Rolling With the Opportunities
“Everything flows and nothing abides, everything gives way and nothing stays fixed.” – Heraclitus Fourteen months ago, I bought a four-plex for $265,000. Yesterday, I sold it for a $111,237 profit. Why do I tell you this? Because I live in one of the worst real estate markets in the…
READ MOREGet Ahead in Business… With or Without an MBA
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.” – Abraham Lincoln Kelly, a recent college graduate, wrote to me after reading Automatic Wealth for Grads… and Anyone Else Just Starting Out. She explained that she’s been giving serious thought to…
READ MOREThe Law of Supply and Demand in Marketing
“The advertisers who believe in the selling power of jingles have never had to sell anything.” – David Ogilvy Modern economics is based, in part, on the law of supply and demand. If an item is rare and people want it, they’ll pay through the nose, driving the price higher.…
READ MOREWanna Buy My House?
“We shape our buildings: thereafter they shape us.” – Winston Churchill If you know anything about real estate, you know that residential sellers are in big trouble. Some homeowners are getting downright desperate to unload their properties. And instead of wanting to buy more, most investors are looking to unload…
READ MOREThe Critical Step You Must Take Before Pushing Your Big Idea Forward
“Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies and expands a vision of the future.” – Edwin H. Friedman You have an idea about how your business can do something new or better. You have run that idea through a…
READ MOREMake Up Your Mind Already
“The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn’t do.” – Thomas Edison Have you ever met an idiot who is more successful than you are? We all have, right? When I am coaching one of my small-business clients, they will frequently say something along the…
READ MORESecrets of Short Selling Real Estate
“One who talks sweet does not have an enemy and is blessed with plentiful of wealth and good fortune.” – Rig Veda As a real estate investor, you’re almost sure to make the most money when dealing with motivated sellers. Sometimes, they just want to get rid of the property…
READ MOREThe Marketing Director’s Guide to Working With Freelance Copywriters
“When I meet successful people I ask 100 questions as to what they attribute their success to. It is usually the same: persistence, hard work, and hiring good people.” – Kiana Tom Throughout my career, I have done thousands of direct-response marketing campaigns, incorporating all channels (i.e., media), including direct…
READ MOREOutsource and Income
“When small and mid-size businesses outsource work, it allows them to focus more on their core competencies. In many cases, this approach to outsourcing is a smart way for businesses to add value to their operations.” – Nancy Pechloff Real estate investing is much more than finding and buying the…
READ MOREHow to Make $186.89 a Minute
“A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.” – Jane Austen I was so excited my hands were shaking. It was 7:13 p.m. on August 25, 2004, and I had just completed a content-rich, 70-minute teleseminar interview with personal-development and goal-achievement guru Brian Tracy. Three…
READ MOREBuild Up Your New Business by Breaking It Down
“Testing will be your ultimate salvation, allowing you to understand the market and keep up with its changes.” – Michael Masterson Just last month at ETR’s 5 Days in July Internet Business-Building Conference in Denver, nearly 75 entrepreneurs gathered together to start their own online businesses. If you’ve ever launched…
READ MOREA Primer on Tax-Lien Investing
“Well, real estate is always good, as far as I’m concerned.” – Donald Trump Tax liens can offer a very high, government-guaranteed yield on an almost completely passive investment. At the same time, you could end up with the bonus of owning the underlying property itself… for profits in the…
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