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17 October 2024 | 12 replies
I requested via certified mail that my security deposit be returned, but he said that it was forfeited due to a clause in the lease that said it was forfeited if any provision of the lease was violated, in this case not staying the final month.
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18 October 2024 | 7 replies
A tenant that I’ve had for about 5 years emailed me tonight with a ESA letter from a mail order website.
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15 October 2024 | 2 replies
I’ve talked with yellow letters for mail outs, so that’s covered, but what about cold calling?
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17 October 2024 | 12 replies
The property manager is supposedly mailing us the final rent check, but has told us that she is sending the tenant their deposit.
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15 October 2024 | 2 replies
That said, expect to deal with a fair amount of fluff leads.The two best strategies I’ve found are inbound methods: direct mail and Google Ads.Direct mail can be expensive, but it can also yield highly discounted properties.Google Ads, on the other hand, doesn’t require data extraction like calls, direct mail, or texting.
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15 October 2024 | 5 replies
If I had to choose, I would always prefer cold calling over texting for this approach.The two best strategies I’ve found are inbound methods: direct mail and Google Ads.Direct mail can be expensive, but it can also yield highly discounted properties.Google Ads, on the other hand, doesn’t require data extraction like calls, direct mail, or texting.
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17 October 2024 | 22 replies
That said, expect to deal with a fair amount of fluff leads.The two best strategies I’ve found are inbound methods: direct mail and Google Ads.Direct mail can be expensive, but it can also yield highly discounted properties.Google Ads, on the other hand, doesn’t require data extraction like calls, direct mail, or texting.
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15 October 2024 | 10 replies
I can get as many as I want in my market without ever cold calling or doing a mailing.
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17 October 2024 | 5 replies
Mailing is easy, and you are leaving people with a postcard or letter they can keep (I have had people call me 9 months after they received a postcard), but it can get expensive.
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15 October 2024 | 6 replies
You also need a CRM or mailing campaign