Go to as many REIA's in your area as possible and find the real investors, not the tire kickers, and make appointments to meet with them for coffee.

They kept changing our appointment date to meet to do the walk through.

I am one of those people that lives 12 miles from my nearest property, so I like to bundle appointments.

I do that and it helps, I let them know how many pets I allow and what will not pass on the application.I just got stood up for an appointment yesterday at a house that is 30 min away from where I live, even after I had confirmed with the person one hour before the scheduled meeting, so I would love to implement your strategy....but again, I think I'd be missing out on some people.

I could write 2 pages on that alone, but I don't have time because I have an appointment with someone that received a letter form me.

If not, tell them to call back in two weeks or whenever you would accept day Z.Ask open ended questions before setting an appointment.

Once you get a lead, evaluate the area, and then if it meets the initial evaluation schedule an appointment to see the property to get pictures and estimates.9.

But when I have MLS access I can sometimes schedule the appointment direct through the MLS or the lockbox info is provided and I can just go see it.

Ok I am very excited I got my first listing appointment.

They are more community specific and often more flexible than the big banks, and are more geared to actually helping you with your finances rather than racking up fees.I would suggest doing some online research on local credit unions and then making an appointment to talk to a lender at a few that look promising.