Note: I used the word “I” a lot in this article. Any of the success
I’ve achieved couldn’t have happened without many others, not
the least of which is my wife Lindsay (my secret weapon), who
refers to herself as “the woman behind the curtain”.
As a busy real estate investor, it’s critical that you
leverage technology to become more efficient and
more productive. Better yet with FlipNerd, we’re
working on solving one of the largest issues that all
real estate investors face, finding local contractors
and professional vendors! If you’re reading this
article right now, you’ve surely asked or heard
many questions like, “Do you know of a good,
cheap, fast electrician in X part of town?”
Leverage Your Network
We’ve essentially created a tool that’s kind of like
Angieslist.com, but for real estate investors. To
really take on a challenge, we’ve split the country
into about 8,700 markets so the vendors you see on
FlipNerd are local to you. Given that we launched
just a month ago, this is quite simply going to take
time to build out nationally and we’re all over it! It’s
a great tool and members can even rate vendors so
other investors can be sure they’re hiring someone
that’s been validated. If you have a business to
promote (Painter, General Contractor, Lender, Title
Company, Pest Control, etc., etc.), you can get a
free vendor account in just a few minutes. Check
out our Vendor Directory Here:
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beginning of any meaningful relationship.
Everyone knows that networking as a real estate
investor is important. Unfortunately, many think
that the act of networking is in the ‘meeting’ of
people (i.e. meeting someone at an event, shaking
hands, trading business cards). Truth is, that’s just
the beginning. As an investor, it’s critical that you
identify which of the people you meet that you need
to focus on building a long-term relationship with.
I’ve always told everyone I’ve ever mentored to only Social media has allowed us to believe that the
use vendors or contractors that another investor has simply act of ‘friending’ someone is a ‘relationship’,
recommended. Let’s face it, not all vendors and but that alone isn’t meaningful in any way.
contractors are ‘investor friendly’, and for sure, not We’ve built some incredible tools into FlipNerd
all vendors and contractors are reliable. Why be for me