All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

Diana,

That is exactly what it is all about. Help everyone you can along the way, without expecting anything in return.

Have you done your first deal Diana?

As I have just went back to re-read my first deal post - it is still exciting!

What I am enjoying now with our Real Estate Investment firm - is seeing and hearing the passion and excitement from first time Investors as they go through the same process I did just a few years ago.

Has anyone else been fortunate enough to guide someone through their first deal?

I have gotten more from seeing someone else succeed then myself, it truly is a rewarding profession! :)

There are a lot of spam "tweeters" out there. Part of the challenge of Twitter is sorting out the relevant people from the SpamBots.

Personally I have found it worthwhile for our company and it is worth sorting through the Spam. I will keep everyone posted on our successes and hurdles with Twitter!

@Rachel

Just finished Crowdsourcing, you have to get it!

@Jason

That sounds like a great deal, I am going to look into it, thanks for the referral.

Joe,

Thats a great idea. I agree with you in the fact that if our goals are viewed every day they are more likely to stay in our mind and also happen!

I've made the less...attractive decision in getting a phone!

After going back and forth between a Droid and BlackBerry (I have t-Mobile). I have gathered that it is extremely tough to argue the efficiency of a BlackBerry Bold in terms of business communication.

It definitley does not have all the bells and whistles of a Droid, but for now I am OK with sacrificing 1000s of Apps until BlackBerry figures out a way to do it.

With that being said, I hope BlackBerry gets their act together and creates a next level smart phone!

Michael,

There is a huge opportunity in Detroit if you Invest wisely. Our Real Estate Investment firm has created a way to make homeownership affordable for Homeowners in Detroit and offer great returns for Investors through Land Contracts.

Bigger Pockets is a great way to connect with people in the Detroit area who can give you real information on specific properties.

If you have any questions ask away and I will do whatever I can to help.

@Bryan
I laughed at "spam wasteland."

A great book to read on the power of twitter is "Twitter Power 2.0."

I initially was a doubter of Twitter as well but it extremely powerful when employed properly.

Example today:

Our investment firm is at the Equity Trust Networking conference in Orlando, marked with a hashtag (#eunetcon10) on Twitter.

Anyone who is at the conference and twittering may use that hashtag. As a result we were able to connect with an investor who was twittering at the conference and spread our message to him as well as influenced him to talk face to face at our booth.

Just one quick example today. The reach can be far beyond one person, but that is an example of about an hour ago.

Without Twitter we would not have directly connected with that investor.

We launched our company Twitter page about 2 months ago. We have been pleasantly surprised with our response on our page and some great things that have come from our Twitter alone.

As a Real Estate Investment firm we face challenges at times getting in front REIA groups and other large events to educate others on our Land Contract Investments.

Since launching Twitter we have been invited to 2 major city wide events, and was asked to speak at one of the events! These networking connections would not have taken place without the creation of our Twitter page.

I often think Twitter is overlooked by many of the professionals in the Real Estate industry (us included at one point!), but has anyone else had positive or negative experiences using Twitter?

The power of Twitter for your business can come in many different forms, for us it has enabled us to reach out to a much larger audience very quickly, for others it may generate sales or loyalty. I am interested to hear what everyone at BP's experiences have been with Twitter.

Lots of great info on here.

Right now I'm stuck on T-Mobile, I'm leaning towards the BB Bold.

How "business ready" is the Droid?