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Probate Monday #6 – What to say when they call?

November 30, 2009 by Scott Costello 10 Comments

For me the scariest thing about sending out marketing material is what to actually say when a lead calls.  When I was sending out pre-foreclosure mailings last year, there were many times I would hear my phone ringing and just freeze when I saw the number wasn’t one I recognized.  It pissed me off to [...]

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Probate List is in Hand

November 25, 2009 by Scott Costello 11 Comments
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I just wanted to put up a quick update before the Thanksgiving holiday.  Yesterday I got the probate list from my source and it’s looking pretty decent, he even took the time to check the tax records for each lead to see if there was property involved in the estate.  Pretty cool! So far I’ve [...]

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Probate Monday #5 – Make Money From Your Leads

November 23, 2009 by Scott Costello 14 Comments

Since this is a short week thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday, I figured it would be the logical spot to review what we have done so far.  I will also give everyone a great tip I got from Nick Johnson. Another reason why I’m not moving forward just yet is my probate list is scheduled [...]

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How to Actually Network? Answered!

November 20, 2009 by Scott Costello 15 Comments

This week has been a banner week for me in terms of networking.  I usually do most of my networking on the computer, which is fine and all but it really doesn’t have the same affect as shaking someone’s hand and sitting down with them for a few minutes to talk.  I am starting to [...]

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4 Important keys to a Probate Letter

November 18, 2009 by Scott Costello 7 Comments
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Before I get started explaining how I am going to construct the letter (if i wasn’t using the one in Ron Mead’s course) I want to touch on a specific situation you’ll come across when looking through the probate files.  When one of the surviving heirs is a wife, husband or someone who has the [...]

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