How Do I Find Real Estate Sellers?

1. How Do I Find Real Estate Sellers? It’s true that finding tons of ​home buyers​ is easy for a real estate agent but it’s equally difficult to find motivated home sellers. To find such sellers, you’ll have to go through a series of challenges. But don’t worry, in today’s post, we’ll make this issue as simple and easy as it can be for you to pull and attract motivated seller leads. Get the Target List To get started, the first thing you have to do is find a targeted list of homeowners who are interested in selling their property. There are a variety of ways to get this list such as by working with the county. You can get the county’s delinquent tax list. This list is an information goldmine that can help you find and track down the most motivated real estate sellers in town. Besides this when you work with the county, you can rest assured that the data on the list is accurate and fresh. You can use this data for a direct mail campaign and attract real estate sellers easily. Another way to find motivated real estate sellers is to work with a data provider. Get a list of sellers from a real estate data service. It’s relatively inexpensive.

2. However, the downside of this method is that sometimes you may get an outdated or incomplete database. Consider FSBO Listings Did you know that 90 percent of the home sellers who attempt to sell their home on their own aren’t able to complete the transaction? This is because they are inexperienced, have limited resources, overprice their homes and don’t market their property the way it should be. Simply stated, home selling is stressful and frustrating especially when you don’t have any background in it. This presents a great opportunity for you, real estate agent, to come in and save the day. Therefore, look up FSBO listings also known as For Sale By Owner available on Craiglist. Reach out to these sellers to offer your services and perhaps a free consultation to attract motivated real estate sellers. Get in Touch with Sellers with Expired Listings Expired listings are overpriced and are not marketed well. This presents yet another opportunity for you to attract home sellers. However, to pull this list you will have

3. to rely on MLS. Real estate sellers with expired listings may already be working with another realtor. However, if the list is still on the market and has not been sold, they may be motivated to explore their options. So, to attract real estate sellers, you need to reach out to them and convince them that you can help them with their expired listing. The best way to gain their confidence is to devise a plan of action on how you will generate exposure for the listing. If the plan of action is good enough and the pricing is also aligned with their expectations, they may consider working with you instead and moving forward. Use the Power of Facebook to Search for Home Sellers Another great way to find potential home sellers is to use the power of Facebook. Over the years Facebook has done a lot to improve its search functionality. Now users can build details with which they can search for people, things, and places from your personal profile page. Also, you can look up keywords and locations in the search box. So, start by typing in your city name with keywords associated with selling a home. You are likely to find people who qualify as potential sellers. . Also, read:​​7 Killer Tips to Use Facebook For Real Estate Marketing

4. Leverage on your Former Clients You can also leverage your former clients to attract sellers. Wondering how? Well, you can generate solid referrals from your former clients. Once the sale is closed you can leverage on your clients by ending on a good note. Follow up with them to see and let them know that you’d love referrals. If you provide your clients with good customer experience, they are most likely to get in touch with you again the next time they want to buy or sell a home. Also, they will be willing to refer to you to their friends and family interested in home buying or selling. Content Source: https://medium.com/@emma.Jones/how-do-i-find-real-estate-sellers-4a87eedb4af 6