All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

Hi @Kerry Baird!  Yeah, Scott Costello's The Struggling Investor has so much useful information and resources.  

Since I'm a newb, I've decided to stick with wholesaling until I can easily gauge what a good deal is versus a meh deal versus a bad deal.  I haven't bought a list yet, but I've been compiling probate leads in an excel spreadsheet.  I researched leads for October and am working on November and September.  For October, I have 39 leads; 24 personal reps who are in-state and 15 personal reps who are out of state.  I suuuuper like probates because they're so freaking hidden and kind of fun to research (a bit morbid, I know). 

I've been learning a lot about probates from Sharon Vornholt's Louiseville Gals Real Estate Blog, and she suggests, understandably, to not do mailings during the holidays.  So I figure I'll continue to compile my leads and use this time to get organized.  She also suggests using a professional letter, not a yellow letter, so that's what I'll start out with.  I'm currently reading Post Card Marketing in an Online World and so am considering post cards as well.

Right now everything is so manual, which is totally doable since I'm slowly learning.  However, I'd like to set myself up for success (and less stress), by figuring out ways to outsource and automatize my processes.  

Do you go through the same processes of lead generation for your buy and holds as you would for wholesaling?  How do you keep yourself organized?

Hi @Ramiro Garcia! Welcome! I'm new to BP and REI and am also in Central Florida. I actually found out about Bigger Pockets from our local REI, Central Florida Realty Investors. CFRI is great because the members are really friendly and open about sharing their knowledge. It's $150 annually per member.  If you want to add any additional family members, it's only an additional $50. They have loads on the calendar every month; each meeting usually focuses on a particular aspect of Real Estate Investing.  Check out their calendar of events.

@Stephen Anderson is hosting a live BP meeting in Orlando on the 28th. You and your wife should totally come!

@Deniz Cengiz Welcome! I'm new too! I'm in Central Florida and found out about Bigger Pockets through our local REIA, the Central Florida Realty Investors.  CFRI is great because the members are really open about sharing their knowledge.  It's a pretty positive group and affordable to boot - $150/year.  They have a lot of different focus groups every month.  Check out their calendar of events.  

@Account Closed's BP meeting on the 28th will be my first BP event.  Hopefully I'll see you there!

Hello!  I'm super new to investing, but I was wondering if you guys have any resources for creating systems and staying organized from the beginning.  I've stumbled across the The Struggling Investor's Direct Mail Campaign Manager for Podio, but was wondering if there are any other systems to streamline leads, marketing campaigns, buyers etc. that I'm just not aware of.  Thanks!