All Forum Posts by: Ryan Whitcher

 I'm going back to Podio as we speak lol

 I unfortunately feel 100% of your pain

Do not get LeftMain - trust me. Massive waste of time and money, my worst decision in my 5 years of real estate investing :). It is insanely hard to use and way overpriced, half of the functions don't even work properly and if you try to edit it yourself, it's so easy to mess up unless you're a Salesforce expert or a developer. I deeply regret my decision a year ago when I got it. I'll be returning to the trusty Podio. 

I truly hate bashing a company, but I feel I owe it to save anyone who may be on the fence from wasting $5 -7.5k and months of their life. 

I won't argue this point. However on this specific transaction, I netted the seller $30k over market value (if she we're to list) for her house because I have a solid relationship with a specific buyer/fund which 99% of agents do not have nor explore. This house would've never sold for as much on the market, in addition to the only thing the seller needed to do was allow us (1) 30-40 min walkthrough - no add'l showings, etc

@Jim Miller a website is nice to have, but not necessary starting out. If you have the capital to deploy in a website just as a measure of credibility, then why not - I definitely have deals that might've fallen through if I didn't have a website. 

Speaking of websites (and @Jerryll Noorden I see in here!), since I've been working with Jerryll I've made over $100k strictly from my website in the past 6 months or so. 

For me now, having a website is crucial and I only trust myself to create - or at least managing the creation - and maintenance of it. It's not easy, but a good skill to learn IMO. Hope this helps!!! My website is below for any inspo.

@Max McCuddy you absolutely don't need a course, it really depends on the person, but some are very helpful. For example, are you the kind of person where, if you invested a few/several thousand in a course, that'd you'd be motivated to the point of not failing because of that skin in the game?

Or do you think you have the self-motivation needed to succeed without this initial investment? Personally, I am the latter. 

However, once I started making good money in wholesaling/investing I did invest $30k+ in several courses, which may sound insane, but I've gotten way more than that back in tangible money, in addition to building lasting relationships and gaining TONS of extra knowledge. If you're curious, my favorite course is Pace Morby's simply because of the amazing community - it isn't the cheapest but you get what you pay for. 

@Angela Orecchio - not familiar with SF but I'm having great success in Charlotte, NC which I'm sure is equally or more competitive. I would not waste a single second trying to find deals on the MLS :)

@John McCoy if you are assigning the contract to the buyer, then yes you need to show the seller your A-B contract with seller, as that is what he is paying your assignment fee for. If double closing, then no you do not. 

@Brady Wiley I'd say I get about 70% of my leads through my website and the other 30% through networking and a little cold calling every now and then. I use InvestorCarrot for my website and pay around $2,000/month for PPC but my website also ranks high up on the first page in Charlotte, NC which helps for organic leads. Feel free to take a look below for some inspo!

1% EMD is standard, and plenty, for an off-market deal. 15% is RIDICULOUS. Either that seller isn't motivated, or they just simply don't understand how buying real estate works. If you can't negotiate him down, run (but don't forget to follow up in a few months after he's been told this same 1% truth from dozens of other buyers :) )