Direct Mail Guidelines
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Direct-Mail Marketing is one of the best ways to pinpoint your prospects, more so than virtually any other method of marketing out there, provided you follow the basic principles. Here are 5 Guidelines to follow when starting your direct mail campaign.
1. Choose the right list.
Common lists that are quite profitable for real estate investors are: absentee owners, probate, foreclosures, evictions, tired landlords, expired listings, abandoned properties, and the list goes on and on.
2. Make it easy for the recipient to take action.
Include as many ways as possible for the prospect to... continue reading >>
Am I Ready for a Virtual Assistant?
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After spending time with bus loads of investors the last few years, and I do mean bus loads, I found that most investors have very similar questions regarding their business.
The first of course is "How to get more leads?" There are several great training courses and boot camps that teach lead generation strategies and I'll leave them to answer that question. The very next question out of their mouths is "How do I find the time to take my business to the next level?"
I frequently hear complaints like, "My investment business is not to the... continue reading >>
Capturing Your Web Visitors
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By now you know that you need a website, blog or some sort of web presence, I hope!
But, it's simply not enough to have a website if you're not getting visitors and/or not getting visitors to leave their information so that you can follow up with them.
So... how do you capture their info? Nowadays, it's easier said than done. You see, several years ago, you could pop a page on the web, tell someone they couldn't go anywhere until they gave you their information and that was it. But now, people are tired of spam... continue reading >>
7 Tips for Flipping Real Estate
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ve probably either dabbled in real estate yourself, or at the very least, know someone who has. So, how does someone that’s brand new to real estate start flipping homes? (And let’s clear the air right now… IT IS NOT TOO LATE to start investing in real estate).
Follow these 7 tips to start investing in real estate today:
Look In Your Own Backyard The grass is always greener in the other neighborhood, and it’s easy to keep looking for the “right” area. The bottom line is... continue reading >>Target Marketing for Real Estate
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Decide on your target market
Determine what your target market will be. I know from experience that it is really easy to want to do EVERYTHING: Foreclosures, probate, absentee owners, abandoned properties, tax liens, lease options, and the list goes on and on! But, to be a successful real estate investor and to really make money in real estate, you’ve got to focus! Drill an inch wide and a mile deep!
Let me guess, you heard a teleseminar on short sales and you wanted to dive in! Then, you buy the probate home study course you just found online!
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