OfflineI'm a newbie, but have a piece of information that may help some new folks out there as well. This is how I found all my investors -buyers. I live in Iowa, so not sure how this may apply to your state, but now days alot of states act this way too. Many times now the accessors office has their properties online through each county of your state. What I did was do a name search on the properties in that specific county. My search term was these: Properties, Investments, LLC, and Rentals. What this did was bring up the company name that these investors where operating under. Many people that are big investors and serious investors will not operate under their name. They will operate under a company name usually with a LLC. I then searched for these people, got a phone number, and called them. I grew my buyers list from 0 to over 100 in a matter of days. I simply asked them if they would be interested in purchasing properties if I could get them cheap enough for them? I explained to them that I have contracts on these properties so I have a right to buy the properties first and foremost. If I choose not to exercise my right to buy, if they would be interested in purchasing the properties from me cheap? I told them upfront that they would be purchasing the property, but also buying my rights as well.
Destrie
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Great job Destrie -- this is a great way to compile a buyers list.
Randy
thank you for the info. i had been having a problem finding investors to do assignments. i'll try it. i'm in florida, will tell you how it turned out.
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serena
Good information, thanks.
I'm a newbie in Colorado looking to create some capital with assignments. This tip is an awesome way to generate buyers!
I do appreciate, thanks for sharing. I will check it out in my state. God Bless.
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What a good idea! I'm going to check if this will work with my county online records. I love how people think creatively and come up with great new ideas! I love even more how people share those ideas with everyone. There is a enough of everything to go around and I sure do appreciate your sharing of the wealth!
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I am also just getting started and I need to build my buyers and sellers lists. This is something that I will definitely check out. I appreciate you sharing your ideas.
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I never would have thought of that. I am going to try in Wisconsin and will post if it worked for me. Thanks for the tip!
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This is a very good idea and a way to find true investors and knock out the ones who will waste your time. When you see an investor that has purcahsed some homes, then you know that can be a good end buyer for you. Great work Destrie and keep it up!
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These are definately good strategies for finding investors. Have any of these investors bought properties from you yet?
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How are you getting a reliable contact phone number for these investors (or Owner(s) on Record) for properties in NOD status? I've tried AT&T's AnyWho site and sometimes I've gotten numerous results for one person (residing in Atlanta) with the exact same name as the Owner on Record for a property I'm looking at. Fulton County Property Assessor's site doesn't show the Owner's phone contact information. I've already gotten the Seller's mailing address from the Tax Commissioner's site; it's the same as the property address. I'm going to mail out a letter tomorrow, hopefully it will get forward to their new mailing address (hopefully).
I like to get in contact with them ASAP before someone else gets to the prize.
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Hey there,
Thank you for the very informative idea, I do beleive that this will help out a lot. I will definitely let you know the outcome of me using this great tip.
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Thanks for sharing I will run the same search next time I go to the court house I am trying to put together my Buyers lists and this sounds like a great Idea Thanks again and Good Luck!
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I live in Plano Tx and I was reading about how you found your investors. I think that is a good idea and I will try that out. if you can could you shoot me a reply back with more information on how you did this
Thanks for sharing, I'll have to try this here as well. Gook luck and keep up the good work.
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Great way to start. It is a good idea and way to start finding people who are really in the game.
Keep us posted and let us know how you are doing.
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Thanks for taking the time to share with us.
Awesome tip!
Way to think outside the box.
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I love it! Keep us posted! Now get out there and lock up a proerty dirt cheap and assign it.
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Good job how many investors has your list grown to using this system? Is there a fee when you do your searches? I too am a newbie and I am curious about these things. I'm in Northglenn, Colorado and would like to hear more from you about this and I would also like to hear from other students in the Denver area, so please write to me and I will respond asap. Thanks for your time, Steve
No, I did not pay a fee since all the information is free at the accessor's office. I wouldn't really call this a "system" per se, just finding information out to help me succeed. I have buyers all over the state of Iowa, and some in Southern Minnesota. I only concentrated on the ones that had the most properties. One buyer I found doing this, he buys around 24 houses per month. So that just shows you that you will find your buyers by looking them up this way. (Kind of working backwards) Also, you can also use this information to partner up with an investor in your area if they are willing to do so.
Destrie
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Great idea i'm just getting started in NE PA and can use all the info I can get. Thank you and good luck.
Edwin
That's great I am definetely going to try this once I am done with deans success academy
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I too am new to real estate and have had a hard time coming up with a buyers list, either no one calls me back or they are a land lord assoc. So I am excited to try this. Thank-you very much!!!!
Hello Destrie:
Really appreciate your sharing this information with us! Have not tried that approach before, but it certainly seems to make sense. I'll keep a record of my results and post them at the end of this month.
Keep up the good work!
To your success,
Karl
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Awesome information. Thank you so much. I will definitely be trying this technique because I have a seller in PA looking to unload a property ASAP and if I can find a good investor using your technique then I could be a few steps away from closing a great deal. Thanks again for the info.
Tim
Great info, thank you very much!!
Might sound like a stupid question but I googled the county assessor for areas in PA as well as the county assessor where I live in NY and I cant seem to find the right page that will give me the info I am looking for. Where exactly did you go to get the property info. Thanks in advance for your help. Sorry for the stupid question.