| Automation and Systems using technology matched | | | | methods that anyone can learn easily to market for |
| with clever marketing techniques are being used to | | | | buyers. |
| build lists of hungry buyers for real estate investors. | | | | Automated tools with investor websites, are |
| Savvy investors are dominating their competition with | | | | programmed to work through a series of business |
| these techniques and making quick profits even in | | | | process, where buyers learn about the house, are |
| the down economy. | | | | pre-qualified, followed up, and actions scheduled all |
| We all know you can find tons of motivated house | | | | without human intervention. Buyers then enter their |
| sellers out there. But how do you find the buyers for | | | | information directly online, including their buying |
| these houses? Investing "virtually" is not hard at all. | | | | criteria, financial strength, etc. The system matches |
| Using a combined technology platform such as the | | | | this information with properties for sale (another |
| internet, voice, fax and software allows buyers to | | | | cornerstone of a virtual investing system). |
| come to you easier. The key to investing virtually is | | | | Alternatively, the virtual real estate investor can |
| building a strong buyers list. When you have a strong | | | | search for properties that fit the buyer's criteria. |
| list, it will help you profit faster. | | | | Running focused marketing campaigns for this type |
| The secret to these virtual investing methods is that | | | | of house can then be done cheaply and quickly. |
| they seek out qualified buyers first, then match a | | | | When you know the strength of buyer in advance, |
| motivated sellers house to that "buyer"! When online | | | | you will know the type of deal we have to negotiate |
| marketing is approached in this manner, it's fairly | | | | with the motivated seller. |
| simple to find motivated sellers to match up to those | | | | Virtual investor simply present the house "matches" |
| buyers. These new investing methodologies and | | | | back to buyer. So it basically becomes: Send an email, |
| strategies are being used to attract hundreds of new | | | | sell a house." The buyers take virtual tours of the |
| buyers each week to fill properties for sale. | | | | properties online without the investor ever having to |
| Further segmentation of building a buyers list should | | | | leave the office. Time saving is a benefit to both |
| be broken down into five basic types of buyers: | | | | parties. |
| wholesale, landlords, retail, rent-to-own and | | | | According to the National Association of Realtor's, 86 |
| commercial. Each type of buyer has different criteria | | | | percent of buyers look online. Internet buyers visit an |
| for the properties they seek. For example, wholesale | | | | average of six houses before making an offer, |
| buyers like fixers with low loan-to-value ratios, while | | | | compared to 22 houses for traditional buyers. |
| rent-to-own buyers want nice houses with creative | | | | If you want to close your deals quickly, using virtual |
| financing available. | | | | automated real estate investing systems seems to |
| With Virtual Real Estate Investing systems, the | | | | be the trick to market domination. Combining |
| internet finds out the buyer's needs, searches for the | | | | automation with massive online marketing will build |
| right properties and presents them accordingly. The | | | | you a "hungry" buyers list and motivated sellers leads |
| Internet is a key component of a virtual system. | | | | fast. Virtual Investing allow investors to profit quicker |
| There are there are many low cost mass marketing | | | | than the traditional real estate investor ever could. |