All Forum Posts by: Jonathan Quintanilla

I would call them fallen tree houses. ;) 

But in all seriousness, have you tried plugging that address into the county assessors office? They sometimes have the style of house on there.

 If you have the logical mind for it then I would say give it a shot. The only issue you will run into is needing to learn preliminary languages before you even reach the part where you design and code apps. For example, I came from a strong computer science background so I picked up app creating as a hobby, took me a little over a month to learn what I needed to start designing an Android app. I agree with Keith though, if you don't have the patience or desire to learn coding/graphical designing it might be easier to employ programmers onto your idea. 

To answer your question, a car is only as good as its driver so Listsource will be the most useful to you if you know what you're looking for. You said you did your homework and research so you should know what you're looking for, just plug that into Listsource and start your marketing campaign! 

The hardest part is getting started! It's all a learning experience, have fun with it (as long as you don't get yourself into legal trouble :P )!

Normally your research is done before you buy the list (knowing what zipcodes you're targeting, free and clear vs mortgages, etc). After you buy the list is when you sort it and get ready to mail it via your marketing piece of choice. 

Given my horror movie fanaticism I half expected something to jump out at the camera. :( 

 The question becomes, what kind of seminars are you interested in? I know in the city there are a bunch of seminars on wholesaling, rehabbing, note investing, etc. 

 When I was searching probates in Texas all they had was a website where you can search for Probates by date or first/last name. What website are you using exactly? 

Also, as a side note, most databases allow wild card field entries ( * ), however what good is that if you can't sort it/view it by dates? 

 I've tried Craigslist a bunch, but with no results. Any tips on finding good deals on Craigslist? 

 That is exactly correct, direct marketing is a marathon not a sprint. Consistency is key here. 

 1) Well that all depends on the price. If it doesn't need repairs a seller will generally (rightfully so) expect closer to market value, so wholesaling in the traditional high equity situation would be a no go. One of the better ways to flip a home like that is to put in owner financing and pass it off to a buyer who will pay a higher down payment and higher monthly payment than you offered the seller. 

2) That's really tough (in my experience) to do as no cash buyer is going to be willing to put down 74% of the market value without even factoring repairs/up to speeds (up to speeds is a umbrella term I use for things like painting, carpet cleaning/removal, etc). The best way to handle that deal would be a subject-to if the property is in good condition. However, you mentioned paying off the bank in a lump sum, so that strategy wouldn't really work here.