“If a tree falls in the woods and nobody hears it, did it actually make a sound?”

Same thing goes for a blog.  If nobody is there to read it or know that you wrote something, did you really write it? Well, of course you did, but if nobody reads it but you, who the heck cares, right?

One way to get some additional traffic is to submit your RSS feed to some of the aggregators out there.

One such aggregator site is Feedbase

Feedbase will take your RSS Feed and let others know about it.

As far as I can tell, it doesn’t matter what platform.

So, go take a look at your RSS address on your blog and add it to Feedbase.

Have a great rest of your week!!

- Marshall

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The site is highly search engine optimized and has several people driving traffic to it
on a daily basis. Many rehabbers in several different areas are registered users.
I’m working on spreading it out across the U.S. to make it a go to site for
finding rehab properties and for selling them.

Got a junker property? List it here – get registered
Need a junker to fix up? Find it here – get registered
Want a light rehab to rent out? Again – Get registered
Just want to browse? Go for it – get registered

Why register?
So we can send you updates when new features come out and
remind you when we list a property to go look at it.

===>  Get started by clicking here.

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Not only that, then you have a list of buyers you can show other properties to.

This is a way to stack your property sales one on top of the other.

You have to do this the right way though for it to work correctly.

I have done several of these on my houses over the last year and it really does work.

If you would like to hear all about how the property launch formula works, you need to check this video out.  It’s available as soon as you register for the webinar that we are holding on Monday.

Go to this link right now to learn all about how to build your buyers list fast, sell your property fast and get top dollar for it while doing so.

The other real estate investors and real estate agents in your area will be left confused and not knowing what just happened right under their noses.

If you are in real estate in any capacity, you do not want to miss this video and webinar.

http://rapidreiresults.com/mkt

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It’s also for folks that already owned a home in the recent past…
(The maximum a recent owner can get is $6500)

This program goes away at the end of April.

Were you aware that the next 2.5 weeks are going to be crazy with
people scrambling to try to secure a home so they can get their credit?

After all, it’s up to $8000 and that is a CREDIT not a deduction.
That means, even if they owe ZERO in taxes, they will still get the
tax credit money.

How would you like to get that money funneled into your pocket while

helping someone attain their dream of homeownership?

You could go out and purchase a property this week or next and still get
that property under contract with your buyer before the credit expires!

This could be the easiest way to make a $6000, $6500 or even up to $8000+
pay increase in the month of April
(Well, you’ll have to wait on the IRS, but still!)

Were you also aware that you can do this type of deal with your
current tenants?

Did  you know you can do it with them or anyone else even if they
have credit issues?

I did a webinar with a friend of mine several weeks ago where we
discussed the ins and outs of the program and how to get YOUR
stimulus.

I asked him today if we can rebroadcast the webinar because so many
people are trying to learn how to do this before the program expires…

and he agreed to post it again.

So, sign-up here with a valid e-mail address.

As soon as you confirm the e-mail address, you will be forwarded over

to the webinar recording.

Email:

We respect your email privacy

Then, just click the play button on the recording to
start viewing.

Since this is so time sensitive, go watch it right away and see how
you can incorporate this into your business model immediately….

before the credit expires.

While the previous credit was extended, I do not believe it will be
extended again.
Many industry experts agree that it likely will NOT be extended either.

So, you better jump on this now.
This is not some BS marketing scarcity technique.

It’s a law and it goes away in about 2 weeks.
Get on this now and figure out how to do these deals right and not have them blow-up
in your face.

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I guess I’m a little more bearish on the overall economy and I think stocks have risen way too fast.

Of course, for folks that have much of their retirement tied up in the stock market, this is wonderful news.  If I were them, I would definitely be pulling some of my money out of the stock market and putting it into some hard assets.  That’s just me though.  Do I think gold is a good answer for these people?  Well, this is another area that I think is “Bubble like”.

To be fair, I am not an economist by any stretch of the imagination.  However, I was forced into taking several semesters of Economics, including a course on Money and Banking.  WOW!!!  Now that one will really hold your interest when you are a young 20 something!!  Woo Hoo! 

Here is the article I was reading.

====>  Bloomberg Article

I hope that we truly are going to just pick things back up.  I know that the overall job scene could really use some good news.  I will believe it when I see the orders coming in for heavy equipment.

I still have to wonder though, will the continuing foreclosure problems and commercial real estate troubles further slow down recovery later in the year?

What do you think?

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Foreclosures, Foreclosures, Foreclosures. That is a very popular term these days and yet folks are queasy about the investment real estate market.

Where do homeowners go when they lose their house?

Market rate housing or subsidized housing?

Traditionally, people do not have anything upon foreclosure and market rents are staying high in competitive markets. This leaves the affordable market as a great source for former homeowners.

A recent Associated Press Article outlined this crisis but also warned of another pending crisis.

The value of tax credits – what us developers are often given by the government when doing large deals – is worthless.

Keep reading…

“The government knows there is a crisis” and are looking for ways to fix it.

In fact, as I have been saying quite frequently, the Stimulus Bill is actually providing for holders of tax credits through the tax credit exchange program.

This isn’t bad, this is good!

So instead of working your tail off to get the tax credits, then getting your award, you now may not need to seek a investors.

Why? Because they are buying the credits back!

It’s time to figure out what deals are working and how best to get that next deal structured. Look for areas hard hit by foreclosures and see if you can put a larger scale project together.

The tax credits come through and you can either search for an investor or seek government assistance.

Easy enough? Don’t forget your developer fee – yep, that’s cash at closing!

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Sean Carpenter is the nation’s leading expert on Government Deal Funding for Real Estate Investors and Developers and has spent the last 12 years both consulting and getting funding for his own deals. I hosted a special webinar with Sean a few weeks ago. Currently, I have a replay of the webinar available. On the replay, you will find out about what’s involved in getting funding for your deals courtesy of Uncle Sam.

Enter your name and e-mail address below to reserve your spot for the webinar replay and find out more about what we covered. This is a very hot topic with all of the bail out money being thrown into the economy. The replay is available as soon as you verify your e-mail address. You will be able to watch it right away.

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Disclaimer: This is not legal advice or even financial advice. The opinions and information here are written to entertain and inform you of my experiences from Real Estate Investing. I can’t possibly know your financial situation or whether you will have the ability, motivation or determination to put forth the effort that is required to put a system or idea in motion to profit from it.

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 the information shared here on this site or any other website or e-mail that I may send you.

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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Are you finding deals are getting tougher to close with the new restrictions banks are pushing on applicants?

Is it taking longer to get a deal done? Have you stopped looking for new projects to acquire?

The last year has been a very difficult period in real estate history. Some markets have declined upwards of 50% in value with no light at the end of the tunnel. Not very good news if you started your “buy and hold” in 2007, but will certainly work better for you now in 2010 as you pick properties up for a fraction of their price two years ago.

Not to mention cap rates are heading into the two digits in larger metropolitan areas. For some, this is an area of the market they have never experienced.

So what can we do to get some of these declining assets?

The banks that were lending up to 125% a few years back have either left the market or cap an acquisition at 70% loan to value. The remaining 30% is up to the investor. But raising the 30% slows down transactions and your friends in Congress have attempted to help.

In July 2008, the President signed the Housing & Economic Recovery Act (HERA), which among other things, provided $4.5B to all 50 states, some territories like Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, to combat neighborhood declination by foreclosure.

These funds, known as the Neighborhood Stabilization program, were supposed to help investors, both for and non-profits, buy and rehabilitate foreclosed buildings in order to prevent the stable households from losing too much value. In February 2009, Congress added an additional $4.5B to the program, now known as NSP II, to further carry out the NSP mission.

This is nothing new. The federal government has been investing in real estate for years, at least since HUD was conceived during the Johnson administration in 1965 as part of the Great Society initiative.

HUD allocates through the individual States and territories upwards of $20B per year to facilitate economic development and housing activities. Additionally, many states have programs of their own that can match federal funds in addition to over $5B in tax credit programs available to stimulate acquisition, rehabilitation and new construction of real estate projects.

Buying and holding certainly isn’t what it used to be, but now the government wants to help you out more than ever. You just have to know WHERE to find the money and HOW to get the funds.
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Sean Carpenter is the nation’s leading expert on Government Deal Funding for Real Estate Investors and Developers and has spent the last 12 years both consulting and getting funding for his own deals. I’ll be hosting a special interview with Sean coming up on Wednesday, February 24th, 9:00 PM EST. Find out more and pre-register for the call by entering your name and e-mail address below:

UPDATE: Since this webinar was a few weeks ago, if you register below, I will send you the encore webinar information as soon as you confirm your e-mail address.

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Disclosure: If you click on a link on this website, you may be using an affiliate link. This means I may be compensated if you purchase something from the company on the other end of the link.

Disclaimer: This is not legal advice or even financial advice. The opinions and information here are written to entertain and inform you of my experiences from Real Estate Investing. I can’t possibly know your financial situation or whether you will have the ability, motivation or determination to put forth the effort that is required to put a system or idea in motion to profit from it.

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 the information shared here on this site or any other website or e-mail that I may send you.

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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When you do, I will also send you a 100 Page E-book titled “Beginners Guide to Internet Marketing”. While it is not Real Estate Industry specific, it will give you a great overview of how to use the Internet to market your business.

It is geared more for someone that wants to start making money online, but the concepts translate very well to Real Estate or any business that is not getting enough traffic from their online efforts.

So, sign up below and I will rush that 100 Page E-Book over to you…It’s free, at least check it out.

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http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/waivpropflip2010.pdf

The 90 day seasoning rule was instituted to try to keep “Illegal flips” from occuring. I have “illegal” in quotes because it is only illegal if someone is committing fraud by getting an appraiser to appraise the property for MUCH higher than the real value of the property.

This is totally illegal and I’m pretty sure you can be put in jail for that. Again, I’m not an attorney so don’t take my word for that.

However, the way most of these transactions are happening is this. An investor purchases a property either from a bank or from a homeowner in distress at a substantial discount because of the distressed situation.

Banks do NOT want to spend money to fix up foreclosed homes.

Homeowners that are having trouble making house payments do not want to make repairs either. They are struggling just to pay their bills.

Why would they continue to repair a home they are likely going to lose in foreclosure anyway?

So these properties NEED an investor buyer to step in and buy the home and rehab the home back to move-in ready condition.

Well, in these times of tight credit, it’s next to IMPOSSIBLE to get a decent rate on a long term loan for an investor. So, rather than holding the property as a rental, the investor fixes up the home using high interest loans.

The investor then turns around the property and finds an end buyer that wants to live there. Typically, the end buyer still gets a really good deal on now an updated home rather than a distressed property.

Well, when FHA decided to implement the 90 seasoning rule, that eliminated a TON of buyers, especially first time home buyers that typically rely on FHA programs to get in with low down payments.

They don’t typically have extra money to fix up a home.

So, I welcome this change for everyone involved. It is going to speed up the acquisition of these distressed properties because now the investor will have an easier time finding a buyer.

What do you think of this plan?
Leave some feedback below.

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If you are an investor, you can’t use these loans to purchase investment property, however, if you have a property you need to sell, this is a great way to open it up to more buyers.

Check with your local lender to find out if the home qualifies. It must be located in a “Rural” area as defined by the USDA.

There are several requirements that a buyer needs to meet including income limits and total debt limits, but this is a great program to help more people afford a home.

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/pubs/pa1501.pdf