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One Legged Punch in the Stomach (Unreal Video) »

OK, I wasn’t planning on another blog post today.  Frankly I don’t have time for it.
But I just ran across something that literally moved me to tears — a short video about an 8 year old kid named Adam.
Adam plays one of the toughest positions on the little league field…and he does it with only [...]

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Virtual Bird Dog Blueprint (An Insider’s Review) »

I have something for you.  And honestly, I think you’re going to love it.
It’s about a new work from Andy Proper he’s named the “Virtual Bird Dog Blueprint“…
…and it’s basically an inside-out expose’ on a new “2.0″ model for motivated seller leads.
And I have to say, it’s really brilliant.  It’s honestly like nothing I’ve ever [...]

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Outlandish Real Estate Signs (Hard to Believe) »

Happy Labor Day!
So here we are with the family ramping up for an afternoon of flipping houses steaks on the back porch.
But before I head that way, I thought I’d pass along a bit of industry wit to anyone who might be in front of their computer today.
Disclaimer: These were passed along to me.  As [...]

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Avoid This Huge Mistake With Private Money Lenders, Part 2 »

In part 1 of this article, we talked about the motives of money partners and how different they are. If you ignore that we all have different motives, you’ll miss a lot of prospective money partners and their money.
We also discussed the comm myth that, for your potential private money lenders, “it’s all about the [...]

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Short Sales Don’t Ruin Credit (And Other Lies) »

Listen, I have to be honest with you…
I’m always a little suspicious when I read something that seems a bit over the top.  And like most of us, my inbox has been just STUFFED for the last few days with emails from folks trying to get me interested in downloading this “Short Sale Manifesto 2.0” [...]

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Bandit Sign Stapler Makes Hanging Signs a Snap »

If you’ve ever used bandit signs as a part of your motivated seller marketing strategy, then you’re no doubt keenly familiar with how… uh…”enjoyable” hanging those signs can be.
Can you see the sarcasm dripping?
I mean, bandit signs DO WORK.  They produce leads, to be sure.
And maybe it’s kinda fun the first few times you go [...]

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Free Hugs »

First off, you should know this has exactly nothing at all to do with real estate investing.  Hence the “off topic” category.
But ya know, as much as I love the REI game, my life’s big enough for a whole lot more — and I bet yours is too.
So here’s something off-topic, but worth a moment [...]

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4 Essentials for Getting Private Money »

By Trevor Mauch
TheREIBrain.com
Let’s face it.  Getting financing for your real estate deals is a good bit more challenging in 2008 than it was 2 or 3 years ago.
In the past investors had their pick of financing options.  From conventional bank financing at 110% LTV (loan to value) to owner financing and even private money.
But [...]

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New, Free HUD-1 Generator Released »

Ross Treakle today announced the release of his new Free HUD-1 Generator.
This is actually a program he and his brother Graham (”Mr. Banker”) released privately several months ago, limited to his social networking site subscribers.
But after having received a good deal of positive feedback from BETA testers, seems they’ve decided to open access to the [...]

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What Most People Don’t Know About Preston Ely’s Probate Course »

Hi, folks.
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last couple of weeks, then you probably know Preston Ely’s re-releasing his Probate course this Wednesday 8/14 at Noon.
Now I’ve had a couple of folks email me asking for my honest opinion.
What’s interesting about this is that I have a rather unique perspective on this, [...]

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