33: How to Close 27 Deals in Your First Year While Working Full Time with Sam Craven

<p>On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with a relatively new investor who is absolutely crushing it as a flipper and wholesaler –&nbsp;Sam Craven. Sam has an incredible story of learning to fight through the initial problems that all new investors face and achieving a lot of success while investing during his weekends and evenings. Sam has a ton of great tips on marketing, making a plan, running an investment business, and a lot more. Don’t miss this show!</p><p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/bpp33-sam-craven-podcast-transcript-first-year-27-deals" target="_blank">Read the transcript to episode 33 with Sam Craven here</a>.</p><p>In This Show, We Cover</p><ul><li>Working with family&nbsp;without killing each other</li><li>Closing&nbsp;27 deals&nbsp;during the first year in business</li><li>Getting leads with&nbsp;direct mail</li><li>Investing while&nbsp;holding a full time job</li><li>Partnering&nbsp;with other investors when first beginning</li><li>How to lower your direct mail response rate … and&nbsp;why you want to</li><li>Tips on&nbsp;online advertising</li><li>Making a&nbsp;plan&nbsp;for future growth</li><li>How to&nbsp;stand out&nbsp;from the “bad wholesaler” crowd</li><li>How to build a sophisticated&nbsp;buyer’s list</li><li>How to&nbsp;handle major problems&nbsp;when they come up</li></ul><p>Links from the Show</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/pro" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Pro Memberships</a></li><li><a href="http://www.loopnet.com/" target="_blank">LoopNet.com</a></li></ul><p>Books Mentioned in the Show</p><ul><li><a href="http://amzn.to/2aCma6c" target="_blank">The Millionaire Real Estate Investor</a>&nbsp;by Gary Keller</li><li><a href="http://amzn.to/2a7GIW2" target="_blank">The E-myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It</a>&nbsp;by Michael Gerber</li></ul><p>Tweetable Topics</p><ul><li>“To grow as a real estate investor, get involved in the conversations about real estate.” (<a href="http://clicktotw