The Titanium Vault hosted by RJ Bates III
RJ Bates III, affectionately referred to as the Viking Wizard by his students, started his real estate investing career in 2014 after attending a real estate education program that put him $65,000 in debt. RJ contracted his first deal he found on the MLS and wholesaled it for a $7,500 assignment fee. That was the end of his former life and the beginning of his venture into becoming a real estate investor. Since that moment, RJ has become an influential figurehead in the real estate investing industry. He has successfully purchased and sold over 2,000 properties all across the USA including wholesale deals, rehabs, rentals, owner finances and short term rentals. One of his passions is being the host of The Titanium Vault Podcast where he interviews the top real estate investors. He has won back to back Closers Olympics earning him the reputation as the King Closer! Finally, RJ and Cassi DeHaas, his partner, have started their education platform called Titanium University.
The Titanium Vault hosted by RJ Bates III
Most Wholesalers Don't Realize This About Seller Calls
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I want you to really think about this the next time you're on a seller call. Ask yourself one question. Who's driving this conversation right now? Because most wholesalers think that they are. But if we're being honest, they're not. They're reacting, they're explaining, they're defending. And that's not closing. That's being a passenger in someone else's car and wondering why you never get where you want to go. Today I'm going to show you why the closer is the chauffeur, not the seller, and how asking the right questions puts you back in control. And that's without being aggressive or pushy or sleazy. Picture this: you hire a professional chauffeur, you get in the back seat and say, I need to go to the airport. That's it. You don't grab the wheel, you don't choose the streets, and you don't argue about traffic. You trust the driver to get you there the right way. And that's how seller conversations are supposed to work. The seller tells you the destination. I want to sell. I want a certain price. I don't want to feel taken advantage of. But the route? Well, that's on you. And if you don't take control of that route, the conversation doesn't stall because the seller is difficult. It stalls because you never took the wheel. Now, why most wholesalers lose control immediately? Well, this is where people mess this up. They hear the seller talk and they assume that means the seller is in control. Talking more does not equal control. The person asking the questions is always in control. But most wholesalers stop asking questions the moment things get uncomfortable. For example, the seller says, I'm not desperate. Boom. The closer panics. Seller says, I already talked to someone else. The closer starts pitching. The seller says, I don't want to be lowballed. The closer starts defending. That's not confidence. That's fear disguised as politeness. Seller statements are directions, not objections. I want you to reframe how you hear sellers. Sellers don't throw objections to stop the deal, they throw them to test whether you can drive. Every statement they make is a directional signal. I don't want to be lowballed. Equals I'm afraid of being taken advantage of. I don't have to sell means I really want leverage in this conversation. I'm thinking about listing. That means I want to know if you're better than a real estate agent. If you hear those and immediately react, well, your job is not to convince. Your job is not to pressure. Your job is not to win arguments. Your job is to clarify reality. Professional closers don't sell fantasy, they reveal truth. And truth is revealed through questions, not statements. That's why amateurs pitch and professionals ask. Statements create resistance. Questions create momentum. If you feel tension on a call, ask yourself, did I just talk when I should have asked? Let's break this down properly. Let's use passenger closer example number one. The seller says, I want top dollar. Passenger response, okay. Well, the market is soft right now. You just surrendered control. The chauffeur response would be when you say top dollar, what does that allow you to do next? Now the seller has to explain their true motivation. Seller, I don't need to sell. Passenger response would be, okay, totally understand. No, you don't. You just avoided your job. The chauffeur response would be, if you don't need to sell, what made you take this call today? That question puts you back in the driver's seat instantly. And finally, the third example: seller says, I already talked to another investor. The passenger responds, Well, we're different because now you're chasing. The chauffeur responds, Well, what'd you like about that conversation? And what didn't you like? Now you're diagnosing instead of competing. Questions control speed and direction. A chauffeur knows when to speed up and when to slow down. Same thing with closers. If the seller is emotional, slow down. If the seller is logical, clarify. If the seller is vague, tighten the conversation. And questions do all of that. Examples. Help me understand. Walk me through. What happens if? How long are you willing to? These questions feel calm, but they are dominant. Dominance doesn't mean loud, it means intentional. You'll know you're in control when the seller starts saying things like, well, honestly, if I'm being real, the truth is, and that's not luck. That's you driving them to clarity. And clarity closes deals. You can have the best script, probably the closer's formula, the best CRM, probably Re Simply, and the best leads, speed to lead, property leads, leads all. But if you don't understand control through questions, none of that matters. Because closers don't win by force, they win by guidance. They don't shove sellers into decisions, they drive them there. So the next time you're on a seller call, remember the seller tells you where they want to go, but you drive the car. If you let them grab the wheel, don't complain about the destination. Ask better questions, control the route, and start acting like a professional closer. Because passengers don't close deals, drivers do. Let me know what you guys think in the comments. Show me some love, like today's video, and we'll see you guys tomorrow.