Middle River, MD · Member since 2015 · 6 posts · 1 vote
Obviously this is purely an opinion with no right or wrong answers, but just want to hear from wholesalers (with at least some success) share which type of motivated sellers they have had the most success.
I am trying to determine which group to target with yellow letters...absentee, probate, high equity, landlords, pre-foreclosure, etc.
An example is, "who" are the best and motivated sellers?
A seller with a bleeding neck problem that they know they can't solve alone, lots of equity, multiple issues (think prefect storm) and the ability to say 'yes' to your proposal.
You don't need thousands of leads. You only need about six (6) real, qualified prospects at all times. Seriously.
I only close one deal at a time but I may work on more. List people want to sell you phone books, yellow letter people want to sell you preprinted mail and dream merchants want you to buy into their mentoring programs.
I like to reverse engineer each qualified prospect so that I know the facts and can reconcile against what the target tells me. Read more about direct response marketing and 80/20, too.
Rental Property Investor · Liverpool, NY · Member since 2015 · 156 posts · 25 votes
11y
Brett,
I am not a wholesaler but do market as such. In my opinion all your marketing should start with individuals with high equity because they can give the best deals and have the most leniency with what they can sell for. If your dealing with individuals with low/ no equity they are restricted on what they can sell for do to their loan amounts. (unless short sale or using some other form of creative financing). But yeah high equity should be the starting point. (high equity absentee owners). Not sure if that helps but that's where I stand with marketing.
An example is, "who" are the best and motivated sellers?
A seller with a bleeding neck problem that they know they can't solve alone, lots of equity, multiple issues (think prefect storm) and the ability to say 'yes' to your proposal.
You don't need thousands of leads. You only need about six (6) real, qualified prospects at all times. Seriously.
I only close one deal at a time but I may work on more. List people want to sell you phone books, yellow letter people want to sell you preprinted mail and dream merchants want you to buy into their mentoring programs.
I like to reverse engineer each qualified prospect so that I know the facts and can reconcile against what the target tells me. Read more about direct response marketing and 80/20, too.
Middle River, MD · Member since 2015 · 6 posts · 1 vote
11y
Reading through the threads about folks sending thousands of postcards/letters with no deals scares me. There has to be either something just not right with their message, phone skills, estimating repairs, or bad luck. Then there are the guys that send their first 100 and get a $15k deal!
Professional · Peoria, IL · Member since 2015 · 30 posts · 10 votes
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Review MLS listings that are about to expire (think about the sellers frame of mind for the past 6 months trying to sell this puppy). The longer the better. and can pick up some really great deals if you can come in with all cash with quick closes.