Why are you interested in the creative real estate business? What is it you are trying to accomplish? These are two questions we all need to answer for ourselves. The bottom line is…
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When Banks Won’t Lend
One of the greatest challenges facing agents, investors and even the general public today is the fact that qualifying for a bank loan has become increasingly difficult, if not down right impossible for many American families. In spite of historically low interest rates many deserving families are being turned away.
What if we didn’t need the bank’s approval? What if there was another way we could help sellers sell and buyers buy? How would that impact your bottom line?
Profits Without Ownership: Sandwich Lease Options
You may be asking yourself, “What’s a sandwich lease option?” It’s an incredible financial instrument for creating profits without ownership. Let me explain. It gets its name for the way everything is structured between the seller, you (the investor), and the tenant-buyer. You step in and negotiate a long-term option agreement with the seller, which [...]
Building Wealth – Episode 7 – The Special Sauce
Knowing the right things is like having the ingredients of a special sauce. Blend them together and good results are virtually guaranteed.
Dress For Success and Generate More Leads
What’s the biggest challenge facing the new investor? If you’re new there’s probably a list as long as your arm and choosing just one can prove difficult. Is it establishing credibility? Finding leads? Letting people know what you do or want to do? What does an investor look like? A policeman has a uniform, a hat and a gun; a doctor has a white coat. Lots of people can be recognized by the uniform they wear; but what about the investor?
When I first began attending REIA meetings, (that’s Real Estate Investor Association for the uninitiated), I was always impressed by the folks with shirts that had their business logo embroidered on them. They looked more professional, seemed more confident, more knowledgeable, more… well you know…prepared. Why was that? I think it was because they looked the part



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