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All Forum Posts by: Stephen Morales

Stephen Morales has started 5 posts and replied 189 times.

Post: Wholesaling help search

Stephen Morales
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Hi @Kijana Love,

It's gonna be pretty tough to be able to do anything with zero money and zero knowledge. I would start of with some free guides that are available online to get a general understanding of how the wholesaling process works. I would also get educated in the real estate sales process in general. 

If you don't have a job, I would get one of those and start saving up funds so you can dip into real estate part time. 

Truth is 99.5% of the people that I have helped in the past needed working capital in order to see success in wholesaling. The ones that were able to get their first deal with no money down spent a few months reaching out to FSBOs, agents, craigslist listings and FB listings before they ever saw a check. 

Not saying you wouldn't be the 0.5%...but the odds are not in your favor. 

If you can do that feel free to reach out to me and I'd be happy to offer you some educational support for free.

Post: Please Stop Calling My Sick Grandmother!

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Quote from @Don Konipol:
Quote from @Stuart Udis:

Good luck, wholesalers are the least likely to follow do not call list/related legislation. Most also work off of call lists that are incredibly outdated, so anything you do today likely won't have an impact for a while....I received a call from an idiot on Tuesday wanting to know if I would sell a piece of land. It's land where I built condos and obtained a C/O March 2022. Told them to do a drive by and call me back with an offer :)

The person who called you probably just spent $15,000 for mentoring and “education”, and is now in panic that his 250 cold calls have not produced anything . 

 It hurts to hear that. That $15k could've been used for a whole year of stable marketing. Like Stuart said it was probably some old pass me down, ran through list from 2 years ago. 

Post: Are wholesalers using BiggerPockets?

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Hi @Carsyn Childress

We are definitely out here! Let's connect! 

Post: New Wholesaler - Contract Paralysis, Where to get them?

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Quote from @Luis Castro:

Thank you Stephen,

Yeah I've read about them, heard a lot of great things. I just wasn't sure whether it was enough to prevent me or keep me out of any legal trouble. That's probably the main reason why I'm a bit skeptical about contracts.


 Well if it makes you feel any better the language used is approved by those attorneys in those states so they say. You'd have to verify that, but judging by how they look they're pretty well structured.

Post: Building my buyers list in California

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@Jayson Zatarain

Glad I could help! Let me know if you need anything else, I'm always around!

Post: SUB 2 with VA loans

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Quote from @Account Closed:

Can anyone help me? I did a sub 2 with investors on my VA loan and in the contract they have 60 days to default then we convey property back to us. Well they are currently at 55 days in default. They are now wanting to catch it up but we no longer want business with them and refusing to give them access to pay. Can me as the owner of the mortgage get in trouble? I just want it back so I can sell it.

 Disclaimer: I am not an attorney nor is this legal advice. 

Although this account is closed, for anyone that is wondering go back and read your contract. 

Refusing their payment when they are still within the contractual 60-day window could be seen as acting in bad faith but may depend on your local laws. 

Yes, your credit can be impacted due to the missed payments. 

In this case a complaint from the investor would most likely complicate things. I would take the missed payments and maybe negotiate a formal settlement. A clean legal exit to take the property back would be safer than trying to force a default or refuse payments in bad faith. 

Post: Building my buyers list in California

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Quote from @Jayson Zatarain:

@Stephen Morales 

I’ve done some outreach, but I’m definitely interested in learning more about how you use data to connect with active investors. What kind of filters or strategies do you recommend for targeting the best buyers?


 Hey Jayson, 

I can run you through it in a demo later but it may adjust a bit depending on your market. 

I would pull a list of cash buyers based on the minimum amount of properties in their portfolio (normally 3-5), Portfolio Valuation (default to $1M but depends on area), and that they have purchased a property in the last 6-12 months to show active investing. 

Post: Ryan Pineda Cash Flow 2.0

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Quote from @Krystal Giron:

Anyone have experience with this course? can join $1000 a month which gets you 50 direct wholesaling leads (1m - 6m old), access to a list of buyers, and all the tools needed to execute the deal. I typically would not consider for just the course aspect of it. However this gives you leads and buyers list… please share thoughts. TY! ✨

Yeah I mean... these leads could be old, they don't have to make any promises on quality of the leads. How do you know it's going to be a round robin distribution? What if everyone in you area gets the same 50 leads? How would you verify this? 

50 actual qualified leads-warm and ready to hear an offer, fresh off the press-typically go for around $150 to $500 per lead from most pay-per-lead (PPL) providers.

So I highly doubt you could call those 50 leads true leads. 

I think your money is better spent on doing your own list building and using a dedicated software for list building and lead gen. Don't get sucked into a "GOTCHA" subscription. 

Post: Building my buyers list in California

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Hi Jayson, 

Congrats on securing those deals! Have you ever used data to build a Buyer's list and connect with investors actively buying in your market? It can be a game changer for expanding your list especially if you set the appropriate filters. 

Let me know if you need help with something like that!

Post: Every Deal Teaches You Something. If You’re Not Learning, You’re Not Growing.

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I like to tell people when you're on calls there is no real script. Call that owner like you're reaching out to someone you know.

"What do I ask them?", well if you could really buy their house for cash, outright... then what would you want to know about their home which you're about to invest your hard earned money into?

But I love the message here which is take action. You will learn as you go. 

Repetition is the mother of skill.