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26 September 2011 | 35 replies
Post some local ads via craigslist,newspaper,etc.
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27 January 2007 | 0 replies
So as promising as my phone leads off my local newspaper seemed to be at first, over the last few weeks, they've pretty much turned out to be useless - about 95% unmotivated sellers looking to save realtor fees.
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28 February 2007 | 16 replies
The owner is desperate.I also buy a lot of REOs and have a small ad in the classified ads section of the newspaper that brings in 3 or 4 deals a year.
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31 July 2016 | 17 replies
Sadly, my dad and step mom are hoarders but its "knowledge and antiques" based meaning piles of news paper articles.
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8 July 2016 | 36 replies
Once you become familiar with different parts of your town, you’ll be able to read the prices online and the newspaper ads and then have a pretty good idea about what the properties look like and how well they’re maintained.Take care.Fixer Jay DeCima
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21 September 2008 | 5 replies
To real get ahead of the game I find loans with option arm that was going to recast.Another way is to advertise in the local newspaper.
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10 January 2014 | 6 replies
I've added the newspapers to my sales plan as well.
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21 September 2014 | 9 replies
Also, we now bring a large trash can and 3 mil think bags for it, boxes and newspaper to assist our tenants with the move out.
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1 November 2014 | 8 replies
You can also try a few different newspapers but that will cost money.
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23 May 2016 | 10 replies
It is the 2016 equivalent of the newspaper.