All Forum Posts by: Bonnie Jones

Marquelle, to make you feel comfortable about doing deals with sellers, start connecting with buyers/investors right away. A great way to find buyers is right here on Bigger Pockets. Connect with people and then browse who THEY are connected with. Look at those profiles and see if they are close enough to be able to work with you and click "follow" and/or "connect." Also check the "Network" section at the top and click on "investment companies". Enter your city or cities to narrow them down. Try to find someone on their page to connect with.  Don't be afraid to call or message investors and ask them if they are open to deals in your area. Ask them for the criteria of what they are looking for. Be ambitious. Look for new connections every day and do something NEW every day to get closer to your goals.

I had heard that Hub City Title in Lubbock works with wholesalers. I talked to them, and they confirmed. Very nice!

I am just starting to get calls on all the postcards I sent out in the last two weeks, and it's fun to talk to people who want to sell their houses and to go look at their houses. I really enjoy the YouTube videos of Max Maxwell, Kris Krohn, Phil Pustejovski, Clever Investor, Wholesaling, Inc., real estate attorney William Bronchick, and of course Bigger Pockets! They all teach you a lot! Study up on wholesaling laws in your state. Many states are trying to restrict wholesalers. My state is also severely restricting the rent-to-own/lease option strategy of buying and selling. Great program tools to use are PropStream and DealMaker. Those are my two favorites. I'm also just trying out Rehab Estimator Pro to see if it will help me better with estimating rehab costs. There's a lot to do, so mostly try to do something NEW every day to take you closer to realizing your dream. Never turn down an opportunity to go look at a house and talk to a seller, because each one gives you more and more experience and confidence. You'll get to know all kinds of people, and you will make a lot of connections! People will refer you to other people to talk to. Spend every minute of your days learning and setting up your own system. Don't get discouraged, because people need you to help them out of bad situations quickly! You will find them everywhere if you listen to the guys I mentioned. Some people you cannot help because there is no $ margin for investors to work with. I'm learning how to say no. Feel free to contact me if you want to chat.