South Florida Investor Mentoring

[Manny Del Val]

Hello Everyone

My name is Manny, I have been working in this business since June of this year after wanting to do real estate for 20 years. I finally took action and I got my first deal driving for dollars, after I met a realtor at a house I was seeing. I approached him and said if he had any REO or Foreclosure listings to let me know. One thing let to another and I got an REO deal, I have rehabed the property (Took Longer and Over Budget), and I am now selling the home.

This was my first deal. I made some mistakes:

1. I put all my money in this one deal

2. I was afraid of hard money loans

3. I went over budget 

4. Did a lot of the work myself

I am the type of person that learns from my mistakes and Once I get this house sold and have access to my cash I am ready to go all in. 

But I do want to lay the correct foundation and have the business processes needed to be successful.  

 I am looking for someone to give me some guidance it doesn't have to be anything crazy maybe just 30 minutes once a week to go over some pointers or discuss somethings. I strongly believe in relationships and networking and I want this to be mutually beneficial. There are so many guru's with scams and fake promises. I am looking for someone real. I don't have crazy 20k or 30K to throw around but I am willing to invest in something I can believe in and do deals together. 

I need guidance on how to put everything together and what materials to use to be successful.  What lead generator source are good.  I don't believe direct mail works so I am not looking at doing this. Its expensive, conversion rate is low, and most of these things are end up in the trash. I am interested in SEO, Websites like Lead Propeller, Investor Carrot, or Doing it myself (I have an IT Background and done my own Word Press Site before), Facebook and Instagram Marketing, Google Pay Per Click, and Email Campaigns. 

I am also looking into software like REIFAX for leads and I am on various wholesale lists as well as I am on Zillow looking for deals.  My daughter will help me make calls so I have that covered. I don't like talking on the phone but she is very good at that.  I get excited with orchestrating the deal, looking at the numbers, fixing the property, managing the work and contractors, and even marketing and selling it. I like all that. 

Sorry for the ramble, I guess I am asking if anyone can guide me on what software to use for CRM, Lead Generation, Deal Analysis, MLS Comps (Not an Agent, but looking to get the license), Websites, Automatic Email followup Weekly, and Automatic Dialer Scheduler for followup call scheduling.

Any help I would greatly appreciate it. 

Thank You

Manny