This post has been a long time in the making, and is something that I think many people can commiserate about.
Adding People to Your Email Marketing Campaigns is Not Only Annoying, but Can Also be Illegal
There is nothing that makes me want to cooperate with a company or investor more than when they add me [...]

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I hate running (unless someone is chasing me). I haven’t run in probably four years. Elevators and escalators are my best friends…but through a series of events which I don’t feel like explaining, I am now training for a marathon because of a promise that I made to someone. When you give someone [...]

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I’m back from a long vacation in Florida where I celebrated the 4th at Disney World (along with the entire North American and European populations…what a nightmare). Anyway, it’s good to be home so that I can get back into super-productive mode, which means I get back to marketing, negotiating and closing deals. Speaking [...]

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On Saturday at my local REIA meeting (everyone should be going to ALL of the REIA meetings in your area), I was talking with an investor who had received a nasty phone call from a homeowner who was not happy that they received a letter in the mail. They wanted this investor to know [...]

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Direct mail is one of the best ways to buy houses, if not THE best way.
We all have our lists and the same sellers are getting bombarded over and over (absentee owners, free and clear, probate, pre-foreclosure, bankruptcy). The key to direct mail success is standing out from your competition and not sending [...]

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When you first start out in this business (real estate investing) most of your deals and leads will come from your marketing activities such as bandit signs, direct mail, the Internet and door knocking. After a while, if you are networking properly, many of your deals will begin coming from referrals from other investors. [...]

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