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· El Paso, Texas


We have been doing the YL for about 6 months now, and it has been very successful for us, the phones literally ring off the hook some days. My question is, I would like to get better quality leads. I have checked with US lead list and with black book, but can anybody tell me who else to check out?


Real Estate Investor · Dallas, Texas


ListSource is referred to here on BP a fair amount.

That's great that your phones are ringing so much. How many pieces have you mailed and how many deals came from those mailings?

Jon Klaus, SellPropertyFast
E-Mail: jklaus@vnetinc.com
Telephone: 214-929-6545
Website: http://www.caddostar.com


Residential Real Estate Agent · Nashville, Tennessee


Your leads may not be the issue, maybe you just need to do more. One thing that stopped me from doing more is handwriting the letters. I found a company online that will actually create a font for typing letters up that is your hand writing. That greatly increased my efficiency with writing the letters. I think they charged me $10 to convert my handwriting into a font, so it was well worth the investment. PM and I'll give you their site.

If you are looking for better lead sources, I normally use services such as Landvoice Pro or just go to the foreclosing attorneys' websites that foreclose properties in your area (those people really need you!).


Real Estate Investor · Grand Rapids, Michigan


@Jared DeValk, which company did you use to put your hand writing into a font? I used www.vletter.com to turn my hand writing into a font last year - but they definitely charged more than $10.

I've found it to be pretty helpful for a lot of marketing pieces (mostly, automating signatures and making the addressed envelopes look a little more authentic). Probably the best part about it has been that it produces variations in the letters (so it isn't a dead-giveaway that the letters AREN'T actually hand written).


Residential Real Estate Agent · Nashville, Tennessee


@Seth Williams, it's YourFont and here's there website:
http://www.yourfonts.com/fontgenerator/280203.html


Homeowner · Denver, Colorado


Here's a vid explaining how to do this for free:

http://preforeclosuredata.net/companyblog/2011/01/using-technology-to-simulate-your-handwriting-in-yellow-letter-marketing/


Residential Real Estate Agent · Nashville, Tennessee


Jason Nickel, when you go the website he instructs you to go to, it takes you to YourFont. It was free, but if you look on the video, he posted that in Jan 2011. You now pay for the service, $10, but you still pay. Here's the link to their site:

http://www.yourfonts.com/fontgenerator/280203.html


Real Estate Investor · Grand Rapids, Michigan


Wow - that's awesome. Thanks guys!




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