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Are You Emotionally Ready For Financial Freedom?

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This may sound like a funny title for an article, but think about it for a moment! How many people have you met that are just as broke at $90,000 as they were at $20,000?

You see, we tend to always try to “keep up with the Jones'” and buy the latest and greatest gadget or trinket. So, even though we live in a nicer home and drive a nicer car, at the end of the month, we’re left with little more than a few dollars at the end of the month – if we’re lucky! So what does all this mean?

It simply means that in order for you to achieve true financial freedom Continue reading →

Proud to Be An American

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If tomorrow all the things were gone,
I’d worked for all my life.
And I had to start again,
with just my children and my wife.

I’d thank my lucky stars,
to be livin here today.
‘ Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
and they can’t take that away.

And I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘ Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

From the lakes of Minnesota,

to the hills of Tennessee.
Across the plains of Texas,
From sea to shining sea.

From Detroit down to Houston,

and New York to L.A.
Well there’s pride in every American heart,
and its time we stand and say.

That I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

And I’m proud to be and American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘ Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

Integrated Streams of Income?

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Listen to Lou Castillo’s “Online RE Empire HERE (In this 90 minute interview, Lou reveals how YOU CAN have multiple streams of income with real estate as the foundation)

I remember back about 5 years ago when the whole “Multiple Streams of Income” was all the rage. But, even then… I thought, “Hmmm. How in the heck is anyone supposed to learn 4 VERY DIFFERENT businesses at the same time?”

I consider myself pretty good at multi-tasking and taking on multiple projects at the same time, but when you’re trying to…

 

… Learn the RE business;
… Figure out how to write ebooks and put them online;
… Speak publicly;
… Understand the stock market; and

… Choose a network marketing company

all at once, it’s no doubt that you wind up running in circles, never really getting ANYTHING accomplished. I know from first hand experience. I would go to a seminar or an event and I would want to come home and do EVERYTHING! I remember starting Continue reading →

History of the 4th of July

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I grew up in a small town in New England. I had no choice other than to be patriotic and proud! We took field trips down the path of Paul Revere and visited the cemeteries of our forefathers. We walked on battleships that served in wars and stood in the same buildings that history was made.

Yet now… more than 230 years later, it’s as if we’ve forgotten. We’re so busy fighting wars in foreign lands, closing down our borders and trying to save the world from famine, we’ve lost what it means to be American.

To be an American means so much more than just to be born here, it means freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of choice. America means capitalism, competition, a free market and democracy. To be an American means to have a dream, a goal, a desire, the American Dream.

So, if you are going to pursue the American Dream, then do it passionately and be proud that you are an American. Know that because of where you live, you have opportunities that others don’t. Define your dream and go after it with the same passion that our Founding Fathers had when laying the foundation for our country. Know that in achieving your dreams, you will have sacrifice and you will have loss along the way. Stick with it when it seems like you’re losing ground. Remember… wars are won battle by battle! And wars are lost one battle at a time!

My advice to you is to get in and stay in. The rewards will be worth it in the end and the financial freedom will be yours to enjoy and pass on to your children and your children’s children.

 

And … no matter what your opinion is on the war(s), take a moment to honor those that have fought for this country and those that have made the ultimate sacrifice so that you can be an American and enjoy our freedom. Happy 4th of July! Take a moment to post your comments about what you’re doing to create your own American Dream!

And now for you history buffs… A friend of mine forwarded this to me and I thought I’d share it with you! Continue reading →

How to Use "Language" to Influence People

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My name is Bill Twyford. I’ve been in the business for little over eight years, and I’ve done almost 850 transactions. I’m very, very assertive. My specialty is communication–talking to homeowners and talking to banks.

So let’s start with some embedded commands. Embedded commands are patterns of language that bypass conscious reasoning and speak directly to the subconscious mind. Embedded commands influence people at the subconscious level. This allows you to direct people to take specific actions.

They will also have specific thoughts and will generally do whatever it is you want them to do. The subconscious is in a constant search for patterns. One command is not a pattern. You have to bombard your customer with command after command after command.

Your brain is always analyzing what’s going on around you. It’s trying to find similar things from your past and trying to line them up. The subconscious mind has stored millions and millions of conversations with other human beings. These conversations have become so routine, that the mind has virtually fallen asleep. Continue reading →

Assumptive Language Patterns

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By Bill Twyford

Having a firm grasp on language patterns will help you close more deals. In addition to using embedded commands, which are word groups that order you to do something, you must incorporate assumptive language patterns into your vocabulary. Assumptive language patterns assume the outcome of what you are asking.

When doing short sales you can ask the bank the same question, two different ways. Read both sentences and see which one you believe to be more assumptive:

  • Hi, my name is Bob and I was wondering, do you do short sales?
  • Hi, my name is Bob. I am working on a short sale for the property located at 123 Elm St. The loan number is #34777. Where do I need to fax my short sale package so that you can go ahead and get this deal approved?”

    • We are assuming the bank is going to say yes to our short sale, instead of wondering if they short sale at all.Let’s look at another example of assumptive language patterns you can use when speaking to homeowners: Continue reading →

    Finding Buyers

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    “Do NOT Make Your Buyers Feel Like Hairy Monkeys!”
    by R. Preston Ely

    Times they are a changin’.

    Whereas in 2005 finding a buyer for your wholesale deal was as easy as Alyssa Milano in Poison Ivy II, we are now faced with a much more challenging predicament. I have personally coined this annoying situation as “Reality.”

    “Reality” sucks. We all know this. Normally I can effortlessly bend it to my will, but it’s actually putting up a pretty good fight this time. You see, what I want it to do is put things back the way they were a couple years ago. A couple years ago, if I so much as sneezed I would have rehabbers (buyers) lined up around the block thinking that was a secret signal that “the deal was in,” or something. Here’s a typical scenario from “back in the day” (which was a Wednesday by the way):

    Rehabber #1: He sneezed. It’s on!

    Rehabber #2: Oh hellz yeah. It probably has at least $9,000 of equity in it just like the last one. I’m paying cash.

    Rehabber #37: You guys are idiots. He has a cold. It doesn’t mean anything (as he secretly shimmeys his way closer to me while butting everyone else in line).

    Rehabber #1: How do you have that much cash?

    Rehabber#2: I refinanced my house and pulled the equity out.

    Duh. Where does anyone get money from these days? Idiot. I bought my house in 1999 for $125,000,and it just appraised for $750,000. I did a 125% LTV cash out re-fi with negative amortization at .0027% APR so my payment is only $1.75 a month. They wrote me a check for over $600,000. Cool huh? Have you seen my new boat?
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    Hard Money Loans: How to Get the Best Rates

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    Whether you’re a seasoned real estate investor or brand new to investing, you will – at some point in your career – need to turn to hard money!

    Many people turned away from hard money except on the REALLY UGLY properties for much of the early 2000s or if they had pretty beat up credit. This was because conventional lenders were giving money away for all intents and purposes! Virtually anyone ““ first time home buyer to seasoned investor ““ could get 100% financing on their properties and it didn’t seem to matter how many properties one had!

    Well”… welcome to the new market: The “conventional” lenders (like Chase, Indymac, Countrywide, etc.) have tightened their reins, and for good reason!

    Before we go into how to get hard money, let’s talk about some of the pros and cons of hard money versus conventional financing! Continue reading →

    Website and Internet Traffic Tactics

     

    Finally! You Too Can Have a Website That Generates
    Loads of Real Estate Buyer and Seller Leads and Turns Prospects into Profits…

    Here’s What You Will Learn With the Website & Internet Traffic System When You Claim Your Access Right Now…

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