All Forum Posts by: Brandon G.

@Jerry Puckett Just to confirm, this is based on a list of 1000, correct? Also, what is the frequency of mailings? Every 6 weeks for example?

Thanks @Jerry Puckett for chiming in. 

The numbers mentioned here are really quite encouraging! Thanks everyone!

@Gerald Harris @Ryan Mullin 

Wow, 10% is pretty incredible! Is that what you guys typically get with your mailings? How long have you been seeing those results? I assume your lists are highly targeted. Can you share who you are targeting, e.g. absentee, pre-nod, etc.?

@Jerry Puckett Can you please chime in and tell me what a reasonable expectation is in your opinion?

I know there are lots of variables here, but let's say for an investor just starting out looking to find 1 or 2 deals to start, about what size should the mailing list be so as not to overwhelm myself but still have a real shot at closing a deal or two? Let's assume each mailing list will get 5 different rounds of mailouts. Are we talking a list of 50 or 5000? I'm in the Dallas area BTW.

@Michael Quarles Hey by the way great stuff on the 2 podcasts you did here on BP. I listened to both of them twice. 

@Rick H. It was your postings and your website that turned me on to the idea actually. I've seen those things in the mail for as long as I can remember. Surely, they have some other type of name. I see all types of non-REI business use them. Do you mean that you invented that name or invented that type of letter? Surely not the latter :)

I'm wanting to do some research on zip letters, but I can't seem to find any information when I search for "zip letters" except for from sites who sell them as marketing pieces. I'd like to read some info on them from somewhere other than companies who sell them. Is there another term to describe them?

I've used PPC campaigns in my other business with good success. A company contacted me offering to fine tune my campaign, promising better results etc. I went ahead and gave it a try. My costs nearly doubled and my calls only increased a slight amount. I took back over my account myself and got it back under control. I'm sure there are many companies who are good at it, but I'm sure there are many more who are not. Proceed with caution.

I've been playing around with the list criteria on listsource. Everything is pretty straight forward to me except the Foreclosure section. First off, I don't really understand what I'm looking for. But no matter what I enter recently added date or foreclosure effective date, the list goes to zero. Evidently, in the whole state of Texas, there are 0 properties that meet this criteria. So apparently I'm doing something wrong.

So when looking for people who are late on their mortgage (late enough to make it to one of these lists) what should I be looking for? Is this info even on listsource or is there somewhere else I should be looking?

@Walt Payne Thanks for the feedback. I suspected so, but wanted to make sure before we consider going this route.