Marketing is Key. How Do You Start for Free?

If you are completely new to deal packaging how do you get started? David explains why marketing is key and how when you start it’s all about marketing for leads. There is a process to be followed and there are ways to use free marketing tools when you are starting out and in this episode, David shares exactly what the marketing process is and how to effectively use free marketing to get your first deals. This is a must for anyone starting out in deal packaging and looking for their first deal.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The more leads you will get the more conversations you have and the more offers you can make. Market for leads, talk to the leads move them forward to deals make offers to the leads and they become deals Estate agents are free and you can build positive relationships with them Gumtree and Facebook marketplace are good sources for property. There are phone numbers for you to directly contact people. When you’ve made 45 plus phone calls you are going to be better than when you started. When you get your first deal put a percentage aside for paid marketing You could do direct to vendor marketing. Posting a Facebook ad can help you to focus on your geographical area. Look for the opportunity with any property deal. Test and measure different marketing tools to find the one that is most productive for you.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Until you start making offers you are not going to get a deal. ‘It’s all about volume - you have to keep pushing and you will get a deal’ ‘People advertise property in free ads’   VALUABLE RESOURCES  Property Sourcing Profits Podcast https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/ https://unlimited-success.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/progressivepropertycommunity/ Property Investors podcast   ABOUT THE HOST David is a property expert with over 25 years’ experience and his own portfolio of 26 units. His current rent roll is in excess of £10k per month. He is also a partner in a Deal Sourcing and Packaging business in the North West of England and has sourced over 250 properties for investors since 2004. In recent years he has, by necessity, had to develop an expertise in LHA strategies. This area is increasingly becoming a niche for him, and he enjoys empowering other landlords by sharing the knowledge he has gained. The ultimate purpose when sourcing properties in this sector for investors is to minimise risk while maximising profit. He has had to find answers to the challenges of Tenant Find, Management, ensuring rents are paid and the transition to Universal Credit. These are strategies he uses in his own business and also on behalf of investors. His investor clients regularly achieve annual gross yields of over 20% with high occupancy rates and voids resolved, sometimes within hours.   CONTACT METHOD https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-siegler-7b126316/ https://www.facebook.com/DavidSieglerInvestments/