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What is Up? The Science of Flipping Family and I am back with another solo episode because I need to do part two of the last episode. I have talked to a lot of you who have said that last episode was awesome and they were waiting for this episode. So I'm excited to deliver for you part two on what is going to crush it for you in any real estate investor going into 2025. Now, as I talked about on the last episode, everything's going to come down to data technology and automation. That is going to be the key. And I'm going to start with this conversation about data. I have some resources for you, so you're going to want to write these down. Okay? The very first resource I have for you is called Rei lead machine.com reileadmachine.com now the reason why this is probably one of the most brilliant softwares that has ever come out is because within that software, it will actually deliver you the highest qualified lead for motivation. Okay? Now it's not just like pulling a list for, you know, landlords or absentee homeowners. There's literally an AI bot running through and scraping data for the last 40 years of real estate transactions. And out of that, there's something like 400 million data points that they are scraping through to figure out what has the highest likelihood of motivation from that seller. And so they call it an AI score. Now, it gets ranked in three different categories, whether it's going to be a good rental property, whether it's going to be a good retail property like a listing, or it's going to be a good wholesale property. Now, for many of you, you'd probably want to lean towards the wholesale category, right? And the only reason why is because even if you're a fix and flipper or landlord, you probably want to get the deepest discount. And so the qualification for a wholesale property really is like, likelihood of taking the deepest discount. Right? Now you take that data set and you start to market to that data set. Now, REI Lead Machine is brilliant. There's, there's three levels that you can subscribe at, but even the middle level or the highest level, you can get these lists of AI zip codes, AI counties in the entire state, if you want. So if you have a larger marketing budget and you want to be marketing through the whole state, you can absolutely do that. The key to this, guys, is the enriched data. It's going through 400 million data points. And when I say this, I'm talking, like strange data points that it isn't about. Like, are they a landlord or owner occupied or have they, you know, missed a mortgage payment? Those are kind of the more traditional lists that you could have out there. Those are the ones that you could just pull from REI Lead Machine. They also have those lists. But you want to have the best enriched data as possible, so you have the best shot at finding an actual motivated seller. So you want to start with this data point from REI Lead Machine. Now, the second layer to technology that I would, I would encourage you guys to go to is Rocket Skip. Rocket Skip is another software that if you take the list from REI Lead Machine, grab the list from REI Lead Machine, and you take the top, let's just say 200 scores. So the way REI Lead Machine works is it scores people up to a hundred or up to a thousand. If, if a score is close to a thousand, that has a high likelihood of being a good deal. So let's say you're only going to find people who score 800 or above as a wholesale deal, 800 or above. And so let's say you pull that list in three zip codes and it produces, let's say, a hundred people. Now that is a high, highly cultivated list, Right. That will find a lot of motivation. And you take that list and you then layer on Rocket Skip, which will further go into data sets like, you know, credit score, credit availability, you know, loans, what kind of credit cards they have out there, how many loans do they have? And it goes through another round of qualifications, really heavily on the property. Yes. And the person and it will spit out another score saying out of the a hundred people you already feel have the best motivation, then there will be, let's just say it'll spit out another score up to a thousand. Let's just say out of those hundred it brings back 30 that are between 800 and 1000. So now you have 30 of the hundred that have even higher motivation. Okay, now what I would tell you to do, and this is not going to cost you a lot of money, right? So this isn't some big marketing budget, then I would tell you is to have a Rocketly CRM. Now why that is imperative is this is where the technology and the AI and the automation comes in. Because you can put this list of 30 people into the Rocket list CRM, you still can put the list of 70 people, but you can put them through a communication automation funnel that can automatically start communicating with these homeowners via email, direct mail, text messages, and you can actually start calling them right through the CRRM itself, rocketly CRM. So now let's just say you take the 30 people and I'm going to call those 30 people. That's what I would highly encourage you to do. The other 70, maybe you start some of the automation to encourage further communication with those other 70. But the 30 that they were a part of the REI lead machine data, then they were a part of the Rocket Skip data and then you have Rocket Lee CRM and then you've found the 30 that have the highest level of, you know, manicure data that you basically are saying these people are selling, period, hands down. We just gotta figure.
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The right number, I'm personally going to tell you to call them. I'm going to call them. Right. Those are the people that you genuinely want to call. And so the rest you can still put through this automation. In fact, the rest you can call too. The other 70 you can absolutely be calling. You can send them email, you can door knock them, you can do whatever you need to be doing. But what is going to make the difference between the successful in 2025 versus the getting some deals done? Maybe getting by is leaning into enriched data, technology and automation. Okay, and I'll say that again, the difference between the people who create ultimate success and have consistent deal flow is they are going to be focusing on enriched data, getting all the data sets to show that these people are going to be highly motivated, then leaning on technology and automation to continue funneling in communication, to continue funneling, follow up to automate, you know, offers and being able to have a sales team that can reach out to the right people. Many people use cold calling as a strategy. I love cold calling. It has always been a part of our business. I built a cold call floor in Phoenix years ago. The challenge you have with something like that is you're getting random leads that sort of kind of maybe want to sell. Now by the way, I'm not saying you can't get deals. I still get deals and many of the best of the best still get deals from cold calling. I'm not suggesting you can't. But when you take the approach of super shotgun wide and just hope that you can come up with people that have some motivation versus niching down into a subset of people that through quite literal data from data says they are, the likelihood of them selling is 8, 80 or 800 depending upon how you want to look at the numbers, times better that they're going to be selling in a very short window of time. Why would you spend all this time and money targeting the entire state when you can target these hundred people? And even then why would you spend all this money and time targeting the hundred when you're really going to subset 30 out of the hundred. So I'm not taking away from going wide because in some senses I still go wide. For example, I have TV commercials running. That's a very wide audience for the state of Alabama, right? I'm. It's called justin buys bama.com. you can check out the website. Very wide, right? And I get a lot of leads that are not perfect leads that essentially are dead leads because they're in rural areas that I don't really care about or you know, they're not really that motivated. Right. But they're interested, they're not motivated, they're curious, they're not serious, right? So what I'm telling you is those that take what I'm saying right now, today to be serious and to have those systems then to have rei, Lead Machine and Rocket Skip and Rocketly CRM and to combine all of that and refine the data and then refine the process of how you reach out to them and to be able to say, okay, the first round of calls is me. The next I'm going to go into some level of automation through emails and text messages and communication and nurture and follow up, including direct mail, all of which you can do from Rocket League CRM. And I would tell you guys, that level will consistently create 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 deals a month depending upon how wide you go. If you have a big state, if you have a big area, or maybe you're doing it in multiple states, it'll create a deal consistency, right? And the last thing I'll bring up right here on this episode in the three softwares I'm talking about is rei, Lead Machine, Rocket Skip in Rocket League CRM. The last thing I'll bring up is those that are going to do really, really well going to 2025 are going to ultimately be a full tool belt, right? They're going to have multiple tools in their tool belt. They're not going to be a one trick pony. They're not going to be consistently offering cash offers, 70% of ARV, minus wholesale fee, minus rehab. They're not just going to have that simple, straightforward approach. They're going to be looking at the potential of the deal and they're going to be asking themselves what is the best potential of this deal? Is it a fix and flip or is it a buy and hold for the long term? Is it a buy and hold for the short term? Because maybe it's on a lake or maybe near the Ocean, how are we going to look at the deal? And when you do that, you can take those leads that are highly, highly motivated and although they may not offer or accept a cash offer that you're going to give them, you can absolutely structure some sort of creative finance deal. Depending upon the scenario, could be a sub 2, could be a contract for deed, could be buying the deed, could be a wrap deal, it could be a seller finance note, right? So you could create anything you want as long as you have the skill set to do that. And that would be the last layer of those that are going to really win in 2025 is understanding or having someone help them with dealing, structuring. Being a deal architect will ultimately win the day through 2025. Because I believe the 2025 year will not be as economically rewarding is what I believe people think it will be. Just because Donald Trump went into office and this has nothing to do with him or Kamala, just saying it just doesn't mean somehow he's going to snap his fingers and all the economic issues that we have seen are going to go away. Interest rates are going to drop drastically. Housing is going to become affordable. This is not going to happen, not overnight at least. Do I believe Trump will make a major impact on a lot of the economy? 100%. But if you understand how to work the real estate space and be a deal architect in combination with this data enrichment in combination with the tech in nurture and follow up, you are going to be a killer in 2025. If this information was helpful to you and you think someone else needs to hear, make sure you share with at least two of your friends. Also, if you have not heard of REI Live, go to reilive Co. It is going to be the game changer for all of you in 2025. See you on the next episode. Peace.
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Podcast Summary: The Science of Flipping
Episode: [PART 2] The Most Valuable Thing You Can Do for Your Real Estate Business in 2025
Host: Justin Colby, Bleav
Release Date: December 6, 2024
In the second part of "The Most Valuable Thing You Can Do for Your Real Estate Business in 2025," Justin Colby delves deeper into the critical strategies that aspiring and established real estate investors must adopt to thrive in the upcoming year. Building upon the insights from the first episode, Justin emphasizes the paramount importance of data, technology, and automation in transforming real estate businesses.
Justin begins by reaffirming that data, technology, and automation are the cornerstones of a successful real estate investing business in 2025. He asserts that leveraging these elements effectively can set investors apart in a competitive market.
“Everything's going to come down to data, technology, and automation. That is going to be the key.”
— Justin Colby [02:15]
Justin introduces REI Lead Machine (reileadmachine.com) as a game-changing software tool for real estate investors. This platform utilizes an AI-driven approach to sift through 400 million data points from the past 40 years of real estate transactions to identify highly motivated sellers.
“It's not just like pulling a list for landlords or absentee homeowners. There's literally an AI bot running through and scraping data for the last 40 years of real estate transactions.”
— Justin Colby [03:10]
The software assigns an AI score to potential leads, categorizing them into three segments:
Justin advises focusing on the wholesale category to secure the deepest discounts, which is crucial for flippers and landlords aiming for maximum profitability.
“The qualification for a wholesale property really is like, likelihood of taking the deepest discount.”
— Justin Colby [04:00]
Justin emphasizes that while REI Lead Machine provides a robust foundation, pairing it with Rocket Skip can further refine lead quality.
Rocket Skip delves deeper into the data by analyzing factors such as:
This additional layer ensures that investors focus on leads with the highest motivation and financial viability.
“Rocket Skip will further go into data sets like, you know, credit score, credit availability, loans, what kind of credit cards they have out there, how many loans do they have.”
— Justin Colby [05:30]
By combining REI Lead Machine and Rocket Skip, Justin outlines a process to narrow down leads from a broad list to a highly targeted group of motivated sellers.
“Out of those hundred, it brings back 30 that are between 800 and 1000. So now you have 30 of the hundred that have even higher motivation.”
— Justin Colby [06:45]
To manage and nurture these high-quality leads, Justin recommends Rocketly CRM. This Customer Relationship Management tool automates communication through various channels, ensuring consistent and efficient follow-up with potential sellers.
“Rocketly CRM is where the technology and the AI and the automation comes in. Because you can put this list of 30 people into the Rocketly CRM, you can still put the list of 70 people through a communication automation funnel.”
— Justin Colby [07:20]
Rocketly CRM facilitates:
These features enable investors to maintain engagement with leads without manual intervention, freeing up time to focus on closing deals.
“You can send them email, you can door knock them, you can do whatever you need to be doing. But what is going to make the difference is leaning into enriched data, technology, and automation.”
— Justin Colby [09:00]
Justin contrasts traditional cold calling and broad marketing strategies with his recommended data-driven approach.
“Many people use cold calling as a strategy. I love cold calling. It has always been a part of our business... but when you take the approach of super shotgun wide and just hope that you can come up with people that have some motivation versus niching down...”
— Justin Colby [10:15]
He advocates for targeting a niche subset of highly motivated leads rather than casting a wide net, which often results in wasted resources on unqualified prospects.
Justin highlights that successful investors in 2025 will utilize a full tool belt rather than relying on a single strategy. This includes:
“The last thing I'll bring up is those that are going to do really, really well going to 2025 are going to ultimately be a full tool belt. They're going to have multiple tools in their tool belt.”
— Justin Colby [12:45]
By diversifying strategies and being adaptable, investors can maximize their opportunities and navigate the challenging economic landscape anticipated in 2025.
Justin candidly addresses the economic outlook for 2025, advising investors to prepare for a less favorable market environment.
“I believe the 2025 year will not be as economically rewarding as people think it will be... Interest rates are going to drop drastically. Housing is going to become affordable. This is not going to happen, not overnight at least.”
— Justin Colby [14:20]
He underscores the necessity of being a deal architect—someone who can creatively structure deals to adapt to changing market conditions.
In wrapping up, Justin reiterates the critical importance of integrating enriched data, advanced technology, and robust automation systems to achieve consistent deal flow and substantial success in 2025.
“If you understand how to work the real estate space and be a deal architect in combination with this data enrichment in combination with the tech and nurture and follow-up, you are going to be a killer in 2025.”
— Justin Colby [15:10]
He encourages listeners to adopt these systems and tools to position themselves advantageously for the future market.
“If this information was helpful to you and you think someone else needs to hear, make sure you share with at least two of your friends.”
— Justin Colby [15:30]
“Everything's going to come down to data, technology, and automation. That is going to be the key.”
— Justin Colby [02:15]
“It's not just like pulling a list for landlords or absentee homeowners. There's literally an AI bot running through and scraping data for the last 40 years of real estate transactions.”
— Justin Colby [03:10]
“The qualification for a wholesale property really is like, likelihood of taking the deepest discount.”
— Justin Colby [04:00]
“Rocket Skip will further go into data sets like, you know, credit score, credit availability, loans, what kind of credit cards they have out there, how many loans do they have.”
— Justin Colby [05:30]
“Rocketly CRM is where the technology and the AI and the automation comes in. Because you can put this list of 30 people into the Rocketly CRM...”
— Justin Colby [07:20]
“Many people use cold calling as a strategy. I love cold calling. It has always been a part of our business... but when you take the approach of super shotgun wide...”
— Justin Colby [10:15]
“I believe the 2025 year will not be as economically rewarding as people think it will be...”
— Justin Colby [14:20]
“If you understand how to work the real estate space and be a deal architect in combination with this data enrichment in combination with the tech and nurture and follow-up, you are going to be a killer in 2025.”
— Justin Colby [15:10]
Justin Colby’s episode provides a comprehensive roadmap for real estate investors aiming to excel in 2025. By harnessing the power of advanced data analytics, embracing cutting-edge technology, and automating key processes, investors can significantly enhance their efficiency and deal-making capabilities. Justin’s emphasis on being a deal architect further underscores the need for adaptability and creativity in a dynamic real estate market.
For those serious about scaling their real estate businesses and achieving millionaire status, adopting the systems and strategies discussed in this episode is not just beneficial—it’s essential.
If you found this summary helpful, consider sharing it with fellow investors or tuning into the full episode of "The Science of Flipping" for more in-depth insights.