Craigslist is an insanely powerful completely free tool. I just read an article that stated craigslist has over 60 million US visitors every month! 60 MILLION!! The days of excuses are over! With that many potential customers at your finger tips for free you need to quit gossiping on Facebook and start posting ads! Here are 10 highly effective headers to get your phone ringing and inbox filling up with… Read More »
You have a hot lead under contract, you know you can wholesale this property for a quick profit but you also know if you rehab it you can make 10’s of thousands of dollars on the back end! You did your homework, created a beautiful, marketable spreadsheet showing that it is a great deal but there is one problem, the contract clock is ticking, you are short on cash and… Read More »
Finding great leads is the life blood of your real estate investing business. Surprisingly, this is one of the biggest hurdles holding most investors back from achieving financial freedom! Here is 10 low cost, highly effective ways to find highly motivated sellers! Text blast your contact list: I almost always start with my immediate connections. Most people have roughly 200 contacts in their cell phones. This is a simple no… Read More »
I shared in a recent podcast that I made some cold calls to random investors on craigslist looking to buy properties and to potentially sell my existing deals. Once I stopped making excuses and picked up the phone to start the process I landed a 3 bedroom 1 bathroom SFH in need of cosmetic repairs for only $5,000! I was already sold but I still needed to do my due… Read More »
The Benefit of Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA Program) When we talk about selling products online, most people think of having their own fulfilment center, warehouse or using their house to store inventory and sending through the post office to get the product to the buyer. A lot has changed since the inception of a program called “Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA for short)”. FBA is a paid option for Amazon sellers… Read More »
A few weeks back I shared that I started selling “Gigs” on fiverr.com. I didn’t jump in because of the big $5.00 payday I’d receive from each gig. I actually tried it out because of posts I had read by guys like Nick Loper, Alex Barker and Patrick McCoy. I figured if these successful entrepreneurs are doing it there must be something I’m missing and should try my hand in… Read More »
The rules to rehabbing homes are different for every neighborhood. When investing In higher priced neighborhoods you will want stainless appliances, beautiful tile back splashes in kitchens, nice ceramic or stone floors, upgraded carpet in bedrooms, hardwood in living room, a bathroom with beautiful ceramic on the floors and walls… You get it! This has to be done to stand out from your competition so you sell first and can… Read More »
I’ve already shared a few times that 2014 has been an amazing year for me. All my annual goals were met and surpassed in most areas! I still have over 30 days left to see what’s really possible! Accomplishing my annual goals was easy for me this year for 2 reasons: 1) My goals were saved on my phone to review daily. This kept me focused! 2) My network made… Read More »
Since the crash of 08 the mid west has been littered with abandoned “shell” properties. What is a “shell” property?? It’s exactly like it sounds, a shell property is a home that has been stripped out of everything of value in the interior and all that is left is the floors, walls and roof of the home! With a countless amount of these properties currently available for next to nothing… Read More »
After years of investing in real estate and flipping dozens of properties I came to believe that I was a great negotiator! I made countless offers on bank owned properties (listed on the MLS) without any emotion involved. When my low ball offers were accepted I felt like a real winner. When my offers were declined I felt it was the banks loss and I was on to the next!… Read More »
