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Updated over 1 year ago on . Most recent reply

Calling dumpster or junk removal companies for investor-friendly agent leads?
Has anyone tried calling dumpster or junk removal companies to get property addresses that have used their services recently as source of leads for an investor-friendly agent?
As a budding investor, and soon-to-be agent, my thinking on this is that a dumpster or junk removal are a possible tell-tale indicators of a property in transition, such as a property going through a fix & flip where the owner/investor may need a realtor to list or give advice on the market - and more importantly build a longer-term relationship, or a homeowner doing renovations to improve value and may have a need to sell sometime in the future.
Has anyone tried calling these companies? What value to them do you lead with? Any thoughts on this are welcome.
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Maybe there's a path I'm overlooking, but at first glance...by the time a dumpster is involved so would be an agent for most people.
Normal people aren't getting a dumpster on their own...they'd do something like junk hauling. Dumpster gets ordered by a contractor or similar or the active/experienced owner.
Expanding on the idea though:
lawn care, handyman, cleaning crews that do move out/in cleans, and junk removal companies might get you in before competing agents.