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How to use the Least Attempted Real Estate Strategy to Win Every Negotiation

This is Part 3 of a 7 part series designed to help real estate investors grow their acquisition skills to build successful long-term businesses.  Part 1… asks the burning question – are you an Investor or a Stooge? Part 2 focuses on building an investment strategy from a new angle as an Expert Community Resource. […]

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How Empathy Will Help You Win at Negotiations

This is the 4th post in a series on negotiations with an Expert Community Resource strategy – Here is Part 1. If you’re a long-term investor, you’re probably pretty comfortable. Your bills are paid, and you’re focused on completing your plan for wealth. Do you know how it feels to be desperate? Can you imagine […]

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Your SEO Competition is Winning Because of this Secret

Want to know what the leading real estate investors are doing to stay at the top of SEO rankings in their local market? Surprisingly, it doesn’t even take much time, effort or knowledge. It doesn’t even cost a lot of money. In fact, it’s pretty darn easy. But most people won’t do it. So what’s […]

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How to Tell if You’re Wasting Lots of Money on Marketing

First, a short self-assessment: Are you getting emails every day from people who want you to buy their property at a sharp discount? Are investors offering to give you their cash for mutual profit? Are motivated buyers paying full price for what you’re selling? Is your website making you money or just another expense? If […]

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Will 2014’s legal changes impact your investment?

If you’re doing any kind of owner financing, rent-to-own, or lending money that’s secured by real estate, you’d better keep reading. Did you realize that the Franklin Dodd Act might be applied to small-time lenders? New laws went into effect on January 1, 2014 that impact the real estate industry – anyone who is in […]

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