Today's The Day That I Change our Live's

I guess there 's no better time to start than now.

Goals for the week....

1. Convince my wife to agree to the success academy by Monday as I have another appointment call with them on Tuesday.
2. Order phone mail service and set up.
3. Find a good Realtor to work with or at least interview 3
4. Start posting ads for buyers on Craigslist (at least 3), also ask Realtors if they have any leads when I talk to them
5. Buy materials to make Bandit Signs like Greg Murphy's (at least 100)

I think this will give me a pretty good start for the week and will be easy enough to complete and give me a good confidence boost. I will do more if I find that it doesn't take as long as expected for some of these tasks. I will update anyone that may be interested on Friday if not before.

Hello and welcome Shane. Sounds like you have a plan all worked out. I think if you make it passed step #1 you'll be home free. Hey tell me more about Greg Murphy and the Bandit signs if you don't mind. You can send me a PM if you like.
Good luck and best wishes.

Steve
California

yes tomorrow will be my signs day and placing more ads

is a Student who uses yellow signs with black Sharpie to make his own bandit signs. He used some type of heavy gauge wire to make the posts. He said a whole roll costs him about $40. The video is somewhere on the site here. If I come by it I will let you know. Thanks for the encouragement. I really didn't think anyone would be reading this yet.

About step #1 I agree with you, but if I can hold myself accountable I know I will make it either way.

Looks life we're starting together. Good luck and keep us updated.

Hey Shane, Thanks a lot for the info. And please if you do come across the video please let me know. Some times getting your spouse to go along with your plans is hard to do. They are always worried that things like this just won't work but that's a good thing some times. We all need some one to make sure we think things through. I have a feeling we will be reading about some great things from you very soon.

I found this in my emails from Dean. Here is a link. If it doesn't work it is a Lease Option video in Deans Video Emails. The part about the bandit signs is a home video at the end. Watch the whole thing though, it's a great video.

http://www.deangraziosi.com/emd/videm/lease?spMailingID=2086993&spUserID...

As long as you stay focused and it sure sounds like you are it will happen. It is not easy takes works but if you follow the 30days to cash it lays it all out. I have given myself 90 days and I have done exactly how dean lays it out.Good luck

Shane,

My husband was supportive at first, but not all in. That is, until my first deal brought home $15K. Now, he is all in. I have completed 3 deals so far this year, but I found as I went along, pieces that I needed fell into place. I have been networking and building my buyers list. I am no expert, but there are a lot of DG'ers who helped me and will help you too. Just ask! It's amazing how they respond.

Now, there is no stopping me and it will be the same for you. Keep the goals close by and read them daily. I believe it was Matt Larson who said put them on your mirror, your wallet or even near your light switches so you see them constantly.

Good Luck,

Lori

hey guys the videos are under success stories above. click on it and go feast your eyes. however the 40 dollar roll of wire is randy428 randy vaughn standing in his million dollar shed. lol... greg murphy (credit in the crapper guy) is lease options and he lives in boonville, mississippi enjoy

hope this helps,

WALT

You need to get in touch with Mike (reinvestor42). He is one of our top guys on here and has been investing for ages! He lives in Barboursville, VA.--Only 16 miles from Charlottesville!!! He is very friendly and can maybe give you some guidance to smooth the road for you!

Let me know how it goes!

Karen

Hey Shane,

First of all, welcome to the site. There are a lot of great contacts and resources you can get from using this site.

Second, great job putting a plan together. The best way to stay on track is to have a written plan.

And finally, a great site to get your bandit signs is through signwarehouse.com. Also, I would do an internet search for discount codes for the site (I think one is "appreciation66"). The couple of codes I've found are "one use only" codes, so it's usually best if you use them on a decent size order to get the most bang for you buck.

And remember... the only limitations you have are the ones you put on yourself!

I missed my first update. I guess that's not such a good start, but I have been moving forward. I have completed all of my goals with the exception of finding a real estate agent. For some reason that's the one I just keep putting off. I guess I just have to get over my fear and go for it.

I met with a local investor and had lunch. I am truly appreciative of that and thank you very much to REInvestor42 for the time and knowledge. Also thanks for all of those that left comments and encouragement. It really helps when you feel like your on an island trying to do this real estate thing. This week I have started writing yellow letters. I ordered a list of 750 absentee owners and over the last 3 days have written, stuffed and stamped 125 yellow letters. Man is that time consuming. As soon as I have my first deal that will be the first thing that I have someone else do for me. I have done 3 sessions, the first was 25 and took me about 2 hours. The last two days I have done 50 a day and it has taken me nearly 3 and a 1/2 hours each. I did the letters tonight while watching the webinar. Lots of great information in that. I also had "We buy houses business cards printed up, as well as a nicer, "real estate investor" business card. I only got about 100 of the "investor" cards and about 800 of the "we buy houses cards".

For next week my goals are to

1. Find a real estate agent

2. Continue doing yellow letters.

I havn't decided whether I should send them out in batches of 250 or just wait until they are all done. I'm leaning towards batches. Also, does anyone have any information of the best time to send them out? Is it better to send them so that they hit on Monday, the middle of the week, or right before the weekend? I might try it so they hit on the weekend first and then try to get them to hit on Monday the next time and see if there is a difference in response rate.

3. Put more ads on Craigslist. I want to do atleast 2 different ones on each Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

4. Start handing out business cards to everyone that I see and talk to on a daily basis.

Well I guess that is about it for now. Again, thanks for everyones kind words and encouragement, it really does help. I hope everyone out there is doing well and moving forward. Have a great week. I talk to you agian next Friday.

It sounds like you are on your way to great success!

Did you get the absentee owners information from Melissa Data? I have heard from some investors that they've used the service. How did that go for you?

As for getting the letters out to the absentee owners, I would just get them out as they are ready. Why wait. As long as you hand write your address and the owner's address, no matter which day of the week they get the letter, it will catch their attention. That's what I think.

Also, once you start to buy and hold out of state like me, you will start getting exactly the kind of letters you are working on right now. They are hand written using a yellow pad sheet. Then you will find out yourself that hand writing catches your attention.

I am not new to investing in real estate itself, but am new to wholesaling. So, we are starting together, it sounds like!

I am on the other side of the country in WA state, but let's try our best to stay focused and make things happen!

Cheers to both of us and the rest of the DG family!

Matt Inomata
Bothell, WA

Shane - Looks like you have a great plan! Thanks for keeping us updated each day. I started a journal recently as well and am going to employ your approach to mapping out my to-do list online! Like you said, it helps keep us all accountable

Thanks for all the great tips!!!
Kristin

Expect the BEST from ourselves

Matt,
Thanks for all of the encouragement. As for the data I got it from Listsource.com. There were about 1500 names in my county which is relatively small. I got 750 names from the list and will buy the second half next month. I have not heard of Melissa Data. My list was about $125, and was a pretyt simple search but you can get very detailed and very expensive if you live in a larger area and have a very targeted list of sellers that you want to market to. Just out of curiousity, how did you get into owning rental properties out of state?

Thanks,

Shane

to myself is the hardest part for me. I have alwasy been able to hold myself accountable when I tell others that I will do something but tend to let myself down when there's just too much going on in life. I'm hoping that posting my goals will help me stay accountable to myself. If you guys see me slipping don't be shy about letting me know. I can use all the help I can get.

Good Luck and keep moving forward.

Signed up for insider elite today. Havn't checked out the site yet as I was finishing up 75 letters that I wrote today but will be on it first thing in the morning. After 7 hours of streaming and 4 of writing letters I am pretty much burned for the night. Keep working guys, I hope to see notice of deals from you guys soon.

Thanks,

Shane

Yesterday I sent out 250 yellow letters to absentee owners in my area. I mailed them at about 3pm and have already gotten 2 calls from owners. One seems to be a small office space, so I'm not sure what happened with that one, but hey if I can get a good price I'm sure I can resell it. This is quite exciting. I realize that not everyone will be willing to negotiate to the point that we as wholesalers need to be at, but it's encouraging that I'm getting responses so quickly. I thought it would be Thursday atleast before anyone even got the letters. Gotta go, got some calls to make.

I am also in the middle of sending my letters out. What did you write?

Great to hear about the immediate replies!!! We are sending some now as well.

For information on what to write type "yellow letters" into the search box under Dean's face at the top left of the screen. Lots of information to look through!

Cheers
Kristin

My letter was very simple. It said...

Dear (Name)

Hi!

My name is Shane Reed, my wife and I would like to

$ BUY $

your house at (address)

please call me at (#)

Thanks !
Shane

It's 8:30 now and I have received 21 phone calls. I can't imagine they have even reached the people that are in other states or cities yet. This is exciting. Can't wait to start calling people tomorrow and seeing if any one is motivated.

Make sure you have everything ready when you start sending them because it happens quick. I needed to set up my message and actually got a call before my message was set up and they still left a message. Just make sure you're ready to go before you send them out. Be busy when your not.

Good luck everyone.

Keep up the good work - I smell a deal coming!

Mike

That's GREAT!

We have 25 letters in the mailbox and received our first call last night! She wasn't a motivated seller nor was she an investor but it was good practice We have 25 more letters to drop in the mailbox TODAY.

Keep it up, Shane! And please keep us posted on all of your progress.

Cheers,
Kristin

Man, I really wasn't expecting the number of calls that I received from the yellow letters. I kind of expected to get about 25 but I am at about 40 now, and that's not including the hangups. Many of them aren't motivated and many of them have properties that do not fit what I am looking for. Lesson: Do a more focused mailing. Right now I am getting alot of farm properties with unmotivated sellers. I also need to do a drop at a better time of the week to accomodate my schedule. The first time around I dropped them on Tuesday and started getting calls on Wednesday. Most of the time during normal hours that I have to call people and respond to phone calls is on Monday and Tuesday. Next time I will drop them on Friday so that I will be able to respond on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday when I have more time. This week was really busy at work, so I feel like I am behind on calling my people back. I really wanted to call everyone within 24 hours but that just hasn't happened. I will make more calls today and tomorrow and hopefully get completely caught up with them by Wednesday. Then I can get back on track writing more letters and calling real estate agents. Once I start getting deals I can already tell that unless something changes with my work schedule I will either need to get a Virtual Assistant or an intern to handle all of the calls. I just don't see myself being able to do it on my own once the marketing increases. For now though, I will have to find the time and just crank it out until I get a few under my belt.

Thanks for all of the interest and encouragement. It really helps with the motivation to continue. I hope everyone has a great week and keeps moving forward.

Shane

You will have a great adventure on your new journey.

Thanks Mike,
Sorry I havn't gotten back to you, see the Monday post. I have been a little overwhelmed but I would like to take you up on your offer if it's still available. When would be a good time for you? Send me an email or PM when you get a chance.

Thanks again,
Shane