69: Getting Your First Deal, Quitting Your Job, and Successful Marketing with Brandon Krieg

<p>On today’s episode of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/category/podcast/" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Podcast,</a>&nbsp;we sit down and chat with a real estate investor who is a successful wholesaler and rehabber&nbsp;out of the&nbsp;Grand Rapids, Michigan area.</p><p>&nbsp;Brandon&nbsp;Krieg&nbsp;shares his insights on how he&nbsp;transitioned out of a full-time job to become a full time real estate investor&nbsp;and shares some incredible insight for others who are thinking about making the leap themselves. During the show, Brandon&nbsp;speaks on the importance of integrity in business and the priority of taking care of family&nbsp;and then continues on to shed light on his innovative marketing tactics, that has him&nbsp;averaging a 15-25% response rate with direct mail!</p><p>Whether you are a new investor struggling to figure out how to generate deal flow or struggling with making the transition from part-time real estate to full-time or you’ve been investing for years and need some marketing tips to take you to the next level,&nbsp;this is the show for you.</p><p>In This Show, We Cover:</p><ul><li>How to transition from a&nbsp;full time job you hate&nbsp;to full time real estate</li><li>How to&nbsp;find&nbsp;good wholesalers</li><li>The&nbsp;keys&nbsp;you need to succeed at wholesaling</li><li>How Brandon&nbsp;uses&nbsp;direct mail with an&nbsp;&nbsp;15-25% response rate</li><li>How to&nbsp;ethically use bandit signs</li><li>How Brandon&nbsp;used&nbsp;BiggerPockets&nbsp;to grow his network</li><li>Who Brandon&nbsp;uses&nbsp;for his direct mail success</li><li>How many&nbsp;deals should you do before jumping into real estate full time?</li><li>How to handle leads outside your&nbsp;comfort zone</li><li>How important are&nbsp;business systems?</li><li>And a lot more!</li></ul><p>Books Mentioned in the Show</p><ul><li><a href="http://amzn.to/2aaQ0gA" target="_blank">Game of Thrones</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;George R.R. Martin</li><li><a href="http://amzn.to/2an5sZr" target="_blank">E-Myt