Talk is cheap. We agree! And that's why we're sharing this interview with Josh S., where he goes through the EXACT steps he took to turn a simple investment of under $100 in our lists, into a $60k Cash Profit & $850 monthly rental income.We started Vacanthouses.org for a very important reason. If you haven’t noticed, the whole real estate industry is scrambling to THROW money at any advertising channel they can.
One of these is Facebook… (for the record..... my real estate ad agency “Red Agency” worked with over $400,000 in adspend per month in Facebook throughout 2017 & into the Spring of 2018 so we were a part of this channel, & know the costs first hand.) But we watched helplessly as Facebook’s data has become severely “kinked”, and now our friends & partners are spending over 3 times what we spent 12 months ago to get a simple real estate buyer lead. (from $2-$6 up now to $9-$17)... 75% of the time for “tirekickers” with a bad attitude. And now we’re done. Yup, we shut the doors on our traditional Facebook Ad agency. Not because we couldn't do it well... But because we decided it was a WASTE of our clients money to put into that SATURATED ad channel. (Don’t get me wrong, we would deliver leads with a guaranteed 40% response rate, up to 17 per day in some markets; but the Facebook DATA archives have been GUTTED since the start of 2018, and the cost is more expensive than ever.) Now we teach how to find the MOTIVATED SELLERS; the cream of the crop. And try scaling an ad campaign in ANY platform to find qualified, motivated sellers. It’s extremely expensive (to the tune of $75-$500 per seller lead) but it pays when you get one. And that’s why we’re still in real estate, because our customers & clients stand to make a fortune when they buckle down and commit to a plan. Like Ted, from New Jersey. Ted bought a custom vacant house owner list from us & decided to start calling. Now Ted’s an investor, no real estate license. He was looking for a property he could flip quick. In with a quick fixer, and sell near retail price. His first 2 calls were static. His third found it’s way to the son of the recently deceased owner. The son was astounded he was getting a call from a real estate pro. Why? Because mom had been in the grave for no more than 2 weeks when Ted called about the vacant property estate she passed down to her kids. He had no idea what to do with the house. It was a problem for this kid. (from Ted’s testimony, it sounded like the “kid” was in his 30’s, let’s call him Jeff...) But all the same, who do you think Jeff started asking for pricing info, and eventually an offer? You guessed it, Ted. And Ted secured that deal because he was a serious buyer with a clear vision and a little bit of a knack for “connecting” with people. Now Ted was able to flip that $160k fixer into a $223k quick sale in 3 months. He walked with a cool $38k Profit after costs. Now replace Ted with a licensed Real Estate Agent. And instead of offering to buy the property, they explain to Jeff that he has several options. Option A, is the agent can introduce a whole “army” of buyers to his property and get him cash offers for it AS-IS, maybe even some very attractive $$ amounts. Or Option B, the agent explains the work, time, risks, and financial strain of getting that property legally cleaned up, literally cleaned up, and ready to sell at retail price, minus his fair commission. It adds up… you know this… and that’s why vacant house owners are motivated. Do you think that Kid will trust that Realtor? Well we hope so… but comes down to the PERSON who is doing the talking. Guess what? IT DOESN’T MATTER if he trusts that Realtor. What?! Yes, you heard me correctly. Because that Realtor was able to acquire an ENTIRE LIST of “kids” & aging vacant house owners for a FRACTION of the cost of a normal marketing & ad campaign. (These highly targeted lists range from $29 for City searches of Vacant properties to $49 for County wide searches. We even offer a custom search option for getting vacant properties at 3 cents each.) And that Realtor (Ted too) can have 10 of these conversations in a day if they just reach out. That’s called being able to scale. Here is the CRUX of why Vacanthouses.org exists. We see a massive OVER COMPLICATION in the market. All of these marketers and fancy gurus are making you FEEL like you don’t know what to do. Then they over complicate the issue & pretend they have the SECRET SAUCE And they justify their secret sauce by comparing their financial position, and those of their students to YOU! What a crock! The truth is; business is simple. Offer a service that fills a need. Then offer that service to the people that NEED IT, at scale. Do it enough times, and you will GET BETTER. (As Jim Rohn, famously says) If you’re interested in having these conversations with Vacant House Owners & Absentee Owners in the next 48 hours, then order a list from our site at this link -> HERE. If you want to learn more, feel free to send us an email at support@vacanthouses.org or read more on our BLOG or FAQ page. Cheers To Your Massive Success! Josh & Jay, Co-Founders of Vacanthouses.org Data is transforming our society...
So much so that NOW, better than EVER BEFORE, you can market to only the most likely customers for your business. It doesn't matter if you specialize in selling condos, buying distressed houses for CASH, or helping investors with their rentals portfolio. You NEED to be customizing your marketing message to your audience, and market to them CONSISTENTLY & at SCALE. To better serve our customers, and to provide what ALMOST NO ONE in this industry is providing; We are making a few changes to our company... honestly it has been a part of the plan all along.
We look forward to helping you grow & scale! -- Cheers! Jay, Co-Founder www.vacanthouses.org PS. Get a Free list (Up to 200 Addresses) when you Rate us on Google HERE or Facebook HERE Vacant houses represent one of the most viable sources of good deals on investment real estate. An owner with any of the vacant house problems described by the 3 V’s & 3 T’s (scroll down to read what the 3 V’s & T’s are) is PROBABLY a motivated seller. (Probably means, HIGHLY LIKELY to be; that’s what you want)
Your job, as an investor, is to find these owners and solve these issues by giving them a "relief" to their problems. Most vacant house owners don’t even know they’re motivated. For one reason or another they haven’t take the initiative to sell; and no one has been courageous enough to explain to them their options.
Enter you, an experienced real estate investor solving big world problems, one transaction at a time. Now you need to get their attention. Here are 11 Steps to Getting a List of Verified Viable Vacant House Leads Finding the owners of a vacant property can be as easy as a free public records search or as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. Here is the absolute, hands down, best approach for finding & investing in vacant properties in your County:
Do you see what we did there? We listed all of the items you would normally have to accomplish to find vacant house leads in your locale. When you use Vacanthouses.org, you can go ahead and SKIP steps 2-8 essentially saving you HOURS and even WEEKS of time analyzing, hemming & hawing over your few leads. We deliver you hundreds of potentials so you can start contacting owners ASAP. Of course, you better make sure you understand your deal types and contracts, line up buyers and investors, establish your credibility, and know what your “scripts" inside and out… But this is about size of it… NOW GO GET SOME CONTRACTS! We want to help you do more deals in less time! All you have to do is go to our “Order Now” page, order a list, and you’ll receive it in 48 hours! Jay, Co-Founder Vacanthouses.org Heard of the 3 V’s? Here are the 3 T’s of Vacant Houses
In real estate investing you learn very quickly that vacant properties attract the 3 V’s. A vacant house is a welcome environment for Vermin, Vandals, & Vagrants. We’re not just talking about a few nuisances here; have you seen the damage a raccoon can do? Well it’s nothing compared to a surly pubescent graffiti artist with an anger issue. Look, no homeowner wants any of this in their house and although there is a risk of damage, the REAL risk is the 3 T’s… bet you’ve never heard of those huh? The Three T’s should be a part of the conversation with any homeowner you’re trying to get under contract. They are Taxes, Tort, and Trusts. Taxes: You are still obliged to pay your property taxes on vacant properties just like any other. There are tax abatements available in certain locales, but typically are few and far between. Keep in mind this also includes potential HOA fees, community dues, and potential fines or liens against the property. And these liens can eventually bring the state to seize property! Tort: We are including tort law to represent potential lawsuits brought against the homeowner for anyone injured or suffering a loss while upon the vacant property parcel. Now typically an owner is protected from a lawsuit if someone is to hurt themselves on their property, but only if the conditions on the property are considered standard. Meaning, if the home has boards with nails sitting on the side yard, and a trespasser falls and loses an eye, they can sue for gross negligence to keeping the property safe. WHAT?! Thats right, tort is important for an owner to consider. Most homeowners are unaware that their vacant house is not insured as they might think. “But, I have homeowner’s insurance,” says the homeowner when filing a claim. A review of their policy will reveal that homeowner’s insurance requires the home is occupied. For long term vacant homes, the owner is required to have a “builder’s risk” policy that covers empty property. When you engage with potential sellers – be sure to point out this crucial fact. With the potential of no or much more expensive coverage, the owner will see the liability and may be more motivated to sell. Trusts: Here’s the real conversation started (and usually the finisher) when it comes to vacant houses. Owners are thinking about their net worth and their whole portfolio. When they inherit a home, need to monetize their estate, or want to pass along property, this is typically done through the mechanism of the trust. Not always, but most of the time for the well-to-do owner. This conversation is usually the one that is most likely to bring you a potential contract, so its best if you study up before your next call. Let me sum this up with a very simple fact. If you are an investor, real estate agent, wholesaler or flipper… you need to be aware of the risks and motivations for owners to do a deal with you. They need your help! Now go out there and give it! Get started with your first Vacant house list now by clicking the button below. Jay, Co-Founder Vacanthouses.org Transcript: Finding and Buying your First Vacant Houses List00:00
all right everyone getting started 00:03 marketing to vacant houses and vacant 00:06 homeowners we're just gonna jump right 00:07 into it this is Josh with vacant houses 00:11 org we are a micro service that has 00:16 sprouted up in the last few years as 00:17 data becomes available and we wanted to 00:20 bring our service to you so one of your 00:22 first hurdles that you have to you have 00:25 to hurdle as a real estate investor 00:28 getting into the game whether you're a 00:30 wholesaler 00:31 whether you're going to buy out 00:33 properties fix and flip them or you're 00:35 gonna buy and hold them is deciding your 00:39 strategy and moving forward with 00:40 marketing to the homeowners that you 00:43 need to talk to and then having a 00:45 message that speaks to them and fixes 00:47 their problem you fix big problems to 00:49 get paid big money and that's why a lot 00:51 of real estate investors are in this 00:53 game so we can just jump right over to 00:56 vacant houses org just so you can see 00:58 what we are we just provide national 01:01 lists of vacant homes we sell them by 01:03 county investors wholesalers property 01:06 managers I'm just a list of some 01:09 Associates of ours that have used our 01:11 lists really simple you can just click 01:14 this order now tab and you can go and 01:18 find your state and order a vacant house 01:20 list anywhere from 19 to 29 dollars per 01:23 list it'll include every single vacant 01:26 house in the county that you order it 01:29 for now 01:30 now there are a number of pieces to this 01:34 puzzle so if I click on California and I 01:39 go down and I order let's say for OC and 01:42 la Gorge County and LA County 01:46 I want property I want phone numbers of 01:48 owners and I want out-of-state owners 01:51 and that's two counties I'm gonna add 01:53 that to cart over here we keep our 01:56 checkout really basic actually that's 01:59 two times so it would be $58 for those 02:03 two lists PayPal debit credit all that 02:06 stuff but let's actually look at what 02:07 that list does so I want to dive into 02:09 I'm going through that list you can get 02:12 night 02:12 of what you would get through our lists 02:14 as opposed to other list sources that 02:16 you may go to something like list source 02:19 so starting with just this is actually 02:22 North Orange County this is what a list 02:24 would look like if you order through our 02:26 site so let's just look at the very 02:28 first one Los Alamitos Drive in 02:30 Placentia California 02:32 Eric personal becker so this is probably 02:35 a corporate owned corporation owned you 02:38 can identify between private corporation 02:41 owned and entity owned which is going to 02:43 be a bank or somewhat the last sale on 02:47 record hundred forty two thousand is the 02:49 phone number of the owner here and a tax 02:52 mailing address so as you can see he 02:54 lives in beautiful Santa Monica if it is 02:56 Eric or maybe it's a family member in 02:58 the trust beautiful Santa Monica Los 03:01 Alamitos Center so what we do is we just 03:03 copy this if I was to buy this list and 03:06 I just go to Google and I would throw it 03:08 into Google and see what comes up now I 03:11 wouldn't use Zillow a Zillow actually 03:13 doesn't have all the information in the 03:15 places we want it let's say we open it 03:17 up here's some information on the 03:19 property but typically these vacant 03:21 houses you're not gonna get a lot of 03:23 photos they're gonna be off market this 03:26 estimates gonna be way off so I would 03:28 not trust that the best thing to do is 03:30 first jump to red fin because red fin 03:34 puts a lot of some better data up here 03:36 at the top is it 1930 and 1932 up here 03:40 not for sale public record there is a 03:42 photo as you can see it doesn't look 03:45 like it's been updated in a while the 03:49 the home here unknown last sold price so 03:52 the list had a better data there for bed 03:54 two and a half baths you're not going to 03:56 get that with our lists we're not we're 03:58 not gonna send over all that information 04:00 typically that's very easy for you to 04:02 find if there are obscure properties 04:04 we're more than happy to help with one 04:05 off sand and bulk finding information 04:08 but built in nineteen eighty okay so 04:12 this looks like a property where I 04:13 probably would want to reach out to the 04:15 owner what I would then do marketing 04:17 plan number one most direct give them a 04:19 phone call you reach them that's great 04:21 if you don't reach them that's also 04:23 great because you can leave a message if 04:25 it's an unconnected 04:26 number or disconnected number you can 04:29 order a a skiptrace and that will find 04:33 all the information associated with this 04:35 this address and that phone number and 04:38 you can probably throw in this tax 04:39 mailing address as well that's the next 04:41 way to go about it you can direct mail 04:43 the vacant house and maybe you'll find 04:45 the property owner and maybe you'll find 04:47 a family member but it's actually 04:51 arguably more effective to send a direct 04:55 mail piece to the tax mailing address so 04:57 everything in this column that you would 04:59 be getting so let's look at the next 05:01 property just to get an idea here of 05:02 just so I could walk you through what I 05:04 would do and I'm actually looking at 05:07 this the first one I I already looked at 05:09 this one I'm looking at Van Buren Street 05:12 for the first time so okay in Placentia 05:21 fast people search we're actually gonna 05:23 jump down and we're gonna look at Redfin 05:27 not for sale doesn't look like it's in 05:30 horrible condition some cars right there 05:32 to bed one bath last sale 685 Pedro 05:38 Gomez lives in Santa Ana at least the 05:41 tax mailing addresses there interesting 05:44 let's see if there's anything else that 05:46 pops up on Google for sale by owner Van 05:49 Buren stream there's a 166 it's 209 05:52 someone else was for sale by owner there 05:54 sometimes you can actually see a for 05:55 sale by owner of the property you're 05:57 looking for either way instead of 06:02 wasting time trying to do my research 06:04 the most effective way to launch your 06:07 marketing plan is call this number send 06:10 a direct mail piece to this mailing 06:11 address and then move on the value of 06:15 being able to look at this copy this 06:16 next address paste it into Google the 06:21 whole value is for you to get an idea of 06:22 okay that property looks like it needs 06:26 help this one definitely looks like it 06:28 needs help does that look vacant that 06:30 looks completely vacant San Jose laying 06:32 in Placentia redfin estimate probably 06:34 way off although I don't know the 06:36 difference between Redfin in Zillow's 06:37 estimates unknown last sold price what 06:40 we see here it's also unknown lucille 06:43 ting she lives in hiding - Beach that 06:48 looks like a nice property let's look at 06:49 night in Beach 06:53 well that property 202 06:57 5-1 looks beautiful 07:02 this person probably doesn't want to 07:04 deal Lucille or her closest family 07:07 member the sake in over her estate 07:08 probably doesn't want to deal with this 07:10 vacant house over in Placentia although 07:13 they may be holding on to it who knows 07:14 you need to reach out to them so that's 07:17 what our lists provide as you can see 07:19 there's a lot of a lot of valuable stuff 07:20 here just in North Orange County they're 07:24 you know almost 500 on this list you 07:27 would get this list for $29 and you 07:31 would place your order right over here 07:32 so list source is a little different if 07:35 you were to use list source the 07:37 difference is you would build your list 07:40 and come here and this is actually 07:42 touted in the bigger pockets bigger 07:44 pockets is a great blog you should 07:46 become a member of it's 20 bucks a month 07:47 for the base membership and it is super 07:50 valuable or 19 bucks a month so let's 07:53 say city state Georgia 07:58 Aaron Georgia I get that and I'd save 08:02 criteria and then what happened is list 08:05 source wants me to fill out all this 08:06 information about myself everything and 08:10 then they're going to quote me somewhere 08:12 between on the low end low end four five 08:16 six cents per item 08:18 meaning per property upwards of ten 08:23 cents 08:24 I've heard of it being higher as high as 08:27 50 just depending on the data you 08:29 request and it's gonna end up being more 08:32 expensive bottom line our our service at 08:36 vacant houses organ is pretty dang cheap 08:39 it's 20 it's actually nineteen dollars 08:41 and then an extra five dollars per 08:44 county for phone numbers included and 08:48 then another extra five dollars if you 08:50 want out-of-state owners included as 08:52 well but either way every single county 08:54 19 bucks is the base price and then you 08:56 can just add them up in for multiple 08:58 counties so yeah that's how you do that 09:03 so just to sum it up vacant houses org 09:07 our pricing is $19 to 29 per County list 09:10 our delivery time is a guaranteed 48 09:12 hours as opposed to list source 09:14 I believe list source takes time to 09:16 aggregate their data it could take 09:18 several days someone may some people may 09:21 have gotten them instantly I know that 09:22 if you go to the your city websites or 09:25 your County Assessor websites and you 09:29 request certain lists first off you have 09:31 to figure out your County website you 09:33 have to understand how to use it and 09:35 where you're going to request the 09:37 information and know exactly what 09:39 information you're requesting if it's 09:40 vacant house is a list of vacant houses 09:42 if they're tax delinquent properties you 09:44 got to have a marketing plan decided and 09:46 you got to know you gotta go and figure 09:47 it out a lot of times I can be free 09:50 which is great sometimes it may cost you 09:53 a lot more time whether that's one hour 09:55 whether that's 15 hours and maybe a week 09:57 of waiting for them to even respond to 09:59 you vacant houses org will do it in two 10:01 two days 48 hours you get to identify 10:06 between single-family multifamily condo 10:08 townhome mobile you can exclude or 10:10 include any of those entity corporate or 10:13 corporation or privately owned privately 10:15 owned is the most popular out of state 10:18 owners phone numbers on record you can 10:20 range anywhere from zero to a hundred 10:21 percent equity for the properties II 10:24 request you can designate how many years 10:27 since the last sale of the property you 10:28 can see the last purchase price on 10:30 record which sometimes inaccurate we've 10:33 we've seen depending on on where that 10:35 whether it's sold off market or on 10:37 market and then includes the tax mailing 10:42 address of the owner which is super 10:44 powerful so that's what we got for you 10:47 and thanks for listening |
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