All Forum Posts by: Jiana Bickham

Yes and investors starting out as well. Get it under contract and it will be much easier to partner with an experienced investor or get financing for your deal. 

@Jim Brandt and @Pete Perez hope to see you both at the next IE REIA.

@Pete Perez

Marketing for seller leads is when you are looking to find motivated sellers to potentially buy their home. You can put an ad on Craig's List stating you buy homes to try and get homeowners to call you. You can also drive neighborhoods to look for vacant houses and send letters to the owners (once you find out who they are of course) letting them know you're interested in buying their home. Those are the two that come to mind that don't require a lot of money to find motivated sellers. There are of course more ways to find motivated sellers. The point is to find people who need to sell their homes at a discount and get it under contract.  Once you have a deal it's much easier to get the financing. If you're not comfortable putting a deal under contract once you find one,  you can ask for help and other investors may be willing to partner with you and walk you through the process. 

I hope I explained that right :-)

Hi @Pete Perez  

Don't give up! I'm a newbie as well and I know it's frustrating. Keep going to REIA meetings, network and analyzing deals. Maybe think about marketing on Craig's List for free to get seller leads. Drive for dollars if you can in your target neighborhood. I bet if you find a deal, it won't be so hard getting the financing. Just keep trying!

@Jim Brandt there's a REIA in the IE that I think is pretty cool- IE Real Estate Investment Club meets in Riverside monthly. Check them out on MeetUp.com.

Wow! Congratulations!

This is such an inspiration and gives me hope that it can be done starting with little or nothing and a strong determination to make it happen.

Keep doing it and I hope to be there one day!

Hi @Chelle Knijnenburg  I have a similar situation. My husband and I took care of my mother in law due to Dementia for 2 years. When she needed more care we put her in an Assisted Living facility. After this experience I decided I wanted to help seniors in this position plus with me being a nurse I could do more for them. Like @Danielle Price said, in CA you have to be licensed. I have been waiting since Nov for my Administrator certificate to be issued. In CA you have to have an Admin certificate to manage an Assisted Living Facility (owner can be Admin too or you can hire an Admin). You should check out your State's website to see what the requirements are. Good luck!

@Danielle Price, did you hire an Admin for your facility? I would love to hear more. 

Hi Ruth! There's a REIA meeting coming up in Riverside on Wednesday night. You should check it out. Inland Empire Real Estate Investment Club. You can find them on MeetUp.com.

Good info!

Good info here for a newbie like me. 

I wish it was so but no, not yet.