22: Building a Marketing Machine, Spec Houses, Flipping & Wholesaling with Tucker Merrihew | Bigger Pockets Podcast

While most investors think of real estate investing as buying an ugly property and making it look good, today we sit down with an investor who runs a highly successful investing business that focuses heavily on investing in new home building, along with wholesaling and flipping as well. Tucker Merrihew, the owner of TTM Development Co in Portland, Oregon, shares a ton of great advice on creating a sustainable and automatic lead funnel, as well as numerous tips on a variety of investing techniques.
Read the transcript for episode 22 with Tucker Merrihew here
In This Show, We Cover

How a “failed personality test” led to real estate investing

The early mistakes that caused major problems for Tucker

Do condos make good investments?

How to build a marketing machine

Direct mail “shock marketing“

Why knocking down houses might make you money

Tucker’s online marketing strategy

The financial benefits of spec building

Tips for finding and working with great contractors

Finding deals when the MLS is too competitive

Links from the Show

Every Door Direct Mail

BP Podcast 010 : Flipping Houses 101 with J Scott

Tucker’s Lead Generating Website

Books Mentioned In The Show:

Donald Trump Books

How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie

Tweetable Topics:

“There’s motivation in weird places sometimes.” (Click to Tweet)

“When investing in real estate, you’ve got to have a website.” (Click to Tweet)

“To be successful in real estate investing, you gotta build momentum.” (Click to Tweet)

Get in Touch with Tucker

Tucker’s BiggerPockets Profile

Tucker’s Company Website: www.TTMDevelopmentCompany.com

Tucker’s Facebook Page: www.Facebook.com/TuckerMerrihew 

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