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33 Ways to Find Motivated Sellers

1. Place a newspaper ad (major daily)

2. Place an ad in Pennysaver, Thrifty Nickel, Greensheet, etc.

3. Bandit signs

4. Drive neighborhoods looking for vacant houses and FSBO's

5. Call FSBO ads

6. Search MLS for junker properties

7. Search MLS for expired listings

8. Contact landlords who are evicting a tenant

9. Contact landlords with properties for rent

10. Pre-foreclosures

11. Foreclosure auctions

12. REO's

13. HUD & VA houses

14. Tax sales

15. Estate sales

16. Properties with outstanding building code violations

17. Properties with outstanding health code violations

18. Condemned properties

19. Fire damaged properties

20. Out of area owners

21. Network with professionals, i.e. attorney, CPA, REALTOR®.

22. Network with service people, i.e. letter carrier, pool service person, lawn service person, newspaper delivery person, carpet cleaning people, plumbers, etc.

23. Bird dogs

24. Wholesalers

25. Magnetic car sign

26. Distribute business cards EVERYWHERE

27. Career attire (Polo shirt with embroidered "I Buy Houses" logo)

28. Fliers

29. Door hangers

30. Billboards

31. Radio Spots

32. TV Sports

33. Yellow Pages Ads