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All Forum Posts by: David Lecko

David Lecko has started 7 posts and replied 133 times.

Post: Deal Machine App Beneficial

David Lecko
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 143
  • Votes 88
Originally posted by @Mychal Manning:

I’ve just started the free trial. I know how to find a building owner using county records, so I cross reference for the most recent name on title. DealMachine offers the previous owner not the current. Do they update this app at all? I’m skeptical...

 We provide the current owner in the app, and we get the data directly from your county!

Post: Deal Machine App Beneficial

David Lecko
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 143
  • Votes 88
Originally posted by @Heather Justus:

@David Lecko I wanted to add that I like the app so far, but the pricing is something I'm struggling with because you charge a flat rate every month and on top of that still charge for every mailer sent out. 

I feel like it should just be a flat rate every month for like 100 mailers or so and then if you go over 100 mailers you are charged the $0.99 a mailer. Instead of essentially being charged twice. Or if the tracking my route $20 option was included already with the monthly rate, that would be awesome. Just wanted to add my suggestions. I've gotten two calls from the mailers so far.

 Congratulations on getting started! We hope dealmachine helps you follow up without forgetting... Totally get having a small budget when starting out... We price the use of the software separately from mail and mail is just 1 option you have to get in touch with the owner. So if you want to mail letters yourself or with a different service, we always allow you to export your data from dealmachine. We also give you 20 free letters (dealcredits) when you sign up, and you can get more free letters (dealcredits) by sharing your promo code with others under get free leads. We are here for you, wanting to help you in every way we can to be successful!

Post: Deal Machine App Beneficial

David Lecko
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 143
  • Votes 88
Originally posted by @Stacey Gibbons:

@david lecko what is the deal credit.   I can't seem to view the complete write up on the page.   Thanks

 A DealCredit is virtual currency inside the app. 1 DealCredit can be used for sending a piece of mail. You can also use a DealCredit to do an Enhanced Search, which is an instant skip trace to get the owner's phone number, email address, and other property addresses linked to that owner. A DealCredit currently costs $.99 on the basic plan, and $.80 on the Enterprise Plan of DealMachine. I hope that helps! Happy DealFinding!

Post: Deal Machine App Beneficial

David Lecko
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 143
  • Votes 88
Originally posted by @Jeremy Minnick:

@David Lecko Your app is amazing, I have just one question we do cash for dollars driving around using your app but we have to switch from the iPad to the phone. Do you plan on creating an app just for Ipad any time soon?

 You can use DealMachine on your iPad within Safari! It is designed to look great and work smoothly that way, even the route tracking feature works!

Post: Lost job $100 budget

David Lecko
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 143
  • Votes 88

@David Wrenn sorry to hear about your job. If you have $100 to spend you're going to want to use strategies that weigh more on your time but can generate great results (driving for dollars, cold calling, door knocking, etc).

@Kurt Michaelson thank you so much for the shout out! I really appreciate it. What are you doing now that you finished your 9 months Ubering and driving for dollars?

Post: Does Number of Days on MLS affect your buying decisions?

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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 143
  • Votes 88

@Mo Farraj I have used the number of days on the MLS as a filter then made lower offers to those houses that have been listed for many days. I have purchased 2 properties that were 200 and 300 days old on the MLS, and both of them were awesome deals better than 1% rule. 412 Jenny Ln in Carmel, IN bought for $190,000 rents for $2025 /mo and 6844 Keystone Ave, Indianapolis, IN paid $104,000 rents for $1250 / mo. Both deals on my blog.

@Mark Mesedahl huge thank you for the shout out! I appreciate it.

Post: Find Owner's Contact Information when Driving for Dollars

David Lecko
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 143
  • Votes 88

@Pat Baggett get them deals!

Post: Buy and Hold Live in Rehab to Rent Later

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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 143
  • Votes 88

Congrats @Stephanie Southerland , awesome that you got the deal driving for dollars!

Post: Buy and Hold Live in Rehab to Rent Later

David Lecko
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 143
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@Stephanie Southerland congrats on your deal! Awesome that you found it driving for dollars!

Post: I found a vacant property in my neighborhood

David Lecko
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 143
  • Votes 88

@Taryn Lewis awesome job finding a vacant property! We have seen that it takes finding about 200 properties like that (vacant, or occupied and needs maintenance) and sending mail to them 3x each to get 1 deal! Keep up the good work!