How To Use Craigslist To Find Motivated Sellers

Using Craigslist To Find Motivated Sellers

Are you a real estate investor?
Do you spend hours each day sifting through Craigslist ads looking for motivated sellers?
Do you pay a virtual assistant to do the work to compile a call list for you.

What would your business look like if you could automate the process and spend more time interacting with potential sellers? 

I'd like to introduce you to an awesome website that will change the way you prospect using Craigslist. It's called IFTTT.com.  I.F.T.T.T is an acronym that stands for If This, Then That.

Here are a few examples if what IFTTT.com can do:

• IF I post a picture on Facebook, save it to Dropbox. 
• If I Apple stock price dips below $400, send me an email.
• If I take a photo with Instagram, Tweet it
• If the temperature drops below 40*, text me to remember my jacket.

The possibilities are endless.

Here are two recipe's that you'll want to become familiar with as a real estate investor.

Very simply put, if someone post "X" on craigslist, send me a text message, or email.

Here's how to set it up:

After you sign up for an account you have the option to "create a recipe." When prompted for "THIS" select Craigslist and it will ask you to insert a search URL. 

Once you've completed your search on Craigslist copy the URL and paste it into the field asking for the search results URL. Then click "create trigger"

When prompted for "THAT" decide if you want the results to be sent to you via email or text. Once you enter in your contact information and save the recipe you'll be notified every time a new post is created that matches your search. This works extremely well if you're looking for a specific item because you'll usually be the first to know about it. To use this in the real estate world you may need to create several different recipes with different searches. Once it's set up all you have to do is sit back and wait on the text message to come through containing contact information for your motivated seller, handyman special, rehab, probate, or fire damaged property. 

If you are new to investing in Las Vegas real estate call us at 702-482-7799 and we will help you create a plan with an exit strategy based on your risk tolerance and goals. Once we have a solid plan we can begin looking at homes for sale in Las Vegas.

The Jamie Cox Group is an award winning, INVESTOR FRIENDLY real estate team with Keller Williams Realty Southwest in Las Vegas, Nevada. We have experience whole selling property, OWC's, Lease Options, building rental portfolios that cash flow, and flipping properties. We are a full service real estate team and investors specializing in residential real estate.

The Jamie Cox Group

Serving the greater Las Vegas Valley, including Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson.

Buyer Specialist 702-482-7799 Seller Specialist 702-487-0000