Investor · Stamford, CT · Member since 2012 · 247 posts · 63 votes
I've been seeing a lot of homes during my recent "dollar drives" that *look* vacant (i.e. rundown, overgrown grass, no car in yard, etc.) --but I'm not sure if that's the case, or if it's actually occupied & the house is just plain ol' raggedy, lol.
Is there a way to approach the owners to ask whether the house is vacant without offending them (in the event they still live there)? And if they do, do you go ahead and ask them if they're still interested in selling? (Which I guess couldn't hurt since they're already on the phone, lol.)
Well if they are letting the house get "plain ol' raggedy" then there is a chance there is a reason and they are looking to turn their equity into cash.
You can just say you are looking to buy houses in that area as rentals or whatever your strategy is, and that their house appears to be a great size and look that you are going for or whatnot. It doesn't help if you say "your house looks like garbage, want to sell it?"
Basically you are looking for a skip-tracing service. There are several out there that will charge per lead or you can do a batch at a time. Another option is an app like Deal Machine or PropStream that have skip tracing, can send letters, etc from the app while you are driving for dollars.
Well if they are letting the house get "plain ol' raggedy" then there is a chance there is a reason and they are looking to turn their equity into cash.
You can just say you are looking to buy houses in that area as rentals or whatever your strategy is, and that their house appears to be a great size and look that you are going for or whatnot. It doesn't help if you say "your house looks like garbage, want to sell it?"
Basically you are looking for a skip-tracing service. There are several out there that will charge per lead or you can do a batch at a time. Another option is an app like Deal Machine or PropStream that have skip tracing, can send letters, etc from the app while you are driving for dollars.
Thanks, Tyler--the "great size/look" mention is a good way to phrase things--MUCH better than "your house looks like garbage, want to sell it?--which is what I"m thinking but of course, won't quite go over as well if I said it out loud, lol. ;-)
I'll also check out the skip tracing services you mentioned, thanks.