Friday, February 10th, 2012

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3 New Rules for Crushing Short Sales in 2010 »

Editor’s Note: I’ve updated this post with Shaun’s answers to the questions you left in the comments on on our recent webinar.  See a little further down below… Before we get to the rules, here are three truisms about real estate investing in 2010, I’m sure you’ll agree… 1) Things ain’t like they used to [...]

How this Chicago-Italian Skirts the Bandit Sign Police »

If you use Bandit Signs in your real estate investing at all, then today’s tip will be a tasty treat… At one point or another we’ve all had those lovely, goldenrod, coroplast investments of ours removed or cut in half by the “sign police”, right?  (FYI “sign police = code enforcement)  And occasionally you might [...]

Video: “Wholetale” Vs “Retail” Real Estate Deals, Part 2 »

OK, guys. Thanks so much for your warm comments on the “Wholetale Deals and the Velocity of Money” video clip.  You’re welcome. Got requests to post more like it, so here’s another one I think you’ll enjoy.  It’s kind of a “Part 2″ to the last one where Bob started defining the difference between “Wholetale” [...]

VIDEO: “Wholetale” Deals and the Velocity of Money »

So I recently ran across some footage from our last KISS Flipping Intensive event in Vegas.  I get requests for this kind of stuff all the time, so I thought I’d post some of it for you. Now just to be clear, this is from a handful of clips I grabbed on my Kodak Zi8 [...]

How You Can be as Memorable as a Bacon Doughnut »

Today’s post is about the importance of being memorable. It’s a real-world lesson you should absolutely swipe and deploy. It’s also a chance for me to show off “the sexy, sexy food I eats“. And also my mad video skillz. It’s already playing. Enjoy…

Sneaky Wholesaling Trick #5: “Getting Unlimited Access” »

Before we jump into today’s tip, I want to let the cat out of the bag that in the near future I’ll be co-hosting a unique REI training workshop with fellow wholesaler & REI blogger Alex Joungblood. I recently crossed paths with Alex and we hit it off nicely. We have similar backgrounds, both in [...]

5 Email Tricks That Flip Houses »

So here’s an interesting question I stumbled upon in my Facebook inbox not too long ago. But first… PERSONAL FACEBOOK DISCLAIMER: While an avid Facebooker indeed I am, I’m also admittedly not very good at managing my FB “inbox”, which is glaringly obvious from the screenshot below. So if you want to be FB friends, [...]

Sneaky Vacant House Tricks That Spook Theives »

So here’s a handy tip I ran across the other day — it’s from my personal Short Sale Sherpa (and also one of my best friends on the planet) Shaun McCloskey… It’s simple, sneaky stuff to help keep your vacant houses break-in free while you’re trying to rent or sell ‘em.  It may not work [...]

What Investors Should Really Know About the New Stimulus Tax Credit »

So, as you likely know already, it was signed into law on Nov. 6 that not only extends the $8,000 stimulus tax credit for “first-time” home buyers until next spring, but also provides a $6,500 tax credit for some current homeowners who buy another home. While a lot of folks are interested in taking advantage [...]

Controversial: Do Real Estate “Wholetalers” Offer Any Real Value? »

So I know this may be a little controversial, but I think it’s a question worth asking… Of what actual value are “Wholetale” investors? I’m talking about folks (like KISS Flippers, for example) who quick-flip houses in as-is or near as-is condition to retail buyers.  What value does this kind of investor really bring to [...]