REAL ESTATE MARKETING
The Abandoned Condemed House
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Today Allen and I my business partner went to a property that we passed by earlier in the week that looked completely abandoned and in terrible shape. It appeared that it had severe fire damage as well as the roof and foundation were colapsing. We stopped by to notice on the side of the house that it was commissioned by the fire chief as condemend. It excited us because it seemed that no other investors or realtors have had any contact with this project that we know of.
After taking a few pictures we attempted to contact the surounding neighbors to... continue reading >>
Phone System & Voicemail
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I ordered my phone system today, not sure if anyone used Voicenation before but it seemed like a decent deal. Have anyone tried it? Here is what you get. I went thru supersmartwebprofits.com which has alot of good stuff like websites and training.
UNLIMITED FLAT RATE PRICING! - You get unlimited inbound calls for one low price! That's right, no per minute usage fee for your inbound calls! People can call in and listen to your pre-recorded scripts for as long as they like.
Dedicated Toll-Free 800 Number - You get your very own 800 number so you can project... continue reading >>
1-800 Numbers & Websites
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1-800 Phone Numbers: Today I ordered my 800 number for the business. Having a 800 number is a key advantage compared to a local or a direct phone number of yours. Here are some of the advantages: Give your sellers/buyers etc one easy to remember number that they can call from anywhere without any chargeExpenses: Its relatively less expense overall to integrate a 800 number. The reality is that rates for toll-free services, which now include the prefixes 888 and 877, have dropped right along with the rates for other kinds of long distance service. Not too long ago, a... continue reading >>
CRM Solutions
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What are Investors using for CRM, lead generation and data base solutions? I attended a phone teleseminar about 2 months ago with Richard Roop and Jeff Adams with RealEstateWebProfits.com where they discuss the power of websites and CRM solutions and how it can benefit your business. He started out by talking about how he started off and how he lost deals thru not following up with sellers for offers and being so disorganized with his marketing campaigns. For my company even though we’re a startup I want to be completely prepared from the beginning so when opportunities come we... continue reading >>
Advantages of Your Chamber of Commerce
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Today I went to my first Chamber of Commerce meeting for my town for a networking meet and greet at a local restaurant. It was a nice meeting place with alot of food and drink. The most important part of this trip and my primary objective was to interact with everyone that was there. At the meeting I meet several realtors, bankers, mortgage brokers, and attorney’s, which were just the people who I was looking for and all of which were excited to meet new business people. I gathered as much as 20+ business cards as well as scheduled many... continue reading >>
Meet Sam Leccima in CT - Friday Feb 16
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Hey guys for anyone in the area or willing to come by I am hosting a seminar with my friend Sam Leccima from Flip this house about his expierences and some of his new ventures. I acutally joined with him with a Global equity lending company that allow you do loans and make a boat load of money. Great for investors to increase your ability to do more deals. If you want more information contact me or go to www.oldwaynewway.com. Thanks
Anyone in CT, NY, MA or anywhere close I would appreciate you coming down to visit. See you... continue reading >>
Attention MASS & CT Investors - Attend our next Rehabber's Subgroup
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I would like to thank everyone who came out to our Rehabber's Subgroup Last week it was another success. Anyone in the MASS or CT area or close by you are more then welcome to attend. For those who never attended the subgroup is a mini bootcamp if you will at one of our LIVE job sites where we break down the projects scope of work. We also have our top contractors give valuable tips and best practices - some of those contractors are Fabio Desilva and Rohan from the TV Show "Flip This House"
If you want a... continue reading >>
Marketing - Part 1 - Types of Effective Marketing Lists
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Marketing is the number 1 aspect of your business. If you have no leads, you have no deals. Being an effective marketer will help you 10 fold in developing a successful real estate business. Their is numerous ways to market for sellers but one of the most effective ways is direct mail. Finding what to say in a letter is one thing but finding who to send them to is the hard part. I use all sorts of different list from different sources for my direct mail campaigns. Here is a brief list I use that is HIGHLY effective for... continue reading >>
Good news for Real Estate Investors! Anti-Flipping Law temporarily waived
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If you are a rehabber or wholetaler and you been sitting on the side lines because of the “anti-flipping” law that doesnt allow you to sell a property if you did not own it for at least 90 days then its time to get up. The Federal Housing Administration is temporarily waiving its “anti-flipping” rule which will allow the insurance of mortgages on properties that have been owned for a short period of time.
This creates a great advantage for investors performing short sales or rehabilitating properties because he popular FHA fixed mortgage program can allow them to quick turn... continue reading >>
