All Forum Posts by: Alison M.

@Bill Gulley , could you be more specific about which regulators to call? For example, I am in VA and do deals in VA, DC and MD. Is it the same everywhere or does it vary by state? Thanks.

I shoot for as much as I can get away with while still making a good deal for the end buyer. I've had as little as $5k and as much as $40k. One woman at our REIA club got a $100k wholesale fee recently - really!

I've never used them. However, I call on ones that I see or have one of my kids do it if we're driving. Never have gotten the investor on the other end of the phone! Just voice mail, call centers, or dead air.

@Jerry Puckett I looked at Streak and it appears very much like Pipeliner without the pricetag. Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately I don't use gmail so can't use Streak.

Does anyone know something like Streak that will run with Outlook?

After going from a reliable paycheck to self employment 5 years ago, I am adamant that I will *never* take on another mortgage again after we sell our current residence. I don't know your other financial circumstances Robin but unless you've got an annuity that covers your mortgage or another iron-clad income stream I would keep your paid off house just like it is - paid off.

I use a Word table with embedded docs for leads, and an Excel spreadsheet with hyperlinks to my mailing lists to track marketing and response rates.

I also recently did a 30-day trial of a product called Pipeliner which I liked very much and am interested in buying, but can't justify spending the money if I can still do it in my home-grown system. I liked Pipeliner because it was very visual like a flowchart, as opposed to being table-based like most CRM and SFM systems.

I also have a software development background.

Hi Aaron. I have learned over time NOT to say anything specific on a postcard about owing taxes. People feel exposed if postcards are floating around saying they are behind. Either send something in an envelope, or just include back taxes in the list of problems you're willing to help them solve on your postcard verbiage.

There's no down side to calling. I make cold calls all the time to owners and rarely get a hostile response. Just use your friendliest voice and you'll do fine.

Aaron, could you describe in a bit more detail how you "walk" the other property? Sounds like an interesting concept.

I sent out that message last year in December only on a post card. I got a slightly higher than usual response rate ;-).