Tim Bell explains how to find motivated sellers by connecting with utility company workers who know which homeowners face cutoffs for non-payment. He uses examples like a sister-in-law in the office or a cousin lineman to show how personal relationships can give you access to lists of people who might need to sell fast.
Now the next one on our list is utility workers. Now as I mentioned at the beginning of this list, some of the things on this list require that you have connections. You have to know somebody in order to use some of these methods. Well, utility workers is one of those things that you have to know somebody. For example, you're not going to be able to walk into the power company tomorrow morning and say, hey, would you give me a list of all the people you're going to cut off their power tomorrow? Obviously they're not going to give you that list. However, you have to realize that those people that are having their power cut off for non payment, obviously they're having financial problems and it's possible that selling you their house could help to solve those financial problems. Now, with this particular technique, you have to know somebody. For example, what if again, the power company isn't going to just give you that list, but what if your sister in law works in the office and has access to that list and is willing to provide that list for you? Okay, what if your cousin is a lineman or some kind of utility worker that's out turning off people's power? Okay, that could be a good choice for you. That could be a good place for you to find that information and contact those people. Ask if they want to sell.
