Why in the world would you want to deal with anyone with all those problems?
It looks more like an ad for a 'House' of Pain rather than someone I would want to deal with.
You probably know I have done a few deals and do you know what, the sellers were not behind in payments, no pre-foreclosures, no tax liens, no this or that, there only problem was they wanted to sell their house and I solved that problem.
When you buy a car, do you want all the tires flat, a piston rod through the block, fenders missing, then reason would say why would you want to buy something with all those problems you described?
I Buy Houses
$Fast Cash$ - $48HR Cash$ - etc.
555-1212
You will spin alot of wheels advertising for problems.
John
Did I miss something here?...what would make a seller motivated enough to sell sub2 without some type of problem?
I mean, anyone can sell their house FSBO,LO,through re agent,FRBO..or do the sub2 deal themselves..how do you motivate them to give it to you?
you got my ear
Chris
It is all in knowing where to look and what you are looking for.
Sellers call me I do not call them, they respond to my marketing techniques.
One of my greatest resourses has been Bird Dogs, 60% of my deals came to me this way. It works the same way with Bird Dogs sellers call them, they separate the wheat from the chaffe because they have more latitude in talking to the seller, a thrid party always does.
Chris, it is just years of doing, you learn what works and what doesn't.
I found out what works time after time, it wasn't broke so I never tried to fix it.
Most new people are in 'Information Overload', at my last workshop there was a person there who spent $12,000 on courses, seminars, etc., yet never bought a house. This person is now buying and selling houses, I used the Chinese Water Torture trick to cleanse his mind of of all the nonsense he learned.
There is a right way and a wrong way to get on a horse, someone could probably write a book on 1000 ways to get on a horse, yet the experienced rider gets on the horse the right way every time.
Very astute that's what I meant by the experienced rider knows how to. There may be 1000 ways, but 999 forget to tell you about watch were you step. I would rather learn from the one who told me where not to step once.
Advertising for problems will get you problems, you must learn to side step the road apple piles in your investing career.
'A' problem is a lot different than the world is coming down around a sellers head, where it does not make sense to even look at the deal.
We concentrate on certain areas in our marketing effort, these sellers are not as likely to have all the kind of problems associtated with what the Bandit Sign was advertising for.
My expereince has shown that the 'Motivated Sellers' we go after have problems that are easily solved. Transferred, divorcing, just want out, these are the ones we market for.
If you advertise for people with problems, then this is who is going to call you, because the person who was transferred or just wants out will disassociate himself from those problems.
When you look at our post card we bring all the positive things we offer to the seller, not the negative aspects.
your on your toes tonight John
we both answered the question..you are correct..your postcards do not mention the problems..only the solutions
I bow my head...(with one eye open)
John, I am new to TCI website but have seen you mention some postcards in your posts. Are all your postcards and marketing materials in your book? Do you send "preforeclosure" letters or postcards? Thanks!
drifter,
Why in the world would you want to deal with anyone with all those problems?
It looks more like an ad for a 'House' of Pain rather than someone I would want to deal with.
You probably know I have done a few deals and do you know what, the sellers were not behind in payments, no pre-foreclosures, no tax liens, no this or that, there only problem was they wanted to sell their house and I solved that problem.
When you buy a car, do you want all the tires flat, a piston rod through the block, fenders missing, then reason would say why would you want to buy something with all those problems you described?
I Buy Houses
$Fast Cash$ - $48HR Cash$ - etc.
555-1212
You will spin alot of wheels advertising for problems.
John $Cash$ Locke
$cash$
Thanks for the input - that is why I post my ideas here - I have Ideas, Not experience!
The reasoning behind my thought was all this people trying to by preforeclosures houses that need rehab, houses that have tax liens, etc.
scott
John
Did I miss something here?...what would make a seller motivated enough to sell sub2 without some type of problem?
I mean, anyone can sell their house FSBO,LO,through re agent,FRBO..or do the sub2 deal themselves..how do you motivate them to give it to you?
you got my ear
Chris
Chris,
It is all in knowing where to look and what you are looking for.
Sellers call me I do not call them, they respond to my marketing techniques.
One of my greatest resourses has been Bird Dogs, 60% of my deals came to me this way. It works the same way with Bird Dogs sellers call them, they separate the wheat from the chaffe because they have more latitude in talking to the seller, a thrid party always does.
Chris, it is just years of doing, you learn what works and what doesn't.
I found out what works time after time, it wasn't broke so I never tried to fix it.
Most new people are in 'Information Overload', at my last workshop there was a person there who spent $12,000 on courses, seminars, etc., yet never bought a house. This person is now buying and selling houses, I used the Chinese Water Torture trick to cleanse his mind of of all the nonsense he learned.
There is a right way and a wrong way to get on a horse, someone could probably write a book on 1000 ways to get on a horse, yet the experienced rider gets on the horse the right way every time.
John $Cash$ Locke
LOL...I'll figure out how to get on a horse..I'd like to read the book about how to avoid stepping in the horse sh%t while your trying
Chris,
Very astute that's what I meant by the experienced rider knows how to. There may be 1000 ways, but 999 forget to tell you about watch were you step. I would rather learn from the one who told me where not to step once.
Advertising for problems will get you problems, you must learn to side step the road apple piles in your investing career.
John $Cash$ Locke
point taken....but I quote from your book
"The best and fastest way to spot an opportunity is to look for a problem"
isn't that what drifter is doing?
are you saying to look for these problems
just dont advertiste your looking for these problems?
maybe you are on to something - Advertise SOLUTIONS - let them come to their own conclusion that they have a problem that needs your solution
Chris,
'A' problem is a lot different than the world is coming down around a sellers head, where it does not make sense to even look at the deal.
We concentrate on certain areas in our marketing effort, these sellers are not as likely to have all the kind of problems associtated with what the Bandit Sign was advertising for.
My expereince has shown that the 'Motivated Sellers' we go after have problems that are easily solved. Transferred, divorcing, just want out, these are the ones we market for.
If you advertise for people with problems, then this is who is going to call you, because the person who was transferred or just wants out will disassociate himself from those problems.
When you look at our post card we bring all the positive things we offer to the seller, not the negative aspects.
John $Cash$ Locke
WE BUY HOUSES
WE STOP FORECLOSURE
FAST CASH FAST SOLUTIONS
whatcha think?
your on your toes tonight John
we both answered the question..you are correct..your postcards do not mention the problems..only the solutions
I bow my head...(with one eye open)
Chris,
Do we advertise for problems or advertise we have solutions, guess we both know the answer to that one.
This way we get the best of all worlds.
John $Cash$ Locke
drifter,
Now you are getting the message, is the glass half empty or half full?
It is all in the way your say it.
John $Cash$ Locke
John, I am new to TCI website but have seen you mention some postcards in your posts. Are all your postcards and marketing materials in your book? Do you send "preforeclosure" letters or postcards? Thanks!