All Forum Posts by: Christopher W.

Originally posted by Winstrol:

It seems like even a low wage worker managed to save enough money for a downpayment, the bank still won't give you a loan for the investment property.

You are right - the banks will not give you a loan. But banks are not the only sources of money. You can find hard money lenders or private lenders. You may also be able use transactional funding depending on what you are doing.

Originally posted by Joseph Ziolkowski:

Wow! That's horrible. I sincerely hope that that guy gets exactly what he deserves.

What he DESERVES? Knowing our system, probably not. He already has FIVE felony counts against him. He should have been put away long before this happened!

How is that for coincidence! The post in which I mentioned I barely have 1000 influence is the one that set me over 1000!

LOL I know its all just good fun. It's not like we get any real prizes for having the most influence or anything. When I first started on this site I looked at the influence of people, but it quickly became clear who were the big dogs here. Besides, I barely have 1000 influence so it will be a while before I can join the ranks coveted top 10! :cool:

Hmmm... Can I start selling my votes to you guys?

Will, I didn't mean furious as in angry. I meant furious in that your postings were in rapid succession. I wanted it to sound more eloquent than "Will is posting a lot today."

Originally posted by Troy Michaels:

I know its a broad question, based on the number of cards you wanna send, but can somebody give me a example of the costs associated with mailing and postage, etc.?

That is a broad question with a broad answer: It will cost as much as you want.

I just went to vistaprint.com and priced standard postcards. I know there are many other places, all with varying costs and quality so shop around. For regular postcards as an example, 1000 postcards is $159 and for 5000 it is $404 plus shipping. Add postage of .28 cents each card and it is obviously $280 for 1000 and $1400 for 5000. That is just to get the postcard printed and mailed.

You also have to figure who will design your card or if you will either purchase one done for you or maybe design it yourself? You have to get the lists to mail to. The going rate for lists is around $50-100 a month. Then you just have to print the labels and send the postcards out!

Really you can make this as simple or as complicated as your budget will allow. Maybe you want mail multiple times. And even then with or without different postcards.

Really, do a search of direct mail here on BP and you will get other great marketing ideas.

So for the little things you would just eat the cost? Is there a cost limit that you would ask for a credit?

And electrical, plumbing, pool, and AC can be fixed, but foundation - if the problem is big enough I would think that would be a deal breaker?

Originally posted by Joshua Dorkin:

Originally posted by Tim Wieneke:

All I know is I'm the only one I know of who's ever posted "under the influence".

Have you read some of the crazy things that come up from time to time on the site? I definitely think you're not alone on that one!

Ha! You should have a "best of" similar to Craig's List. You could put all of the funny and crazy things that you find on here.

I don't know how long that will last but Will has been posting furiously for the last hour or so!