All Forum Posts by: Jay Johnson

@Patricia Mangham, just a fyi, if you decide to skip your records directly thru REI Reply, they do adhere to DNC and CTIA compliance. You're responsible for any records skipped via a third party tracer that gets uploaded. The easy workaround is utilizing platforms like www.dnc.com and https://batchlitigatorscrub.co...  They also leverage the compliance parameters built into Twilio's system. Some other cost effective sms platforms are smarter contact and batchleads.io, and Stratics Networks. The key is to check your numbers before running any campaigns no matter the platform.
Hope that helps you...

@Eric F, In my experience when I received that message for my campaigns, those numbers with "unreachable destination handsets" were landlines. Twilio support should be able to confirm it for you though in additon to confirming if your new numbers have already been flagged. 
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@Nick because the numbers being generated are coming from Twilio, the platform leverages the TCPA compliance guidelines they set forth when you choose your numbers. The platform will first recognize landlines that it can't communicate with and automatically recognizes keywords in your text conversation thread in addition to the number being dialed and will filter them out. In my opinion, it best to do this before loading your numbers up and running a campaign. Most just won't take the time. Batch Litigator Scrub is a free service that you can do this with. Hope that helps.

@chris podkowa, based on our post count and the precedent set by BP, our feedback has no merit on a product others know nothing about let alone used it. Then they base their arguments on conjecture, lies while remaining in their archaic feelings. If that isn't a typical day in real state investing (construction, project management, etc), I don't know what else is. It is entertaining though. It looks like tangents and rants make for high engagement numbers in BP.

@w phillpots, as a newbie, which I consider myself 19 months into investing, but not new to entrepreneurship, you have to understand quickly that a lot of people won't embrace your newbie status into this space, especially when you come with a mindset of leveraging technology, automation, and anything online related to conduct business that's adverse to that archaic models that didn't allow space for everyone to succeed, let alone participate in. It's easier to condemn and disparage tools and people they know nothing about and choose not to. Par for the course. People don't know what they don't know. 

@tucker Cummings, I wish my burn rate was only 49 when I got started... I didn't know BP's worth was in the number of posts someone had made. Maybe why I follow for the education...

@w phillpots, you're thinking of REI Rail. And while yes, you could drop DM and Propstream for Propelio, it still depends on what features you feel work best for your business and budget. DM is nice, but very expensive for what you get. I dropped it for Propelio because better real time recognition of d4$ and Propelio tells you what's going on with the house next door in addition to the platforms other features. Don't sleep on Propelio Academy either. Quality content for free similar to BP, without the vanity number of post ideals. Lol...

Propstream will give you more detailed info on a property, but if you learn your market's county appraisal and tax site, you should be able to get that info for free. PS makes it organized in one space and look nice. They also source their info from Core Logic, the same company Listsource uses. I use REI Automator, Sean Terry's white label version of PS for it's offer Automator and the list automator, inbound list scrubbing features. Call tools is nice, you just need to have a lot of numbers for it dial. If not, it could turn into a high cost real quick. My suggestion is partnering up with someone who has tools you're interested in trying and create a value exchange between the two of you. My guy has access to batch skip tracing and lead stacking, call tools, and Propelio and I have Listsource preferred rates, Idi data, Rei Reply and Propstream. We rotate on skip tracing cost and any lead we work together thru our systems is split 50/50. Hope that helps.

@Tucker Cummings, what's got you apprehensive over 49 bucks for 30 days? And there are testimonials on their home page. What other platforms are you using?

@Tucker Cummings, I wanted to let you know that REI Reply is a real service. As a newbie investor, skeptical at first when I saw someone speaking on it in a REIA FB group, I was able to consolidate several services and platforms I was spending money on when I made the switch. That included Buyers on Fire Xplode, Call Rail, Carrot, and Stratics Networks and logging out of Podio and Slack CRM's. It also comes with an app that feeds RVM's and SMS right to your cellphone. And that's not even the full force of the platform's capability. I'm guessing there's no trial because they are currently ( and have been since Feb.) offering beta trial pricing of $49/month, 1.63 a day for 30 days. The cost-effectiveness of the platform in my opinion is they leverage Twilio's pay per use features, so you're not spending money on unused services like you can with some others in my experience. Their head of IT/customer support, Susan is very accessible whether thru email, FB group, or her contacting you to confirm your automation/rvm voice drops are correctly uploaded as she did for me about 30 minutes (as of this post) ago for a campaign of 300+ rvm/SMS I sent out. I am not an affiliate. I invest part-time currently, but I have used and trialed several systems that torched my burn rate. If it's not for you, you're only out 49 bucks, your grandfathered billing designation and whatever you spend on the campaigns you send out. If you're a one-man army, let some of this automated technology do the heavy lifting so you can be the problem solver for that motivated seller.