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Directmail has dried up, and now we rely on MLS which becomes saturated with other wholesalers and ourselves lol.

Quote from @Andrew Becker: Hi Yousef, our team focuses 100% on Google Ads (PPC) leads right now. 

I feel like there could be a major opportunity for people to capitalize on with people asking ChatGPT questions like "Where is the best place to live in XYZ" or "what type of house can I buy on X salary", or really just any question they may have about real estate. 

After consulting with our contact at Airbnb, we were told they were ranking on page 13!!!

The more you place the more you get on leads, but there is a breakeven. 

I’ve noticed a lot of wholesalers in the DMV market spend big on bandit signs, postcards, and ads — but very few think about what sellers are actually typing into Google before they pick up the phone.When I pulled search data for our area, one phrase stood out above everything else:👉 “Sell my house fast [city]”It gets the highest search volume and it’s almost always typed in by motivated sellers who are ready to move quickly.

Post your deals on local REI pages- reddit, FB, IG, whatever.

Their system is on the honor system. 

We upgraded our website at a cost of about $2,000; we initiated a SEO program cost of which is $300 or so monthly, and we initiated an email campaign cost of $275 monthly.