First, Welcome to my Blog! I've been posting on this forum for several months, and have received some very positive feedback on some of the content. Additionally, I have been able to use some of these posts in a coaching/mentoring role. Over the next few weeks, I intend to copy the best content from my forum posts into this blog area so that I can direct people here for specific content. If you like something that you read here, check back regularly for more added content. I'm opening my mind for the things I have gained from other brilliant investors over my 18 plus years of investing, coaching, and training. My desire is to pass along to the next generation of new real estate investors the ways to "earn an asset, and to be an asset to the industry."
Who is Dean Graziosi?Dean Graziosi has been investing in real estate and teaching thousands how to do the same for over 20 years! Learn About Dean Graziosi!
Are People Actually Successful?Yes, our students have had amazing successes! Seeing is believing, so watch some of the amazing stories collected over the years.
Does Dean Practice What He Preaches?Yes, unlike most "experts" teaching real estate investing Dean is an active investor buying up to 100 properties a month. See the fully documented list of deals for yourself!
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51 Ways to Find Properties
51 Ways to Find Properties
The average successful real estate investor uses at least a dozen or more methods of finding available properties on pretty much a daily basis. More is definitely better. Here are 51 different ways or places to find properties for your real estate business. Treat your investing like a business, and realize that when you leverage other people to help you, it needs to be rewarding to them as well.
1) Have 1 to 4 Realtors on your team with specific assignments
www.ClassifiedsForFree.com
2) For any of the below list of free classified ads, review ads to find current postings in your local market: www.CraigsList.org
3) www.Kijiji.com
4) www.UPillar.com
5) www.BackPage.com
6) www.WebClassifieds.us
7) www.USFreeAds.com
9) www.PennySaverUSA.com
10) www.SaleSpider.com
11) www.PostLets.com
12) www.StumbleHere.com
13) www.AdPost.com
14) www.deangraziosi.com
15) For any of the above free classified ads, post your own ghost ads to get responses from property sellers.
16) Review For Sale By Owner listings on www.forsalebyowner.com and/or www.fsbo.com
17) Look up properties for sale on Zillow.com
18) Subscribe and use FSBO Home Bargains
19) Subscribe and use Foreclosure and Pre-foreclosure listings on Prop Trend
20) Subscribe and use marketing to find pre-foreclosure properties on Investor Pipeline
21) Research probate properties in your investing area
22) Call on rental properties to see if the landlord is also interested in selling the property (or if they are looking for other properties, they could become a cash buyer)
23) Build your own Bird-Dog Network of people whose jobs involve driving neighborhoods: postman, UPS, FEDEX, pool cleaners, carpet cleaners, meter readers, pizza delivery, other restaurant delivery, road work crews, newspaper delivery, landscapers, yard care, snow removal, painters or other contractors, etc.
24) Talk to administrators or marketing directors from assisted living facilities or nursing homes to refer potential residents who have homes to sell
25) Research Bankruptcy properties, especially Chapter 11.
26) Get County Notice of Default Lists
27) Drive Neighborhoods: Look for FSBO, For Rent, MLS Listed, Abandoned, Boarded Up, Signs of disrepair, foreclosure notices.
28) Check ads in local newspapers
29) Check the online classifieds for these local newspapers
30) Call property managers to see if any of their owners are looking to sell or buy.
31) Attend a meeting of the local Apartment Owners Association, find out if any of their members are looking to sell or buy.
32) Talk to friends and family members, ask them to look for properties for you, give them your criteria
33) Do google searches using motivational phrases and your area identification.
34) Ask Real Estate Agents for list of properties with exceptionally long Days on Market
35) Negotiate an arrangement with Real Estate Agent to obtain list of expired listings, agree to compensate them for any deals you can put together.
36) Ask Title Company if they can provide you with a list of non-owner occupied properties within a specific zip code area.
37) Target specific neighborhoods, and canvas these areas, talking to residents and giving out business cards, offering referral fees.
38) Target companies that transfer employees, and speak with their placement department regarding properties.
39) Talk to mortgage brokers about any failed loans
40) Contact Insurance Adjusters regarding damaged homes
41) Give out business cards generously, and have a flyer indicating what kind of properties you are looking for, and offering referral fees.
42) Research estate executors and contact them to see if there is property that needs to be sold.
43) Place Flyers on bulletin boards in: Office Buildings, Break Rooms, Grocery Stores, Ethnic stores, Cafes, Laundromats, etc.
44) Target neighborhoods and deliver flyers
45) Post bandit signs on busy corners, at entrances into subdivisions, near home improvement stores, etc.
46) Offer referral fees to contractors, handymen, and others who do work on properties for property referrals.
47) Run “We Buy Houses” ads in newspapers or other media
48) Attend Real Estate Investor Association Meetings, market in the haves/wants
49) Use Social Media to notify your network of friends and associates of what you are looking for.
50) Have a website that you use to promote to find properties and buyers
51) Do email campaigns to your growing list of contacts
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Dallin Wall
Real Estate Training Team