All Forum Posts by: Antoine Stanley

3 ways you can find buyers for wholesaling:

1. Local courthouse- Find out when foreclosure sales are happening and go. Your goal is to meet other people there and network with them stating that you find houses like this all the time. Get info and add them to your V.I.P list. They may also have a time period for upsetting bids (some areas don't) but if so, find the upset bid book and write down all the information from the buyer.

2. If you have a relationship with a realtor- have that realtor every 30 days send you all cash sales in your area so you can research who purchased what and start reaching out to them. Let them know your business and get them on your list.

3. Auctions- Try and visit any auctions that are going on in your area. Buyers will be their and ready to purchase properties. Let them know what you do and start building the relationship.

Hope this helps everyone to build their list free and fast. Just takes some work and discipline on your part.

You can still do Multi-family with credit issues. You can look for ones that are willing to owner finance to get you going. If they require any cash down, borrow from a friend or family member to get the deal. Always make sure the numbers make sense. Motivated sellers are key for this to work great for you. After you had your first one for about two years look to refinance it and pay the owner off and use the cash reserve to put money down on other multifamily homes.

Not in your area but willing to give some advice. What area of Real Estate are you looking to focus on?

I would get to know the people in the courthouse that work estates. I know in my area they allowed me to purchase a key to make copies of all probates they put on the shelf. You can hire someone to go do and do this for you or you can do yourself. Make sure you keep a spreadsheet and track who you mailed letters out to and calls.

I would assist them in finding another place and offer to help them move knowing how stressful that can be. You can also offer to pay first month rent to where they move.

Just some suggestions

When you ask a question about how you should run your business, you are going to receive different answers. What I would recommend is track your marketing to see what works in your area and go that route.

When I do my mailouts I put my company return address with address service requested so if the house is vacant the post office will check for a forwarding address and send it to me. This is a great tool when trying to track down owners of vacant houses. I still use yellow letters today and I actually use metered through stamps.com and have all my envelopes printed and ready to go for mailers.

Hey Thomas, my name is Antoine and I give information out about wholesaling. These are tips I use to be successful where i am and if you send me your info I can send you the info.

Thank you everyone for your reply,

I agree with Jon on Relationships, sitting down going over what has pushed my business to the next level are people. I constantly make an effort to meet someone new everyday and have lunch or coffee. My discussions are generally about them and things they are interested in. I have noticed if you put people first instead of your business your results will blow you away. So keep that in mind when doing business how can I help this person.

Hello All,
What is the one thing in your current real estate business that works for you?