{"id":47356,"date":"2013-08-29T00:15:52","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T06:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=47356"},"modified":"2023-04-11T04:05:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:05:51","slug":"2013-08-29-flipping-wholesaling-plan-sam-craven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2013-08-29-flipping-wholesaling-plan-sam-craven","title":{"rendered":"How to Close 27 Deals in Your First Year While Working Full Time with Sam Craven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On today&#8217;s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with a relatively new investor who is absolutely crushing it as a flipper and wholesaler &#8211; <strong>Sam Craven<\/strong>. Sam has an incredible story of learning to fight through the initial problems that all new investors face and achieving a lot of success while investing during his weekends and evenings. Sam has a ton of great tips on marketing, making a plan, running an investment business, and a lot more. Don&#8217;t miss this show!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp33-sam-craven-podcast-transcript-first-year-27-deals\" target=\"_blank\">Read the transcript to episode 33 with Sam Craven here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes (Preferred Method!)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=BIGPOC3403982072\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>In This Show, We Cover<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-43638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-_-Real-Estate-Investing-and-Wealth-Building-9.42.11-AM1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets Podcast _ Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building 9.42.11 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Working with family<\/strong> without killing each other<\/li>\n<li>Closing <strong>27 deals<\/strong> during the first year in business<\/li>\n<li>Getting leads with <strong>direct mail<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Investing while <strong>holding a full time job<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Partnering<\/strong> with other investors when first beginning<\/li>\n<li>How to lower your direct mail response rate \u2026 and <strong>why you want to<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tips on<strong> online advertising<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Making a <strong>plan<\/strong> for future growth<\/li>\n<li>How to <strong>stand out<\/strong> from the &#8220;bad wholesaler&#8221; crowd<\/li>\n<li>How to build a sophisticated <strong>buyer&#8217;s list<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How to <strong>handle major problems<\/strong> when they come up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links from the Show<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/pro\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Pro Memberships<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.loopnet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LoopNet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in the Show<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aCma6c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Millionaire Real Estate Investor<\/a> by Gary Keller<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2a7GIW2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The E-myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don&#8217;t Work and What to Do About It<\/a> by Michael Gerber<\/p>\n<h2>Tweetable Topics<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;To grow as a real estate investor, get involved in the conversations about real estate.&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/xRse3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Transparency is key when attracting clients, partners, and investors.&#8221;\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/72qOd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Good deals are found through relationships.&#8221;\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/U6ush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Connect with Sam<\/h2>\n<p>Sam&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/SamC\" target=\"_blank\">BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><br \/>\nSam&#8217;s Website &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sennahomes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senna Homes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On today&#8217;s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with a relatively new investor who is absolutely crushing it as a flipper and wholesaler &#8211; Sam Craven. 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