Hey, it’s been a while since I’ve written. I’ve been so bogged down with stuffing my deal pipeline, ain’t had no time to blog. But the good news, is that there will be some changes made to this website soon that will allow me to dynamically update it without necessarily taking the time out to write. I’m really looking forward to that. And I think you’ll like it too. This plan will unfold in align with what I wrote about earlier, concerning being “open source“. So be on the lookout for some changes soon.

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Hey everyone. I hope that you all had a good Christmas holiday and gained 8 lbs just like me. Naw, just joking about that last part. I don’t hope you gained weight, but I definitely did. Too much pecan pie and ham and what not. But ’tis the season, right?

Which leads me into my next endeavor. For the last month and a half I’ve been in the gym pretty consistently. But, there’s only so much you can do without professional guidance.

So I was on a blog called JetSetLife.TV (which is very inspiring by the way), and I read about how Rob got fed up with the ordinary workout routines that he did for years and decided to get f*$@ing ripped.  So, that’s what I’m about to do…why not?   Read more…

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I’ve only been using TimeTrade for a day and I love it already.  I have 4 phone appointments to speak with Realtors that have short-sale listings later this morning.  I just sent them an email and asked to speak with them about their short-sale listings.  Then I got emails as they started scheduling appointments and it automatically goes right in my Outlook calendar.  This may not seem like a big deal, but I’m soooo tired of not being efficient, communication-wise.  Basically, it boils down to “working-dumb”.  I hate that feeling of working in vein.

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Today wraps up the end of day one of the Yellow Letter campaign.? I received 30 calls in total.? That’s already a 3.75% response rate.? However, there are only two leads (one warm and the other is semi-warm).? This technique is reported to yield a 10 to 15% response rate, so that means I should have another 50 responses or so.? Hopefully, I’ll get some more leads.? I could care less about responses.

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I stamped all of my letters today and sent them out.? Turns out I only had 800 letters and not 900 like I had thought.? Don’t know where the math went wrong on that one.? Or perhaps I skipped printing 100 when I was printing them out.? Damn, I’m craving sushi and king crab legs right now.? That has absolutely nothing to do with this post, I just thought I’d add in that fun fact.? I dropped the mail off a few hours ago, so the letters should go out on Monday morning and they will probably show up in peoples mailboxes as early as Tuesday.? This should be very interesting to see what type of results I receive.? I’ve got my Realtor ready to go with my call lead sheet and calls will be forwarded to his cell.? I think I’ll hold off on the second assistant for now.? It’s too late to try and find someone and build a rapport in time for them to take my calls.? It’s hard to find someone who’s not flakey so, I’ll stick with who I know for now.? I’ll definitely keep you all posted on the results on this campaign, how many calls received, how many leads, etcetera.? It’s always hard for me to end a sentence with an abbreviation, thus “etcetera” was spelled out.? And I could cook eggs on the exhaust vent of this laptop, seriously it’s that hot.? Those were two more fun facts for you.? I’m rarely a serious individual and here’s the video to prove it.? And I’ll post another like it soon but with Benjamins.? Peace out.

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Man, I have been slacking completely on my blogging. I’m back on it though. I haven’t posted any ‘Accountability Tuesday’ updates lately because as I mentioned, I wasn’t going to do so until I completed the launch of my direct mail campaign. It’s still not launched yet. I’m very close however, as I have the mail-merge setup, all of the stationary, and I’ve selected a college student with nice handwriting to handwrite my envelopes and stuff them (all 900 for $120 or $0.13 each). This same college student is going to act as my phone receptionist and field my calls during the day. I found this girl on CraigsList and haven’t met her yet, however she stands far above the other candidates and just from the looks of her on paper. She sent me her resume and this girl is solid, college senior, great relevant work experience, good GPA, etc. I’m to meet her this weekend so that I can get her the materials to get started on this first project of hers’. I can already tell, this girl is a real go-getter…my kind of people. I’m already loving the idea of having a local assistant.

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Another Friday night posted at my favorite spot; On the couch, with my laptop on a TV-dinner table. I fell asleep, after going for a long-run (7 miles and could’ve ran more, I still got it!) after work at around 10pm and now I’m up at 3:43am. Don’t know what that’s all about. I’m trying to decide if I should go back to sleep or start Saturday now. Either way, I’m blogging in the meantime.

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I haven’t updated for a week, as I went to D.C. last weekend and every time I go out of town it throws off my rhythm. That D.C. trip should be my last out of town trip until probably October. So, I should be able to work without interruptions for a quite a while. I’ve got a lot to write about from the last 8 days. I’ll post with some details later today.

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