Starting a direct mail campaign

[Jim Montville]

I've sent out my first letters from recent driving around I've done.15 in total.The more I listen to the podcasts and read on the site I realize that number is really low.My question is where is the best place to gather a larger list to mass mail.Also wondering why most examples of letters I see are hand written.I was thinking about setting up a generic letter on Office and just plugging in the name and address and printing them out.Thanks

[Andy M.]

It's a numbers game. You will most likely get frustrated if you just send out small amounts of mail. The more mail you send (to targeted lists, with a decent message) the more calls you get, the more calls you get the better your chances are of striking gold.

Don't give up, just do what other successful people are doing and you will succeed too. You can get lists from companies like list source.com or you can talk to local title companies and sometimes they can help you get lists. If you don't have title companies, then ask other investors in your area who are sending mail where they get their lists from.

Good luck!

P.S. This stuff actually works if you can stick it out and do what other successful people are doing. "What one man can do another can do." :)