Is being a bird dog a good start to get into wholesailing?

[Daniel Barbieri]

Hello BP family, I have been dormant from here for a couple years and am getting back into the idea of real estate investing (life changes and bought a house). I want to get into wholesaling however I do not have the capital to invest in marketing. With that said, I have researched the path of being a bird dog which allows me to get my “feet wet” in the business without having a big marketing budget or actually locking up the home under contract. I recently reached out to a wholesaler from an ad he posted on Craigslist saying he is looking for a bird dog and would pay $500 if I get the address but don’t have the name or phone of the seller but he ends up closing, $1k if I get the contact for the seller and the closing goes through. Long story short, the wholesaler and I are meeting next week to discuss plans to do future business and I want to know what questions I should be asking him. This sounds like the right fit for what I want to get into career wise and just want to have all my ducks in a row. Sorry for the long post and I thank you for any and all advice you provide. t

[Jim Pellerin]

I think it's a good place to start and a natural progression:

1. Birdogging into

2. Wholesaling into

3. Fix and Flips