How 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…
READ MOREThe Secret of Incremental Degradation
“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…
READ MOREThe SONAR Content Distribution Method
“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,…
READ MORESimplify Your Testing Process
“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…
READ MORE4 Steps to Building Profitable Business Relationships
“Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning.” – Bill Gates Just a few months ago, I knew almost nobody at the top levels of the entertainment world. Then I signed one piece of paper, and bam!… vice presidents were returning my calls. I went on…
READ MOREThe Contrarian Plays That Bag the Biggest Gains
“He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by a wolf.” – Italian Proverb The market punishes slowpokes and sheep, and that’s why the last thing you should do is invest like the pros. The difference between going with or against the pros is the difference between trailing in…
READ MOREWhere to Find the Best Pre-Foreclosure Deals
“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” – Francis Bacon Not long ago, I closed one of my best deals so far: a five-bedroom, five-bath, 6,500-square-foot home with a retail value of $1.9 million. It had been standing vacant for four years. I was able to tie…
READ MOREDo You Have an Investment Advantage?
“If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete.” – Jack Welch To become wealthy, you need some kind of investing advantage. Otherwise, studies show, you will probably become poorer. As a business consultant to the financial publishing industry, I am on a first-name basis with some of the best…
READ MORE9 Ways to Sell the Same Idea
“First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.” – Napoleon Hill Since 2001, I’ve trained entrepreneurs, independent professionals, and small-business owners to use teleseminars to amplify their bottom line.…
READ MOREHow to Build Instant Rapport for Real Estate Success
“To be successful, you have to be able to relate to people; they have to be satisfied with your personality to be able to do business with you and to build a relationship with mutual trust.” – George Ross Have you ever met someone you immediately didn’t like, even though…
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