Introduce Yourself | Meet the Community

My name is Scott Johnson and I’m a Hybrid Agent in Greenville, NC. I’ve been in the wholesaling game for over four years to date. I started with driving for dollars and got smart two years in and started a Carrot site. I’ve met some great people like Mike Otranto, Adrian Nez, and The Home Buying Guys, Adam and Lance who’ve helped educate and challenge me over my time as a Carroteer!

I’ve found my agent niche by specializing in taxable income reduction rentals and have begun developing systems and partnerships to improve our business and become a more effective “off-market matchmaker.” 

I started by reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, like @TimOpp, and then decided to work to learn. I went into door-to-door insurance sales, then pitched products in Sam’s Club while studying branding/marketing, and finally went into leasing a large multifamily property. This helped me understand a lot of different aspects of the industry, and I’ve been using what I’ve learned ever since!

• Andy Kolodgie
• Alexandria VA
• Investor/SEO. Primarily focused on marketing through SEO. Scaled out of day-to-day operations for wholesaling businesses.
• Wanted to quit my day job and accelerate my income growth!
• SEO -- We’re just over 100 SEO leads thus far in March. We’ve previously partnered with specific investors to build out lead generation machines in their markets but we’ve decided to go national to focus on scale. Ask me anything about SEO, I never hold back! :)
• We’re moving over to the lead selling model. Would love feedback on how much people would expect to pay for an SEO lead in their respective markets as well as what information they typically look for when buying leads (before purchasing).

@tylerford!!!! Great to have you in the community, dude! Interested in selling leads in the future, since we’re going statewide. May have to hit you and @Andykolodgie to see what’s working for you guys!

Is this where I introduce myself?

• Shea Adair
• Raleigh, NC
• Investor/Agent - Mostly Wholesaling and/or Listing the Leads
• Been in the Business for about 20 Years.  Started off as a Realtor and was more interested in the investment side of the business.  Began working for a Rea Estate Broker Selling HUD Foreclosure Listings.  Saw the profits investors were making, so I started Cold-Calling Pre-Foreclosure Leads and then Purchased them Subject-To.  Got caught up in The Recession and Lost it All.  Moved to Raleigh, NC, as wife got a Transfer/Promotion.  Earned my Realtors License again and got back to Cold Calling Expired Listings.  Built my Realtor Business on 100% Cold Calling.  The iBuyer and Flat Fee were making it tough, so I switched gears back to Investing.  Present Day, I Cold-Call/Text Pre-Foreclosure, as well as Properties that are owned by Deceased people.  My VA pull 5 Counties of Pre-Foreclosures from the Register of Deeds and I contact them first thing.  Have a Genealogist who helps me build Family Tree’s so I can purchase Heirs shares pennies on the Dollar.  My Deals are a little more complicated with larger Payouts.  Very little if any competition! 
• My area of expertise is making a deal that is IMPOSSIBLE to LUCRATIVE!   It doesn’t matter what the issues, i.e. Judgements, Liens, Heirs, etc!  I’ve learned to make money on ANYTHING!
• Looking to learn more about making what I have a business, as it’s simply a JOB.  The recession messed me up, so I’m gun shy.  Looking to Joint Venture on Multi-Family Unit and ANYTHING  that will benefit all parties involved!

Scott,

Good to hear from you NC Neighbor!  

One of my craziest ones was a house in Pre-Foreclosure.  Husband was incarcerated.  Wife was in a Witness Protection Program here in Raleigh.  Since they were still married, I need both of their signatures to Buy/Sell the house.  I purchased her Share/Deed for $250 w/a promise to pay her $20,000 if I could get her husband to sign.  I wrote him a note explaining the situation with the house and asked what did he want.  He wanted $35,000.  I put $10 on his Merchant Card, with is a like a Debit Card in Jail.  The $10 covered the cost for 2 Docs to be notarized in Jail, i.e. Deed and Specific POA.  Got them returned and then I recorded that Deed.  I cleaned the house, Cleaned carpets and Resold it; Profited $76,000.   Both Sellers money was held in Escrow at the Attorney’s Office.  Husband got out early and p/up his money.  Never talked or saw him!

That’s just one of many crazy deals I do!  Working on one now with a $2.6 Million IRS Lien!  House is worth $1,000,000 w/about a $450,000 Mortgage!  Trying hard to get this one.

Hi, everyone. Here we go:

• Michael Borger
• San Diego but my main market is Hawaii where I got started and still have my remote team. I also do deals in Anchorage, AK in addition to a partnership that does creative finance deals in other markets around the country and another that teaches a course of novations with Matt Viebrock, Eric Brewer, and Steve Trang.
• Investor
• I dropped out of my geography PhD program at the U of Hawaii and, while trying to find what else to do with my life, stumbled upon REI. It seemed to be a promising combination of 1) my IT background (no one in Hawaii was doing real SEO at the time), 2) my marketing degree, 3) my frustration of being controlled by others (academia). 
• I’m not sure I have a true area of expertise (I’ll leave that to others to decide), but I’m pretty good at creative finance deals, deal analysis, and marketing in general. 
• What would I like to gain? Tough to say, but perhaps some JV opportunities, new marketing methods to stay ahead of the pack, general camaraderie, etc.

Outside of all of that, I play low-level beer league ice hockey, like to get into the woods/mountains when I can (we have some east of us in San Diego), and am a science geek (I like reading books on astrophysics, for example).

• Mark Davis
• Fairhope, AL
• Investor/Agent/Both
• I’ve been an agent for about 9 years.  I have 6 Rental properties.  Want to expand and also get more “Wholesale” deals.
• My current sites are:
• buyloweralproperty.com/ and https://www.ibuyloweralhomes.com/
• What is your area of expertise (GIVE) (i.e: SEO, PPC, successful deal stories, anything you are proud of)?   I’m goof at marketing.  I use an email marketing system called BombBomb 
  • I need Investor Buyers (BombBomb) sample
  • Mobile Home Park Example
• I’m looking for help with the best way to attract motivated buyers at the lowest cost.  I’m very interested in SEO and how to take baby steps in the right direction.

@sheaadair If you would like to give me details of your buy box than I will pull a custom list for your specific criteria. Right now I have leads in Texas with motivated sellers, just need to find the right buyer/exit strategy so I can lock them up on contract. Much Appreciated

@sheaadair Congratulations on your success! I am trying to only use Creative financing due to its multiple benefits and velocity of acquisitions as well. I couldn’t agree any more! I will keep you posted if I have any creative financing contracts for sale

@Mdavis36532 I think you can hop in on this discussion too! Looks lie Marco @Mdiaz0521 got pulled in here as well by happy accident (similar name tags) :) 

Wonderful to see these discussions going! Thank you all!

Hi All!

Excited for the new forum and to “meet” everyone.

• Charlotte Jean
• Olympia, WA
• Agent (But I’m looking for some good investor relationships)
• I have been in business a little over 5 years.  I began in Boise, ID after my son was born and recently relocated and restarted my business in Olympia, WA
• I’m good at putting systems into place, as well as integrating different platforms and systems, so that more of the business is automated.  I also enjoy continuing to grow my YouTube channel.
• I’m really just looking to learn.  I’d also love to make some investor partnerships.  I think clients can gain so much when there is more than one option on the table for them to choose from.  Each client has different needs and it’s not always going to market.   Agents who think that way are missing the mark and doing a disservice to their clients.

More about me… My husband, son and I relocated to Washington state August 2021.  We love the area.  We have previously lived in Idaho and California, before settling here.  We have a Great Dane, a some cats.  We live on a lake and are looking to enjoy that more this summer.

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