I currently have cold callers in 5 different states and I can't seem to come up with a solid formula that works everywhere to find actual motivated sellers.

You want strategies that have been tested in both hot and cold markets.Many books are simply rehashing old strategies at a high level, and unfortunately they don't give you enough information to take any actionable steps. 

mode=address If you are looking to do this in NJ then I am sure your auditor's site has similar information.I spend most of my free time cold calling owners of 4+ units using this website.

As long as there is somewhere to keep the beer cold." 

Agree with Russel, our market has less inventory during cold months but the buyers are still out.

Don't let your brother do the rehabbing for youGet multiple quotes from carpenters Get materials list from everyone up front - go to Home Depot in a more scheduled manner Know your numbers COLD when working with hard money lendersHave your bookkeeping system set up before you start spending money Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

So you believe that a new wholesaler, without much experience or background to wow potential sellers, is going to make as effective use of their time using one of the other strategies in wealthy neighborhoods rather than going the classic doorknocking/bandit sign/cold calling distressed lists in bad neighborhoods route?

Brand new agent here, wanted to know what lead sources do you guys use for cold call prospecting/ dialing?

To me that is extremely desperate and could not have been planned.Not sure what part of the world it is but its getting cold and snowing.

But the experience in cold calling would help me overcome nervousness months later.