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I over heard an older guy in the Home Depot in Clovis yesterday saying he was taking care of some things and trying to get out of the state ASAP. I bought a house from a lady two weeks ago who was selling everything a...
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We saw a substantial swing in the real estate market in 2022. What happened?
2022 started off the way 2021 ended, with a very hot market, quickly rising prices and fierce competition between buyers bidding on very li...
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Is there anyone who has successfully outsourced the acquisition portion of your wholesaling business? I am looking to fully automate my business. If someone has done it please share commission rates and where you got ...
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Motivated buyers and sellers are the fuel that drives a quick turn real estate business. Buyers are discussed elsewhere; this article is about creating sources of motivated sellers and getting them to talk with you.
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I have a coworker with a rental property in Baltimore md who's pulling his hair out because the tenants are inconsistent with paying rent on time. He frequently speaks off selling the property but wants top dollar. Ho...
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I am finishing my first year as a real estate agent and am hitting a block with follow ups on leads. I focus my business on door knocking, cold calling, and my sphere, with the intent of purchasing physically distress...
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Current tax lien investors - can you weigh in on what would motivate you to sell a lien to someone else? As I've mentioned in another post, I'm looking to do this on a particular property. They got it for 6% the all i...
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My direct mail response rate is almost 4%. This is my first direct mail campaign and i dont think there is much competition in my area. I've sent 1,100 postcards and gotten 42 calls. The mailings just went out and...
I've been getting into whole sailing and I'm trying to budget for 1000 leads. My question is out of 1000 people who one might do direct marketing to how many respond and go under contract?
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What is a really great strategy to find motivated sellers? I mean a stategy that brings real results and it is less costly than spending lots of money on bandit signs, direct mail, etc. I want to get my start in the w...