All Forum Posts by: Cal Ewing

Dear infinite pool of real estate investing wisdom, 

I am wondering if any of you who use virtual assistants can help me out by recommending affordable ways that my VA in the Philippines can make calls to the U.S. on my behalf? I am wondering if I should set her up with some kind of VOIP service, Skype, or something else. What has worked for you?

Hello Boise, Idaho wholesalers.  I would like to get on your buyers list.  Message me.

Excellent thread. This has been very informative. 

Thanks for the feedback @Dell Schlabach and @Brad L. . Good stuff!

I am looking into a name to use for my lead generation marketing (Website, Direct Mail etc.). 

I am wondering if anyone can give me feedback as to which of the following two approaches work better when it comes to getting a response from a motivated seller?

Do I hone in on the "I'm a real person" approach with the "Cal Buys Houses" style branding?

or

Do I go for a polished real estate company approach, using some fancy name like "Precision Properties" (sorry if I stole someone's company name for this example)? 

I keep debating as to which approach would have people trust my company more. I would imagine some would feel intimidated calling what they perceive as a big, faceless, impersonal company, but these people may feel okay with calling a real person with a  face and name and a story.  On the other hand, I personally avoid any restaurant that has a guys name in it like "Roy's Place" or "George's Pizza" because it sounds low quality to me. 

Thoughts?

Hey BP, 

I have a property with a garage on it that is currently sitting empty. I would like to rent it out to someone needing storage for a car or something.  Does anyone have an example of a lease agreement they have used for a garage that they would be willing to share with me?

Thanks guys, I will look into those options.

Hello,

I need to get a U.S. bank account set up right away and don't want to drag my old man (who is my partner in our U.S. LLP) for a 5-hour drive to Montana to set one up.

Do any Canadians who are investing in the U.S. know of an institution here in Canada that will allow me to set up a U.S. bank account from the comfort of my own country?

Wow, thank you @Fred Heller

@Eddie Trefger and @Santos Collantes  

Thank you so much guys for helping me out here. 

Eddie thanks for the extra info on the fees for water meters and electric lines. Very good advice there as well.

Santos thanks for the feedback on my You Tube channel. It's great to know that people are getting something positive out of it.