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Posted by jkf on August 28, 2001 at 15:27:29:

I am interested in placing a ad in the newspaper informing my area that I buy houses. However, another investor has a ad that says "WE BUY HOUSES/ANY AREA,CONDITION OR PRICE". That was the ad I was going to use. I do not want to use the same ad as the other investor, but that is the basic ad that I was taught to use. Should I try to change it up a little? Does it matter if I use the same ad? Could someone give me a idea on what ad to put in the newspaer letting my area know that I buy houses? Thanks

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Posted by Danny on August 28, 2001 at 16:04:51:

Hi JKF
Try doing a search on Mark Wilson on here.
He complied many ads etc. and posted it here.
If you can't find them let me know and I will email them to you.
Danny

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Posted by Andre(NC) on August 28, 2001 at 16:16:12:

It's titled Advertising Ideas.

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Posted by Jim FL on August 28, 2001 at 16:37:43:

jkf,
I've learned over the last few years that your ad text does not really matter all that much, as long as the message is clear that you buy houses.
The only time text matters is for placement in some papers.
Try doing an archive search on classified ads here and you'll get a whole slew of them.

Also, request the paper make your first line in the ad bold and centered.
Then it may stand out above the others, no matter where it is placed.

I'll give you one now;

I Buy Houses
Any area/condition/price range
FAST CLOSE-TOP $$ PAID
xxx-xxx-xxxx

and one more

Sell Your House TODAY
Any condition/problem
FAST, simple closings
xxx-xxx-xxxx

You get the point.
Just make people aware that you will buy their house FAST, and where or how to get ahold of you.

HTH,
Jim FL

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Posted by Brian M. Powers(MI) on August 28, 2001 at 20:31:22:

"I Buy Houses, Take Over Payments, Do Repairs And Close Quickly. Any Price, Condition, Area"
1-900-xxxx

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Posted by Bob on August 28, 2001 at 21:07:41:

I noticed a "900" number....

not a bad idea! ;-)

Bob

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Posted by Brian M. Powers(MI) on August 28, 2001 at 21:13:43:

Yeah, I charge the seller $1.95 for the first minute and $.95 for each additional minute. LOL!

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Posted by JT - IN on August 28, 2001 at 23:19:34:

Brian:

A 900 number in your I Buy Houses ad?

For real?? How does this work???

JT - IN

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Posted by Brian M. Powers(MI) on August 28, 2001 at 23:34:28:

Hi JT. It was just a joke (a bad one albeit!)

Unforunately, the drivel I spew on the phone w/ sellers in not worthy of charging them.LOL!

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Posted by JT - IN on August 28, 2001 at 23:41:23:

That I was missing out on some new type of income, that was being generated from 900 #'s.

What a relief to know that this is not true.

I appreciated the humor. hehe. Wouldn't life be grand(er), if RE calls came to our 900 #'s? Yipee!

JT - IN

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Posted by JohnBoy on August 29, 2001 at 24:16:07:

Yeah, you wouldn't even have to leave the house to do a deal. Just talk about doing deals to all the callers and get paid to discuss their problem with them!

1-900-PHYSIC REI HOTLINE

Call NOW! ONLY $4.99 min. LOL

Not to shabby, about $300 per hour to talk on the phone! :)