Also, what are some ways to produce leads that you found effective?

@Fazu M.Welcome to BP.I am in Houston as well and working on flipping and rental portfolio.This is a very good place to lead and meet other people.let me know if I can be any type of help.Good luck

You have to market like crazy to get those leads.

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Her business has picked up a bit over the past few years, but more leads would be great for her business.

I am looking to start with rehab & flip I have some questions..First question is what are you doing to find your leads are you doing direct mailing (yellow letters/post cards) targeting a specific list, driving for dollars.

With one deal under my belt I am by no means and expert, but here is my "word to the wise" to everyone else just getting started.1) Know what you're getting yourself into, active RE investing with no cash or credit is not nearly as easy as many gurus may lead you to believe.2) If you're like me and want to get into wholesaling before progressing into rehabbing, sure it's good to take that time to learn to evaluate repairs and ARVs ect, but depending on your situation, it may behoove of you to invest some time in early on planning on how you're going to secure funding.

Yea I would definitely stay away from buying courses especially since wholesaling is beng talked about all over youtube you can just type in wholesaling and there is tons of info (for free may I add) on wholesaling and takes some ppl take thier audience on actual live meetings with potential clients to give you more insight on how to talk to sellers etc.

Once you have a good feel for the area how do you go about pinning down the areas that you think could potentially generate the most leads or have the best deals?

@Rick HarmonYour method of determination for pursing a lead is right on!