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Top 5 Reasons YOU Need a Website For Your Real Estate Business

Dec 23rd, 09 / 0 Comments

1) Project a more professional image to customers
2) Have a place to showcase your properties
3) Ability to capture leads and track where they are coming from
4) Develop a relationship with your potential customers
5) Have a 24 hour salesperson to help promote your business

In fact, I’d like to share one of my own personal secrets with you.

I consider this guy to be one of my aces in the hole.

And trust me, I know this from first hand experience. I’ve been a member of his elite coaching system for the past 6 months.

His name is Mr. X and he has tremendous real estate expertise, honed razor sharp in a series of his own real estate ventures. Mr. X. has been studying the real estate investor community for a number of years and is deeply concerned about what is working and not working in the real estate community right now.

X as I like to call him, is worried because when he sees people who honestly want to grow a real estate investment business, follow a path to certain failure and destruction, he just gets angry.

If you’ve tried program after program after program and have still been unable to grow your real estate business, it’s probably NOT YOUR FAULT. Trust me, there are plenty of players in real estate who want to see everyone else fail.

In fact, there are several very real reasons why this has happened to you, why your business building efforts have been doomed to failure right from the start. I promise you, YOU CAN SUCCEED IN REAL ESTATE, but what we see in real estate right now is a real concern.

Because he wants to help, for an extremely limited time, X is offering a huge discount on an unbelievable system called OpenRoad. This is an online platform that is designed for the investor to make a heck of a lot more money in a fraction of the time. If you haven’t already heard about it

Click here http://rapidreiresults.com/openroad

I’ve read it. In fact, as a member of his systems group, I’ve put these ideas into practice. It’s cash in the bank.

He is giving a free gift away to everyone that registers for one of the online DEMOs that they do weekly.

P.S. Don’t delay. If Mr. X gets buried with requests, he’ll probably take the site down. Get it now, before that happens.

http://rapidreiresults.com/openroad

P.S.S. Why the secrecy with the Mr. X stuff? Well, I can’t give away all of my information here, can I. If you are curious enough to want to know more about this, just click the link.

Disclosure: Just so we are clear, that is my affiliate link above. I believe so strongly in what this company has to offer that I have become an affiliate to help promote their product. If you eventually decide to purchase through that link above, my company will receive a commission.

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Watchdog Files FTC Complaint on Facebook Privacy Changes | Blogs | ITBusinessEdge.com

Dec 18th, 09 / 0 Comments

Watchdog Files FTC Complaint on Facebook Privacy Changes | Blogs | ITBusinessEdge.com.

I have heard some rumblings about this over the past week in a few newsgroups I belong to.  Most of them just said, ah, this can’t really be happening.  Well, guess what, I guess Facebook really is trying to release much of our information to third parties.

I know that I received an e-mail from Facebook last week explaining some of this and I immediately went in and changed most of my privacy settings.  I figured I was safe, but now I’m not so sure.

I’m going to go back and check all of my settings and I suggest you do the same.

See the press release from EPIC here.

http://epic.org/press/FTC_FB_PressRelease.pdf

http://epic.org/privacy/inrefacebook/

See another article on the IT Business Edge here.

http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/vam/blog/facebook-revamps-privacy-settings-again/?cs=38014

See the discussion about targeted advertising.

http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/interviews/blog/are-you-ready-for-regulation-of-targeted-advertising/?cs=38111

Associated Press article on Facebook changes.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iZ6O1e7vhC0ZvrDVRJHOOGe-bIYQD9CL7P402

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Why do people do this?…

Dec 16th, 09 / 2 Comments

Why do people purchase property outside of their area, especially single family homes?
I can understand better if you are looking at multi-family properties. It makes much more sense because you can better afford a management company or just a property manager to handle the property for you. SFR do not have a lot of margin in them. Therefore, you will be hardpressed to be able to afford having a property manager for a SFR.

I just finished inspecting a property in Cincinnati that I’m thinking about purchasing.

However, I’m a reluctant purchaser for this neighborhood. It’s located in the Evanston area, not exactly the Northern suburbs that I typically focus on.

This was a lead that came in off one of my websites. The caller did not fill out my online form before calling, which is understandable. However, she did fill it out over the weekend after we had spoken.
Since they are looking at shedding this for less than they paid, I figured I would at least take a look.

This couple lives out of the area and they DO NOT want to deal with this property. Bought it from a bank in 2008 and they have NEVER been to the property. Not before buying it, not after buying, not while the work was being done. NEVER!
They turned it over to a “Care Taker” after they bought it and he was supposed to do the repairs and get it rent ready.

Now, I have written about this in the past on other groups, media sites, etc. It’s known as “Virtual Investing”.
Do NOT do this unless you are very experienced. I don’t think these folks were experienced. Their are a bunch of people out there touting virtual RE investing “Systems”.
It may work for some people, but it’s not for most people, and is definitely not something you should try if you are new to the business. You need to be in control of your business. Sorry for ranting.

Back to your regularly scheduled program…
I drove up to the property and the street is actually not too bad. One or two other boarded up properties, but the area is actually likely a good rental area. This is not a quick turn area. You buy for cash flow and plan to hold it for a while.
It won’t appreciate, but if you buy it low enough and keep your fix-up costs low, you will likely do pretty well. This one could probably be turned into a two-family and would most likely make very good sense that way.

With that said, as soon as I pulled up I noticed that there were several broken windows and a few boarded up windows. The house next door has some boarded up windows as well but is in better shape than this one. I also noticed a folded up bundle of papers stuffed into the door.
If you are experienced, you probably already know that those are likely work orders from the city.
So, I step back and start taking some pictures to be able to send to the owner. Then I walk up to the front door. Yep, work orders and the house is condemned! :)
No wonder they are motivated! LOL!
The porch is being held up by a skinny stack of cement blocks. I’ll spare you the rest of the details.

However, this could be a really good house to make some decent monthly cash flow on.

This couple made several CRITICAL mistakes. 1. They never saw the property prior to entering into a contract to purchase.

2. They did not see the property before arranging work to be done. (How are they going to know the results if they never saw what it looked like prior).

3. They likely paid their “Caretaker” upfront and never inspected his work.

4. They never made sure it was finished and then rented it.

Well, what did they do right?…
They called me! LOL!
A little late, but I may still be able to help them.

Other than the critical errors the owners made that I noted above, one of my points is, I NEVER would have found this person because I was NOT looking for them.
I do not think they called any other investor. They found my website, called me and I answered the phone. This is an embarassing thing to have happen to someone. If the seller finally get’s the nerve to call someone about their problem, the first person that answer’s the phone is likely going to have a very good shot at that deal. They don’t want to have to call someone else. Now, I have an obligation to try to help that person out or at least let them know rather quickly if there is nothing I can do.
I am not stringing this seller along. I was very upfront with her today after seeing the property and gave her some action steps that she needed to do.

These folks found me because of my web presence.
If you would like to benefit from my web presence, you should get on my wholesale buyer’s list.
One of my site’s has a connection with thousands of investors across the country. If they have something in your neck of the woods, they will alert me and I can then alert you.

Also, I’m dealing with some bulk REO packages that are obviously not all going to be in my area.

I need someone to sell them to. Go to the link below and get signed up.

=====> http://www.Ohio-Homes.net

If you want to hear more about the system I am using or if you need a web presence, let me know. I have several options for you depending on what you are looking for.

This is one option. Yes, that is an affiliate link and my company may get a commission if you decide to buy something from them. It’s a great system though so check it out.
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Also, have you signed up yet for my 2010 Investor Webinar Series? See more info at the link below. Let’s hit 2010 running hard.

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Happy and prosperous investing!

Marshall

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Are You Looking For Ways to Improve Your Credit Score?

Dec 13th, 09 / 0 Comments

I am making it my personal mission to help educate people how to repair their own credit. I understand that many people that have credit issues can’t afford to pay someone $500, $700, $1000 or more to repair the credit report.

People that can afford to pay someone else to do this also need to understand what is involved in KEEPING their credit in good shape. If they don’t, they will not keep it in good shape once the third party credit repair company is finished. There is much more involved than just paying your bills on time. While that is a good start, what happens if you a have a mistake on your credit?

YOU Need to know this information.
Sign up below to join my newsletter list for my brand new “Renovate My Credit” newsletter list.

The newsletter is being developed right now and will offer you tips to implement to get you on the right track. This will help you understand what goes into a credit report and what you need to do to improve your score so that you can get better rates on:
* Mortgage loans
* Car loans
* Insurance

and SO much more.
So put your name in the form below along with your primary e-mail address so that I can start helping you get control of your credit report.

We totally respect your privacy and HATE Spam as much as you do. We pledge to NEVER rent, sell or trade your e-mail address with ANYONE. The only company that will have access to your e-mail address and contact info is me and my company. You will always have the opportunity to unsubscribe from our list at anytime by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of each e-mail we send you.

Disclosure: This information we provide is not to be considered legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. You should consult your own professional advisors before entering into any type of financial arrangement. We may send you product offers that we recommend to assist you in the process of improving your credit or related topics. If we do send these offers to you, I promise to have checked them out prior to sending to you. However, you should do your OWN Due Diligence on the offer to be sure the third party is legitimate. I can’t possibly know EVERYTHING about all companies in the world, however, I will do my best to check them out before EVER sending anything to you.

Compensated Affiliate Disclosure: Also, you should assume that if I send you a product offering from someone else that my company will receive a commission if you decide to purchase a product or service from the other company. What I have done is setup a system on my website to help you out. However, I DO NOT pretend to know EVERYTHING there is about credit repair pr ANY other topic I may send you information about, so what I will do is get some experts in this area to help me educate you on this topic.

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Sign Up Now For My 2010 Investor Webinar Series

Dec 10th, 09 / 5 Comments

I am planning a webinar series and already have several top notch Real Estate investors lined up.
However, the schedule is not set yet.
Sign up for the webinar series by entering your name and primary e-mail address (So that I can notify you of the webinars).

If you are among the first 50 people to sign up, YOU are going to get to help me shape the seminar series with the topics YOU want to hear about.

Do you have a certain burning question you need answered?
Would you like the opportunity to grab the ear of some of the BEST investors in their particular field?
This is your opportunity. I have been building this series up for several months.
I’m getting ready to set the schedule.

Get on the list and let me know what you are looking for.

Here are some examples of things I’m thinking about.

1) Funding
2) Marketing – For buyers and sellers
3) How to super charge your retirement accounts
4) How to save on taxes
5) How to select a contractor
6) Commercial Investing
7) Loan Modifications
8) Short Sales
9) Wholesaling
10) Wholetailing (A little different from Wholesaling)
11) Selling on land contract
12) Dealing with distressed homeowners
13) Buying REO properties
14) Bulk packages of REO or Notes
15) Note Buying
16) Land Contracts
17) Self Storage
18) Government grants/loans

The above is just a start. I want to hear from you.
If you tell me what you want, I will schedule accordingly.

Let me know.
Sign up for the series by entering your name and e-mail address above.
I will send you a copy of Think and Grow Rich and give you access to the most recent webinar I have available.

Thanks for stopping by.

Marshall

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Disclaimer: This is not legal advice or even financial advice. The opinions and information here are written to entertain and help educate you with my knowledge and experience from Real Estate Investing. As always, before embarking on any business venture, you should consult with your financial advisor, accountant, lawyer and other professionals to help you determine if it is a worthwhile venture and to discuss the risks. I make no claims about how much money YOU will make with any of my information. As in ANY business, your results will vary based on your own knowledge, determination, motivation and financial resources available to you.
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How to fund ALL of your deals.
Not the same old tired methods.

Nov 25th, 09 / 0 Comments

Would you like to know how to fund all the houses, land, apartments, and commercial real estate you want to buy, build, or develop without banks, brokers, hard money lenders or credit checks?

As a real estate investor or developer, you know that funding
is your biggest obstacle to success in real estate. You’ve probably
left several deals on the table in the last few years because you
couldn’t obtain funding or you were unable to negotiate suitable terms.

Imagine having the financing for all of your real estate
ventures without ridiculous fees, penalties or payment schedules.
It’s possible and it’s easier than you think. It’s not your fault that you haven’t heard of these strategies until now because they have not been taught until now.

What can you achieve if you have access to $500,000 or even $25 Million dollars to buy, build or develop real estate?

At this event, you will leave with ALL of the knowledge to fund the following real estate ventures:
- Single Family Homes
- Apartment Acquisitions
- New Subdivisions
- Raw Land
- New Home Construction
- Strip Centers
- Condo Conversions
- Manufactured Homes
- Mobile Home Parks
- Commercial Projects
- And more…

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Disclosure: Compensated Affiliate. My company will receive a commission if you decide to purchase this course. Use coupon code PMB8456 at checkout for a $500 Discount. My company will receive a little commission and you will get $500 off, a win win. Then I can keep my site online and keep bringing everyone valuable information and other resources to grow your business.

HOW IS THIS EVENT DIFFERENT?
It’s different because I focus on teaching methods that work! These
strategies work for everyone from the landlord seeking to build their portfolio to the rehabber to the builder and the developer. You will learn how to structure every possible deal and we’ll show you more resources to access than any other event. We don’t waste time showing you methods that 99% will not use. This event is different because you
will learn…

  • How to Structure Short-Term, Mid-Term, and Long-Term Deals
  • How to Attract and Find Money Partners Without Having to Speak In Front of a Group
  • The 4 Different Target Groups of Money Partners and What They Want
  • Which Systems Work for Busy People and How to Work Around Your Current Job
  • The SINGLE MOST OVERLOOKED Resource That You Can Leverage Besides Cash
  • Specialized Entity Structuring for Money Partner Transactions
  • How to Identify Partners That Could Cause Havoc for You and How to Avoid Them
  • How to Get Rid of Bad Partners
  • & Much More is Covered Than Just the Basic “Get the Money You Need for Real Estate Investments Partnering”


ONE OF A KIND EVENT…
There is no other event like this one. Only at this event will you learn methods like Hybrid Deal Structuring and Floor-to-Ceiling Deal Structuring… plus more unique strategies and techniques that  Matt has used to create his own real estate empire! Even better, no one will
pitch products or seminars at this event! There is no pressure to buy
anything else. It’s 100% Content… No B.S., No Fluff, No Hype.

Matt will even show you how to pool money partners into one deal!
For ages, other “experts” have been telling you it’s illegal and they are 100% wrong! What else are they wrong about? Attendees of this event have raised tens of millions with pooling and you can too. Every possible funding strategy and technique will be explained in layman’s terms.

After this event, you will be armed with the most innovative and results-producing blueprints to fund every type of deal that you come across.
The Cash-Poor Investors will envy your success.


100% GUARANTEED…
Matt even guarantees you that no one else is teaching these strategies with the MOST DARING Guarantee ever offered by anyone…
If this isn’t the absolute BEST EVENT you’ve ever attended on Raising Funds, you’ll get your money back. No one is willing to back this kind of training with that Guarantee but one person… Matt Scott!

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Disclosure: Compensated Affiliate. My company will receive a commission if you decide to purchase this course. Use coupon code PMB8456 at checkout for a $500 Discount. My company will receive a little commission and you will get $500 off, a win win. Then I can keep my site online and keep bringing everyone valuable information and other resources to grow your business.

READ THE REVIEWS…

“It is always rewarding to learn from an experienced investor in the trenches. Matt knows what he is talking about! Real world, solid, usable, current information any attendee can use immediately! One of the best I have attended. This seminar solved some problems for me on an 80 million dollar project!”
– Terry Vaughan, Owner of www.CREOnline.com
Creative Real Estate Investor for over 35 years

“As a commercial investor, I can attest that this is a straight up, no fluff bootcamp. I’ve been to other private money events and they were unprofessional and only gave us limited tools for small deals. Thanks to this bootcamp, I’m confident that my group can raise the funding to acquire $60 million in apartment buildings this year.”
– Joe Roche, Baintree Massachusetts
Clear River Partners, LLC

“This has been the most educational, no nonsense class we’ve ever attended. Your class is in a different league than the others. We appreciate your straightforward, no holds barred approach. Just one week after attending your class we’ve raised over one million dollars and have 220
units under contract for a purchase price of $6.5 million!”
– Gavin & Linda Harris, Lake Forest, California
Hargo Management Company

“Information delivered was more than I expected. I should have attended this last year before I made many of my mistakes which could easily have been prevented by the information contained in this conference. As always, Matt has been a tremendous teacher and experienced investor everyone can and should learn from.”
– Lawrence Bunde, Atlanta, Georgia

“Matt doesn’t just preach, he practices. Attending this event is one of the best business decisions I have ever made!
I’ve had the opportunity to attend other private money events thought by men not worth mentioning and Matt’s course is absolutely the best private money training available.”
– Andrew Davis, Evanston, Illinois

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Disclosure: Compensated Affiliate. My company will receive a commission if you decide to purchase this course. Use coupon code PMB8456 at checkout for a $500 Discount. My company will receive a little commission and you will get $500 off, a win win. Then I can keep my site online and keep bringing everyone valuable information and other resources to grow your business.

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The Investor Stimulus Package

Nov 22nd, 09 / 1 Comment

If you were on the webinar Sunday night, go grab Tony’s “Investor Stimulus Package.”

If you were on the call, you know that he made an unbelievable offer to everyone.

Not only did he drop his price for our group by $200, he’s also made an offer to give you your entire purchase price back after you have closed your first deal using the tax credit. That’s right, he’s going to teach you how to make these deals happen, you will get a deal done and get your first check, then he will refund your ENTIRE purchase price when you send him a copy of the check and a short testimonial of how the course helped you.

http://rapidreiresults.com/irs

Plus, he’s offering his private phone number for you to call in and ask him question, not some staff member that reads from a script. You will get to talk to Tony himself and ask any questions you may have.

This is a no-brainer folks. If you are looking for a way to help a whole bunch of people in the next 5-6 months or if you just need to sell one of your houses and receive the $8000 as a down payment, you have to take advantage of this very short lived window of opportunity.

http://rapidreiresults.com/irs

If you missed the webinar, as many people could not get on, enter your name and e-mail address below and I will send you a link if we do it again. We have an encore call available. Go here to sign up for it.

Disclosure: The webinar training is totally complimentary. However, if you decide to purchase the course from Tony, he will pay me a commission for the sale. This will not affect your pricing AT ALL. In fact, you are getting a better deal than the general public on this product because I beat Tony up on the pricing for my list. I will also include some bonuses if you purchase the Investor Stimulus Package, just e-mail me your receipt.

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How to build a highly responsive buyers list

Nov 11th, 09 / 0 Comments

Here’s the key you must know to be successful in real estate investing,
especially in today’s buyer’s market.

It’s building a list of hungry, cash waving buyers ready and
happily waiting in line for every deal you have to offer.

Frankly, buying cheap properties today is the easy part.

But being able to sell fast is the magical golden key to
big profits today.

Watch this video and learn how to build a MASSIVE response
list of buyers who willing to pay top dollar for your deals…

http://rapidreiresults.com/landninja

In the video you’ll hear first hand from someone who’s built a
HUGE list of hungry buyers (over 21,000) and sells 30 to 40
properties each and every month like clockwork.

His name is Jack Bosch and he does it all on autopilot, and
has even sold 3 properties just by sending one email –
(He creates cash just from a few clicks of the mouse.)

Wouldn’t you like to have dozens, even hundreds of
highly-qualified buyers waving money at you fighting over
every deal you do?

Watch as Jack reveals how to sell houses in today’s *weird* market.

http://rapidreiresults.com/landninja

But be warned, this video will only be up for a few days.

And while you’re there, be sure to sure to grab your copy of the Land Profit Manifesto where you’ll learn Jack’s PROVEN land investing system for buying land at pennies on the dollar and turning around and selling them for Thousands if not Tens of Thousands more!

Talk soon,

Marshall

P.S. If you missed the first 2 videos, DO NOT miss this one. Jack has some amazing content he is teaching on this one.
http://rapidreiresults.com/landninja

Disclosure: This training is totally complimentary. However, if you decide to purchase something from Jack down the road, I will likely receive some compensation. This will not affect your pricing AT ALL. I will also include some bonuses if you purchase something, just e-mail me your receipt.

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Disclosure: Promoting/Advertising of Products on This Blog

Nov 11th, 09 / 2 Comments

Stuff the Lawyers and the FTC makes us disclose.

I write a combination of articles on my blog. Many times I will write about a fantastic offer that some of my friends in the Real Estate industry or other subject matter experts are selling. Many of these offers will have a free or close to free introductory offer. These are great to test out the waters of a speaker/educator and see if you would want to continue learning from that individual or join one of their other programs.

There is a good possibility that I will be compensated if you decide to buy something from someone down the road that I have promoted on my website or merely mentioned on my blog. I make it a personal policy to NOT promote any product or service unless I have at least personally reviewed or used the product or service. Many of the products I have mentioned or will mention on my blog/websites will give you a discount or you will get additional bonuses for purchasing through my links. The possibility that I’m being compensated will NOT affect the price you will pay and many times you will get some special pricing.

See the lawyer speak below.

This policy is valid from 11 November 2009

This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.

The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post may not always be identified as paid or sponsored content.

The owner(s) of this blog is not compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the blog owners. If we claim or appear to be experts on a certain topic or product or service area, we will only endorse products or services that we believe, based on our expertise, are worthy of such endorsement. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider.

This blog does contain content which might present a conflict of interest. This content may not always be identified.

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