All Forum Posts by: Paul DoCampo

@Nadine Delille I struggled as well for two years trying to get off the ground. Never got a deal. Get leads, got a contract , spent a lot of money on marketing but never a deal. My only advice is to pivot. Shift to low hanging fruit. That's what I did it and it was night and day. Getting into REI with no cash, no skill set, no experience is a hard business . There's easier ways to do it. And the hard-hit advice might be to wait until you have money to get into REI. Also, Find your strengths and leverage them early

@Justin Hutchins Low barrier niches like mobile homes or land. You can buy these assets for very little depending on the area

@Lex Phumirat I'm in So Cal as well. That amount won't get you anywhere here unless you do some unique type of Investing like flipping penny lots or mobile home Investing

@Skye Anderson As a utility worker my self, yes it happens. People steal it to not get billed for their usage

@Stevie Delacruz It's probably been said already, But there is absolutley no age limit to success. You need to remove that from your head ASAP because thats whatlll hold you back and your lack of confidence will show.

@Branden Sewell Other than having private investors , the only other way to not have capital (or at least a lot of capital) Is to negotiate terms with the seller.

As @Karen Rittenhouse and @Claire Trammell you're asking the wrong question. Figure out your market first; who you're going to mail to. What type of letter you send or what mail hour you use is irrelevant. 

The list is the most important factor. Multi-million dollar mail-order companies never sit there and ponder what color envelope they will send. They stress over the list first and foremost. 

Also, most of the mail-houses that have templates for letters are the same generic messages anyway, so don't think their letter gets you magic results. It's up to you, your market, and your follow up. 

@Jay Hinrichs I've been seeing your posts for about 2 years now, and you give some of the best and real advice that I've ever seen ( It's not the typical "woo- raa " go get it advice... that's found anywhere). As someone who started in this "i want to make a ton of money wholesaling in 6 months then quit my high paying w2" mentality, I'll say everyone who "starts" In real estate should listen to you above everyone else

oh Phil, I didn't realize it was YOU I was talking to

Ulises Ramirez , from newbie to newbie I can relate and tell you that Aaron Mazzrillo is totally right that the only reason you are forcing this to work is because you have nothing else in the pipeline (I'm guilty and still guilty of doing this) ..... From my little experience that I have, Trying to force something out of nothing like these types deals (especially for free) is going to not only tire you out early but frustrate you because of all the hard work you are going to put into it and most of it not fall through.... The homeowners I have dealt with that are similar to yours and are highly motivate but expect something, don't show any gratitude...if you want to help people out for free , give out free lunches to homeless at the park , they will show much more gratitude . There is too much risk, money, and work involved with doing real estate transactions for free