Marketing properties for sale.

[Jamaal Hunt]

Right now I am building a list of buyers whom have purchased property within the last 6 months that is surrounding the property I have under contract. Problem is I only have 17

For marketing purposes should I "handwrite" or should I mail flyers to the buyers?

[J Scott]

Originally posted by Mike Hill:

I always call when I can. Be in the business of forming relationships and not just house flipping. People these days are scared of the phone. Text and email is so convenient and less threatening. Calls will make you stand out from 95% of the competition (not to mention a great way to work on your selling skills :))

Just an opinion from the opposite side of the fence...

As a rehabber who is constantly getting calls from wholesalers, I'd much rather get email. I get so many calls from wholesalers who want my criteria but never actually deliver a potential deal that I normally rush them off the phone as quickly as possible (it's nothing personal...I just don't have the time during the day when they normally call and I can be fairly confident that it won't result in any deals). But, if they send me an email, I'll generally respond that evening and am happy to provide them information when it's convenient for me.

Once we have a relationship where the wholesaler is actually bringing me deals that meet my criteria, I'm happy to move the discussion to the phone. I actually have one wholesaler who has called me every two months for the past year asking me if I'm still buying and if my criteria has changed. He's never sent me even a single deal in that time. And he probably wonders why I ignore both his calls and emails at this point (something I RARELY do).

My guess is that many experienced investors are in the same boat and feel the same way I do....