How should an attorney new to investing marketing themselves?
Long-time lurker, first-time contributor here...
I've been practicing law for the last nine years and recently decided to dive into real estate investing. I'm going the wholesaling route to start. I'm a business lawyer, but I've also handled bankruptcy cases, consulted on some foreclosure defense cases and handled loan modifications for some of our clients. Here is what I learned:
*bankruptcy clients, similar to short-sale clients, always wish they'd done it sooner;
*loan mods almost never happen; and
*foreclosure defense, for the most part, amounts to a delay tactic. Unless you have the money to pay, you will eventually lose the house.
I feel like this experience will be of tremendous help when talking to homeowners face-to-face. However, I'm wondering how (and if) I should leverage this background in a yellow letter campaign. I don't want to come across as untrustworthy (a lot of people are suspicious of lawyers), neither do I want people to misinterpret and think I'll be giving legal advice.
Any thoughts on how to approach this?