33: How to Close 27 Deals in Your First Year While Working Full Time with Sam Craven
On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with a relatively new investor who is absolutely crushing it as a flipper and wholesaler – Sam Craven. Sam has an incredible story of learning to fight through the initial problems that all new investors face and achieving a lot of success while investing during his weekends and evenings. Sam has a ton of great tips on marketing, making a plan, running an investment business, and a lot more. Don’t miss this show!
Read the transcript to episode 33 with Sam Craven here.
In This Show, We Cover
- Working with family without killing each other
- Closing 27 deals during the first year in business
- Getting leads with direct mail
- Investing while holding a full time job
- Partnering with other investors when first beginning
- How to lower your direct mail response rate … and why you want to
- Tips on online advertising
- Making a plan for future growth
- How to stand out from the “bad wholesaler” crowd
- How to build a sophisticated buyer’s list
- How to handle major problems when they come up
Links from the Show
Books Mentioned in the Show
- The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller
- The E-myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber
Tweetable Topics
- “To grow as a real estate investor, get involved in the conversations about real estate.” (Tweet This!)
- “Transparency is key when attracting clients, partners, and investors.” (Tweet This!)
- “Good deals are found through relationships.” (Tweet This!)
Connect with Sam
- Sam’s BiggerPockets Profile
- Sam’s Website – Senna Homes
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