All Forum Posts by: Ben Smith

When you market with direct mail, do you think it would be helpful to get all the mortgage data for your whole list or is that info that you would get from the seller once you started talks? I was wondering if paying for all the mortgage data right off the bat would benefit me in any way or if I'd just be donating to listsource's bottom line.

Thanks for the input @Eric Davey. I wanted to say that yellowletters got their lists/data from listsource.com. I'll have to check out the latter.

Hey @Account Closed. Thank you for your response.

That's a bummer to hear! I have just over 1000.

That's really the only list "source" that I even know about. I kind of thought that's what everyone used.  I actually bit the bullet and purchased the list a few hours ago. Have you had better luck with anyone else?

I'm sending my first mail campaign out and I'm on the checkout page of ListSource. I was wondering what some investors might say about the standard output data vs. standard mortgage leads. It seems like I'd get a lot of info from getting the mortgage data as well. Is it worth it? I'm marketing to pre-foreclosures so I think it could definitely be useful but I'm not sure if that data is a could/should/must...and it just about triples the data cost.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Ben

I'm sending my first mail campaign out and I'm on the checkout page of ListSource. I was wondering what some investors might say about the standard output data vs. standard mortgage leads. It seems like I'd get a lot of info from getting the mortgage data as well. Is it worth it? I'm marketing to pre-foreclosures so I think it could definitely be useful but I'm not sure if that data is a could/should/must...and it just about triples the data cost.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Ben

Hello,

I'm on the checkout page of ListSource. I was wondering what some investors might say about the standard output data vs. standard mortgage leads. It seems like I'd get a lot of info from getting the mortgage data as well. Is it worth it? I'm marketing to pre-foreclosures so I think it could definitely be useful but I'm not sure if that data is a could/should/must.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks 

Hello,

I just wanted to throw this out there...

Does anyone have any insight on banks, national or local, with whom I should or should not use for my business account? I have spoken with Wells and 5/3 but I'm kind of being a pansy about making a decision. 

I've never had my own business before so I'm not sure if there are certain things to look out for/look for as far as services go. I've used Wells for my personal accounts forever. I can say that I haven't been totally Thrilled with their service on that level. I just can't really see why NOT to go with someone else if their programs/products "shine".

Thank you for any input.

Ben

Thank you so much @Claire Trammell! I was actually looking for them on his site and didn't find them. Thanks again!

Awesome! Thank you @Mike Hicks! I'm headed there now.

I know this is a total long shot...

I've been in sales for a decade so I really don't have a problem with talking to people at all. In person or over the phone. The reason my sales skills improved over the years is I have had good sales managers/co workers/mentors that helped with my verbiage, timing, tact etc. I just left my job with my most recent employer and I'm entering REI full time. I am about to send out my first 1,000 mailers to pre-foreclosures and am excited to field the overwhelmingly brutal onslaught of people that will be blowing up my phone day and night begging me to buy their house.....jk....I'm fully prepared for my 1-10 calls. However, when those 1-10 calls come in, I want them to count.

So here's what I'm assuming is a long shot....

 Are there any marketers out there in BP land, wholesalers or rehabbers, that by chance record their incoming calls and might be really proud of some of them? More specifically, proud enough to share them. I would LOVE to get a feel for how these conversations might go, initial objections that come up, and how to handle some of the hot heads that want to curb-stomp me for being so bold as to send them such a tactless mailer.

If I am correct in thinking that what I'm looking for does not exist or is just unavailable to me, does anyone have any tips, pointers, words of wisdom, things to avoid saying etc. concerning pre-foreclosure respondents (or any type of respondent).  

Thank you all SO MUCH in advance,

Ben Smith