All Forum Posts by: Stephen Polizzi

Any luck with this?

@Ethan Summers agreed on the CRM.  Almost pointless without one...at any level of scale, only a systematic approach works.

@Link Moser Thanks Link, I'll be in touch!

My first letters for my direct mail campaign will be going out shortly, so I'm trying to get all my ducks in a row for the hundreds of calls I'll be fielding. ;) Actually I'll just feel better about the whole thing if I have everything in place before I throw thousands of dollars at a marketing campaign.

I would like to get some recommendations on a title company in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire (Merrimack county, ideally). I'm from CT, so most of my real estate transactions have been done through an attorney previously.  Any input on this would be appreciated.

Also looking for a realtor in this area. I'm a newer investor (although not brand new), and I do a lot of my own legwork.  I'm looking for flips at this time, so no wholesaling. On the realtor front, I need someone that I can refer leads to if they don't meet my criteria.  I also would like to bounce ARVs or process questions off of them and get some input during the rehab process.  Obviously I'd be listing with them on the sell side as well.   

Thanks!

@Drew MacDermott Hi Drew, sent you a PM.

Hi John,

You can let it ring until you get a voicemail/answering machine, but leaving a message really depends on your followup strategy.  I did a lot of warm/hot lead calling for health insurance...I used a dialer that had the ability to call 2-3 people at once and leave an automated message.  However, leaving a message was counterproductive.  Most people never bothered listening to the message for one, so it was wasted time.  Also, leaving a message limits how many times you can call a prospect without seeming rude. By leaving a message you've put the ball in their court...by not leaving it, you keep it in yours.  

If you plan to keep calling back until you get someone on the phone, don't bother with the message. If you're just going to call once, I guess it really can't hurt, and then you're right, might as well leave the info just in case.  With health insurance, I was calling people multiple times in a short period of time because I was in competition with a dozen other agents around the country trying to get a live person on the phone.  With real estate, that hot competition isn't nearly as likely, so you can take a more polite approach and call less and/or leave messages, again depending on your followup strategy.  

I'm interested as well as I'll be investing in quasi-rural NH.

@Lee Marstellar please include me for the list as well

Is "Equity Unknown" typically included or excluded?  Anyone?

Is "Equity Unknown" typically included or excluded? Anyone?

I'm putting together a listsource list for SFR in my target area, and I'm seeing 255 results for my criteria unless I add in Equity Unknown to my equity filter (30%+), in which case it goes to a much more desirable 1052 records.

Am I wasting time and money including the Equity Unknown or is it worth the additional investment to cast a bigger net?

I've searched extensively on this, so if you know of a good post where this is addressed, please link, I'm not coming up with anything. Thanks!