Best SMS platforms-Launch Control, Lead Sherpa, Roor??

[Ashley Hightower]

Hey everyone,

So my husband and I have been doing SMS marketing for a few months now and we just recently tried Launch Control and I have a love/hate relationship with it. It’s a great concept, but poor execution in our experience. So does anyone have any other platforms they recommend? I’m hesitant to do Lead Sherpa because I don’t want to make a 3 month commitment and then find out they have all these same issues. 

Specifically our issues with Launch Control are we constantly have bugs. I have gotten on chat support like every day since we got it because something is not working right. It’s been different things each time. But they do not offer call whisper, so we have no clue who is calling us back when we get phone calls and it takes a while for us to look up who is calling. They also do not have any notifications, so we risk missing out on leads. And when we put a person on “DNC” the system will still automatically text their second and third numbers. So we have had people tell us “don’t ever contact me again” ans then 24 hours later we text their wife or kids the same message from the same number. Which just looks bad and there’s not a way to fix that. 

We also tried REI reply (using Twilio) and we liked it alright but we had our own issues with them that had no fixes as well because it's such a new system. We are looking into Roor. Any other systems that you have tried and liked or disliked?

[Curt Smith]

Ive been a longer time user of reireply.com, they've in the last 2 mo updated to a new add on called creativereireply.com that provides leads for you based on a 50mi radius of a chosen zip. Can have multiple zips, each at extra per mo. The leads are FSBO and optionally expireds. The system is tuned for making creative offers. My focus is buying subject to for my own rentals. Most users are making lease option, rent to own and some subject to offers. I'm seeing a crazy ramp up in FSBO / expired leads now that interest rates have topped 7%trapping sellers. I see leads with vacant houses on FSBO sites. No way in heck will they sell. Just waiting for investors to buy at a discount or make creative offers.

This creative system is pricy, not sure what you'd get signing up now. I can't talk price, I don';t even know I just signed up, added a VA account, a 2nd zip and am working leads. For me its worth it since its business in a box. I dont have to lead gen (propstream), skip etc, up load to some SMS tool. I don;t have that much time to fool with tools!! So I appreciate its all wired up for me. SMS goes out on a canned DRIP system over next months. I just deal with the usual replies.

It was early luck I know, But got a nice sub to deal signed and will close next Wed so far. From the leads and SMSing sellers, I know there's alot more deals in the FSBO/expired area as stress, recession, job loss (hope not), and interest rates stay this high. Through next Spring will be tough for sellers so they will expire and really desparate will try FSBO. When you see leeds on FSBO, they are ready for offers.

Best to all, curt