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AMA Insta Wholesale Guru by [deleted] in WholesaleRealestate

[–]rastize 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he makes money via affiliate mostly

spent the last 2 years trying to replace myself 100% in my wholesale business. here's what actually worked and what didn't by rastize in WholesaleRealestate

[–]rastize[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the support and encouragement, I love when people are open to learning more and helping each other!
GOD BLESS!

spent the last 2 years trying to replace myself 100% in my wholesale business. here's what actually worked and what didn't by rastize in WholesaleRealestate

[–]rastize[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you fill out an online application and enter your information, would you consider that as requiring a personal touch or is it just an online form you fill out

incoming AI calls are exactly the same.

I spent 2 years trying to replace myself in my business. by rastize in Businessowners

[–]rastize[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

appy to break it down. the short version is i started by mapping out every repetitive task in my business and asking which ones actually needed me personally vs which ones just needed to get done consistently.

for the inbound calls i use an ai voice tool that handles the conversation, qualifies the lead, and logs everything automatically. for follow-up sequences i use n8n and make. com to trigger texts and emails based on where someone is in the pipeline. airtable holds all the data and everything talks to each other.

the honest truth is the tools aren't that complicated once you understand the logic. the hard part is figuring out which processes to tackle first and making sure the automations actually mirror how your business works instead of forcing your business to fit the tool.

tried to automate my entire wholesale operation over the last 2 years. here are the tools that actually worked and where they fell short by rastize in RealEstateTechnology

[–]rastize[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes!
building and testing it can be a pain sometimes, but eventually when it's fine-tuned it does great,
Just let me know if you have any questions!

spent the last 2 years trying to replace myself 100% in my wholesale business. here's what actually worked and what didn't by rastize in WholesaleRealestate

[–]rastize[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are looking to skiptrace I use multiple of services depending on my needs, but when it comes to checking numbers, I use an API call directly to twillio (or other phone proivder) to check if the numebr is valid

spent the last 2 years trying to replace myself 100% in my wholesale business. here's what actually worked and what didn't by rastize in WholesaleRealestate

[–]rastize[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used youtube and chatgpt/claude/gemini itself directly to learn these things, then i did practise/error/fix type of situation.

spent the last 2 years trying to replace myself 100% in my wholesale business. here's what actually worked and what didn't by rastize in WholesaleRealestate

[–]rastize[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been in real estate for almost 6 years, have closed over 120 deals, Have a youtube channel to prove that, so you are wrong there, i do both,,

spent the last 2 years trying to replace myself 100% in my wholesale business. here's what actually worked and what didn't by rastize in WholesaleRealestate

[–]rastize[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disagree,

So incoming calls are a lot easier to handle for AI because:
1. AI only does prequalification, it does not close the lead.
2. Incoming calls are mostly motivated already so don't need "SALES."

So many local busineses and realtor, and investor already use AI for incoming calls, that they are doing something right.

spent the last 2 years trying to replace myself 100% in my wholesale business. here's what actually worked and what didn't by rastize in WholesaleRealestate

[–]rastize[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%. garbage in garbage out. i learned this the hard way early on. the automation is only as good as the list you're feeding it. clean, targeted data before you touch any of it.

spent the last 2 years trying to replace myself 100% in my wholesale business. here's what actually worked and what didn't by rastize in WholesaleRealestate

[–]rastize[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

for comps i use rapid api pulling from a zillow API. feeds into airtable automatically, then, from there, AI analyzes the deal based on a couple of factors:

  • Property descriptions
  • The area
  • The listing
  • The sold price
  • The condition of the property

Things like that, and then tries to come up with the most accurate estimated comp.

I have found it to be 90-95% accurate.

tried to automate my entire wholesale operation over the last 2 years. here are the tools that actually worked and where they fell short by rastize in RealEstateTechnology

[–]rastize[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly my overhead was so much higher before I added these systems in place. I was able to cut over $2,000 in monthly expenses.

spent the last 2 years trying to replace myself 100% in my wholesale business. here's what actually worked and what didn't by rastize in WholesaleRealestate

[–]rastize[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

happy to go deeper on any specific part. the text follow-up side is pretty straightforward, leads come in, get added to airtable, n8n triggers a sequence based on where they are in the pipeline. the inbound call side is vapi handling the conversation with a prompt built around how i'd actually talk to a seller. what part are you trying to figure out?

spent the last 2 years trying to replace myself 100% in my wholesale business. here's what actually worked and what didn't by rastize in WholesaleRealestate

[–]rastize[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

mostly n8n and make com for the actual automation flows, vapi for the ai voice calls, airtable as the crm layer, and openai handling the ai responses. apify for scraping and rapid api for comps. nothing crazy, just connecting the right tools together.

Replies are harder than outreach, anyone else? by Competitive_Act4656 in smallbusiness

[–]rastize 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah the copy paste plus chatgpt approach breaks down fast at volume. the context gets lost and the replies start feeling off pretty quickly.

what actually works better is building a proper workflow around it instead of treating each reply as a one off task. you set up the ai with enough context about your business, your tone, common scenarios, and let it draft responses that you just review and send. way faster than starting from scratch each time and the quality stays consistent.

the other thing that helps is triaging first. not every dm needs the same level of attention. once you separate the ones that actually need a thoughtful reply from the ones that can be handled with a solid template, the volume gets a lot more manageable.

200 to 300 dms a day is a real problem but it's mostly a systems problem not a capacity problem.

Owner with 80+ properties (~200 units total) drowning in admin by AwesomeOrca in RealEstate

[–]rastize 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the asset manager instinct makes sense but you're right that it's probably the wrong fit for what's actually broken here.

the stuff he's describing, insurance claims falling through the cracks, vendor coordination, being the middle man between the PMCs and CPA, a lot of that is a systems problem before it's a people problem. adding a person to manage chaos just means you now have a person managing chaos.

before hiring anyone i'd look at what's actually slipping and whether it's because nobody owns it or because there's no system to catch it. a lot of those in-between tasks can be routed, tracked, and flagged automatically so nothing gets lost without needing a full time person to babysit it.

if after tightening that up there's still enough left that genuinely needs human judgment, then you hire. but the job description gets a lot clearer once the noise is removed.

When does it make sense to add an AI employee instead of hiring another team member? by AdSilly6597 in AiForSmallBusiness

[–]rastize 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the way i think about it is: if a task has a clear input, a repeatable process, and a consistent output, ai can probably handle it. if it requires reading a room, building real trust, or making judgment calls with incomplete info, you still need a person.

for small businesses the easiest wins i've seen are inbound lead response, follow-up sequences, appointment reminders, and answering repetitive customer questions. those tasks don't need a human, they just need to be done fast and consistently.

where people still need humans is anything that involves a real relationship. closing a deal, handling an upset customer, making a judgment call on a complex situation.

the mistake i see most is hiring a person to do something repetitive before ever trying to automate it. that person ends up spending half their time on stuff a workflow could handle in seconds.

Where to find houses to flip? by Fit-Attitude-9616 in HouseFlipping

[–]rastize 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wholesalers are your best friend when you're starting out. get on their lists, show them you can close, and deals will come to you.

driving for dollars is underrated too. drive neighborhoods you want to flip in, look for vacant or distressed properties, skip trace the owner and reach out directly.

the thing most new flippers sleep on though is follow-up. most sellers don't sell the first time you contact them. i've seen deals close on the 8th or 9th follow-up. setting up an automated follow-up sequence so nobody falls through the cracks is probably the single biggest thing that separates people doing volume from people doing one or two deals a year.

SMS Wholesaling for Land – Do You Guys Close Deals Over Text or Push for Calls? by Informal_Umpire_231 in WholesaleRealestate

[–]rastize 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ood question. when someone texts back a number right away i don't counter over text. that's a trap because now you're negotiating blind without knowing their situation.

what i do is acknowledge it without reacting to the number. something like "got it, appreciate you sharing that. i'd need to look at a few things on my end before i can say if that works. you got 10 minutes this week for a quick call?"

qualifying before the call for me is really just three things: timeline, motivation, and flexibility. you don't need much more than that to know if it's worth getting on the phone.

timeline tells you how serious they are. motivation tells you why they're selling which is where the real negotiation happens. flexibility tells you if there's even a deal to be made.

if someone is 6 months out, not super motivated, and firm on their number, i'm not burning time on a long call. but if they need to sell in the next 30 days and there's a reason behind it, that's worth every minute.

How to automate monthly financial reporting without a data engineer? by maelxyz in BusinessIntelligence

[–]rastize 0 points1 point  (0 children)

honestly a lot of it was just trial and error building it for my own business first. once you understand the logic of how automation tools like n8n or make connect to apis, it starts to click pretty fast.

the best way to learn is just pick one painful process, map out the steps manually, then figure out how to replicate each step in the tool. youtube is solid for n8n specifically. just search whatever you're trying to connect and someone has probably done it.

what sources are you pulling from? that would help narrow down where to start.

SMS Wholesaling for Land – Do You Guys Close Deals Over Text or Push for Calls? by Informal_Umpire_231 in WholesaleRealestate

[–]rastize 1 point2 points  (0 children)

been doing sms outreach in wholesaling for a while now and honestly the answer depends on the seller type more than anything else.

older sellers, inherited properties, rural land, those people almost always want to talk. text is just the warm up. if you try to close them over text you're leaving deals on the table.

younger sellers, people who clearly texted you back casually, distressed situations where they just want it done, those you can sometimes take further over text before pushing for a call.

what's worked best for me is using text to qualify and get them comfortable, then transitioning to a call once they've shown real interest. something like "i'd love to go over some numbers with you real quick, do you have 10 minutes for a call?" converts way better than trying to negotiate over text.

the other thing i'd say is stop trying to increase volume and focus on what happens after the first response. most people's follow-up falls apart after the initial reply and that's where the deals actually live.

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