BiggerPockets

Hello everyone. Currently I do not have text because I felt there was no need. As of latley I keep receiving many text with no messages do to me not having a plan. I have several internet adds offering my services and a property I am whole selling. My question for my bigger pockets family is, do people do business often threw text messaging?

Thanks for the responds Marc, see I agree. I keep getting text , but no messages of course. It does show the name of the person texting. This I do not understand because they are not in my phone book?
LeJonR

Thanks Jon, I will do that.
LeJonR

I've got the Internet plan and set up my Mobile E-mail to give me e-mail alerts. I can respond to an e-mail just as quick as send a text. By having Internet it allows me the best of both worlds at one cost.

LeJon,

Text is becoming a common form of communication and more common with the younger crowds. I use text to communicate with some tenants and clients but only after a relationship is established and one of us mentions texting.

With that said I dont think you are missing any business opportunities because any serious potential customer will probably not text an add as a first means of communication. If they are serious they would call unless you mention in the add to text as some people do (I know you didn't).

But I wouldn't be suprised if someone texts me about one of my rentals on craigslist. Are you putting Call # or just the phone #? That might cause some people to text the number.

But a texting plan should be cheap. Maybe you should look into it. If it helps you close one deal then it would pay for itself 50 times over.

I don't really like texting either. The only time I do it is to respond to someone who texted me.

Personally I only use it with my son, and wife and a few other friends. But with that said. I know two people that use it for TEXTING FRBO and FSBO. They claim to get calls back. I guess it is something small like. Hi, I am texting you about the home on craigslist. Please Call back at 123-123-1234

Well I have had texting for a few days and no one has text me in regards to business. One good thing came of it, my fiance enjoys texting me, lol.
LeJonR

About half of my tenants text me regarding problems anything related to my rentals, just little notes and such, and I do the same, most of which are younger. I contact with several of the wholesalers in my area via text, just talked with one today awhile by text. often get text from other wholesalers or small new wholesalers i might not know on a first name basis but with info about properties they currently have, really alot better than email in my eyes cause your going to get it immediately, my iphone only updates my emails on the hour, text are instant.
personally i sent/recieved over 5000 text last month.
-Scott

Well I finally had a buyer text me today about a house. We are meeting Monday, the buyer is highly motivated and says he has tried to contact me via email several times (Not sure when, lol). This evening I communicated with another investor motivated to motivated buy another property I have. So I guess I can say that my texting plan is turning out to pay off after all.
LeJonR