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Real Estate Investing Lessons – REO’s Can Suck But Why You Should Make Offers On Them – Episode #68

jz — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:02:11 +0000

This is the first week starting our real estate investing business over. Today we talk about how REO’s can suck but why you need to go see them.

Vena Jones-Cox: How to Make Successful Offers on REO’s – Episode #32
Vena Jones-Cox: How to Make Successful Offers on REO's – Episode #32
Real Estate Investing Question Anwsered – What I Use Zillow For in My Real Estate Business – Episode #45

What You Need to Know about Insuring Your Investment Property with Tim Norris Episode #57

jz — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:44:31 +0000

Basic homeowners insurance is not enough, our guest Tim Norris explains why. Not every insurance agent knows how to deal with investors and their properties, whether they are vacant or rehabs. This is the most under-rated part of real estate investing, specially for a first time investor who doesn’t know which way to turn. The last thing you need, being a first time investor, is the wrong insurance. That’s like throwing money out the door. Basic homeowners insurance is not enough, check out Tim Norris at www.nreinsurance.com

How to get Fannie Mae financing on an investment property!

Tips for Real Estate Listings – Wendy Patton Episode #39

jz — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:32:24 +0000

Wendy Patton is the nations leading author and trainer on Buying and Selling Real Estate on Lease Option, Rent-to-Owns, and Subject-To deals. She started investing at when she was 21 years old and has been crushing it now for over 20 years. She has for published books, been on HGTV, was featured in the millionaire Real Estate Investor and the Millionaire Real Estate Agent, both by Gary Keller. (The owner of Keller Williams Realty) She isn’t trying to sell you guru abilities, she is actually teaching you.

Here is the segment when Wendy was on HGTV Talking about real estate? values in the Detroit area…

This book is actually Wendy’s complete system of how to buy and sell real estate using the creative techniques of lease options and subject-to’s. It is one of the best reads on Lease Options period. It has more information in it than many Lease Options and Subject To courses that cost big money!

Wendy Patton and Justin Ryan (One of Wendy’s Partners and a cool dude) wrote this one. This is also a MUST read.
How You Can Become Financially Independent by Investing in Real Estate

A few years ago, even reckless real estate investors could still make money because the market was booming. But many markets have softened, and making a profit isn’t as simple as it used to be. However—with the right strategy and long-term thinking—there is still plenty of money to be made in real estate.

Here is the back cover from the book…
If you’re willing to look outside your local market, you’ll discover emerging markets that are booming. And there are also smart investing strategies that work especially well in slowing markets. You can do it! You just need the new rules and wise tactics you’ll find in this practical, profitable guide:

Invest in up-and-coming, high-growth emerging markets
Learn the powerful strategy of market-timing
Use lease options to get more for your money
Learn creative strategies to engineer hands-off investments
Find foreclosures and other hidden bargains
Invest in bargain-rate new construction projects

There are great deals hiding in every real estate market, and this book makes finding those values easy. Whether you want to locate the next up-and-coming growth markets, or find creative ways to finance your investments, Making Hard Cash in a Soft Real Estate Market is a savvy guide to investing for anyone who wants to play it safe and profitably.

Wendy’s other 2 books are more for buyers, sellers, and traditional real estate agents and you can check them out here

In this video she shows you how to call Realtors in your area. These calls were made in New Jersey. She breaks down how to qualify Realtor listings and educate Realtors about creative selling techniques anywhere in the country. The language that Wendy uses is extremely important. Before I learned the language she uses I uses to call real estate agents all the time and get shot down. Her style allows you to turn the table and get the real estate agents open to something more creative than the traditional sales they are used to.

Wendy is an awesome person she left me take my video camera to get some inside footage for you. Here is over 35 minutes of class time boot legged(not really) from Wendy Pattons’ Buying and Selling Real Estate on Lease Option Boot Camp… People paid thousands of dollars for this boot camp, and you are getting a taste of it for free!

If you are looking to invest in real estate using creative techniques like lease options, rent-to-own, or subject-to’s, this is some of the best info!

Real Estate Investing Battle: Vague Vs. Real – The Direct Mail Face Off – Episode #13

jz — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:23:08 +0000

Are you ready to rummmmmmmmmmmmmmbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbblllllllllllleeee!!!!!!!!

We have a Real Estate Investing Battle of the Marketing pieces. We have 2 killer direct mail marketing pieces to pull sellers who are in pre-foreclosure. One of the mailing pieces is very simple, it sneaks up like a ninja and kicks you in the face. The other direct mail piece is very professional, like a hit man, it only pulls quality sellers.

We are testing them head to head to see which mailer will pull more leads, and of those leads how many will turn into deals.

You can get 100 seller calls a day but if they are calling you to tell you to stop mailing them your just wasting time.