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2 October 2024 | 1 reply
Over the past 4 months I sent out about 3,000 letters to a semi-targeted list (2% reponse rate), made 1,000 cold calls (25% response rate), had multiple investor friendly realtors looking for oportunities, and of course checked zillow/realtor daily.
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2 October 2024 | 4 replies
Response rate has increased each time. 1st round only one callback; which translated to one offer and no deal. 2nd round 5 callbacks; one offer (cold call); and no deal. 3rd round (just went out), 2 callbacks so far.- Last November, while researching the parking industry, I came across a non-profit organization called Veterans in Parking (ViP).
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1 October 2024 | 5 replies
The thrill of the unknown!!! Hello everyone, first off I want to say thank you to BiggerPockets and all of the podcast guests who have made an impression on me and educated me in so many ways. My name is Delmar, I hav...
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4 October 2024 | 27 replies
To be successful in PM, I started cold calling, going to meetups, and meeting every person affiliated with real estate that I could.
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7 October 2024 | 35 replies
I had absolutely terrible experience with this property management company for the last 1.5 months I had an agreement with them to rent my property.It all started with a cold call from them after I posted our property for rent in San Martin.
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29 September 2024 | 11 replies
For instance, with STRs, why won't an investor spend an hour on AirBNB for their area to identify listings that:1) rank the highest2) occupancy 95%+3) ADR $750+4) hosts have 2+ properties5) listings are branded with 20k+ Instagram followersetcThen, reach out to those top operators; as many don't have the time or gave up on cold outreach, yet they've done the hardest 90%, have skin in the game, and outcompeted thousands of listings nearby.
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30 September 2024 | 9 replies
You can build a great business cold calling and targeting commercial deals.
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30 September 2024 | 10 replies
I can relate to the cold winter's that will soon be knocking on your door.
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26 September 2024 | 2 replies
Well, since this thread is ice cold and perhaps everyone here is not aware of other conferences, here's a few on my radar.