Your First Steps to Getting Paid in Real Estate Without Needing Cash or Credit

✅ Step 1: Find a Distressed Property

Look for houses that are:

  • Vacant
  • Abandoned
  • In Disrepair (boarded up, overgrown grass, peeling paint, tarps on the roof)

Drive around your neighborhood or target zip codes. These are gold mines waiting to be flipped.

✅ Step 2: Find the Owner

Go to your local county’s GIS (Geographic Information System) map online.
Search by property address and look for the mailing address of the owner — it’s usually different from the property address.

✅ Step 3: Reach Out with a Simple Letter

Send a handwritten-style note that says:

“Hi, my name is [Your Name]. I’m interested in buying your property at 5 Holly Hedge Ct. Please call me at 803-250-6735 if you’d consider an offer.”
Keep it short and personal. That’s what gets results.

✅ Step 4: Talk to the Owner

If they call, thank them and ask for permission to visit the property. Let them know you have a partner who helps fund and renovate properties just like theirs.

✅ Step 5: Call Me

Once you have a lead that looks good, contact me immediately. I’ll help you:

  • Run the numbers
  • Make a cash offer
  • Draft the contract
  • Fund the deal
  • And guide you all the way to the closing table

💡 Final Tip: Take Action Now

Don’t overthink it. Every pro started where you are. You’re not just bird-dogging—you’re learning how to become a real estate investor with real skin in the game.

Joe Ortiz
📞 803-201-9137
📧 Joe_sc@palmettolandbuyers.com
🛠️ No experience? No problem. I’ll teach you.