=)Last thing - don't just mail a few letters and then sit back and wait for the phone to ring.  

But it seems rather long - over 1.5 minutes even when you cut out the ringing at the start and the Spanish at the end.

Before you spend any money marketing make sure you are ready to actually convert the leads once the phone rings!

Sent out 1350  postcards to my list to be mailed Nov 3rd (day i get back from the wedding).I'm stoked!!!

I think trying to learn how to be a creative marketer is not an easy thing if you're doing it from scratchA new person in real estate investing should be taking advice from a marketing close so they can set up their systems in emulate someone that knows what they're doingThree gentleman listed here know what they're doing@Dev Horn@Michael QuarlesGetting the phone to ring (marketing) and knowing what to say to the people that respond to your marketing is a critical task and must be done wellTalking face-to-face with the seller is another critical taskHaving a great buyers list that can pay all cash quickly is a critical taskGetting private money lenders for rehabs is another critical taskLastly having joint venture partners that can fund deals quickly is another critical taskI feel that's what should be your urgent tasks for  you every day

I use Vumber though i just let it go straight to the voicemail without it ringing but it has done great so far.

If you're too busy to answer the phone when a. motivated seller calls off your marketing that you spent thousands of dollars to make the phone ring , I think you're being foolishLook into Patlive.comThey've been around the longestAlso I don't like the Philippines people talking to my motivated seller leadsNow tenant  buyer prospects that are looking for my lease to own homes I'll use voicemail@Michael QuarlesThe above three members have it working motivated seller leads for a lot of time now and they may want to chime in on the subjects live of calls

If anyone for one minute thinks they can talk there way out of this type of administrative hearing your sadly mistaken... those ladies will just smile at you and ring you up

Hi Patrick, I haven't read through all of the replies to your post, so perhaps you've found the answer you were looking for, but I thought I'd throw my experience in the ring of my first investment property since I was in a similar situation as you.The first (and currently only) property I bought was in an up and coming neighborhood in Tacoma, WA back in 2016.

The one challenge with market cycles is no one rings a bell at the bottom or at the top.After the Financial Crisis of 2008, for example, the financial media was looking for "green shoots" as an indication the economy was recovering.