All Forum Posts by: Terry Giancaterino

I'm in Memphis Tennessee and I've done a fair amount of research, enough to know that I need to jump in already. I have a little knowledge of my market and a little knowledge of real estate. I have a degree in Finance and a background in Data Analysis, Marketing, and Sales, and I currently work for a REIT.

Plan...

I think my best move is get started wholesaling. I love the marketing, negotiating, and analysis (of both deals and marketing campaigns). I have my personal finances in order ( emergency fund, checking, savings, monthly budget ), and I only have $1000 to get started. I think my first move is to buy some business cards, setup a website, get a list, and send out postcards (since they appear to be cheaper than yellow letters). I'd like to put half my earnings back in to generating more leads, and half in savings to pay cash for my first rental property.

Expected outcome?

The way I figure, I'll learn a lot about my market, as I go. I'll sell properties to other investors, figuring out who is really killing it and what they're doing. Watch and learn from them while providing them value.

Does this make sense to anybody? What would you do with $1,000?

Go to VistaPrint. They have everything you need, including websites you create and they host. You design your own "FOR SALE" signs and they're cheap! You design your own postcards and they're cheap but don't look cheap. They do door hangers and everything you can think of (and some things that you haven't) for a fair price and the quality is superb. I am very impressed with my business cards with raised lettering and a photograph. It all looks very nice and neat.

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Originally posted by @Rhea Jackson:

Hey Bob,

I'm from San Diego, Ca, and I bought my first investment properties in Memphis, TN. You should also checkout Houston, Tx. Good luck on your search!

Rhea

You are so right about Houston, Texas! We also have many different "suburbs" around Houston as well.

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Originally posted by @John Beck:

I've dealt with this guy and listened to his marketing gig. He attempts to sell his products without giving you any specifics. You ask for the specifics and you're told to buy his scam. This is where I drew the line. I simply asked a question and was told in order to get an answer it was going to cost me $1k.
He claims he wants you to be a partner on deals that you can't get done financially. After some good ole google research I found out he hasn't partnered with anyone. His business model is selling his "knowledge" to people. Luckily during my "google" investigation I somehow found the BP site which is totally free and painless. I've learned more in the past week than I had with listening to all of Markos webinars.

When I realized it was a scam was when he said he will sell you his testimonials. He probably bought them himself and I thought testimonials were illegal unless they were true, I guess they were true to a previous person.

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I found this to be an excellent marketing campaign and on a shoestring budget. It's a door hanger that dubs as a flyer or business card, etc. Check it out! It's at Vista Print at vistaprint.com. You design it yourself. P.S. to moderator. It says this is my first post and I've been a posting member for awhile. Wonder why it shows me as this is my first post. P.S.S. I am not getting anything for referring ppl to this site-- just an fyi. :)

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