REI Secrets » Brilliant at The Basics Part 4 » Making Simple Offers

So far in this Brilliant at the Basics series, we’ve covered marketing, talking to sellers, and why it’s so important to dive in and take massive, imperfect action. Today, we’re going to focus on what it takes to make simple offers. With the right tools, the process is pretty simple, it just takes confidence and the discipline to stay consistent.Knowing who your buyers are making it much easier for you to sell. Once you know what they’re looking for, you can sell them what they want instead of trying to sell them what you have. Focusing on the median price range, that middle of the bell curve is going to be better than trying to focus on extremes because the buyer pools in those areas is relatively small. I’ll walk you through several examples of how to find properties, the tools you can use to research, and how to put together offers that make sense.You’re never going to have it all figured out and you don’t need to in order to be successful. Fear of failure and making mistakes can stop you from making your dreams come true. Once you accept that you’ll stumble along the way as you learn, you’ll gain more confidence in yourself. You’re going to make it.What's Inside:—Why it’s important to know who your buyers are and what they want.—How to find the top zip codes in a county.—Examples of how to put together a simple offer.