Look for buyer before or after contract is in place ?

[Cierra Seay]

Is it okay to advertise/market a wholesale deal to buyers before you actually get it under contract ? I see a lot of posts where people get it under contract and then look for buyers is there anything wrong with doing it the other way around ?

[Shawn Mcenteer]

I believe a lot of wholesalers marketing by saying they have a property for sale to try to find buyers.  This is all speculation, but there are many times I will see a new ads on craigslist or a new bandit sign, I call the number but each time I "just missed out" on the deal but somehow I always find myself giving out my information for future deals that never appear.  My opinion when it comes to wholesaling is if the numbers work you will find a buyer, no need to play games to build a buyers list.