski tracing service that you have found to be super top notch? Want to make sure my time and money are being used as efficiently as possible with good data. Any feedback is valuable! Thank you.


Lindsey

Post: Off market opportunity in coastal Oceanside

Lindsey JohnsonPosted
  • Realtor
  • Charleston, SC
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 58

BP fam,

I have a property up for assignment at 1421 Santa Rosa St, Oceanside, 92054! Awesome opportunity to own a piece of coastal Oceanside that could serve as a great BRRRR or flip. ARV of 725k-750k+ and needs an estimated 85k rehab. Cash or hard money. Photos attached. We need to close by Nov 4. Price is 600k. DM if you or anyone in your network are interested in the property.

Post: How to find a market to invest in?

Lindsey JohnsonPosted
  • Realtor
  • Charleston, SC
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 58
Quote from @Ricardo Hidalgo:
Quote from @Amod Karve:

Hi All,

I currently own two rental properties (1 in NJ and the other in OH). Both of these were done with the traditional approach of 25% down, 75% financed and little rehab needed. After reading Brandon's book, I'm looking to try the BRRRR strategy. I live in NJ and the market for BRRRR here isn't great. For those of you who've done out of state BRRRR, I would love to find out how do you go about determining the market to invest in?


I would also love to connect with out of state BRRRR strategists to learn more.


Thanks in Advance for all help

Amod
     


I think it depends on the portfolio you are trying to build. Some people like an appreciation based market in affluent areas because they have a big income so it better for them to take equity positions since they are being taxed bracket above 37%. 

Others are trying to focus on cashflow because they are trying to become financially free and have consistent income coming in. I prefer to take on both positions to have a strong back end and front end to my business. If the market is coming down then my cash flowing properties will support overhead and if the market pumps back up then I will sell off the appreciation based property to move capital into different opportunities. 


 Yes, great distinction!

Post: You All Are Asking The Wrong Questions On Wholesaling!!

Lindsey JohnsonPosted
  • Realtor
  • Charleston, SC
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 58

@Jerryll Noorden Thanks for the thorough explanation. 

How do you go about getting your site to rank #1 on google?

Post: You All Are Asking The Wrong Questions On Wholesaling!!

Lindsey JohnsonPosted
  • Realtor
  • Charleston, SC
  • Posts 167
  • Votes 58

ok @Jerryll Noorden , if none of those lists and marketing strategies work, how then do you find these motivated sellers and get in contact with them?