One week down, 11 more to Grow.

Whoa, where did this week go?

If you remember back a few days ago I had the picture of Rachel and I with my little sister in the car.  Yes, that’s my little sister, not our daughter.

We volunteered (or maybe we were chosen) to baby sit for the week.

That was a real adventure.  Rachel and I have never taken care of a kid and this was new territory for us.  Needless to say having this baby over all week took tons of attention.

I guess that’s why this week just flew by.  Anyways, back to business.

We’ve been scanning the classifieds, driving parks, and talking to people about our new Mobile Home Business.  Most people thing we’re crazy, but if they knew how lucrative it can be, they might think again.

Since I was confined to my castle babysitting I decided to try some email offers.

I emailed a few ads I saw online to ask them questions about their mobiles for sale.  Typically in the first email I asked questions about the mobile for sale and if it was still available.

When they emailed me back with the details I asked how flexible they were on their price.

Most of them were willing to drop an average of $1k.

I made a few low ball offers via email just to see what they’d say.

If you compare this to the numbers from the first offers we made, it’s obviously better to ask for discounts in person.  The important thing is to see if they are flexible.  If you talk to someone over the phone (or by email) you should be looking for signs of motivation.

Right now we’re watching 2 that may have some room to negotiate.  It’s the first of the month, lot rent is due, this may motivate them.

I’ve made very low offers on both of these mobiles, but I guess they didn’t like my price.  Really, what’s the worst thing that can happen when you make a ridiculously low offer?

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They can say No.  That’s it.  Then you move on to the next.  The sooner you get over your aversion of the word NO, the sooner you will succeed.