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5 Tips for Using Craigslist to Wholesale Real Estate

If you are new or just getting started in the wholesale real estate business, you probably want to get down to nitty gritty.I respect that so lets get started.

If you don’t already know, Craigslist is one of the most visited websites online today. It gets billions of hits and it is one of the top searched sites for every major city in the US. Not only is this site free, it’s great to boost web traffic and get in front of a targeted audience. As a wholesaler, craigslist should be on top of your must do list everyday. Although it may seem as easy as placing an ad on the site and calling it a day, its not as easy. As any marketing campaign you implement, there should be a schedule and an order of doing things. Here are my tips that will help you when posting craigslist ads for your real estate wholesale deals.

5 Tips of Advice When Working With Other Real Estate Wholesalers

As a wholesaler you should always call on the “we buy houses” signs scattered throughout your town. Despite the advise of gurus, I recommend you always be honest and say that you are a wholesaler working with cash buyers to do deals. I bring this up because when you start putting up signs, you will be getting called by others who claim to be cash buyers when they are just wholesalers. Knowing other wholesalers will help you leverage their time and efforts to get deals sold quicker. Like all the aspects of real estate investing, you should know what to look out for when working with wholesalers to get deals done. My advice consists of knowing your numbers, controlling the deal, working with pros, and setting a professional standard.

Top Five Tools Wholesalers Need to Start Flipping Real Estate

When you start looking for cash buyers for wholesale deals, use craigslist ads online and put out announcements throughout the city, either by placing a sign alongside the road, or an ad on penny savers. Direct all of them to go to your site and sign up. You will use the email service provider to get in touch and Wordpress to host your squeeze page. While you start building potential buyers, start looking for sellers. Buy the list, and send it. Track your response and send that same list a follow up letter within 3 weeks. Repeat the process for at least 4 months.