Real estate investors can ask mail carriers to spot vacant properties in their routes and report the addresses. Pay the mailman a referral fee of around 5% of the deal, typically $500 to $1,000 per lead, after you skip-trace the owner and close.
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This is exactly how I got a mailman to go drive for dollars for me for free and send me leads without having to spend a dime. Hey, how are you doing today, man? Hey, I just got a quick question. So I walk around neighborhoods sometimes, actually live in this neighborhood, but I look for properties that are vacant. Do you come across properties like that that you're able to see quite often? There's one, uh, 1436. 14. Okay, let me write this down. I don't know if it's caught up in a family trust or who knows. Here's what happens. Well, have you ever been approached by like an investor that asks you like, hey, if you see an address that's vacant, just text it to me and I'll call them. I skip trace them, I call them, and if they sell, then I'll— I basically pay you out like 5% or so. It's usually like $500, $1,000 if you see any. I don't know if that's something you'd be interested in. Yeah. Okay. Got his number. Comment for more tips on wholesaling real estate.