A Real Email List

I finally got a real “Real Estate” email list

Email List for Homes and MoreGo to www.MyHomesAndMore.com to sign up for real estate deals, observations and (mis)adventures. Do it now. You can read the rest of this afterward. That’s www.MyHomesAndMore.com.

And wait, that’s not all, read below to find out about the free extras. (Billy Mays would be proud)

As many of you know, I’ve had an “email list” for some time. Unfortunately, I’d been trying to do it the hard way. Lists of email address in word, manually updating notes, trying to keep it right, and not get “spammed” off.

My first attempt with “Unnamed email list service provider” resulted in my account being cancelled the first day. I had uploaded the business cards from several networking  events over 3 years. and sent them an email. 2000 people. 4 clicked spam, and account cancelled. $120 poof. Geesh, give a guy a break. 3 hours on the phone, no mercy. So that project got shelved for almost two years.

And we won’t even talk about how long it took to get those typed in. Ok, I admit it, I started typing them all in, then paid someone else to finish. Otherwise I’d still be typing.

So I went back to working from memory, and my short list. Unfortunately the short list only exists in my head, and consists of people who’ve bought properties, or I met recently. Not the best way to run a business. Not even a good way. But it worked, and hey, if it’s working, why change, right? wrong!

This past year, I decided to ramp up. And the system broke. Well, the lack of a system broke, and it tried to break me.

Without an Email List service for Homes and More
This was me. This was my business.

I felt like the old school stage performer trying to spin plates on a stick, running from one to another to keep each going and keep any of them from falling. So, I added another plate.

Sounds crazy I know. I started forcing myself to take time again to focus on running the business better. And that lead me to identify three items to get implemented.

  1. A Property Manager
  2. A CRM program to track leads.
  3. A good email list service (which may be covered by the CRM later)

We’ll cover the property manager in another post, but I will say I have one and I’m gradually turning over all my properties. And I like it.

Next, I started looking at CRM, but found the many choices overwhelming. I’ve looked at many, and very few seemed to fit for a real estate business. I have finally narrowed it down to two. One will be implemented by the end of the year.

When the CRM frustrated me, I looked at the easier one, an email list service. Who knew two years would make so many changes. Multiple reputable providers, cool tools, great tracking. And the best part, getting started cost nothing! (My favorite price.)

I sent out my first email to the list today. Creating it was a piece of cake. Editing took longer, but that’s my fault, not theirs. Great tools, made it super simple. Now I’m asking you to make my life simple. Get on the list. Get great deals via email (email is free, deals are not. Usually). Get the occasional snarky post (always free), and some genuinely useful information (also free).

Go to www.MyHomesAndMore.com to sign up. Do it now. (Only if you didn’t follow the instructions the first time. You don’t need to do it twice.)

Tantalizing Teaser
Which email list service did I pick? If the curiosity is killing you, and you still haven’t signed up, the confirmation email will show you the email list provider I chose. Hey, they get a free advertisement at the bottom. I can work with that. And so can you.

PS. 
If you click “manage your preference” on the confirmation, you can add some additional details on your interests.

Dayton Rental Property Deals

Dayton Rental Property Deals

There’s a couple good deals for you below, but first, a bit of admin

Please go to the main website at www.MyHomesAndMore.com to sign up for the official email list. I’m making my emailing life easier, so you’ll get more deals coming via email, and they’ll look better too. During the transition, you may get duplicates, for which I will apologize in advance. The old list will go away soon, so please sign up to continue.

Front Tiny
1808 Brookline

DEALS

1808 Brookline – Belmont 2 bedroom, $650 rent, for only $42,700

 

40 Wampler
40 Wampler

 

40 Wampler – Harrison Township 3 bedroom, $650 rent, for only $29,700

 

Details are at: http://daytondiscounthomes.com/real-estate-for-sale/

GONE?

Sorry, the West Carrollton property is under contract. If you’re ready to submit a back up offer, let me know.

Coming Soon

  • Creighton Ave, rent $700 for only 29,700

We just finished a rehab for retail sale. Nothing to do here except move in. Check it out and see how we finished it off. I’ll do a blog post later with before and after photos. http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1119-Katherine-Dr_Beavercreek_OH_45434_M39397-38580

To Your Success,

Darrin Carey
Homes and More, Inc
www.MyHomesAndMore.com
(937) 458-3303