By Craig Reynolds


A thriving Buena Vista real estate investor solves plenty of other people's problems; that is the way to become successful. The more ability, knowledge, experience, resources and contacts you have, the more you can offer other people solutions to their problems.

You will also beat your competition if you can make people come to you first to help them buy or sell property. So you should advertise to prospective clients of your capability, while at the same time being trustworthy and fair. You also need to be quick and accurate in making decisions so that people can come to you first for assistance.

You need to understand marketing if you want to be way ahead of your competition. What this simply means is you have to make up your mind on what you want to specialize in. You then need to come up with a specific method to define the audience you are targeting. Finally, you need to draw this audience to you using the many media outlets that are available.

You should make up your mind on which kind of property you would want tot specialize in. It could be anything from condos and vacation homes to hotels and restaurants. You need to be aware of how to clinch the best deals for people to call you or come to you for assistance in purchasing or selling their dwellings. The following are examples of what you can do to get the best property deals.

Go through local newspapers, small independent papers and bulletin boards. Look at all kinds of publications. Go to the place that houses the newspapers and buy your own copy before anyone else. Do not let any of your competition do it before you! You can also advertise yourself to get people coming to you before they can advertise.

You need to read the legal section of newspapers. Contact attorneys and heirs, and estate sales sections. In addition, most people who have garage sales are probably planning on moving out soon. Ask about their homes from neighbors. Your chances of success increase when you select large population centers and constantly remain in the market looking out for your type of deal.

Search for vacant homes that have been abandoned, run down or destroyed by fire. Ask for information on the owners of these houses from neighbors. Confirm if houses are unoccupied by looking through their window. You can get in touch with home owners who are out of town calling, mailing or going through property records. Do not forget to leave your contacts such as phone number on the door.

You will most probably encounter Buena Vista real estate brokers who will try to sell you some property. You need to be specific with them on what you are looking for and ask them to only call you when they find the best bargain. You can also ask them to provide you with expired real estate listings. Suggest a small commission if they can assist you in closing all the required paperwork, after you have sealed a deal with the property seller on your own.




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