2 Steps to Get Out of Debt Fast
“When a man is in love or in debt, someone else has the advantage.” – Bill Balance Do you spend more than you make? I used to. When I started working as an editor at a Washington, D.C.-based newsletter publishing company, my salary was $14,000. My wife was earning less…
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“I don’t want to be just a voice on the phone. I have to get to know these guys face-to-face and develop a sincere relationship. That way, if we run into problems in a deal, it doesn’t get adversarial. We trust each other and have the confidence we can work…
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“Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy.” – Groucho Marx One of the great things about commercial properties is that you can find under-market value deals just as you can in residential property investing. And you can also use strategies…
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“If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson I’ve known Bruce since high school. His family and mine, both extra-large Irish-American clans, lived less than…
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6 Secrets to Getting Debtors to Pay Up
I discovered that collecting money from debtors is really just a form of salesmanship. Here are my proven strategies that I’ve used for decades.
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“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.” – William A. Foster Every person involved in a growing business needs to understand two crucial business concepts. On Monday, I talked…
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“Ninety-nine percent of our business comes from the Internet, and it all comes from those Internet searches.” – Bruce Fisher When Charlie and Suzanne asked me to start writing articles for ETR about search engine marketing, I thought, “That’s great! There’s so much to talk about!” This was immediately followed…
READ MOREHow to Beat Real Estate Cash Flow Issues
“Happiness is a positive cash flow.” – Fred Adler Whether you’re an experienced real estate investor or just getting started, negative cash flow can cripple your business. I know this from some hard personal experiences early in my career – and I also know that there are many ways to…
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“Quality, quality, quality: never waver from it, even when you don’t see how you can afford to keep it up. When you compromise, you become a commodity and then you die.” – Gary Hirshberg If you are involved in a growing business, there are two complementary concepts you should be…
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“If you don’t get noticed, you don’t have anything. You just have to be noticed, but the art is in getting noticed naturally, without screaming or without tricks.” – Leo Burnett Synchronization of your content distribution channels – via online media, PR, and SEM (search engine marketing) – will help…
READ MORE5 Ways to Set Up Foreclosure Deals for Maximum Profit
“The ballooning inventory of available foreclosure properties should be an area of concern among lending institutions. This situation is good news, however, for those who track and invest in the foreclosure market.” – Brad Geisen Investing in foreclosures is one of the best ways to make money in real estate,…
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“Do not let trifles disturb your tranquility of mind…. Life is too precious to be sacrificed for the nonessential and transient…. Ignore the inconsequential!” – Grenville Kleiser You’ve got a top-notch copywriter – one who’s made tens of millions of dollars for his clients. He’s at your disposal, ready to…
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