Best Source For Websites
Does anyone have any recommendations on where one could purchase a good quality website package for real estate marketing purposes? A site that includes all the forms that will assist you in screening.
And, of course, at an affordable price.
Why spend 5k for a website. If you are going to spend that kind of money hire a mentor instead...
I have yet to see a website out produce an in your face mentorship program.
Maybe investors dont want to actually invest for profit maybe they just want to say "I am an Investor" [ Edited by MichaelQuarles on Date 04/21/2008 ]
How do you "hire a mentor", Mike?
Outstanding question.
Being someone who wished they had a mentor rather than learning the expensive method I imagine I would research a person.
Michael
any recommendations?
Not really ..... I could give you recommendations
If you do a search for Microsoft Office Live, you can get a 100 percent free site (no gimmicks or traffic restrictions) that you just type your message in with no HTML skills needed AND a free Domain Name as well. They register the Domain in your name, and it belongs to you. You have to give a credit card to prove identity only (it will never be charged). The site is free forever--no matter how much traffic you get. As an added benefit, you will be very high on the search engines.
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"A deal is only as good as the quality of your Contracts." --Me[ Edited by LeaseOptionKing on Date 04/23/2008 ]
Thanks for the info, King!
Here is a website of Jeff Adams that is used in my office:
www.buymyhousejosh.com
I think that anything is better than nothing.
As to mentoring to be fair you have to realize that Mike is a competitor of Jeff Adam and does mentoring for a business..
http://reiu.homestead.com/
There is nothing wrong with that but you should always be aware of the motivation of anyone including myself (and I like Mike).
So in short-
You will need a website for credibility and to increase marketing effectiveness (as well as building a list etc).
But... IF your new to real estate you should get educated first and do that either by signing up for a mentoring program with someone reputable, through your local REIA, buying courses or a combination of these..
Remember there is no golden chalice or magic bean to grow wealth. You will do it the same way that everyone else does....hard work.
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The best tip is to stay in real estate. I have been up and down on the market at a whim so many times I am thoroughly fed up with it....;
I have sat on thousands of contracts only to find out between closing bell and opening that the feds were investigating the company and experienced a loss of over 50% (on three occasions).
There is little rhyme or reason to the market (and still I trade...
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opening that the feds were investigating the company and experienced a loss of over 50% (on three occasions).
care to share how to stay out of the limelight?
Hey Doug,
When you say listed homes, are you sending letters to them so they can cancel their listing? Or how does that work?
I have been looking into the different systems and am trying a dual mailer test right now.
ONe that is professional looking and has link or web address to my main site www.homechamps.com
and one that will go to www.buymyhousejosh.com for the more down home single investor look. I am going to try and yellow type letter and see how it works.. I think I will be sending them out in 2 weeks and will see what kind of a response I get..
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Yellow letters get a lot of responses from people who do NOT have a house for sale. After you filter the responses, the actual response is much less and a more reasonable number. You need to use an answering service to filter the calls.
JP
Surely there must be a company that sells yellow sheets?
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That is undoubtedly good advice! I will have to do that.
Randall
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We have been taking the yellow pad and cutting out the paper from them and then photo copying a hand written letter so that it looks like it was all hand written in black ink on the yellow pad.
It took a bit of doing to get it lined up the first time but has been good thereafter.
I filled the page with writing (or my assistant that has great handwriting did).
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So ... what was your response rate from the yellow letter versus your other more professional letter ... and even more import what was your conversion to purchase rate?
We convert 90% of anyone we get in front of consistantly.
Response rate was about .005% which is higher than the .003% on other mailings to same group.
Nothing stays the same however and response varies by neighborhood, time of year, and other factors
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We send out a colored flyer with all mailers for just that reason....
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I am targetting pre-foreclosures using the same list that everyone else has. I receive the list every day in the email.
You have to remember that your letter needs to look authentic. You are right that these people are flooded with mail, so yours needs to be opened and authentic looking.
Scott
I mail MLS listings and FSBOs to get that 10% response. I used to mail FRBOs too and got closer to a 25% response but I find landlords want too much rent for a lease/option (my sole buying method).
I have a very high success rate with out of town owners..
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Run a seven day sale auction on your house. That can get many motivated buyers, the only trick is that you need to have a property which you have a healthy enough discount on, 80% or lower.
Scott