agree with Ron…/long - Posted by AnnNC
Posted by AnnNC on June 19, 2001 at 23:37:14:
Just as recipient of multiple postcards, in my case from a local State Farm car ins co.; I would tend to respond at some point. It may not strike me now, but later, I may want to see that postcard again.
I don’t think it necessarily needs to be a progressive message, just a repeat. By that I mean, each message does not necessarily need to change and ask more, as the people who want to sell you autoresponders would have you believe, it just needs to repeat. For example, I’ve gotten 3 or 4 postcards from that local car ins agent.
I am now starting to remember her name, and am also starting to see similar cards sent by other agents from her company, and I resent them, out of loyalty to this other person who has been sending me these
postcards all along, and yet I’ve never responded to her! I probably won’t change from the ins co I have had for many years,
but I’d at least look into it. I might keep her card in a stack somewhere, in case she offered some other insurance.
This is just my response as a consumer. I don’t have to be fooled or tricked, and I don’t necesarily want to read 40 pages of internet marketing copy.
I think I am responding to the fact that the postcard keeps coming! I don’t know how I would look upon this if I were in or approaching foreclosure, and had a negative mind set, but still, people are going to lose the postcard. I just dont’ have time to file the card at this time! But, I’d tend to contact that person, because, the phone number is available. They have told me they are in the business. Now, I don’t get 10 of these. I get one. And, like I said, I get annoyed if someone else from the same company sends me a card. I hate that.
I feel comfortable talking with people on an individual basis…true, screening is important, but
you have to make it you. Maybe learn from the calls.
I’m in same position as you…desperate not to waste time. Now my computer is crashing, the printer is already in the shop, and I managed to delete the printer driver through my nifty trouble-shooting talents anyway. I get gazillions of offers via email and I tend to scroll past them, not always,
but often.
I did find that learning the trigger for foreclosures
or any event is a good thing to know. I called the county dept, and asked what does “substitute trustee”
mean. They had no idea. Well, it turns out, I think,
that a sub. trustee is when the loan is in default,
and the “sub. trustee” is now the atty for the bank, instead of the original trustee when the loan was not in default. Who knew?
But no one is going to necessarily tell you that.
So the trip to the courthouse is a good thing. Spend days there. Figure out what is filed and when.
I hope this serves. I’m not a door hanger kind of person; I live rural. It wouldn’t work for me, here.
I think you can consider making a back -up offer when you hit those situations where someone beat you to it. maybe that deal will fall through.
Just try to learn. you are doing SOME things right, for ex. tracking that property.
Kindly forgive my not reading all the other replies, I’m barely scraping by on my computer memory, and if I try to go back and read, I’ll probably end up deleting this message (tragedy!) I am interested in your situation and this topic, and look forward to the responses from others. I know it is often recommended in high-volume calls to get off the phone,
and that is good, but sometimes, you can learn from another person, particularly a tired landlord if that is the one you are talking to. They can be a teacher.