{"id":62724,"date":"2014-10-09T00:05:25","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T06:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=62724"},"modified":"2023-04-12T05:50:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T11:50:17","slug":"2014-10-09-getting-started-real-estate-wholesaler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2014-10-09-getting-started-real-estate-wholesaler","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started as a Real Estate Wholesaler with Ben Grise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Getting your first few real estate deals can be exceptionally tough &#8212; which is why today we wanted to introduce you to an investor who is just wrapping up his first INCREDIBLE year as a wholesaler:<strong> Ben Grise<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>During his first year, Ben earned more from wholesaling than most Americans earn from their jobs &#8212; all while working a separate full time job, getting married, and having a baby! If you find yourself stressed, overworked and unsure of how to fit everything into your life &#8212; this is a &#8220;can&#8217;t miss&#8221; episode!<\/div>\n<h2>Read the Transcript<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp91-ben-grise-podcast-transcript-getting-started-real-estate-wholesaler\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to read the transcript.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=BIGPOC2022534044&amp;light=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>In This Show We Cover:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>What is <strong>Wholesaling<\/strong>?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-41804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover-300-300.jpeg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover 300 300\" width=\"215\" height=\"215\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>How Ben went from <strong>poker star to wholesaling\u00a0newbie<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why<\/strong> Ben chose wholesaling to get into real estate<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>one trait<\/strong> a person needs to have to be <strong>successful<\/strong> at wholesaling<\/li>\n<li>Ben\u2019s <strong>first deal<\/strong> and his regret about his offer<\/li>\n<li>How to tell your <strong>motivated sellers<\/strong> about your wholesaling profit<\/li>\n<li>Why wholesalers get a <strong>bad rap<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How Ben <strong>manages his time<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>5 <strong>automation tools<\/strong> Ben uses to streamline his business<\/li>\n<li>The importance of being a <strong>great marketer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ben\u2019s plan going forward to <strong>grow his business<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Using SEO<\/strong> to attract free leads<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>most effective marketing technique<\/strong> for Ben<\/li>\n<li>And lots more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links from the Show:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/ejpuck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jerry Puckett&#8217;s BiggerPockets Profile\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The 70% Rule: One Critical Formula Investors Need to Know\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2014\/02\/14\/70-rule-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The 70% Rule: One Critical Formula Investors Need to Know\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/BiggerPockets.com\/analysis%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets.com\/analysis\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/adwords.google.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Adwords<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The BiggerPockets Forums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jerredbuysaustinhouses.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jerred Morris &#8211; Ben&#8217;s SEO friend<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"BP Podcast 089: From High School Dropout to 300+ Real Estate Deals with Engelo Rumora\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2014\/09\/25\/high-school-dropout-300-real-estate-deals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BP Podcast 089: From High School Dropout to 300+ Real Estate Deals with Engelo Rumora<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The 5 Automation Tools Ben Uses<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podio.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vumber.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vumber<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itduzzit.com\/home\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Itduzzit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lob.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lob<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zapier.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zapier<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in the Show<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aBcddo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Rent Your House<\/a>&#8211; a BiggerPockets Kindle Book<\/li>\n<li>J Scott\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aOZvDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/get.biggerpockets.com\/nomoneydown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down<\/a> (Preorder Now!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Blogs Mentioned in the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fizzle.co\/sparkline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Fizzle Sparkline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/Copyblogger.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copyblogger.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Connect with Ben<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/BenBuysIndyHouses.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BenBuysIndyHouses.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/BenGrise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben&#8217;s BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting your first few real estate deals can be exceptionally tough &#8212; 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