All Forum Posts by: Billy Bell

Hi! 

I have lived in Phoenix my entire life, but brand new to REI. Looking to get into wholesaling until I have some capital and experience to get into flipping and beyond. My mom has been an agent out here for about 15 years. Let me know if there is anything I can do for ya while you're here!

Good luck!

Billy

Hey BP Community!

I am a brand new wholesaler from Phoenix, AZ. I sent out my first round of 525 Yellow letters to Absentee Owners a month ago and only got one call back. I have attached a picture of one of the letters I sent, but I ended up using black ink instead of red. I used the same font (my handwriting turned into a font) on the regular letter "#10" envelope as well. I used a standard priority mail American flag stamp. 

I thought they looked really good for my first round and doing them myself to save about $200, but there must be something I can do to get a better call back rate on the next round, which I plan to send out Monday. Thinking about sacking up and paying a little more to go thru YellowLetters.com?

Any advice is extremely appreciated!

Thank you!!!

Billy Bell

Tags: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Arizona, Wholesale, Marketing,Direct Mail, Flip.

 Great tip Rene! You may have just saved me a couple hundred bucks so many thanks for the quick reply!!! I really just wanted to use yellowletters.com cuz it takes like zero time at all and doesn't give me any chance to procrastinate or anything like that! Haha

Thanks again!

Billy

 Hello Rene,

I am curious to how you could set up a word doc to be able to merge a list on to it? Sounds like a very smart, quick and cheap way to get those mailers done. Do you feel that you are loosing a little of the response rate, because it is typed instead of a handwritten look like so many people advise for the "personal touch?"

Thank you,

Billy

I will see you there! Thanks for the heads up!

Billy Bell 

Hey All,

I am just starting out in REI in Phoenix, AZ and wondering where I can find some good places to network in my area. I hope this thread can help other Phoenicians get linked up with some of the suggested events and boost the amount of networking we can all do!

Thank you!

Billy Bell

Hey Thank you @Jared Vidales! I would love to make it to a BP Happy Hour! I see you went to Cal Poly! I went to SLO for a short time until the economy crashed and couldn't afford the out-of-state tuition anymore, but man was it a great time and great school! One of my fraternity brothers from SLO has been flipping homes in the Bay Area and is giving me advise and other help getting started! Feel free to PM me for my direct contact info for meet ups! Look forward to connecting with you!

@Jeff Joachim^^^ the @ Mention didn't work the first time :)

@JeffJoachim Thank you kindly! I have a old friend in Orlando who specializes in Tax delinquent deals and have been chatting with him for advice and opportunities! Thanks again! Cheers!

Hello Bigger Pockets Community!

I am Billy from the Scottsdale, Az area and am interested in getting started in Real Estate investing by either flipping or wholesaling as a side business to my full time job at a high-end, custom residential architecture firm. I have a bachelor in business with a concentration in entrepreneurship and management. My mother has been a realtor since I was young so I have been around it for quite some time in that sense, but still have tons to learn which is why I am here!

My short term goal is to build a profitable side business in flipping homes or wholesaling. 

I look forward to meeting you all and for the successes to come!

Billy Bell