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Real Estate Investor · Toledo, Ohio


Hi all, I am a fix-and-flipper. I sell 2/3 of my houses through my website. The thing is, I hate my website, I am trying to find a good "house selling" website out there that does a few things:

1. Market one's own inventory of homes. Can be a flipper, home builder, or even a buyer's agent.

2. Promotes the concept of home ownership. I do a lot of marketing to renters who have good credit and the ability to buy, but they keep renting because it's either easy or they don't know how to buy a home.

3. Uses video and social media.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!


SFR Investor · Virginia Beach, Virginia


I suggest you find a website with the look and features you like. Then post a job on elance.com to have it made using the website you like as an example for the programmer, you can also include additional features you require in the task list.

They have tons of Indian programmers (dot, not feather) on elance that can build you a custom website with a database backend very inexpensively. I use Elance on almost a daily basis for everything from website design, data entry, guest blog posts, SEO, marketing, media kits, etc. It's a nice feeling to wake up in the morning with an email from elance with work that was done while you slept.

I have been using Elance for over 10 years, the quality of work and price is unbeatable.


Real Estate Investor · Atlanta, Georgia


The MLS meets most of your criteria... :D

J Scott, Lish Properties, LLC
Telephone: 770-906-6358
Website: http://www.123flip.com
http://www.123flip.com


Real Estate Investor · Toledo, Ohio


Jeff...thanks for the heads up on elance. I've been doing all of my own web dev (on top of flipping and my rentals). I'd love to farm out the techie stuff.

J...I agree. However there are 2 sets of buyers out there. My agent gets the more sophisticated set. Those deals are easier. They are also a lot less profitable for me.

I get the set that aren't currently looking to buy, but they come across my house and love it and had no idea they could buy a home because they don't have 20% down and an 800 credit score because "after all the media says that no one can get a loan these days." So they were looking for a rent to own/land contract/lease option. They are excited to find out they can actually buy for real.

I also get those people who tried to get qualified by the wrong bank and were told they had to have a 660 score, and they only have a 610. Basically, I get the Realtor rejects. But, there are a LOT of them. Like I said, I sell a majority (2/3) of my houses myself. And those that I do sell myself I almost always get full price, have little to no home inspection repairs (because I control the buyer), and don't pay a commission.

With that said, I field about 50 - 70 buyer calls a day, 49.9 - 69.9 of which are bad leads. But, all it takes is one.


Real Estate Investor · Los Angeles, California


Yes, I would say that website needs some help.

I have several businesses outside of real estate and I have also used Elance for about 10 years. You get some great deals with Elance but you also get some straight up thieves. If you go with Elance, DO NOT PAY anything until the work is right.

Kevin


SFR Investor · Virginia Beach, Virginia


John, Yes, I agree that Elance has its share of unscrupulous providers. But you can filter these guys out fairly easily with the feedback system they have.

I have built a portfolio of providers over the 10 years i have used them, so I rarely seek new ones.

Recently, my only complaint is elance interface. It can be confusing and they seem to change things around on you fairly often.


Real Estate Consultant · Birmingham, Alabama


Hey Ryan!

I don't disagree that Elance has competent programmers and the suggestions others have brought up are excellent... but specialization by web designers can be the difference in success or failure.

Find a web designer that has PROVEN results that they can show you through Analytics and solid references. Find out their charges for changes after completion, hosting, etc.

Also SEO in regards to the actual site is basically a web design "best practice" now.... If someone is suggesting SEO ask them to define it.

Also, don't be shocked at the look of site designs that are suggested by a competent designer... Depending on demographic, certain looks are more effective.

I don't like to plug folks on the forum so if you want a contact that can help hit me on a private message.

Cheers and good luck!


Real Estate Investor · West Hartford, Connecticut


@Ryan - I've found local web service providers to provide more quality work than sites like eLance. In the end, you get what you pay for.


Wholesaler · Dallas, Texas


Get a hosting account at hostmonster.com for $7.95 month. Transfer or setup a new domain. Install wordpress for free. Then install a real estate theme, there are lots. Then have someone do your content & SEO.

This will contain your costs to what is important, content & SEO.




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