He offers to help all his students get started and provide them with the tools necessary to do so but he said he only has a student or two every few classes that actually has the guts to take him up on his offer and get started.

I'd love some feedback on what I've done to date and how I can improve my chances of landing a deal.OperationsSetup Zoho CRM to track leadsPurchased large absentee list for top 30 zip codes for real estate transactions (~2000 names)Hired 2 people to hand write lettersHired 2 people to hand write and post bandit signsSetup email automation softwareDirect Mail activities1/6 - sent 80 letters (to potential investors)1/7 - sent 100 letters1/8 - sent 200 letters1/9 - sent 156 letters1/10 - sent 100 letters1/12 - sent 65 letterstoday - sent 52 lettersResults --> 22 phone calls, 3% response rate, mostly to remove from list, two people were "curious" (see below)Craigslist ActivitiesSent ~2k emails to FSBO ads asking if they would take a discount for an all cash offerResults --> no dealsThis weekSend 700 more lettersContinue with craigslist (maybe a different tactic?)

Most people solve this with a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system.

There are all kind of ratios and tools you can use to analyze a deal...and many of you try this approach....but there is nothing better than actual life experience and it's application.

This is a "no sales" but high on recommending tools, vendors which are working for other small businesses, entrepreneurs and investors who have started on the path of financial freedom!

Thanks to the BP family for all the new exciting information that will help me and give me the tools I need along my new journey!!

NLP is a powerful (though sometimes complicated) tool for changing your thinking.

It is said that Houston has some of the highest closing costs in the country.And Texas has state regulated title costs.http://www.frontiertitletexas.com/tools/title-calculator

A couple of things I'd suggest to check out are these resources:1.http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere2.http://www.biggerpockets.com/files3.The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Real Estate InvestingThey are really great places to get immersed in the benefits and tools of this community!

BP looks like a tool I need in my investors tool belt.