Use the types of sellers you deal with with testimonials explaining their situation 2) full page full color news paper ad placed on the front page of the classified section not real estate section. .

All sellers do one of the following. 1- they drive the neighborhood for for sale signs and call the agent or read the flyer.2- they look in the classified section of the newspaper for houses for sale3- they read Realtor magazines for prices or4- they visit open houses.If they say they don't know I ask them if they could do us a favor and drive the neighborhood for housing that's for sale with flyers and determine how their house compares to that house.

If you had a property for sale/for rent what 5 classified sites would you list your property on?

They're on craigslist and in the classified section and they give us their telephone numbers.The cold call script is as follows...

Call telephone numbers in the classified ads or Craigslist for different locations within your investment area.

Giving a PROMISE of money down the road for a bunch of FREE stuff today to a broker/agent is a very quick way for a broker/agent to go out of business.This is the same as a seller saying cut me a deal (commission) on selling my house and we will buy through you and then they use another buyers agent on their purchase.If you want to be a success in real estate as a broker/agent you have to value your time or you will go out of business.It seems if that MLS assistant status is allowed in your state then that might be the solution.Then you can spend your time running all kinds of comps you want at YOUR TIME and EXPENSE.As I have said on other posts before.If it is your own cash and you have a recent bank statement then you are a cash purchaser.If you are using private money,hard money,or transactional funding then your money is tied into certain CONDITIONS to be met to get that money to close the deal.Anytime there is someone else's money involved that the purchasers there is many more things that can derail a deal and it never closes.Some deals do close but statistically the odds are not in the broker/agents favor.Making money as a broker/agent and smart investment decisions with your time just like an investor does with doing deals is what makes a broker/agent last and become very profitable long term.Wholesalers to me I don't classify as purchasers or investors.Many times they are trying to use OPM to collect a fee as a middleman.Nothing wrong with that except when they try to act like a regular purchaser.That's where the rub comes in for many in the industry.Just be real in what you want to do and if the seller doesn't want to do that do not try to manipulate them stating you are something you are not to try and lock up a deal and collect a fee.

Loans are classified by the collateral taken, not by who borrows the money.

Print is great as long as its free or if you can run full page color ads on the front page of the classified section.

I will try to classify the responses and give my understanding ( I worked for many fortune 500 companies as a consultant in their IT department )1.

I'm about to run a small Pennysaver WE BUY HOUSES CASH type classified ad to see how that draws leads.