All Forum Posts by: Jeff Foulds

Input sought on creating a website and optimizing online marketing! I'm that newbie choosing between websites and liking what I see so far from Lead Propeller. I was initially looking at the free and premium websites I was offered through my association but noticed that the how-to video setting them up are from 2009 (might as well be last century in the website world) and generally they seem a bit lackluster and too cookie cutter. As a newbie, I'm obviously concerned with getting max bang for the buck and it seems I'm gleaning from discussions here on BP that maximizing foot traffic to the website in the short term & efficiently is done with:

A) Having professional website(s). Individual ones tailored to your target audience (motivated sellers, buyers, wholesalers) with:

-1) Testimonials (built over time since I'm a newbie)

-2) Blog posts

-3) Linked YouTube videos

-4) Simple info take-in form

B) Free Craigslist adds regularly-updated that direct to that professional website(s)

C) Paid-per-click advertising to get people in the door (Google/Facebook ads, etc.)

D) Combine w/ OFFLINE marketing strategies (i.e. signs, car magnets, mailers, radio spots) directing folks to your domain name that you made easy-to-remember

E) Best website would also have a cross-over to CRM with direct alerts (texts to my phone)

For long-term optimization of foot traffic and conversion:

A) Manage that SEO (continuously or pay for someone to do it)

Am I missing something?

Thank you for your time everyone!

@Ali Boone, thank you for the info.  I've definitely been starting looking at local in New Orleans (which would be much easier! ha)  I'm finding that Orleans parish seems overvalued for Buy & Hold and in talking with others that seems to be the case, but I'm new to the area and not an authority of course.  I'm not quite seeing the valuations on the lower hanging fruit with the listings, so to speak. Let me PM you here...

@Anthony Voss, did you find any answers to your questions? I'm looking into Ft. Worth myself and probably have the same questions you might have.  Not a whole lot of answers but as I come across I could pass along.  However, I'm looking from out-of-state. 

@Andrew Herrig, thanks for posting. That's very interesting. I traveled to Fort Worth for work and will continue to with the Navy. I'm looking for cash flow multi-family as an out-of-state investor.  I'm doing some analysis on DFW. Would you have any recommendations? Other cities? 

I gotcha @Mike Wood.  Thanks for the cap rate assessment. Yeah I'd prefer the 2-4 unit too but open to larger if I can support with the capital I can get my hands around

Very interesting thread here - appreciate everyone's input! I'm new to the NOLA area (in the Navy and now stationed here) and agree finding the right valuations in this market is tough confirming it's a little saturated.  I would be interested in some 5+ properties in the surrounding area, @Mike Wood. Maybe better valuations there? You guys like Baton Rouge?

@Phillip Lirette can also try credit unions: Riverland Federal, ASI Federal, and Campus Credit (the last two both do significant business with Small Businesses). I got that from a google search of community banks and how much they do small business loans 

Interesting thread here - appreciate the input guys!  I can concur I'm finding some difficulty finding the right valuations here in NOLA. Seems fairly saturated at least via the listing services ("low-hanging fruit"). 

For all, I'm interested in multi-family (2-4 units primarily but open to 5+ or SFR) and connecting with a wholesaler in the New Orleans/Baton Rouge/North lake areas. Focusing on Buy & Holds or Rehabs to Rental. I'm in the NOREIA and would love to connect - have a good day!

Hi @Corey Prevost & @Kimberly Jones, I'm in the New Orleans area and looking for those hard-to-come-by deals for my first one.  Houston should be interesting to follow in the next two years (kind of like Lakeview and other neighborhoods in New Orleans post-Katrina).  Let me know if I can help, otherwise just saying Hello! and see you around the forums

Nice, I am too. Joined last month - been to one meeting so far and meeting some good peeps.