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[{"id": "eyquhzs", "text": "No.", "replies": [{"id": "eyrb5zz", "text": "why not?", "replies": [{"id": "eyrfb6x", "text": "1) terrible leads compared to other sources\n\n2) if you are new to the business, what are you selling? Why should people work with you?\n\n3) You should be spending your time picking your market and product type and focusing on that to become an expert, not just fielding whatever super random Facebook leads you get\n\n4) if you insist on paying for ads, there are probably more targeted forms of media, but paying for ads at all if you are new to the business doesn\u2019t usually make sense", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "eyqvtgz", "text": "Not a good use of your money", "replies": [{"id": "eyrb6v2", "text": "why not?", "replies": [{"id": "eyv7w20", "text": "That money could be spent on other things", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "eyqxphw", "text": "Yes. They are cold leads, and need a lot of nurturing usually. I located a buyer for a $3.5 million property through a FB ad so it\u2019s worth a shot \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "eyr4tuf", "text": "Obviously no.", "replies": [{"id": "eyrb7x2", "text": "Why not?", "replies": [{"id": "eyrfv4p", "text": "How do you determine your marketing strategy? You want to put it in front of people that are likely to purchase it at the most efficient cost.\n\nWhat will you get on facebook?  A lot of people who aren\u2019t in the market for $1+MM commercial property.\n\nYou need to target people who are in the business of buying commercial property.", "replies": [{"id": "eyysfu9", "text": "You can target people who like commercial real estate companies", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "eyrbm5l", "text": "No. \n\nThe general population on FB is oriented to rental or SFR. It's really only recommended for residential brokers or multifamily property managers to network new clients and renters. When I had multi-fam in my portfolio, I green-lit one of my residential manager to create a Facebook page for an apartment complex. The tenant response was mediocre at best and required my residential manager to also act as a social media manager.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "eyrgt51", "text": "I feel like you would benefit more by joining local commercial real estate groups on Facebook and in person. Market to them directly. LinkedIn is also a great tool to reach key decision makers.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ezh058m", "text": "Facebook is a waste of time and money. Try Craigslist, it is free for commercial real estate, it is amazing as result. I made a living only getting leads from Craigslist.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]