All Forum Posts by: David Ward

@Lynn Weber My exact thoughts... "Basements? What are those? They don't exist in Texas lol. Seriously though, I think I've been in one house in my entire life that had a basement. RARE

I'm looking for an investor friendly title company, preferably in Southeast Houston (45/ beltway area). One that understands assignment of contracts etc. Even if not located in the Southeast, I'd still like to know who you use. 

David

@Karen Lindstrom I think @Mike F. hit it right on.  Maybe on your next project possibly set deadline dates in the contract between you and the GC. If completed on time offer a bonus, if not impose penalties ie. per week, day, etc.

@Anthony Kondor 

Step one- look up property pin number by entering in physical address (click "property address search" on the left)

http://cookcountyassessor.com/Property_Search/Prop...

Step two- plug in pin number and search

http://12.218.239.82/i2/default.aspx

Anybody know the link to the J. Scott book on estimating rehab cost?

@Jon Klaus

@Antonio Coleman 

@Robert Laird  Thanks for the links! Property Radar is currently not in Texas, maybe soon. In regard to the houses that you marketed to in the rural areas how hard was it finding an end buyer? Were investors present?

@Jon Klaus  Thanks for the advice! I have done a mailing campaign myself but found it too time consuming, which is why I was looking into outsourcing it. I have also listened to the podcast you mentioned above and they are helpful. I know money isn't everything, I just wanted to clarify my budget because I know some companies only deal in bulk 2000+ range. My first mail-out was successful, while no deals I did get a few leads which I set up in a CRM and will follow up on. I'll continue researching marketing to get full optimization. 

@Antonio Coleman  Thanks for the reply! I'm looking into that now.

@James Wise  Thanks I will check them out.

Looking to get into some Direct Mail Marketing, currently have a marketing budget of approx. 1000 per month. Which companies are you guys using that offer competitive prices? I'm assuming most of the companies offer variable-data printing (VDP)?