www.Owners.com is a pretty good one..problem with most FSBO sites is that some listings are old and the homes already been long sold! The sellers never go back on to remove the listing..
This is my problem too. Another option would be took look in your paper (they obviously have to keep paying to renew) or find sites that require an ongoing fee to list the house (not just a flat fee for life).
Think about how hard money lenders work. A HML can be in California and buy a house in Virginia sight unseen. Of course they make you jump through certain hoops before they lend you money on the property. Is there a possibility that you could get a buyers agent and have all the hoops set up in your favor?
I’ve never tried this but I was trying to think of how others do this. You could have the buyer’s agent video tape a walk through of the house (to avoid buying oddball houses). You could have an inspection done without leaving your home. You can have a title search done without living your home. You can close the deal without leaving your home.
Dag the more I think about it the more it makes since. You can get a 1-800 number you can buy list to mail to anywhere you want to invest in the country. The only thing is you would need someone you trust or an honest buyer’s agent to work with you.
I am considering that for long term holds/appreciation. I think it will be extremely difficult with out of town rehabs or flips. Hard money lenders are usually contacted with the deals in a sense. I’m looking for any ideas that help position ones business differently then the competition. For example K-Swiss tennis shoes knowing they could never out market Nike went for market that gave people a good shoe with support with no gimmicks or fads. They positioned themselves differently than Nike. I’ve just noticed now that there are so many of us investors out their with the same exact message. Some of us have more money to do more marketing but still the message is the same.
Its all about the message in your marketing and your presentation..
Bottom line if they feel comfortable and confident with you than you will have the opportunity to purchase their house. And at 75 % of value or 52000.00 spread....
Also remember that you cant buy them all. Decide the amount of house a month/year you are going to buy and create a marketing program around that number...
The nice thing about being in a hot market is that the houses sell fast... Use that to your advantage...
Understand the role that linkage plays in advertising and the number of times someone has to see your ad to determine to cal you in the first place...
Ever wonder why they build McDonalds and Burger kings next to each other?
Also understand that you must speak to the NEED of the seller not that you buy houses..
Not understanding how to communicate with sellers is probably the biggest mistake that investors make...
www.Owners.com is a pretty good one..problem with most FSBO sites is that some listings are old and the homes already been long sold! The sellers never go back on to remove the listing..
This is my problem too. Another option would be took look in your paper (they obviously have to keep paying to renew) or find sites that require an ongoing fee to list the house (not just a flat fee for life).
From a previous post...
FSBO SITES
www.directoryrealestate.com (directory of places)
www.topfsbo.com (top 100 fsbo sites)
www.linkre.com/index.php?t=sub_pages&cat=6462 (81 fsbo sites)
www.mlshub.com/ (national fsbo homes for sale)
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Any ideas or thoughts from anyone?
Think about how hard money lenders work. A HML can be in California and buy a house in Virginia sight unseen. Of course they make you jump through certain hoops before they lend you money on the property. Is there a possibility that you could get a buyers agent and have all the hoops set up in your favor?
I’ve never tried this but I was trying to think of how others do this. You could have the buyer’s agent video tape a walk through of the house (to avoid buying oddball houses). You could have an inspection done without leaving your home. You can have a title search done without living your home. You can close the deal without leaving your home.
Dag the more I think about it the more it makes since. You can get a 1-800 number you can buy list to mail to anywhere you want to invest in the country. The only thing is you would need someone you trust or an honest buyer’s agent to work with you.
GQ
I am considering that for long term holds/appreciation. I think it will be extremely difficult with out of town rehabs or flips. Hard money lenders are usually contacted with the deals in a sense. I’m looking for any ideas that help position ones business differently then the competition. For example K-Swiss tennis shoes knowing they could never out market Nike went for market that gave people a good shoe with support with no gimmicks or fads. They positioned themselves differently than Nike. I’ve just noticed now that there are so many of us investors out their with the same exact message. Some of us have more money to do more marketing but still the message is the same.
Its all about the message in your marketing and your presentation..
Bottom line if they feel comfortable and confident with you than you will have the opportunity to purchase their house. And at 75 % of value or 52000.00 spread....
Also remember that you cant buy them all. Decide the amount of house a month/year you are going to buy and create a marketing program around that number...
The nice thing about being in a hot market is that the houses sell fast... Use that to your advantage...
Understand the role that linkage plays in advertising and the number of times someone has to see your ad to determine to cal you in the first place...
Ever wonder why they build McDonalds and Burger kings next to each other?
Also understand that you must speak to the NEED of the seller not that you buy houses..
Not understanding how to communicate with sellers is probably the biggest mistake that investors make...
If you would like more help drop me a note…
Good Luck
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