Brass Balls
I’ve door-knocked for short-sales for two days now.? And honestly after getting that first one out of the way…it isn’t that bad (ok, ok, you got me…I couldn’t keep a straight face while even typing that…it still sucks…but it just sucks a little bit less now).? But I now have a better feel for the approach on these things after some practice.
For the homeowners’ that actually answered the door when I showed up, all of them said that they were in the middle of working a loan-mod.? Now that I know that loan-mod’s aren’t always approved, I now know I should inquire what the plan is in the instance that the loan-mod fell through.
I can’t lie…I’m getting good at this mayne!? However, call me weird…but I still feel odd approaching the homeowner if I see them outside of their house doing yardwork….or better yet, if I see like 4 cars in the driveway it feel awkward.? Can you imagine entertaining company and I show up?!? LOL.
So, I was chatting with a wholesaler in Saint Louis about a month ago…and he spilled the beans on a technique that he uses to get in touch with homeowners that are hard to track down.? It takes someone with brass-balls to pull this off…and I’m that dude…I’m past the point-of-no-return!? So as of yesterday, I decided to implement that technique myself.? I’m going to do it for the folks on my foreclosure list that weren’t home or just plain don’t answer the door (yes, some folks make it obvious that they’re not going to answer the door, while you can tell they’re at home).? I’m going to keep it under-wraps here publicly…but if you sign-up for access to my Exclusive Content, I’ll share it within the next few days.? And I tell you what…I’ll even throw-in the script that I’ve been using on these door-knocking short-sale adventures.? So sign-up for the free goods.
Thus far, I haven’t had any horror stories associated with door-knocking.? But this episode was the worst thus-far:
This guy, literally didn’t look me in the eye at all when he came to the door.? I think he was more nervous than I ever was.? Oh well.? Hopefully he responds to the follow-up letter I send.
Just in case you didn’t see yet (on facebook) how nervous I was before my very first door-knocking episode, you can check it out here:
On a positive note, I have a short-sale going right now in Champaign.? This lady fell on hard times and has already moved away.? So the property is vacant.? I thought about doing a home-tender arrangement, but it may not be necessary.? Because the property was listed for only 3 days and I have a buyer in place already!? The following is an email from my Realtor:
Justin,
Wow, this one was much more popular than I expected.? This is the most and fastest activity I have had on a listing all year.
C’mon son…all year!? I’m almost kicking myself because I think I priced it too low.? However, I priced it to find a cash buyer in less than 30 days and…I did.? So no need to be greedy.? All I need now is for the bank to play ball.? If they do…awesome.? If they don’t hopefully…this door-knocking will get me some more.? So it’s all to the G-mo.
- Peace Out
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