REI WEALTH MONTHLY Issue 35 | Page 21

Probate Leads Offers Solutions for Buyers , Sellers and Investors
PROBATE REAL ESTATE LEADS HEATING UP DESPITE CHANGES IN THE MARKET LEON MCKENZIE

Probate Leads Offers Solutions for Buyers , Sellers and Investors

Understanding how the probate industry works and the overall expectations for the real estate market in 2017 should help you to understand why probate is the best choice for investors . The next question becomes how to get the leads that you need in order to get your business going and to send out your monthly mailers .
So many homeowners , with homes that are underwater , still cannot afford to sell their homes . This means that fewer homeowners in the traditional markets are looking for a new home as they would have to literally bring cash to the table in order to sell their home .
Probates have to be filed in county courthouses in order to be processed . You can go to the courthouse and scour those listings as well as check your local newspaper . To be honest , it can take a lot of time , legwork and knowledge in order to make lists of the viable leads in your area . If you are starting your business and are still working , this can be time prohibitive .
To add to the tightening of the market is the fact that very little new construction has been going on in the last few years . The mortgage crisis caused banks to refuse to fund builders as well . Not having new construction available means that many people who would have likely moved up to a new home have not been able to and have stayed in their current residence . While the builders across the country are now looking to start construction again , it will be a while before new homes start to change the overall real estate market in a positive way for buyers . Zandi said , “ It is worth noting that builders have also been slow to increase construction of new single­family houses , which are also in increasingly short supply . Housing has swung from being vastly oversupplied in the bust to being in what more and more is a shortage . This is a problem mainly for affordable ,
Having a lead service that can provide you with all of the information you need is the best way to go . Most lead services can deliver viable probate leads right to your inbox . These can be ordered by the county that you are looking to find investment opportunities in . Knowing that the leads become more viable after the family has time to grieve gives you a chance to go and visit the property , enter the lead into your contact management program and get an initial mailing out to the property .
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