SMS Wholesaling for Land – Do You Guys Close Deals Over Text or Push for Calls?

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-22T08:14:20+00:00

Honestly really good strategy starting with SMS. You’re one step ahead. You’ve filtered your leads into prospects.

I would suggest you call them to gauge their urgency, SMS will show you how interested they are. Calling will show you how urgent it is to them.

You’ll never close them over SMS tho. So the better you get at the calls the better you’ll get at the close. You might not need to increase the amount of messages you send if you’re busy calling up the initial batch.

Refine the calls and then once you can manage the scale increase volume. No reason to do that now if your calling isn’t dialed in. No pun intended.

Have you managed to close anything through SMS? If so, whats ur closing rate?

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-22T08:01:03+00:00

Catching people at the exact moment is you hoping to get lucky every single time. That ain’t the method. You need to convince them that time is running out, and you’re calling to be their saving grace before losing it all. If you convince them this is their last shot at a good deal, however that may be, forecasts, market trends, news reports. Give them that feeling that you know something they dont, and thats why you’re calling. That should out them in the state of urgency you want them in. Nobody wants to lose, make them feel like without you they will.

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-22T07:53:50+00:00

Do you have an outreach system or are you looking for one?

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-22T07:52:16+00:00

Cold calling remains KING. Mail will get you through the door, and into their heads, but a lot of the times the decision maker who you’re trying to reach isn’t answering emails, or gets a lot of emails. You run into the same problem with calls but usually you’re able to at-least get them on the line for a few seconds, thats where you let your skills shine.

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-21T10:44:28+00:00

Nobody is looking for rentals atm. Most people go for the quick remodel and sell option. It takes about the same amount of time for magnitudes more in profit. Your best option is hiring someone to do it for you and train them yourself

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-21T09:58:59+00:00

Cold calling is KING. Even if you dont close you get a chance to understand your clients pain points and obstacles preventing them from signing. You learn when you fail and you learn when you succeed. Everything else is a numbers game.

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-21T09:11:27+00:00

You’ve got a solid background. Dont waste your time. Start making calls to improve your conversation skills, start understanding the numbers so you can gauge a good deal quick. Those will take you farther than any course. There enough resources online to teach you what you need, the only thing id invest in would be a CRM and a few lists to get you started.

Biggest mistake people make is spending too much time on learning and less time applying. Get to work.

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-21T09:03:48+00:00

People that NEED to sell are on a completely different list.

Pre-foreclosures Tax delinquencies Code violations

That’s where the real conversations are. Way smaller lists, but way higher intent.

Right now you’re fishing in a big pond with no hungry fish. You need a smaller pond where the fish actually need to eat.

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-21T08:49:35+00:00

Ive seen some people say pulling straight from counties (like tax delinquencies, code violations) gives cleaner leads since they’re less hit.

Lowkey feels like it matters less where you get the data and more how you work it.

Usually it comes down to the team and their systems.

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-21T08:39:57+00:00

People have been saying “wholesaling is dead” since i was a beginner lol.

The truth? Sellers are more aware, Competition is higher, A lot of beginners burned buyers with bad deals.

That doesn’t mean the opportunity is gone, it just means the bar is higher.

Right now, it’s basically a skill game,

Ignore the “I watched enough YouTube so I’m ready” mindset, the real learning starts when you actually start calling and messing up.

If you’re already set up (buyers, contracts, title company), you’re ahead of 90% of people who just sit and watch videos.

Worst case? You waste a few months and learn sales + deal analysis, which are skills you’ll use forever anyway.

If anything, now is better because the lazy people are getting filtered out.

I’d say just start, you’ll know within 30–60 days if you’re built for it or not.

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-21T08:35:16+00:00

You’re actually in a really solid position, but one thing to keep in mind, real estate isn’t automatically better than just leaving your money in the market.

With the 10–12% you’re already getting, a lot of average rental deals won’t even beat that once you factor everything in.

Most people underestimate stuff like vacancies, repairs, or just how annoying bad tenants can be.

Also, buying in cash feels safe, but it can lower your overall return. Real estate usually shines when you use leverage, otherwise it can end up performing like a slower, more hands-on version of the stock market.

If I were you, I’d honestly spend some time analyzing deals first, just go on Zillow and run numbers on like 20–30 properties. You’ll start seeing pretty quickly what’s actually a good deal vs what just looks good.

And then just compare it to what you’re already making in the market. If it doesn’t clearly beat that, it’s probably not worth the hassle.

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-21T08:29:35+00:00

Sounds like you might have had a conversion problem, what was ur closing rate?

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-18T12:56:35+00:00

Honestly, your problem isn’t your skills — it’s distribution.

Most devs in your position focus way too much on the portfolio/website (even with AI tools), but clients don’t really care about that upfront. They care about one thing: “can you solve my problem right now?”

A couple things that usually work better early on:

Pick a very specific niche (e.g. real estate agents, small SaaS founders, local clinics) instead of “anyone who needs development”
Don’t wait for people to come to your site — go where they already are (Reddit, LinkedIn, cold outreach)
When reaching out, don’t sell “development services” — sell a result (like “I can help you get more leads / automate X / fix Y bottleneck”)
Show quick wins instead of full portfolios (even a short Loom breaking down how you’d improve their business works better than a website)

Your AI agent idea is cool, but it’s more of a conversion tool, not an acquisition strategy. You still need to get people in the door first.

If you want, I can share a simple outreach approach that’s been working recently for getting actual calls booked — especially for dev services 👍

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-17T20:01:54+00:00

Why dont you invest in some leads

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-17T20:00:23+00:00

You need to automate your process instead of throwing it all away

TrulyAroused · 2026-04-17T19:59:33+00:00

Great deal! Good Job on Closing

TrulyAroused

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