Real Estate Wholesaling via Scraping and Cold Texting
Scrape Zillow daily for FSBO (For Sale By Owner) listings, obtain phone numbers, and bulk text lowball offers at 40% below Zillow's Z-estimate. Built custom Twilio-based bulk texting software for $1-2K via Upwork and hired a scraper in Turkey. Achieves approximately 2% response rate. Warning: requires local real estate knowledge and can be risky without it.
Startup Budget
$1K – $5K
Difficulty
Advanced
Business Type
Hybrid
Location
Urban
Time Commitment
Full-time
Revenue Potential
$10000+/month
Skills Needed
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