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Dustin Frank
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Frustrated with slow investor

Dustin Frank
  • Real Estate Agent
  • KS
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Hello BP, after getting my license in march and struggling to find investor clients, I have finally found a very nice gentleman to work with on finding investment properties. The problem that I'm running into is that he's quite a bit older. He doesn't have a smartphone, he doesn't have email or internet, and he doesn't have gps. "When I show or tell him a property I have to give him directions for him to write down." Usually It takes him a few days to look at the house which means another investor has already snagged it up. This has happened many times and I'm not sure if I should stop wasting my time on him or if I should keep working at it since he's my only investor. What would you do?

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Greg H.
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Greg H.
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The number one thing you need to remember is that you need to make a living.  An experienced agent would cut him loose .  However, do you feel you are gaining experience by working with him by learning neighborhoods and view properties?  

When you have been in this business long enough you will have clients you spend 100s of hours with and make $0 and clients you spend 30 minutes with and make $1000s

In this business at some point you need to evaluate each client relationship.  Nothing wrong with explaining that y'all might not be a great fit.  

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