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Your Ticket to the Beach: Creating a Checklist to Help Automate Your Real Estate Business

by Clay Huber March 1, 2013

We’ve all seen it. It’s something that is almost a certainty you’ll see in any real estate guru’s video or website. The image of a person relaxing on the beach with a cocktail in hand watching the sun set on some foreign island. The context of the image is “buy the course and our strategy [...]

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Your Guide to Finding a Quality Web Site Developer

by Clay Huber February 8, 2013

Last week I wrote an article on real estate investing website marketing that talked about how important a website is to not only your ongoing market efforts (remember, a website markets for you even when you are sleeping or out on vacation), but also the first impression you make on potential customers/clients. I’ll admit, that article [...]

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Real Clients and Real Results Using EIULs

by David Shafer January 25, 2013

Hitch Hiking on Michael Zuber’s last post, I thought I would share an example of three clients of mine. I always try to categorize those that contact me and end up purchasing an EIUL with those who decide not to. Generally, the people that do fall into the following categories: Successful careers Disappointed in the [...]

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How to Organize Your Real Estate Business for Tax Time

by Clay Huber January 18, 2013

You’re probably thinking, “well this article title sure sounds like a real estate guru sales line” but I promise you, I have nothing to sell you. Hopefully you’ve heard the good ol’ saying of “a penny saved is a penny earned”. It’s one of my favorites, and one that pertains exactly to the habit you [...]

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Gettin’ Paid: Top 3 Best and Worst Ways to Spend Your First Paycheck in Real Estate

by Tracy Royce January 17, 2013

There is a swelling of pride and sense of achievement that comes with your first payday in real estate investing. The sense that “Wow, I DID this, my knowledge and hustle is rewarding me!” to the tune of $500, $5,000, perhaps even $50,000+. But take it from those of us who have survived, thrived, and [...]

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Profits, Passion, and Partners: The Best Relationship You Never Had?

by Tracy Royce January 10, 2013

Imagine you’re sitting in a movie theater, excitedly picking at your popcorn as a move trailer for the latest film arises on screen. “A tale of betrayal” (clip shows man smiling and shaking hands with others), …”a young man must find out who he can trust.” (woman whispering into phone…”They’re not your friends, John! You [...]

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Want a Real Estate Partner? Think Twice!

by Clay Huber November 24, 2012

“I think this shade of tan looks best.” “No way. This shade of tan one tab over looks so much better!” Although a bit silly and overly simplified, the concept is one that absolutely needs to be well thought out before you go into real estate. The concept being: Do you want 51% of the “say” in [...]

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Why You Never Want Enemies In The Real Estate Business

by Chris Clothier November 20, 2012

I am in the real estate business, but have been an entrepreneur since I was much younger and have built businesses across many different industries. I have been in the grocery industry, the wholesaling industry and the real estate industry each as a small business owner. So when I write the title to this particular [...]

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The Key to Your Long Term Success in the Real Estate Business

by Michael Zuber November 7, 2012

When people hear that I have been investing in real estate for 10+ years and that we have built a decent portfolio, the conversation always works around to the following questions: “What is your secret?” Or “What is your System?” I love helping people and wish it was as easy as a simple system that [...]

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Does Full Disclosure Kill Real Estate Deals, Build Character, or Both?

by Chris Clothier November 6, 2012

Full Disclosure is one of those things that is actually really good for everyone involved in a real estate transaction, but can get pushed aside at times in the pursuit of a closed deal. That is really unfortunate because it is one of the few things in the real estate business that can be a [...]

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3 Scary Bad-Raps For Real Estate Investors And How to Beat Them

by Chris Clothier October 31, 2012

So, I am perfectly aware of how difficult is may be to read an advice article from a guy dressed like a pirate. But hey…it’s Halloween and this is pretty scary stuff. Make mistakes like these and you could be dressing like this for kids parties just to make a living! And no, that is [...]

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Boost Your Productivity in Real Estate With These iPhone Applications

by James W. Vermillion III October 18, 2012

Being accessible 24/7 may be aggravating at times, but the evolution of the cell phone into a million-use device has created a lot of productive applications. As an iPhone user I find myself constantly searching for another app to simplify the way I conduct business and my life altogether. I came up with a list [...]

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Networking: The Secret of Successful Real Estate Investing

by Michael LaCava October 13, 2012

Most seasoned real estate investors will tell you that there’s no secret to success when investing in real estate. There are other real estate investors who claim that there is a secret to real estate investing success…as long as you buy their $50,000 personalized coaching product. I think they’re both right. There is a secret [...]

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7 Real Estate Investing Lessons We Can Learn from Steve Jobs

by Michael LaCava October 6, 2012

I recently read the book “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson. As brilliant as Steve Jobs was, I came away from the book not with a sense of awe about the man who Steve Jobs was, but how despite his incredible success, how idiosyncratic and deeply flawed a human being he really was. Yes, he was [...]

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