Soundbite Episode – Property Sourcing 101

As property investors, we all need to find great property deals and opportunities don’t we? So, today, I wanted to share just seven of the ways in which we could go about looking for property deals without leaving home, in what I am calling the Property Sourcing 101. I will share a top tip to accompany each method.

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Transcription of the show

Hello and welcome to another edition of The Property Voice Podcast, my name is Richard Brown and as always it is a pleasure to have you join me again on the show today.

Here’s what we have got coming up in today’s show. As property investors, we all need to find great property deal opportunities don’t we? So, today, I wanted to share just seven of the ways in which we could go about looking for property deals without leaving home in what I am calling the property sourcing 101. I will share a top tip to accompany each of the methods shared…so, let’s get cracking!

Property Chatter

Deal sourcing 101

As I said, we all need to find good property deals. Here are no less than seven simple steps we can take to source great property deals. The examples I will share in a minute do not specify a particular type of deal or strategy, however, this list addresses a couple of variations. Most rely on you setting a pre-set geographical area to search initially at least initially. I will also share a top tip for each method shared in this whistle-stop tour of property deal sourcing without leaving home.

1. The Estate Agent mailing

Perhaps one of the simplest ways to get a list of potential property deals is to contact all the local estate agents in the areas you wish to target. Agents love to add people to their database, so they should be happy to talk to you. You can either look up the estate agents in a local area and then contact them individually.

Top tip: If you want to make life really simple, you can also get them to contact you with this simple tip. Just go to Zoopla and select your desired area, such as say Slough. List all properties. Scroll down to the bottom of the page. There you will see an email contact form already filled out ready to be sent to every agent listing property in that area. Neat eh? It would probably be a good idea to do a slightly narrower search before doing this, or at least change the standard text to make the message to the EA sound like you know what you want Your browser does not support the audio element.