50 Ways To Find Motivated Sellers

1. Out-of-state landlords

 

2. Absentee owners in state

 

3. Owners of vacant houses or land that are in the path of growth

 

4. Owners that have received Pre-Notice of Default

 

5. Owners of high equity property, owned 15+ years

 

6. Visit the local unemployment office. Sounds harsh, but many of those that are there could be in trouble of losing their home. Have business cards to hand out and flyers to post on bulletin boards, car windshields, etc.

 

7. Place a flyer on bulletin boards in larger stores

 

8. Placing ads on Craigslist sounds old school, but they still work

 

9. Read Craigslist ads in search of rental properties and approach the landlords

 

10. Mail handwritten letters with business cards to FSBO properties

 

12. Post ads on Facebook pages (not this 1)and other online networks with the title “We Buy Houses”

 

13. Send out letters to flip properties that have been purchased in the last five years

 

14. Send handwritten letters to Estate/Probate Attorneys

 

15. Place signage in the neighborhoods and zip codes that you want to target “We Buy Houses”

 

16. Send handwritten letters with several business cards to credit repair agencies and counselors

 

17. Send handwritten letters to those going to prison on a lengthy sentence

 

18. Send handwritten letters to employees hit by layoffs

 

19.Network with fellow investors

 

20. Send letters to owners of section 8 properties

 

21. Post ad in local newspapers – print and online with “We Buys Houses” at the top

 

22. Send handwritten letters to owners of properties that have a lien against it, such as HOA lien, contractor lien, mechanic liens, tax liens

 

23. Place signage near new home subdivisions – “We’ll Buy Your Old House”

 

24. Send handwritten letters with business cards to mortgage companies

 

25. Place help wanted ad on Craigslist for bird dogs

 

26. Send handwritten letter and business card to those on bankruptcy court schedules

 

27. Send handwritten letters with business cards to Accountants and CPA firms

 

28. Send handwritten letter with business card to real estate attorneys

 

29. Advertise “We Buy Houses” using Apparel with Logos: Hats, T-Shirts, Golf Shirts,

 

30. Send letter with business card to those on list for car repossession

 

31. Send letter with business card to carpet cleaners, painters, etc.

 

32. Send letters with business card to local code inspectors

 

33. Place flyer and business cards on bulletin boards of nursing and retirement homes

 

35. Place an ad on Craigslist to put out door hangers  that have your contact information under “We Buy Houses” on both sides of the hanger

 

36. Drop off a flyer and business card to any house with a “Moving Sale” advertisement

 

37. Place flyers and business cards in the local hair salon and barber shops

 

38. Send letters with business cards to insurance agencies and brokers

 

39. Chat with your local mail carrier if anyone is moving or has moved

 

40. Send letters and business cards to multiple property owners with code violations

 

41. Place ads in the free newspapers like GreenSheet, PennySaver with the first line “We Buy Houses”. If they offer online and print ads, do both.

 

42. Look for estate sales

 

43. Look for condemned and/or fire damaged properties

 

44. Place a magnetic sign on your vehicle

 

45. Create a YouTube channel

 

46. Billboards, radio spots, TV spots are excellent ways to get motivated sellers calling

 

47. Review MLS for expired listings

 

48. Buy leads from datatree, realquest, listsource

 

49. Market to Funeral Homes

 

50. Find websites with properties for sale by owner.

 

Can you think of any other ways to find motivated sellers?   Drop it below.