If anyone else has any other ideas for making an appraisal go well I'm all ears!

also what type of marketing do you use to get the phone ringing with actual buyers?

I have been amazed at all the FREE but priceless information my eyes and ears have come across!

@Dmitriy Fomichenko I'm not sure why, but your suggestion to use the 401K rather than the IRA platform seems to have fallen on deaf ears.

After talking with people, my ear gets filled with justifications.From a black and white perspective, it's unlawful, licenses get revoked, and judgments are served.

@Roy N. yes I have my ears on!

., do you mind if I give you a ring?

I got a pretty low response rate from my recent postcard mailout, but my phone was ringing for sure and it was easy.

Some states have fairly onerous laws around what you can and can't do with such sellers, and specific forms and disclosures.To get the phone to ring, you need to some type of marketing.You also need to start building that buyers list early.There are a number of posts here on specific aspects of this business.

You know you're a real estate investor when......you stick your fingers in your ears when hear someone start to say, "In California we do..."