6 Low Cost Marketing Ideas To Buy
More Houses Now
By Jason Hanson
The author has permitted the reprinting and redistribution of this
article.
Alright. I know we're in a recession, but for many people that means
we're making more money than we ever have before. However, if you're
just starting out and don't have a lot of moolah (yet) I'm going to
give you a few ways to get started with little or no money.
First of all, if you're reading this you should know that you only want
to do lease options, subject-to and wholesaling (all ways where we use
other people's money and credit). We don't buy foreclosures because
that means we would have to get a large private money loan or take out
a mortgage from the bank.
Okay. Good. I'm glad that we're all on the same page. Now, you need to
figure out how you're going to locate those lease option, subject-to
and wholesale deals right Well, it ALL starts with marketing. And if
you genuinely have no money for marketing, here are a few ways to get
going
1. Driving for dollars- Drive around neighborhoods where you want to
invest and write down the numbers off of the for rent signs and for
sale signs. This is a fast and easy way to get deals and only costs gas
money.
2. Craigslist.com-Yes, I harp on this one all the time. But it's FREE.
Email all of the for rent listings and for sale listings.
3. When you’re out and about running errands, hand out your
business cards to everyone you can. Your dry cleaner, the guy at the
gas station, the store clerk. Business cards are
cheap……....network, network, network.
4. Car signs- Magnetic car signs only cost $50 for a set. And once you
get them you can drive around with them on your car and advertise
forever.
5. Social Networking- I will be the first one to admit that I'm not
very technologically savvy. However, here's my idea of social
networking. Go to all of your REIA meetings and network. Then get on
everyone's email list, so when they have deals they will email them to
you. Of course there are other ways to social network, but this is not
my area of expertise.
6. Mailing Lists- You need to send out letters and postcards and I know
that mailing lists can be somewhat expensive. Here's how to get FREE
mailing lists. Contact the Realtor® on your power team. Tell
them you want them to email you absentee owners in whatever zip codes
you choose (they come in 500 at a time). The only problem with this
method is that you have to comb through each listing to see if it is
quality (3 beds, 2 baths, not a condo, etc.). Then you have to take
that info and put it into an excel spreadsheet. This is 100% free, but
time consuming.
No more excuses for not marketing. The most expensive one on the list
was $50. And do you want to know what the most successful people who
are reading this are going to do Okay, I will tell you, but only if you
follow their lead. They are going to do all six methods. Successful
investors have several irons in the fire because you never know where
you're next deal is going to come from.
Jason R. Hanson is the founder of National Real Estate Investor Month,
author of “How to Build a Real Estate Empire” and
mentor to students all across America. To get a FREE copy of
Jason’s Special Report “The Insider’s
Guide To Buying Your First Investment Property in 83 Days or
Less!” visit httpwww.PrimoCoach.com or call
800-865-1702.
If
you would like to take advantage of the market and learn how to invest
in real estate and you are local to the Dallas Fort Worth area, I know
a really great teacher and mentor here in Arlington Texas. Please take
a look at his web site: DennisJHenson.com,
Dennis has a great Mentoring and training program, I know because I am
one of his former students. I learned a lot from his one on one
teaching technique. - Michael Harman 817-457-7572
mchfun.business@gmail.com
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