All Forum Posts by: Joshua Gordon

I am looking for a podcast that I can show my fiancé about wholesaling so she can understand how it works.  As of now she is on he side that I is HIGHLY illegal and I will go to Federal Prison if I become a wholesaler.  What do you suggest to help her understand?

Thank you!

If I had been in a hurry and pulled into the intersection right after getting green light, I would not be here right now... A huge pickup came plowing through the intersection and would have creamed me. This has bothered me all morning. I have been thinking about my life and what I have done/am doing/want to do with it. Big changes are needed. I need to find a way to focus my life on the real estate I am trying to start. I also want and need to spend as much time as I can with my family. I think it is time to quit my $13 an hour job that is currently taking up 58 hours a week of my time. Stay safe out there!

@Brandon Foken I used their investor yellow letter #1. 

I got another 6 calls today! My total is about 15 calls so far.  Things are looking good so far!

So I sent out 369 yellow letters, and on the first day of receiving calls I received 7!!!  Super pumped!  2 hang up/no voicemails, 2 inquiries, 1 unmotivated seller just wanting an offer, and 2 that sound like they might be super interested!  Calling them back right after Church tomorrow!  SO PUMPED!

Oh, and I realized that I never said where I was sending these letters to.  I am sending them to owners for homes in the Jacksonville, Fl area.

I cannot stand to watch Flipping Vegas...  He annoys me so badly...

I love Flip This House (but I don't pay any attention to their numbers)

Property Brothers

@Bruce L. By large I meant amount... to me nearly 400 letters were a large amount of letters.  One day I hope to look back at that amount when I send out tens of thousands of letters, but for now 400 is enough.

@Michael Quarles Thanks!  I must say that Norma and Alexis were amazing and helpful!

After a long delay (which was completely my fault) I finally got an email from YellowLetters.com saying my order was done and being mailed out!  It was scheduled to be done on the 14th of July, but due to a mistake I made (and I am super thankful that they caught it for me!) my list was messed up.  It took me a while to fix it, balancing between job, home, and two kids.  But now with that behind me, I CAN FINALLY BEGIN!

So now, I am looking for you all to keep me at task.  I sent to 369 addresses.  I received about half of those leads from the county as out of state absentee owners and the other half I searched myself street by street.  My plan is to get something under contract and then decide if I can flip it myself or wholesale it out to a flipper.

I have a 40 hr a week job that I have begun to dread.  I am tired of busting my rear for a company that pays me $12 and watch as fellow co-workers stand around, or disappear for 20-30 minutes at a time.  I want a job that rewards me for how hard I work and I believe that this is where it is at!

So I will keep this thread open and update it every time something new happens. Hoping to be able to report a deal to everyone!

Thank you!

Joshua

look up the property through your property appraiser office and contact the owner would be your best bet.

Welcome to BiggerPockets! You will definitely learn a lot here! Network with people and start attending REIA group meetings!

What do you do for the Navy?  I was stationed in Norfolk for two and a half years before transferring to Japan.

JC Gauthier , the link is http://www.meetup.com/JAX-REI/events/182355232/?gj=wc1c.2_e&a=wc1c.2_gnl&rv=wc1c.2_e&_af_eid=182355232&_af=event I think he forgot the dash... Hope to see you there!