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

• BiggerPockets Pro Memberships
• LoopNet.com

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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