All Forum Posts by: Ben M.
Ben M. has started 144 posts and replied 298 times.
Post: Shocking tax increase

- Houston, TX
- Posts 303
- Votes 47
I have hired a company to do the tax protest for me. Last year the assessed value was 110k and the tax protest company brought it down to 107k. This year the assessed value was a WHOPPING 208k and the tax protest company brought it down to 138k.
Has anyone seen this type of increase? An increase by 100k after only one year seems very unusual and I had to pay a big fee to the tax protest company to bring it down to 138k. How does someone assess a property and increase it by 100k after only one year and I did not have any upgrades or major changes.
Post: Direct marketing companies

- Houston, TX
- Posts 303
- Votes 47
Has anyone worked with reiprintmail?
Post: Direct mail marketing and bandit signs

- Houston, TX
- Posts 303
- Votes 47
Originally posted by @Jerry Puckett:
Great @Ronald Allen Barne, perfectect.
I'll get ahold of you this week and fill in the blanks for you. After, if you like what you see, come back here and post about it. Meantime, I have more than 7 dozen positive reviews in my profile from Real BP members I've made money for.
@Ben M, sorry we sorta hijacked your thread....I'll come back when the weekend's over to answer the other couple questions you asked.
Hi Jerry, no worries. I appreciate the helpful feedback. I am looking at dm type of marketing after finding out about legal issues with sms or cold calling.
Post: Direct mail marketing and bandit signs

- Houston, TX
- Posts 303
- Votes 47
Great feedback everyone. I think I saw someone here say that they were successful in their dm campaign by targeting only property owners from a dfd list
I wonder if chances for responses will also increase if targeting vacant properties or landlords? Propstream has some nice filters for this…
I thought I heard there is a do not mail list somewhere? Is that not true?
Post: Direct mail marketing and bandit signs

- Houston, TX
- Posts 303
- Votes 47
Are there any legal issues with direct mail marketing? I’m in Houston, Texas.
What about bandit signs?
Post: Mass texting leads in Houston, TX

- Houston, TX
- Posts 303
- Votes 47
What's a good (and hopefully economical) way to send mass text and are there laws against doing this in specific places such as Houston, Texas?
Post: Contracts to be used for wholesaling

- Houston, TX
- Posts 303
- Votes 47
Hello BP community, was just getting started on wholesaling and was looking into working with an attorney to put a contract together. Would anyone be able to recommend a good attorney in Houston, TX who might be familiar with how wholesaling worked? Thank you!
Post: Lawn care provider issues

- Houston, TX
- Posts 303
- Votes 47
Had a situation where lawn care provider gave me the impression they were mowing as scheduled but tenant called to complain they have not come in over a month. Upon reviewing pics noticed that the pics sent on different days were very similar and outdated. Aside from tenants reporting this and maybe using a reputable lawn care provider with reviews I wonder how this type of issue can be prevented.
Post: Wholesaling education or guide

- Houston, TX
- Posts 303
- Votes 47
Originally posted by @Patrisha Herbert:
Noelle Randall on YouTube, she has a hour long video.
Hi Patricia is it the video from 2019
HOW TO START WHOLESALING HOUSES FAST | REAL ESTATE INVESTING SECRETS
Post: Wholesaling education or guide

- Houston, TX
- Posts 303
- Votes 47
Hello, would anyone know of a good podcast or resource that would walk through the steps to wholesale a house from reaching out to homeowners to negotiate, getting repair estimates, then selling to an investor. I understand it’s not a simple step by step process but just a good guide to get started. Thank you