Sorry for the lack of a post last week, I was gone on vacation down in North Carolina with the family. I had a nice relaxing time on the beach hanging out with the people closest to me. We stayed at my Uncles house in Emerald Isle. The house is right on the beach, we literally just had to walk out the back porch and the water was 100 feet away. Scotty Liked! I’ve discussed this before for sure, …
I signed up for the DivaMoneyClub a little over a week ago and I’ve been very impressed with all the information given by Shae and Susan so far. I haven’t listened to Julie or Steph just yet but I’m looking forward to doing so. Anyway, one of the questions posed by Shae in the Mindset modules was…. “…What would your perfect day look like?” It seems like an easy enough question to answer, but as I started to think about …
Along with Probate, Out of State Owners and driving for dollar leads, my partner and I have decided to try our luck with Evictions. We are going to pull the eviction list from the county courthouse. After some searching we found that the area of the courthouse to look (at least in New Jersey) is the Office of the Clerk of the Special Civil Part. Here is more information about Evictions. For those just starting out, when I say evictions, …
Over the past month or so I have been falling in a bit of a rut, maybe it’s the summer that has caused my malaise. I have still been getting out the direct mail and have been going out with my partner to put out bandit signs or driving for dollars but I feel like I need to step it up a notch. It is time to push myself to the next level by setting some higher goals for myself. …
Today seems to be one of those days where I have about a dozen thoughts bouncing around in my head. I find it very helpful sometimes to identify each one and write them down. This helps me focus better and plan out what has to be done and how I’m going to do it. This post is just about the thoughts and putting them down on “paper”. Today’s Thoughts 1. SI Lead Manager. Because of work obligations I haven’t …
My partner and I are adjusting are mailing approach a little bit to put his contact information on the letters instead of mine since he is handling pretty much all the phone calls. We want to make sure that we pick up the phone when someone calls instead of letting it go to voice mail and giving them a call back later. The caller is never more motivated then when they are calling. As part of my partners contact information we created …
I can not beleive how hot it’s been the last few days here in New Jersey. For example, at midnight last night the temperature was 85 and humid as all heck. Today we are looking to reach 100 degrees and I’m going to celebrate by being an idiot and going out to play golf. It’s always a good idea to spend 5+ hours out under the sun during record high temperatures wouldn’t you say? But I don’t get to …
From time to time I like to share what I’ve been reading. I will admit that I usually put out these types of posts when I am having a case of writers block and can’t think of anything related to what I’m doing. In any event, these kinds of posts give me a good opportunity to introduce you to new bloggers out there. Hope you enjoy the below blog posts and if you want to share any feel free to …
One of the ways I market for sellers is to put out bandit signs. It’s not a large campaign by any means, just 25 signs every couple of weekends. I like the idea of bandit signs because lots of potential sellers are seeing your signs. Unlike direct mail where one letter will be seen by only one potential seller, one bandit sign could be seen by hundreds of potential sellers. However, there are many things I don’t like about bandit …
Have you ever heard of seller financing? I have. In fact investors always talk about it as a great thing which makes properties oh so more attractive to your buyers. I understand the basic concepts and the mechanics of what seller financing is, but what I never really grasped was how can an investor pay more for a property using seller financing then they could by paying cash for the property. What is Seller Financing? For those that aren’t …
My blog has opened the door for me in a lot of ways when it comes to my real estate investing career. I would have never gotten to this point if some of the great people I have met through my blog hadn’t pushed me and supported me. Having a blog is good in so many ways, but there can be a major draw back depending on how you want to operate your business. Your Name Can Now Be …
I love the summer time here in the north east. It doesn’t get dark until 9pm, getting out of work at noon on Fridays and being able to see my wife more are a few things that make summer great. Some of my favorite things to do are going down the shore to walk on the boardwalk, eating Kohr’s Soft Serve ice cream cones and BBQing with friends and family. With the good though comes some bad things. The heat and humidity is …
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As a result of coming in 2nd place at the ReiClub.com investor blog contest I received 5 free products from their store. I chose to get 2 Wholesaling Interview products, 2 Probate Interview products and 1 Private Money Interview product. I thought these interview series best related to what I do here on my blog and best related to people reading my blog. This is the last Giveaway so if you want this awesome CD set or any of the …
I apologize for this post being about something other then Real Estate Investing, but I feel if you do something you are proud of you should pat yourself on the back. This is my “pat” on the back… This past Monday, June 27th, I completed p90x! I am am very pleased with the results and feel much stronger and confident about myself. Going In Before starting P90X I was in decent shape, I played basketball 1 or 2 times a week and …