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What Business Are You In

What Business Are You In

How do you respond when someone asks you, “What business are you in?”

Like so many business people, I bet you respond by explaining what you sell, or what you do.

Private Money...

Private Money…

I opened my email around 4:30 this morning and in it I got an email from someone I never ever met asking me to fund a REO purchase he is working on. Now I know that some “guru’s” tell you to do this… If you bought this kind of course… dude send it back and [...]

Why I love Snow Storms... Really!

Why I love Snow Storms… Really!

“Don’t think you’re on the right road just because it’s a well-beaten path.”  ~Author Unknown All right I got to come clean here… I like snow for my house buying biz and for our car wash, but personally I would rather be in weather that is 85 and sunny all year round… preferably with a coral [...]

What Have You Done Today?

What Have You Done Today?

In our office last week we focused on some marketing to find buyers… I had 2 houses that I needed to sell, and we did, at full retail price, with no contingencies. It took us a bit longer than normal, it took us three weeks… normally it is only two weeks, but there is a [...]

A Thought For You…..

A Thought For You…..

“A business like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results” B. C. Forbes Founder Forbes magazine (1880-1954) You drive you car, you work on you car, not in your car, making the pistons go up an down. The more you can work on your business, and less in it, the more [...]

12 Reasons Why Houses Don’t Sell Quickly

12 Reasons Why Houses Don’t Sell Quickly

.One of the more common things folks fear about getting into real estate investing is that they’re afraid they can’t sell or occupy the house & somehow they’ll get stuck with it. I can understand why this would create anxiety for a beginner because they simply don’t have enough facts to overcome the fear. However, [...]

Why Houses Don't Sell Quickly

Why Houses Don’t Sell Quickly

. One of the more common things folks fear about getting into real estate investing is that they’re afraid they can’t sell or occupy the house & somehow they’ll get stuck with it. I can understand why this would create anxiety for a beginner because they simply don’t have enough facts to overcome the fear. [...]

Marketing, Marketing, Marketing….

Marketing, Marketing, Marketing….

I have been very busy these past few days, learning more info about a subject that every business owner should have a grasp of.. MARKETING! A few weeks ago I was asked by a man named Mark Imperial what business I was in… I sat there for a moment, since we have more than one… [...]