All Forum Posts by: Ron Harris
Ron Harris has started 120 posts and replied 240 times.
Post: Trying to get a straight answer
- Investor
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Posts 279
- Votes 90
There are good and bad wholesalers in Oklahoma. Most of the high-volume wholesalers are getting a premium for their deals and sometimes they are buying them and "wholetailing" them.
The market will change with the housing bubble and wholesalers will be less valuable as bank own properties "REO's" will be the low hanging fruit, per the investor buyer perspective (just like what happened in 2008). One of the reasons we are teaching our agents to be ready for the change.
Wholesaling in OKC isn't illegal if you use the correct language in your contract "and/or assigns" on the buyer line. I am not a legal advisor and you should seek advice from your attorney...just in case.
OREC Oklahoma Real Estate Commission is looking into the possibilities of making Wholesaling a licensable activity. I won't go into it much here since it'll be 10,000 words long, ha. It's been tabled recently but it is in the future discussions. Agents are going nuts over this!
- Check out local wholesalers Speeedy House buyers (some of my past students).
- Best to come to the LOCAL REIA and meet active wholesalers. Millionaire Possibilities is a great place to meet experienced investors.
- Plenty of Meetups with all levels of experience. Meetup.com
Hope that helps.
Ron
Post: Rental Rent Estimates
- Investor
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Posts 279
- Votes 90
As of Feb 2018, which sites do you use for rental property rent estimates? And any insights on that site?
Post: Digital Marketing in 2018 with Zac "ZacBob" Starr at OKCEG
- Investor
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Posts 279
- Votes 90
OKC Entrepreneur Group Presents
Digital Marketing in 2018
with Zac "ZacBob" Starr
Zachary Starr AKA "ZacBob", Founder of CrowdFund Genius & CrowdFunding Comebacks, shares what you need to know for 2018 to market your business and services.
ZacBob is the host of 2 crowdfunding podcasts. Crowdfunding Comebacks, and CrowdFund Genius. Both are a collection of interviews with creators of Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns big and small. Some of the interviews are with creators who have failed multiple times at crowdfunding and others are with entrepreneurs who have raised millions in crowdfunding.
ZacBob has assisted creators and entrepreneurs in over 700K dollars raised via Kickstarter in 2015. So if you want to learn how to bring your product to market then you will not want to miss this OKC Entrepreneur Group meetup.
FREE to ATTEND - Bring a like-minded guest. It's about the conversation!
Info: www.meetup.com/OKCEntrepreneurGroup/events/zdlvhpy...
Meeting: 4th Thursday of every month (7 pm)
6:45 - 7:00 Pre-Networking | Meet & Greet
7:00 - 8:00 Introductions, Guest Speaker Presentation, Q&A
8:00 - 9:00 Peer Networking, Conversations & Sharing
9:00 - 10:00 Meeting After The Meeting | Dinner with Entrepreneurs: Many of us go to dinner to carry on the conversation & socialize! We can walk there. That close! Great pizza!!! and other food. Joey's Pizzeria 700 W. Sheridan Ave, OKC, OK 73102
FREE to ATTEND - Bring a like-minded guest. It's about the conversation!
See you there!
Ron Harris
The Renascent Entrepreneur
OKCEntrepreneurGroup.com
Experiments in Capitalism
Join the League of Renascent Entrepreneurs
It's always about the conversation!
Sponsors: OKC Real Estate Investors (http://www.okcrealestateinvestors.com/) | OKC Entrepreneur Group (http://www.okcentrepreneurgroup.com/) | Renascent Mastermind (http://www.renascentmastermind.com/) | Spearhead Realty (http://www.spearheadrealty.com/) | Oklahoma Real Estate Agent Network (http://www.okrean.com/)
http://www.meetup.com/OKCEntrepreneurGroup #meetup #okcentrepreneurgroup #okceg #renascent #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #okc #meetup #OklahomaEvents #zacstarr #zacbob #crowdfundgenius #crowdfund
Post: Failing Forward with Sylvia Jackson at OKC Entrepreneur Group
- Investor
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Posts 279
- Votes 90
OKC Entrepreneur Group Presents
Failing Forward | A Story of Roaring Success, Failure & Roaring Again
with Serial Entrepreneur Sylvia Jackson
www.meetup.com/OKCEntrepreneurGroup/events/2468075...
Very few entrepreneurs plan to fail, but the facts are that half of all small businesses exist five years. Interestingly, about half of all marriages in the US don’t survive. There is a large chance that you will fail at something very important in your life.
Although it’s difficult to think about failure, recognizing it as a possibility and knowing how to handle it is as important as planning for success. If you’re recovering from failure, what Sylvia has learned can help you not just survive, but learn to expect double because of your trouble. Having begun numerous small business of various kinds, Sylvia labels herself a serial entrepreneur. Some of the businesses were roaring successes, and some didn’t roar at all; some she sold, some were closed. She has experienced business success, mediocrity, and failure.
Currently, a financial adviser, commercial real estate broker, and ordained minister, she wrote and published a book titled, “Dream Interpretation Toolkit,” a Scriptural study on how to interpret your dreams. Sylvia has two grown children and two grandchildren.
More about Sylvia Dream Interpretation Toolkit:
www.dreaminterpretationtoolkit.com
www.facebook.com/dreaminterpretationtoolkit
FREE to ATTEND - Bring a like-minded guest. It's about the conversation!
Meeting: 4th Thursday of every month (7 pm)
6:45 - 7:00 Pre-Networking | Meet & Greet
7:00 - 8:00 Introductions, Guest Speaker Presentation, Q&A
8:00 - 9:00 Peer Networking, Conversations & Sharing
9:00 - 10:00 Meeting After The Meeting | Dinner with Entrepreneurs: Many of us go to dinner to carry on the conversation & socialize! We can walk there. That close! Great pizza!!! and other food. Joey's Pizzeria 700 W. Sheridan Ave, OKC, OK 73102
FREE to ATTEND - Bring a like-minded guest. It's about the conversation!
See you there!
Ron Harris
The Renascent Entrepreneur
OKCEntrepreneurGroup.com
Experiments in Capitalism
Join the League of Renascent Entrepreneurs
It's always about the conversation!
Sponsors: OKC Real Estate Investors (http://www.okcrealestateinvestors.com/) | OKC Entrepreneur Group (http://www.okcentrepreneurgroup.com/) | Renascent Mastermind (http://www.renascentmastermind.com/) | Spearhead Realty (http://www.spearheadrealty.com/) | Oklahoma Real Estate Agent Network (http://www.okrean.com/)
#meetup #okcentrepreneurgroup #okceg #entrepreneur #okc #meetup #peergroup #networking #OklahomaEvents #failingforward
Post: Question on Investment Areas in OKC
- Investor
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Posts 279
- Votes 90
@Jacob McCarley Agreeing with everyone here, it just depends on the strategy you are going for and the resources you have available. I would say, at the moment be careful of any flips over 200K (market slowing down) unless you get a really great deal or a good reason to do so.
For rentals, it just depends. White & blue collar have pros/cons as rentals.
If you ever want to visit over coffee, you can pick my brain, I'll share what it looks like as a full-time real estate investor, and in detail which areas might be good for your situation.
Post: Mentoring Cost $20,000
- Investor
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Posts 279
- Votes 90
- Mentors learn that when they give it all away for free the student can walk away for free.
- No "skin in the game".
- It's not about the money, the money makes it serious.
- The failure rate is much higher for the student.
- This makes the mentor sad.
- I've paid mentors to learn this the hard way and to charge (yes, I paid mentors to make me a better mentor).
- I even snuck in free students against my mentors' suggestions only to see some quit.
- This makes me sad.
- Mentors start charging a fair rate with no conflict of interest or collusion and learn:
- It weeds out the un-serious.
- The student doesn't waste the valuable time of the mentor
- Most mentors do not do it for the money, they do it for the reward of passing down knowledge to appreciative students. This is why we get the "teacher bug."
- Students take every lesson or idea serious.The success rate goes through the roof.
- This makes mentor happy!
- The mentor doesn't feel like a failure or failed to teach properly.
One of these days, I'll write an article why you should pay or incentivize your mentor. I have a 30 min "talk" as to why most mentors charge (but not exorbitantly).
But...
The simple fast answer is:
The best way to find out if your potential mentor has a good reputation is to connect with your LOCAL REIA and ask around. You'll hear quickly which mentors (I suggest a LOCAL mentor) are good and which ones are not. A local mentor has a higher reason to protect their reputation and integrity when they live in the same location as the mentees.
Most Fly-by-night gurus are not worth their cost or they teach too many advanced techniques which may not actually work in your location. It's also not all about the technical aspects of investing but also self-development, accountability and avoiding landmines (big mistakes... some learned the hard way, ha).
The only time you should be paying a mentor $20,000 (time specific) is if there are special & specific reasons. Usually, I say, when you are ready for a $20,000 mentorship is that you are already millionaire or successful as a real estate investors. Most likely, that 20K would better be spent going into a private mastermind with other successful investors.
Recap:
- Find a local mentor
- Check out their reputation with the LOCAL REIA
- Pay/reward the mentor for their time. Everyone takes it seriously.
- Mentorship should cover the technicals, coaching, non-technicals, accountability, self-development & avoiding the landmines. Local mentors have local resources and network for you to tap in to.
Hope that helps.
Ron
Post: Millionaire Possibilities Presents Maximize Your Investments
- Investor
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Posts 279
- Votes 90
Real Estate Investors Association (REIA) Millionaire Possibilities Presents
Maximize Your Investments
Meetup Info: https://www.meetup.com/MPREIA/events/245880287/
Learn from a panel of local investors how to:
Maximize rents for your investment
Maximize your repair and renovation money for the most rent and resale value
Maximize your advertising time and money
And much more.......
Post: Millionaire Possibilities Presents Maximize Your Investments
- Investor
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Posts 279
- Votes 90
Real Estate Investors Association Millionaire Possibilities Presents
Maximize Your Investments
Meetup Info: https://www.meetup.com/MPREIA/events/245880287/
Learn from a panel of local investors how to:
- Maximize rents for your investment
- Maximize your repair and renovation money for the most rent and resale value
- Maximize your advertising time and money
- And much more.......
Join us early for a time of Networking at 6:00.
FREE dinner is provided!
Location: Credit Union House of Oklahoma
631 E. Hill St, OKC, OK 73105
Post: Entrepreneurs, Who Are You Really? Koon Vega of Creative Vega
- Investor
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Posts 279
- Votes 90
OKC Entrepreneur Group Presents
Entrepreneurs, Who Are You Really?
with Koon Vega of Creative Vega, Inc.
Meetup: www.meetup.com/OKCEntrepreneurGroup/events/2462940...
Designer, Artist, and Musician in Oklahoma City. Born in Bangkok, Thailand (BKK). Koon spent 13 years studying Commercial Arts, Fine Arts, and Performing Arts. In 1999, worked at a production company in BKK as an assistant director working on accounts like Coke, Toyota, KFC, Olay with international ad agencies Ogilvy Mather, Saatchi & Saatchi, Lowe’s Worldwide and more.
Married his lovely wife Sarah in 2002. Moved to Oklahoma City in 2003. Started Creative Vega in 2008. His little man, Attitan entered the world in 2012. He has been running Creative Vega with Sarah, raising their son, enjoy working with amazing clients and friends, taking photographs, cooking, playing music, creating music, and living life with grace and love.
About Koon Vega: For the stalkers!
About Me: www.about.me/koonvega
FREE to ATTEND - Bring a like-minded guest. It's about the conversation!
Meeting: 4th Thursday of every month (7 pm)
Meetup: www.meetup.com/OKCEntrepreneurGroup/events/2462940...
6:45 - 7:00 Pre-Networking | Meet & Greet
7:00 - 8:00 Introductions, Guest Speaker Presentation, Q&A
8:00 - 9:00 Peer Networking, Conversations & Sharing
9:00 - 10:00 Meeting After The Meeting | Dinner with Entrepreneurs: Many of us go to dinner to carry on the conversation & socialize! We can walk there. That close! Great pizza!!! and other food. Joey's Pizzeria 700 W. Sheridan Ave, OKC, OK 73102
FREE to ATTEND - Bring a like-minded guest. It's about the conversation!
See you there!
Ron Harris
The Renascent Entrepreneur
OKCEntrepreneurGroup.com
Experiments in Capitalism
Join the League of Renascent Entrepreneurs
It's always about the conversation!
Sponsors: OKC Real Estate Investors (http://www.okcrealestateinvestors.com/) | OKC Entrepreneur Group (http://www.okcentrepreneurgroup.com/) | Renascent Mastermind (http://www.renascentmastermind.com/) | Spearhead Realty (http://www.spearheadrealty.com/) | Oklahoma Real Estate Agent Network (http://www.okrean.com/)
http://www.meetup.com/OKCEntrepreneurGroup #meetup #okcentrepreneurgroup #okceg #renascent #entrepreneur #okc #meetup #networking #spearheadrealty #renascentmastermind #OklahomaEvents #CreativeVega
Post: Coffee with Entrepreneurs at OKC Entrepreneur Group
- Investor
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Posts 279
- Votes 90
Coffee with Entrepreneurs
Mini-Meetup Peer Group Mastermind
Need a coffee break? Too much work? Need a lift-up & just want to get energized? Come to coffee (tea or smoothie) & have a great time to share new ideas over comfort drinks & snacks!
FREE to attend. Bring a like-minded guest!
Sit around with like-minded individuals meeting & networking over coffee. Have great conversations about entrepreneurialism, success, building a successful business, and chasing the American dream. We have newbies to multimillionaire attendees. You never know who you will meet!
The power of like-minded conversations should never be underestimated! You become like those you hang out with & associate with on a consistent basis. You never know what you may learn, from one simple idea to a groundbreaking epiphany that could change your life!
We have lots of ideas and business experience to share. Bring a business issue you would like to have reviewed by multiple perspectives.
We are a group of like-minded individuals. Come & go as need be. Casual environment. This is NOT the main monthly meeting meetup.
Time: 5 to 7 PM (Come & Go Freely)
Location: Starbucks 5836 Northwest Expressway (MacArthur Corner)
Afterward: Many of us go to dinner for more great conversations.
More Info: https://www.meetup.com/OKCEntrepreneurGroup/events...
Join the group: www.OKCEntrepreneurGroup.com
FREE to attend. Bring a like-minded guest!
It's always the conversation!
Ron Harris
Renascent Entrepreneur
http://www.okcentrepreneurgroup.com
Sponsors:
OKC Entrepreneur Group (http://www.okcrealestateinvestors.com/)
Renascent Mastermind (http://www.renascentmastermind.com/)
Spearhead Realty (http://www.spearheadrealty.com/)
#renascent #entrepreneur #entrepreneurism #okc #meetup #okcentrepreneurgroup #networking #renascentmastermind #spearheadrealty #spearheadrealestate #okceg #coffeewithentrepreneurs #OklahomaEvents