All Forum Posts by: Jerry Puckett

Hi Fran,

I do not post much any more but have a very diverse group of wise counselors whom I've met on the site and PM with. I've been here 14 years and have seen the site ebb and flow, occasionally being taken over by over bearing folks with a gold star in their title. Tons of naysayers who say it can't be done if you don't do it their way. And many more who try to turn every post into a commercial for whatever it is they have to hawk.

I've seen people lose their shirts and I've seen folks give the shirt off their backs. This site and my colleagues were there for me in the beginning, and saw me through some very hard times. From finding my first buyer, through my own (very well documented) kerfuffle with New Western, there was always someone I could reach out to. 

So here I am 14 years after I was told it couldn't be done, or that I couldn't do it the way I was doing it. And I drank the BP Kool-aid a long time ago and have paid it forward many times with demonstrable, repeatable successes. Going through hard knocks at the beginning is called education. Learning to deal with ups and downs is experience, going through it instead of around is success.

Be encouraged @Fran Pratt; people who are afraid to make mistakes take no risks and are doomed to mediocrity. Learn from your mistakes and move on. What's next?

Hope that helps.

So you did, and thank you. I'll get back with you very soon. 

There are a few us still around proving quality and services.  Please check some of my refernces for fokls I've actulally helped these last years and let's talk..

Jerry Puckett

@Stacy Santini

I hated my experience with cold calling, mass text and Ringless voicemail so much that I swore it off all together. It was a waste of time and money for me.

@Francisco Lucero

You bet. No one should walk into this without counting the cost as a lot of mistakes get made that way.

As for meet ups....if I'm honest...I gave up on those years ago. Most are a front for much back of room selling. If you want to go in order to network, let people know who you are and what you do, that's one thing. But if you attend looking for an opportunity rather than being one, your mileage will vary greatly.

Joining or starting a mastermind group (in my opinion) is a more viable path to learning the ins and outs of the strategy.

Hello @Francisco Lucero

I wanted to jump in here as you local to me. I know there is quite a bit of good stuff in the file place, but want to caution you on jumping in with a contract dug up online. If the crap ever actually hit the fan and you had to go to court, your contract will be reviewed. What a Judge would expect to see is the State's promulgated contract. If that is not what the judge is seeing, you are in for uphill battle.

You do not always need to use the State contract as a non licensee. But I recommend being completely familiar with it, it's protections and warranties before launching out with something that will undoubtedly be one sided. 

There....that and a couple of bucks will get you a cup of coffee :-)

Craigslist isn't what it used to be, and even back in the day was not a great producer. I've seen several investors on Facebook get fried by local groups "Watch out for this scammer" type of thing. But that's mostly small town stuff.

Dollar for dollar, my best results have always come from Direct mail. I had a decent internet funnel at one point, but found that any who seek me out would also bounce right from my site to many competitors. When I would show up to look at the place, I always had company.

When folks call from the mail, while I have them on the phone, I have them exclusively. I can get a lot accomplished in the original call that a webform simply wont accomplish.

I'm not overly fond of postcards except in certain situations. They work as a follow up to people I've already touched, but as an initial lead generator, they need to be sent in the thousands. It's just simple math. Post Cards tend to go into the trash with other marketing pieces and never get a second glance.

Before sending anything else, I would verify that your list is indeed targeting the right people in the right place: those who own what you want to buy, mailed to them where they live, and filtered by the ability to sell at a discount.

Once you're sure you have the right folks at the right address, put yourself into their shoes and write something that would grab your attention.

That has always worked well for me.

 So which is it? You have begun or you've been doing it so long you own a call center? I think that opening was a little disingenuous. 

I suspected we might hear from an Anti Mailer and was not disappointed ;-) 

But far from being dead, for the folks who apply themselves and use best practices. Like I said, I'm still here after 13 years and have seen so many others come and go.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/bpp46-jon-klaus-podcast-transcript-spec-building-marketing-deals#:~:text=I%27m%20looking%20at,to%20wholesale%20them.