I Have been birddogging for the past 3 months

[Anthony Bonowski]

Good evening, I wanted to reach out to everyone and see if bird-dogging is a good startup career for beginners. I started to do this throught the country for about 2-3 months now, but I have been having trouble finding investors. I have a checklist that I follow to see if a property is a good investment or not. What is the best way to get investors to participate in bird dogging? 

[Patrick O'Sullivan]

Hi @Anthony Bonowski

Bird-dogging can definitely be a good way for beginners to get started in real estate because it helps you learn how to evaluate deals and build a network without needing a lot of capital upfront. The biggest challenge is connecting with investors who are actively looking for deals. To improve your chances, make the most of REIA meetings by clearly explaining what types of properties you are finding, your preferred areas, and how you structure your finders' fee. Building a targeted list of local cash buyers, private lenders, and active investors and reaching out individually with concise emails or calls can also be very effective. Even if you have not closed a deal yet, sharing properties you have found with a short analysis shows investors that you know how to evaluate deals. Following up consistently and offering value, such as market insights or off-market properties, helps build trust over time. Bird-dogging is largely about relationships, so the more investors see you as reliable and proactive, the easier it becomes to get them to act on the deals you find.