Marketing to Buyers and Sellers

Mortgages – From One Extreme to the Other

In March, Federal bank regulators proposed that mortgage lenders require a minimum 20% down payment on many home loans. The “law of unintended consequences” is being bandied about. After years of too lax lending regulations, some say that this is a gross overreaction and will result in a death blow to the housing market for years.

Opposition to the 20% down payment rule includes:

• National Association of Realtors®
• Mortgage Bankers Association
• consumer lobbying groups
• Center for Responsible Lending
• 40 members of the U.S. Senate

Our 1-800 Number Is Ringing Off the Hook!

Back in 2010 and early 2011, we spent hundreds of dollars on bandit signs, and only got 1-5 calls per week. Now we are getting 5-10 calls PER DAY!

You're probably wondering what we changed. No, we aren't putting baskets of candy out by our signs. No, we haven't hired those eye-catching mascots to dance around our signs, although that is something to think about in the future. We only made a few MINOR changes that seemed to have made a MAJOR difference:

Old way:
- White bandit sign
- handwrite "CASH FOR HOMES, ANY CONDITION, 1 (800) ###-####"
- or "WE BUY HOUSES, CASH, ANY CONDITION, 1 (800) ###-####"
- Drop off on Fridays, pick up on Sundays

New way:
- YELLOW bandit sign

How to Eliminate Fear When Meeting With a Seller

How to Eliminate Fear When Meeting With a Seller

Once you’ve become a pro on the telephone and aren’t afraid to call up strangers, the next most common fear is usually having to meet with a seller in person. In fact, to tell you the truth, the first time I met with a seller my hands were literally shaking on my steering wheel before I went into the house.

How to Eliminate Fear on The Telephone

How to Eliminate Fear on The Telephone

It’s hard to become successful in this business if you don’t return motivated sellers calls or if you’re too afraid to call the “for rent” sign you passed on the way home from work. Simply put, you have to learn to love the telephone as a real estate investor. The good news is that anyone can overcome their fear of the phone and became a master of closing deals on the phone.

The Best Real Estate Investor Websites

The Best Real Estate Investor Websites
by Chris Goff

To be a successful real estate investor today, you must be aware of the new technology especially when it comes to the Internet. As the Internet presence grows, so do the amount of resources you can use to grow your business. Using these resources can help educate you, save you time, and expose your business to a lot of people. Now, there are many real estate investor websites out there, but how reliable are they?

$400 per hr, / $4K per offer / $400 per call

I've read a lot of post that speak on lacking motivation, to busy, to fears and hesitations. Just putting a different spin on it and giving a different approach to look at the bigger picture.

(examples are generic and using estimated numbers to keep the numbers clean and clear) - just for the sake of the point to come across.

We are all accustomed to the filter. The coffee filter approach (or whatever you call it). Putting a large quantity of substance (leads) in the top and out through the narrowed bottom comes a desired product (great deals).

Blank bandit signs are expensive

Everywhere I've gone online, either their shipping charges are hitrociously expensive, or you have to order a minimum of 50 or more. I found one that's better. I don't want that many and can't afford that many, either. I'ld like at least 20 for now. What do you think?

Can I make yellow bandit signs from Home Depot?

I'm looking to do some cheap yellow bandit signs from Home Depot. If I can, what material will I need? I know I can get wooden sign stakes. I heard you can do this, and I know Randy does this somehow. I don't have any bandit signs to use, and I know it's recommended to use Yellow signs. If there are other places I can get these that are local to me, that would be nice, too. Thank you & have a great weekend.

Birddogs in California ring a bell

Hi all,

Anyone in California has any connections with cash buyers (in California) that buy residential properties nationwide? If so send me a PM so we could discuss this further. Thanks.

Higher Class or Lower Class?

Whats easier? To go after homes $250,000+, or to after homes under $100,000? Reason im asking is that I live in a lower class community with blocks n blocks of row homes....which go anywhere from $30,000 to $150,000....depending on the block and the neighborhood. But it seems as if in the lower class blocks there are many more "bandit signs". Is this because the lower class are more likely to falter? I figure to go after the higher class because their mortgages and payments are most likely to get them in over their heads, plus there is greater lead way for u to play with the numbers.

So which is the way to go? High End Properties, or Low End Properties?

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