All Forum Posts by: Mark Sewell

I did the FB Leads Masterclass through Carrot and I did get good benefit there. However, here is my one big takeaway - don't expect to use FB as a band-aid to shore up a weak site with low credibility. It won't work (my opinion).

If you have a site that is able to establish some credibility in the eyes of the seller, then I think it is a great way to amplify that. Eventually they warm up to the idea of selling and they warm up to the idea of working with you - because they kinda feel like they know you a little bit.

I parked the FB thing for the time being. I need to get that credibility factor built up a little more. Maybe that is a limiting belief and I'm just making excuses, but I don't think so. I think if I can show that I actually do buy houses (I've bought one and assigned another to a fellow BP buddy here) and that I am believable, then I have a chance. I need to improve that - which means better content, and a stronger SEO foundation. I have a list of items I need to complete.

And I do get the occasional organic lead, which is a major achievement in this market. I expect to see more of them as I make these improvements. Then I restart the FB funnels.

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Originally posted by @Hugo De hoyos:

Its 40k a reasonable amount to pay a mentor to show me how to flip houses in houston tx?

Good God man, don't do that. Let's visit. You can get mentors by working with the right people - better than mentors. You just need contacts, people that will share some nuggets of wisdom here and there. There are a LOT of good resources around here.

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Originally posted by @JT Rose:

I do a combination of campaigns. I try to think of the funnel I'm creating and my approach changes on the data that I have accessible. If you aren't uploading any direct mail, cold calling or texting lists to your Facebook audiences then I would start with a Video Views campaign (make sure specialty ads is checked). This will give you a good basis of tracking audiences by how long they view your ads and you can decide which audience is the most motivated and start creating special lal audiences from that that you can use in a conversions campaign to your website.

I've taught some extensive campaigns and strategies on Carrot that are free you should check out. It will walk you through the strategy and tips that I recommend.

JT! hey man I have watched all those tutorials - great stuff. Nice to see you here.

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Originally posted by @Krysta Englestad:

I had a question...in regards to FB Ads. Because we are investors and wholesalers and our Ads are related to selling of a house. Do we have to be placed in Special Ad Category now? My Ad got rejected because said i had to be in the Special Ad Cat...but now I can no longer choose my top investor selling Zip Codes. Im bummed about that. What is your experience and I am.correct we can no longer choose locations???? Or is there a way around having our Ads fall into the Special ad Cat???? Thanks for advice Krysta

Hi Krysta, I have run FB adds, no problem. Just use the special ad category. You will have to use a radius now, like a 15 mile radius or something. Another thing you can try is uploading lists. Give me a call, we can visit.

Now, I don't know too many REI folks doing this with any level of success. If you are able to recycle some of the leads as listings, as a RE agent, that would help, I think.

Mark

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I was a cryptologist in the Navy... I like to crack codes.

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Houston, Texas

Originally posted by @Adam D Rinehart:

Many of the old houses (1920's - 1950's) I've rehabbed in Houston have window units and just look bad. I've found that replacing those with ductless mini-split units has been a great way to go. They are much cheaper than a central unit and still allow for zoned climate control.

Never thought of this. Good stuff here.

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@Vijaianand Thirunageswaram

Out of State Investors

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Houston, Texas

Originally posted by @Calvin Thomas:

Originally posted by @Aaron Gordy:

No. People will still live in cities because of all the attractions of the city. In Austin during sxsw one can see some of the biggest acts and sometimes for free on Auditorium Shores. In other times of the year, one can see big acts in small places at times. I saw wu tang at a house party once... In NYC one can see a Yankees baseball game on a Saturday during the day and a broadway play at night. Good fun! One can't do that in the countryside.

True, but how do we get the Yankees to actually win a game?

Just play the Mariners more often. And the teams in FL.

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Oh there are plenty of folks that were running FB ads at one point....

One guy who does seem to be making some headway on this is a guy named Fritz Joseph. He is in Philly and he has gone through the Cris Chico training and kept going, testing and learning on his own. I like to follow him on his YT channel.

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It is really easy to do it wrong on FB. In fact, don't know that many that even claim to have it figured out.

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