All Forum Posts by: Carrie Anderson

You're welcome! Let me know which one you choose. I'm curious what systems others are using. :-)

@Karen Margrave, I don't actually know what others on BP are doing with their SM, just trying to figure out the best help for you :-)

From what I'm "hearing", you're using SM to attract consumers and agents for your properties. If that's the case, and it were me, I would focus my SM time budget on Instagram, and maybe Twitter, focusing on producing top-quality images to post. 

Professional-quality videos of your properties are also a good bet for your market, especially ones that show 360-degree shots of the views and interiors. 

Have you also looked at insightly (free for up to three users, additional users $7 per month)

Yup, all of SoCal was, but yup. Starting to make gains now, though. Last year projected appreciation in my zip was sitting at 3%, right now it's 5.5%. Those are annuals. ;-)

Fontana, 04-05? Was it Sierra Lakes? Doesn't surprise me that it was KB. They are known for that. And for producing crap. (That's the builder producing the 200k units right now). And yes, they are zero-lot line properties :-)

A HELOC is simply a 2nd TD on a property. Doesn't matter if you live in the property or not, the HELOC stays put until you pay it off, one way or another.

 I attended an economic talk in about 02-03 for my area (Inland Empire of SoCal) given by a leading economist and expert on this area. That's exactly what he had projected back then. And yes, it's happening. 

In my zip code right now builders are putting in approx 200k units of 4-8 bedroom SFRs. Starting price is 450k.

I'm with @Jeb Brilliant in that I like Hootesuite as well, for posting to multiple SM channels. I've used Buffer, but not as extensively as HS. I prefer HS over Buffer (just my preference).

Perhaps you are trying to utilize too many channels? Who is your target audience, what channels do they use most? FB & Pinterest are mostly women. Instagram is mostly millenials. G+ is where the men tend to be. 

You mentioned videos of your projects. That sounds like the winner for you. Also, are you on ActiveRain?

Hi @Marlyn Lacanlale, welcome to BP! This is a great place to start learning. I suggest starting with checking out all the resources in the tools and education tabs 

Hi @Ryan Landis, I'd love to meet up with you. Where abouts in the Corona area are you thinking? I live very close to Eastvale. 

I suppose I was the acquisitions manager LOL. Such a fancy title. 

I did everything for my investors. Decided what markets to target, designed and conducted the marketing campaigns, received all inbound calls from prospective sellers, developed the relationships with them, asked them all screening questions on their properties, researched the properties, deal analysis, scheduled property inspections, structured the offers, sometimes presented the offers. 

The only thing I didn't do was go out to the properties and physically inspect before offer. My investors did that. If offers were made in-person, they did that. 

Once they were on contract, I was still the POC for the seller, as I had the established relationship with them. 

I also did some bird-dogging for my investors.

So, really, it's up to the individual investor as to how they want to conduct their business. It's your business. You can model it after others until you get some closings under your belt and decide how much or how little you want your hands in it. Some investors like to do everything themselves, some want someone else to handle the details. 

Getting back to your orginial question: 

"When a motivated seller calls you, I would like to know which would you prefer

Automated Voicemail

Call Centers or

You yourself answering the phones?"

Again, how comfortable are you, personally, with speaking with a prospective seller? (Most are not motivated btw). 

If you want some pointers, feel free to connect with me here, and message me.