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All Forum Posts by: Ray Lai

Ray Lai has started 241 posts and replied 1029 times.

Post: Posts from successful direct mail users and their tips - free

Ray LaiPosted
  • Investor / Vendor
  • San Diego, CA
  • Posts 1,054
  • Votes 949

No matter what level of experience you are when it comes to using direct mail for your investing, you'll benefit from checking out the blogs at REsimpli where our users write about their tips, tricks and lessons learned with both marketing and other parts of their real estate investing. We also have blogposts written by our founder as well. Everyone uses direct mail marketing to find their buy and hold, wholesaling and flips:

https://resimpli.com/resimpliblog/

REsimpli clients share about their experiences using our service to mail out thousands of mailers a week to get many deals. They also use other marketing methods to pull down big deals for their wholesaling, flips and turn-key businesses. You can add them on BP and network with them as well since they are active members here. You can learn more about their business too.

So come check out this treasure trove of marketing and real estate investing knowledge that will help you with your marketing funnel for your real estate investing! There are real estate and marketing tips and info on how to scale up their businesses, etc.

Never stop investing in your own education - the returns pay out forever! Learn to achieve even greater success. Knowledge is how you improve and grow your business.

Post: Mentor for direct mail with game plan, scripts, checklists

Ray LaiPosted
  • Investor / Vendor
  • San Diego, CA
  • Posts 1,054
  • Votes 949

I've mentored many newbies on the most efficient way to use direct mail in order to increase your deal flow for your real estate pipeline. You can learn what works and what to avoid that will kill your response and conversion rates. If you need some help getting started, I can mentor you and send you things like a direct mail game plan, checklist of things to prepare to increase your chances of success, scripts on how to talk to different types of sellers, software to use for your real estate investing including customer relationship management (CRM) software, templates for your direct mail, contracts, calculators, etc.

If interested, just shoot me a message with information on where you are in the process with your direct mail. It's important to say where you are so I can provide the right advice for your situation. No need to reply to the thread.

I've already mentored many new wholesalers/flippers to successfully start their marketing or increase their deal flow. Although this is free, I don't just coach anyone. I've helped a lot of people so I can tell who the time-waster talkers are and see who are the ones that take action to get results.

Post: Software to manage potential deals/lead - CRM

Ray LaiPosted
  • Investor / Vendor
  • San Diego, CA
  • Posts 1,054
  • Votes 949

REsimpli has developed Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software that is tailored to real estate investors that want to pick up deals.

https://resimpli.com/

The software contains built in seller intake script that prompt you to ask the right questions when talking to potential sellers. It can be configured to automate your follow-up and give you reminders as well. This will increase the amount of deals you get from your marketing and mailings because it supports more efficient and consistent follow-up. You'll never again forget to follow-up on the different potential deals in your pipeline again. Learn what key questions to ask the potential sellers and don't miss any important details.

We're making continuous improvements, and we are incorporating beta user feedback. There will always be a free version of our software. However, advanced capabilities are being developed for future releases as well and there will be a small subscription for the superuser version.

Current features include:

- Intake script that contains questions to ask sellers of properties in order to capture accurate information for follow-up

- Ability to schedule and track appointments to enable efficient follow-up for responses and reminders to follow-up

- Full Google API functionality for fast and easy sign-up

- Full Zillow API functionality - just pop in an address and it'll auto-populate the data for the property for you using the Zillow database

- Google street view functionality so you can virtually walk around the potential home and it places a pin where your house is so you can tell where it is in relation to other properties on the street as you virtually walk it.

It's it's risk free so why not try it now? It will help your bottom line so come try it for free! Improve your closing rate by using a system that works! Who doesn't want to improve their bottom line? If you want a higher conversion rate for your direct mail and other real estate marketing campaigns, then come check out the REsimpli CRM to close more deals. It'll help you schedule and conduct improved follow-up with your sellers, which will increase your profits as you land more deals. Consistent and reliable communication is critical in our business and having an effective system will save you time, headache and increase your closing rate. It'll remind you of all the right questions to ask sellers so you won't drop the ball and miss out on crucial information about your property you're buying.

Here our some videos the CRM:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZlqGKYzs5c&list=P...

You can sign up directly on the site or contact me if you want to be a beta user with more feedback with the development cycle.

Post: Direct mail (print, pack ship) outstanding service and value!

Ray LaiPosted
  • Investor / Vendor
  • San Diego, CA
  • Posts 1,054
  • Votes 949

If you want a reliable direct mail service that will get you qualified leads for your real estate investing pipeline, choose REsimpli. We exceed our clients' expectations for their mailing and marketing needs and we have the testimonials as proof. Check out our professionally designed mailers that have been proven to work effectively, and our user-friendly software allows customization of your direct mail campaign with a few simple clicks. The built in analytics in our software provides you with information to make the right decisions with your marketing. First class postcards start at as low as 40 cents, yellow-letters and business letters as low as 50 cents with no hidden fees. This is a great way to get more deals or to scale up your real estate investing. Prices include everything: printing, stuffing the envelope, packing, mailing, and postage. Analytics for your campaign can be accessed directly from your REsimpli dashboard.

Coaching and support is available as well - our customer service is simply unbeatable! We even provide a free CRM to increase your conversion rates and other useful mods! Your success is our success.

Our customers keep coming back to REsimpli.com for their marketing because:

  • The best service, period. Tips, tricks, newsletters with market trends, you name it we have it.
  • Very competitive pricing
  • Quick turnaround and prompt responses in our communication
  • Many designs to choose from that are proven to get you responses and deals
  • Free custom designs or support if you want to use your own
  • No monthly or hidden fees
  • Buy leads for as low as $0.10/lead
  • Industry leading customer service

  • REsimpli - Tools to Simplify Real Estate Investing

    With a few clicks you can upload your list and execute your professional and expertly run direct mail marketing campaign with unparalleled customer service. If you need a list, we can help with that as well.

    Additional Pricing info:

    Postcards:

    $0.60 for less than 200

    $0.45 for 200-1,000

    $0.40 for more than 1,000

    Letters:

    $0.70 for less than 200

    $0.55 for 200-1,000

    $0.50 for more than 1,000

    REsimpli has glowing testimonials and also our customer have written blog entries where they share tips on how they use our direct mail to succeed in their investing as well.

    Post: Coaching for using direct mail: game plan, checklist, scripts

    Ray LaiPosted
    • Investor / Vendor
    • San Diego, CA
    • Posts 1,054
    • Votes 949

    If you need help with direct mail marketing, shoot me a message and I can coach you on how to use direct mail effectively to increase your deal flow in your real estate pipeline. Save both time and money rather than figuring it out on your own when I can teach you what works and things to avoid that will kill your response and conversion rates. I can provide some guidance and send you a direct mail game plan, checklist of things to prepare to increase your chances of success, scripts on how to talk to different types of sellers, software to use for your real estate investing including customer relationship management (CRM) software, templates for your direct mail, contracts, calculators, etc.

    Only message me if you're going to take action - just add me as a colleague and message me with information on where you are in the process with your direct mail. It's important to say where you are so I can provide the right advice for your situation.

    I've coached many new wholesalers/flippers to successfully start their marketing or increase their deal flow. Although this is free, I don't just do it for anyone. I've helped a lot of people so I can tell who the time-waster talkers are and see who are the ones that take action to get results.

    Post: Blogs with detailed information on deals from REsimpli - free

    Ray LaiPosted
    • Investor / Vendor
    • San Diego, CA
    • Posts 1,054
    • Votes 949

    Whether you're thinking about starting direct mail for your marketing to get deals, or experienced with picking up deals, you'll benefit from checking out the blogs at REsimpli where our users write about their tips, tricks and lessons learned with both marketing and other parts of their real estate investing. We also have blogposts written by our founder as well. Everyone uses direct mail marketing to find their buy and hold, wholesaling and flips:

    https://resimpli.com/resimpliblog/

    REsimpli clients share about their experiences using our service to mail out thousands of mailers a week to get many deals. They also use other marketing methods to pull down big deals for their wholesaling, flips and turn-key businesses. You can add them on BP and network with them as well since they are active members here. You can learn more about their business too.

    Act now! Check out this treasure trove of marketing and real estate investing knowledge that will help you with your marketing funnel for your real estate investing. There are real estate and marketing tips and info on how to scale up their businesses, etc.

    Never stop investing in your own education - the returns pay out forever! Learn to achieve even greater success. Knowledge is how you improve and grow your business.

    Post: Out of state turnkeys

    Ray LaiPosted
    • Investor / Vendor
    • San Diego, CA
    • Posts 1,054
    • Votes 949

    @Srini Ramkumar

    You gotta know your numbers because projections from turn-key providers are full of rainbows and cupcakes. Many won't even include basics like CapEx and maintenance saying stuff like - our properties are fully rehabbed even though appliances/roofs/HVAC don't last forever... in the projections and they like to cherry pick rent projections that are the highest possible in the area.

    A common scam is filling a rental with unqualified tenants who default and need to be evicted. Read the PM contract in detail as often it's in their interest to continually place unqualified tenants in your property since they take a 10% management fee per month or 1/2 to 1 months rent for placement.

    Post: Met the 1% rule in hot HOT LA

    Ray LaiPosted
    • Investor / Vendor
    • San Diego, CA
    • Posts 1,054
    • Votes 949

    The deal is not too good to be true due to 3 large risk areas that need additional investigation/information

    1) Actual rent controlled rent versus market value since it's a rent controlled unit. One of the most common issues with projections is wrong rental projections that are too high.

    2) No mention of neighborhood type. Assuming this is a C or D area based on cost of this multi.

    3) Quality of tenant and the issues that come with those types of tenants. Quality tenants don't live in war zones.

    Bonus: check out the deferred maintenance that comes with rent controlled units...

    Post: Software to manage customer leads (CRM) - free version available

    Ray LaiPosted
    • Investor / Vendor
    • San Diego, CA
    • Posts 1,054
    • Votes 949

    REsimpli has developed Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software that is tailored especially for real estate investors to pick up deals from sellers.

    https://resimpli.com/

    REsimpli software contains built in seller intake script that prompts you on the right questions to ask when talking to potential sellers. It can be configured to automate your follow-up and give you reminders as well. This will increase the amount of deals you get from your marketing and mailings because it supports more efficient and consistent follow-up. You'll never forget to follow-up on the different potential deals in your pipeline again. Learn what key questions to ask the potential sellers and don't miss any important details.

    We're making continual improvements on a weekly basis, and we are incorporating beta user feedback. There will always be a free version of our software. However, advanced capabilities are being developed for future releases as well and there will be a small subscription for the superuser version.

    Current features include:

    - Intake script that contains questions to ask sellers of properties in order to capture accurate information for follow-up

    - Ability to schedule and track appointments to enable efficient follow-up for responses and reminders to follow-up

    - Full Google API functionality for fast and easy sign-up

    - Full Zillow API functionality - just pop in an address and it'll auto-populate the data for the property for you using the Zillow database

    - Google street view functionality so you can virtually walk around the potential home and it places a pin where your house is so you can tell where it is in relation to other properties on the street as you virtually walk it.

    It's it's risk free so why not try it now? It will help your bottom line so come try it for free! Improve your closing rate by using a system that works! Who doesn't want to improve their bottom line? If you want a higher conversion rate for your direct mail and other real estate marketing campaigns, then come check out the REsimpli CRM to close more deals. It'll help you schedule and conduct improved follow-up with your sellers, which will increase your profits as you land more deals. Consistent and reliable communication is critical in our business and having an effective system will save you time, headache and increase your closing rate. It'll remind you of all the right questions to ask sellers so you won't drop the ball and miss out on crucial information about your property you're buying.

    Here our some videos of how the CRM works:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZlqGKYzs5c&list=P...

    You can sign up directly on the site or contact me if you want to be a beta user with more feedback with the development cycle.

    Post: Direct mail (print, pack ship) with outstanding product and price

    Ray LaiPosted
    • Investor / Vendor
    • San Diego, CA
    • Posts 1,054
    • Votes 949

    If you want an excellent direct mail product that gets you leads and converts into solid deals for your real estate investing business just choose REsimpli. We've exceeded the expectations of many customers and we'll do that for all your mailing needs as well; we will print, pack, and mail to your list to get you deals. Our professionally designed products are field tested to get solid responses and will work effectively for your campaign! Come try our user-friendly software that allows customization of your direct mail campaign with a few simple clicks with many different options. Built-in analytics is also included, and our software provides that will give you the information to make the right decisions with your marketing. First class postcards are available as low as 40 cents, yellow-letters and business letters as low as 50 cents. All prices are all-inclusive: printing, stuffing the envelope, packing, mailing, and postage. Analytics for your campaign can be accessed directly from your REsimpli dashboard.

    We include free coaching and support is available as well - our customer service is unbeatable! We even provide a free CRM to increase your conversion rates and other useful mods! Your success is our success.

    That's why our clients keep choosing us because we offer:

  • The best service, period. Tips, tricks, newsletters with market trends, you name it we have it.
  • Very competitive pricing
  • Quick turnaround and prompt responses in our communication
  • Many designs to choose from that are proven to get you responses and deals
  • Free custom designs or support if you want to use your own
  • No monthly or hidden fees
  • Buy leads for as low as $0.10/lead
  • Industry leading customer service

  • REsimpli - Tools to Simplify Real Estate Investing

    Come upload your list with a few clicks and execute your professional and expertly run direct mail marketing campaign with unparalleled customer service. If you need a list, we can help with that as well.

    Additional Pricing info:

    Postcards:

    $0.60 for less than 200

    $0.45 for 200-1,000

    $0.40 for more than 1,000

    Letters:

    $0.70 for less than 200

    $0.55 for 200-1,000

    $0.50 for more than 1,000

    Don't just take our word for it, there are many glowing testimonials we have and our customer blogs where they share tips on how they use our direct mail to succeed in their investing as well.