All Forum Posts by: Samuel Dunteman

Hi biggerpockets was hoping you guys could help me out with a little predicament i have found myself in. 

About an hour ago i got kicked out of my house for reasons i would not like to get into, the only things i grabbed was some clothes my laptop and skateboard. I have about a grand to my name and felt like if anyone knew how to use that money efficiently it would be biggerpockets! Any ideas on where to go or what to do? My first option was to take a bus to a rei in downers grove (about an hour away) and try to enter a real estate education course on a payment plan and try to earn while learning but after reading about the course on BP it doesn't seem like a good use of money. If anyone could throw me some advice i would truly appreciate it!

First off, i would like to thank the community of BP for the amount of good information I've been filling my empty head with over the last few months or so. I'm also excited to say that i'm planning my first direct mail campaign! "planning" (if i wimp out i want someone to throw a shovel at my head.) Being 19 and broke, my idea is to send handwritten postcards to absentee owners through listsource seeing as that seems like the cheapest route to go, after trying to drive for dollars with no success (and with quite a bit of embarrassment i might add.) Right now i have $593... i just counted, and i know i need to save quite a bit more. But what my question is to keep it short is -

What are the absolute essential tools i'll need to structure a good wholesaling marketing campaign and how much will it cost? I'm talking crm, google voice for phone numbers, postcards stamps or just general tools to make life easier and i can set up before sending letters. Also I'm thinking sending 400 letters with 800 backup for follow up will be sufficient, does this seem like the best way to proceed?

Thank you Thank you Thank you, Seriously

-Sam

Thank you for your responses glad to hear welding can be of use @JaiReddy @Matthewpaul

Hi new to BP and actually forums in general, but being signed up for a few days i would just like to say this site has a great community and it excites me that people go out of their way just to help newbies out, it's truly superb!

My question is, have you ever had to weld anything or hire a welder at one of your properties? Sorry if the question sounds dull, i just couldn't think of any instances where a welder would be needed. I have been welding since i was about 10 (i'm 19 now) and just want to make myself appealing to future partners, and plus i love welding haha 

Brilliant