Marketing to Buyers and Sellers

If you are in an area where you think it is impossible to do an assignment of contract, or struggling to find buyers for your list. I think I may just have found a brilliant solution.

A unique way to find investors right in your back yard is.. THE PHONE BOOK!!!!

Those annoying yellow pages that gets delivered to our doors every year and we end up throwing them out or pilling them with other junk, is possibly the BEST way to find investors right down the street from you.

How?

I just came across a great little tool that is geared toward real estate and the keywords people use in a specific area to find properties online.

You can use this tool to identify the keywords to place in your ads and blogs for your local real estate market to drive in buyers, renters, and sellers.

http://www.realestatekeywordstool.com/

I have used this tool to identify the sequence of words to use in my online ads, so I can rank high in that specific persons search in that specific area.

It has worked well for me!!!
I hope it is beneficial for you!!!

If you live on the East Coast than you have just been hit with the biggest snow storm that we have seen in years. This is a GREAT time to bird dog vacant houses!!

Once the streets are cleared and you can safely drive your neighborhood begin looking for houses where the snow has not been touched. No footprints, the driveway and sidewalk have not been shoveled. This is a GREAT indication that the property is vacant. If the snow around a property has not been disturbed with no evidence that anyone has walked from the door to the curb then you have come across a vacant property.

I was wondering how much luck others have had with Bandit sign marketing. I like the idea and the concept/but in my city/state its against code and cop put a damper on my bandit sign placing last nite (I was caught "in the act" and to him-I was like a Jewelry thief. I was placing signs for my Investor Partner however-so technically it was not my # directly at risk. Any thoughts out there on effective-low cost advertising? Thanks everyone

I have found postcards to be a great way to find leads and follow up with leads. It can be a very inexpensive way to reach out to your leads and let them know what you do or remind them of what you do. Your prospects will have a greater tendency to retain these marketing pieces them many of the other marketing pieces you will use.

The following tips will help you get the maximum response from postcards at the lowest cost.

I am stumped as to why my ADS on the Internet are not getting any results. I did this in 2007 and I got calls. Now NOTHING!

I am fairly adept at writing copy. I do spell checks even though I spell good.

I use Keywords in the bottom of the ADS in order to get any traffic from people using these Keywords.

Where the heck are the Cash Buyers. I do not believe that I have all of a sudden lost my writing ability. This has been going on for about a month and a half now.

I am new to this forum process. I have a large commercial property deal and have the information to post, however I don't know the right place to post it. Can someone direct me to the right location?

Real Estate Investor Clubs can be a great source to find money partners, other investors, and build your powerteam. I have been to many real estate investor clubs over the years in a lot of real estate markets, so I have seen a lot of different things occur. Unfortunately, I have seen good and bad things at these meetings.

Here are some pointers on what to avoid:
If they do not allow you to attend the first meeting for free, I would consider running away. I tend to believe they are all about the money and not about the education or networking opportunities.

Property managers or property management companies are a great source of seller leads and investor leads that is often overlooked. They know the property owners and their financial situation on any given property they manage for the investor. Why? Because they collect the rents and handle the expenses associated with the proeprty. They might even see the mail coming to the property and know whether the property is going into foreclosure or experience financial distress.

There are a lot of social networking websites on the web these days. The best things is that they are free and anyone can join. I have found numerous different types of clubs over the last year that have tapped into pretty much any area of real estate, investing, and finance.

The one I recently stubbled upon was self directed IRA groups. I have joined a few and I have found that they are a great place to network and find money partners. Why? They have cash sitting in their IRA's that they are looking to invest and make a great return.