The investor may still be willing to pay over market price for a number of reasons, such as accumulating individual properties adjacent for future development; to add to a portfolio of close by properties so synergistic effects may be realized; because he knows something that will lead to large increases in future value; because the property will return a higher net income than the comparable properties, etc.

Sure, all those things can lead to more profit but a lot of people make the mistake of growing REVENUE without keeping a very close eye on actual profits.

With two agents there will a ton of back and forth communication which can lead to a misunderstanding or something that could hold up progress. 

So I spent the weeks leading up to the sale driving around my county after work and crossing houses off the extensive list, or making notes next to the address like "bid high" or "bid low".

I'm thinking my approach would be to analyze deals for other investors based on their own personal criteria (given their criteria are likely different from mine) and then just send them focused leads on houses with numbers that could work for them.

Back in October, we ran one month's worth of PPC advertising on google and had great success getting motivated leads calling in and filling out our form online.

Coupled with your mindset that will lead to success in whatever avenue of real estate investing you want to pursue.

I wonder who is taking the leads on this, perhaps @Ben Bannister will know??

Hi Emmanuel,Leverage the experience of your Phase 1 lead guy/gal in the area.Ask him/her what you should be careful of in the area you are looking to invest in.For instance some areas have decades old PCB issues, and old auto wrecking yard issues, and etc...Good Luck!

Too many examples - Unmotivated seller leads to bad deals.