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This post is going to be a part of a series of posts as I get into the world of Podio. Sometimes the first impression says a lot about an application. Quite often the initial look at an application causes us to get that overwhelmed feeling in our guts and we turn around and never come back. I have found this to be even more true if the application is FREE like Podio is. Mostly because you have nothing invested …
There are quite a few options when you are looking for wholesaling lead management software. Probably one of the most popular lead tracking tools out there is simply Microsoft Excel. I have seen countless forum posts on Bigger Pockets asking what CRMs other wholesalers use. The one consistent answer that I see is to use Excel as a CRM. It’s not necessarily the best, only that there is always a couple of people who swear buy it. In my efforts …
THIS TEMPLATE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AS CURRENT VERSION OF EXCEL HAVE CAUSED TO MANY ISSUES Thank you all for your interest! ————————————————————————————————————- Two weeks ago I wrote a blog post about What Lead Information you should keep track of. In that post I broke down the minimum data points that you would benefit from keeping track of over the course of a leads life. What I didn’t go over is how to keep track of your mailing campaigns. When I …
There are a few HAVE TO HAVES when it comes to being a real estate wholesaler as far as I’m concerned. Relationships, Systems and Leads. Everything else comes a distant second. They all work together as well to create a successful business. Having leads is must, but what is also very important is your ability to keep those leads organized. What leads do you need to mail to this month? Looking up a lead when they call Making sure you …
I am happy to announce that the latest version of SI Lead Manager has been released…v7! This latest update to SI Lead Manager is the biggest update yet. The entire software has been recreated from the ground up in order to take it to the next level. I’ve listened to the suggestions and have put all my efforts into making this one of the most user friendly lead management applications out there. There are 3 main areas that I wanted to …
One thing I really enjoy doing is creating software. One application that I’ve been developing over the years is a lead tracking tool called SI Lead Manager. You can get the current version beta 6 right now for free. Since I released beta 6 last year, there have been over 700 people download and use the software. That is just awesome to me!!. Over the past 18 months I have been working hard on the next version…Which I’m calling SI Lead Manager v7. …
My friend Sharon Vornholt from Louisville Gal’s Real Estate Blog started up a wonderful podcast earlier this year. I really enjoy listening to it on my rides to work in the mornings. Her guests are always hard working investors who are always willing to share what they know. What I love about Sharon’s podcast is that we have similar investing strategies so a lot of her content really resonates with me. So, about a month ago, Sharon asked me to …
Every day I am reminded that of the benefits of networking and building relationships. Even though this story isn’t related to real estate investing it has everything to do with real estate investing. The other day I was coming home from the park with my son. My wife was working and it was getting late so I decided to stop by Boston Market to pick up some food. This Boston Market has a drive through which was great because I …
Struggling Investor has been alive and kicking for 6 years now (since 2008). To this day the hardest part for me is to write content. I’ve definitely improved my skills, but it’s still a chore. If you have ever started a blog you know what I mean. Heck…and I’m talking about just my personal blog. I do this for fun. How about blogs/websites setup for your real estate business? Websites used for business purposes are tougher then personal blogs. …
We all love GPS because it gives us the exact way to get someplace we want to go. That is great and all but you really didn’t learn anything except that one way. To truly learn something you need to know about what not to do and the consequences that come with it. That is why I LOVE hearing about other people’s mistakes. With that in mind I wanted to write a different kind of post. This post is all …
Over the last few years I’ve gotten many calls from sellers. I would say that almost all of them have been pleasant conversations. Sure there have been those where the caller has a skeptical or irritated tone. All you can do is blame your partner for sending mail to them in error and cross them off your list. My lead generating websites have both my phone number and a contact form. To be honest I prefer that the lead fills out …