As winter descends on most of the United States, our work selling DBNR’s distressed properties has to heat up. The cold weather is - pardon the expression - crystallizing some of our priorities.
One of our first big challenges is making sure the properties in the coldest part of the country are prepared for the change in weather. Some of them are already winterized, but others aren’t - and as someone who has lived in California for many years, the to-do list is an unfamiliar one.
An even bigger challenge is the prospect of some of the properties figuratively going cold. It’s time to get creative. I’m shifting my efforts, putting the Internet marketing skills I’ve been learning to work. I’m not sure what will happen, but I know what I’m going to do. I’m going to use the Internet to spread the word - ask questions on social media network, post information on the sites of investment clubs, get information on other ways of publicizing and selling these properties.
I’ll research municipal governments that buy depressed housing and convert it for Section 8 (low-income) recipients. I’ll see if eBay presents any opportunities. I need to converse with other investors who are doing something like this and find out how they’re dealing with these opportunities. I’ll make both human and neural connections and the answer will come through.
I’m confident I will stumble on something cool, and that I’ll know it when I see it.
