All Forum Posts by: Anthony Gayden
Anthony Gayden has started 77 posts and replied 1981 times.
Post: Why and or what are investors fears to take action
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Wow, I just saw your thread and I can't believe people aren't beating your door down for that opportunity.
I would do it myself but I have a career I love.
Post: Do you use FaceBook Ads to generate leads?
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Originally posted by @Michel Moubarak:
@Anthony Gayden this shows you the potential that is present on Facebook. You just got to find what works for you and your industry.
Hope this helps!
Facebook is a lot more powerful an advertiser than I originally believed.
I have been reading the book by @Anson Young Finding and Funding Great Deals, and he mentioned in there a way of using Facebook to find leads that gave me a great idea. I am going to try it and hopefully it works.
Basically I am going to create an advertisement on FB that states that I will pay someone $500 for a lead that I close on. I want to use FB to get bird dogs to bring me deals.
Post: Do you use FaceBook Ads to generate leads?
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Originally posted by @Rodney Williams:
Wow, Anthony, this is amazing to say the least. Do you mind sharing some of the verbiage you used to advertise the wholesale deal?
Originally posted by @Anthony Gayden:
Well the results from my first set of Facebook ads are telling me a few things.
First of all I didn't get any responses from my advertisement looking for wholesale leads. It could be that I was targeting the wrong audience, or my message wasn't clear, but I will continue to work and improve my message.
On the other hand my advertisement to sell a wholesale property was an unbelievable success. That ad was only up for 24 hours and targeted a 18-65 year olds who lived in a 2 square mile area around the property. My budget was $10. I literally got hundreds of page views and dozens of likes, and at least 20 people called me, including several showings. The property is now under contract to a person who saw my ad on Facebook.
I made a video that some people said made me look like a used car salesman......lol
Post: Omaha Real Estate Meetup
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I will try my best to come Collin.
Post: What is the easiest deal you have ever done???
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My easiest deal so far is the one I am closing on tomorrow. I got the deal when a lady who works in the same building as me walked up to me one day and offered to sell a home she had just inherited. No direct mail, no looking over deals for hours on end. The deal came to me.
I made an offer that would make the deal a slam dunk, and it blew my mind when she accepted. I am buying the house cash for the first time, and there are no realtors involved, so the amount of paperwork and BS that I normally go through when buying a property was literally cut by 80%+.
Honestly I wish every deal I have done was this easy.
Post: What is the easiest deal you have ever done???
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Originally posted by @Jay Hinrichs:
sounds fun... couple questions.. why would you have to call a listing agent for the lock box code? that seems last century.
@Dan Beaulieu also closing table is also last century I have not gone to a closing in 20 years.. title company e mails me docs .. unless its a deed I get them to docusign most of it.. I have to train the closers.. In many states now you can even record the deeds electronically.. I just did a sale yesterday in INdy that was all electronic the deed included took me all of 7 minutes to sign and e mail back.. I have a notary in my office so don't even go out for that.
On buys were no notary is required I just get docs either docusign or if they want then wet signed I print out sign email back .. I call bank wire funds done.. never leave my office at home... you guys have it tough you have to actually drive somewhere to transact.. cuts into your BP time.. Also even if you do want to waste the time to go to a closing ( which rarely happens unless its a buyer with loan docs.) checks are not handed out at the closing table.. lender wants recording numbers then funds the next day and funds are wired to your account.. I have not received a check for proceeds in forever its all wires.. I wont accept a check.
I like the way you do business. Honestly it frustrates me that a lot of title companies are still so old fashioned. I found a good one though in my area that does electronic closings.
Post: Is Real Estate a business or an investment opportunity?
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@Account Closed
Unless you are a totally passive investor, it is very likely at least a small scale business for you.
Post: Anyone just stick to SFH instead of going to MFH?
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The barriers to entry for multi family are certainly larger than just money. I find it quite odd.
I personally see no problem with staying with single family if that works for you. There are multiple extremely large groups of investors who deal exclusively in single family, owning literally thousands of homes. No one could question their strategy or success.
Post: 2nd or multiple phone line for my REI business
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I recently started using Google Voice and I love it. I have a separate phone number for my real estate investing business that is fully accessible from my mobile phone. It is free for now and gives me a little privacy. I also used Google G Suite for domain name email services. It has a very professional look compared to a regular @gmail.com email.
Post: I hate this website.
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Originally posted by @Joshua Johnson:
I have realized I really do hate this website. Let me explain.
I am brand spanking new and just learning at this point. I haven't been able, due to family situations, to truly do more than just learn. (and I am getting scared that might be all I do.) I live in Utah and real estate here is not cheap from where I stand with my current level of knowledge. I have been excited, discouraged, excited again, and now feel kinda hopeless.
This website is terrifying. I had this misguided notion that I was brilliant deciding to get into real estate. Such a novel concept and I would in a small tiny group of people that are as brilliant as I am. Then there is this giant empire of a website. I am surrounded by so many much more passionate, experienced, smarter, better connected, and all around more serious people that are all going for the same goal.
How can I even get my foot in the door with so many people in the business? This website has set me straight on so many of my misconceptions and scared me, I worry, out of the real estate business before I started. How on earth do starters not let all these things get you discouraged? Any advice to keep from dying a thousand deaths before the battle is fought?
I honestly think this website is great for beginners.
There are a lot of ambitious people on this website, I am one of them, but we are all at different stages of our lives and our investing careers. My advice to you is to latch onto someone who is farther along in their investing career and ask for their help as you get started.