Marketing to Buyers and Sellers

A friend sent me an email with this link:

http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2011/11/03/the-perfect-craigslis...

I have read threads on this site that say contacting people with an expired listing from is a great way to get sellers, however I do not know what to say to my realtor to get her to give me this highly guarded information.

I asked one realtor that I am working with and she said she could not give me the info then she wanted to know why I needed it. I told her I would contact them, possibly offer them cash and give her the listings.

I am sure I have done something wrong.

My main question is what do I say to realtors for them to give me the expired listing.

Thank you in advance.

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Hello Everyone..
I just used a brand new method to build a buyers list and it is straight gold. It beets having sign's made and then put them out only to have them pick up. Then get threatened by the township. Listen check out my blog it
at http://www.realestatetipsat.blogspot.com I talk about it. I would not steer you wrong . I am just out there doing everything that I learned from Dean. So let me know what you think . It works and you get investors that are serious with cash and can move fast.
Best regards
Tom

One way I have saved my bacon getting deals done at the last minute when the buyers I have are unresponsive is to prepare a detailed flyer with the property information, a few pictures, comparables, amount of rehab, etc and if it is a screaming deal you can just drop those off to all the buyers at the auction. At least three times I have gotten deals done just that way, not because my buyers couldn’t do it, but because the buyers at the auction as more motivated to buy plain and simple. The majority of them have crews that have families to feed and need to keep them busy rehabbing properties, so when they don’t close a deal at the auction the pressure is on them to find something that works.

In Dean's book "Profit from Real Estate Right Now" he talks about setting up a 24-hour recorded message.

Will Google Voice work for this type of message? I know there are voicemail services you pay for, but Google Voice is free. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
JIm

I know alot of you new people out there are probably asking: How do I tell the seller that I will not be the one buying their property?

Here is what I do in my emails because all of my marketing is currently online.

"Hello (Sellers Name), Quad City Home Buyers here.

First of all I wan't to thank you for calling me and allowing me to do the best job I can to get your home sold for you.

I want to let you know that I am NOT a realtor and I will NOT be charging you any comission to get your home sold.

I am a local investor from Aledo, Illinois and I focus on helping Motivated Quad City homeowners get their homes sold very quickly for cash, even if they need repair.

I'm making calls, hunting for buyers and I'm trying to get through the gate keepers to exactly the person I need to be speaking with.

I understand the Power of Attorney agreement. But, I just got off the phone with a son of the owner and he said that he's the Power of Attorney and I asked him if he was an attorney and he kind of stumble on the words to make me believe that he's not.

In a Power of Attorney agreement wouldn't it be between the seller and a attorney? Or can the Power of Attorney be anyone other than an attorney?

I asked my agent to send me a list of cash buyers for the last 90 days, but instead she sent homes that were sold using cash in the last 90 days. I have a info sheet with picture on each house, about 25-30 of them. should I just do a search on who bought them to get my cash buyers? Can she send me names of cash buyers, or not? Do I go to the courthouse to look up these properties, sorry I am confused now. Tammy

I'm working on building up my buyers list. Does anyone have a script to use for calling "FOR RENT" ads for potential buyers?