Can you believe that it's November already? I mean it seems like it was just yesterday that I heard a bunch of real estate prognosticators saying that the real estate market was getting better?

Hmm..like a broken clock, eventually they will be right. But in the meantime, Notre Dame has returned to prominence, The Yankees are about to win another World Series and while the leaves have changed and their brilliant colors are now fading into the brown of a fast approaching winter...much in real estate stays the same.

I don't get it. Not at all. I have been monitoring AR off and on and it's like watching the re-run channel. Nothing much changes, the same old conversation continues and everyone waits for the glory days.

I'm going to be short and sweet as I don't really need any backlinks from this post (have found some killer niches that really don't require much effort), but I have to share an email that I received this morning from someone who subscribed to one of our sites and was unsubscribing.

When asked why she was unsubscribing she said "that she didn't have time to learn Internet Marketing".

I won't even go any further...see ya in December!

I love October! What's not to love? The return of cool weather to us sun baked residents of South Florida, Notre Dame football (especially since they're actually winning this year), the colors of the leaves back home in New England, the hearty taste of a nice lager at Oktoberfest, the donning ov vampire halloween costumes for a sweet night of trick or treating, the anticipation of the fastly approaching Holiday season and of course, last but not least, my October post her eon Active Rain.

It's also becoming a lot easier to stop looking in the rear view mirror at real estate. Sure, we still flip houses on autopilot (seriously easy cash) but I don't envy realtors trying to make a buck in this market. I'd be looking for some pretty sharp box cutters if I had to work my "sphere of influence" or "farm my area for listings", or read another lame blog post by some agent who has nothing else to do and all day to do it and is happy about being number 1 for Homes In The Back Village Of Boise"...yeah that would make me happy...NOT!

We're going to be flying over the big pond for the Holidays and it's courtesy of our Internet Marketing endeavors. This month we brought in a cool mid 5 figures on our sites and spent about 30 hour sin the entire month doing so. I call that sweet. Our real estate deals...just as sweet, turning homes via the Internet as well.

We get people emailing us all of the time who wonder what it is we do and how we do it. Most people have no idea. Here's a hint...while you're here writing for useless points we're writing for dollars. You know...real doneros..duckets, benjamins?

Here's a sneak peek into our next venture. we think the timing is impeccable as their will be tons of fatties looking to find the best way to lose weight as they gorge themselves with deep fried turkey, ham and pumkin pies over the next 8-12 weeks. No one ever shows a site under development..but as a transparent affiliate marketer...take a look and see how we develop a site that will generate $3000 to $5,000 every single month. (oh..and lest you forget...this is just one site...we're putting up sites at the rate of 2-3 per week..can you say early retirement?)

And guess what..we don't have to send out any post cards, don't have to farm for listings..nope...just put out some serious content that the fatties will appreciate and then collect fat checks.

Still want to write blog posts for points?

Are you a real estate agent still waiting for the market to turn around? Have your days of farming for listings and trolling for buyers been replaced with days of writing blog posts?

How's that working out for you financially? Seriously, how many people who blog are making any money doing so? Is their even a roadmap or blueprint in place to even know how to profit in today's economy? Last time I checked they didn't accept activerain points at the grocery store.

Yesterday I told you about the program that we used to begin our Internet Marketing. This program is directly responsible for us generating, on average, over $30,000.00 per month for us.

Now I can understand you being skeptical. Sounds like a bunch of hype doesn't it? Well it's not and I can prove it!

I'm going to show you one of the websites in our arsenal and show you how easy it is to use this system to make serious jack.

We took a niche that we researched and thought it might work for us. After all it only cost us 8 bucks for a domain name and about 10 hours putting the site together and tinkering with the SEO to get Google to give us some attention.

We took a keyword (sex offenders in my area) and we wrote 1 single article...yep...one single article. In no time we were at the top of Google and we're still number 3 right now. Go ahead...check it out yourself by clicking here 

That one article, because of it's placement in Google, drives nearly 300 people PER DAY to our site and to the products we offer on the article. Go ahead...check out the article.

We offer two or three products on the page, none of which we own, none of which we have to hold inventory for and none of which we have even seen. Yet, every single day, 7 days per week, this ONE article nets us a minimum of $300.00 PER DAY. Did you hear what I just said...this one article nets us $300.00 per day.

Now let me really blow your mind...we don't spend a dime advertising it. 100% of our traffic comes from Google and Yahoo who ranked the article.

Now remember, this doesn't count any of the other 25+ websites that we have. This is just one single article generating almost $10,000.00 per month in commissions. If I'm sleeping, it's making me money. If I'm on vacation, it's making me money. If I'm watching tv, it's making me money.

What could you do with an extra $300.00 per day? Are you bringing in $300.00 per day with what you have going on right now? Wouldn't you want to learn how easy it is to have $300.00 per day dumped into your bank account on complete autopilot?

Well you can. Do something about it. I'm telling you that you will absolutely kick yourself if you don't learn how all of this works.

You have a very simple choice. Do something or not. It's that simple. If you want to keep living the way that you are and are happy and satisfied with your income then simply delete this email.

However, if you want to take charge of your situation and realize game-changing commissions that will afford you the lifestyle that you want to live, on complete autopilot, then you need to do what we did, and get going with a new program.

Check out the Commission Blueprint.

Well here it is another month later and the usual suspects appear to be at it again. You know them, the gripers and whiners and the clingons.

Basically those who are complaining about making no money and those waiting for the good old days to return. Funny thing now there seems to be a movement on AR in regards to short sales.

Ahhh...better late than never i guess. But alas that ship seems to be sailing as well and here we go again, too many realtors who have no foresight and only jump on trends when they have been beaten to death and passed over and left for dead. Sort of like shopping at a flea market and picking up that really cool Member's Only jacket. It was cool back then but now you just look like an out of touch loser.

How about being in front of the curve for once. How about looking at the horizon and planning where you want to be 6-12 months from now. Perhaps that is too scary of a visualization for too many realtors.

After the release of last month's annual Harris Poll which crowned the real estate profession with the distinction of being dead last in professional prestige...behind of all people congressmen...yikes! People think slimy politicians are better than realtors.

Well there's always hope I guess, but obviously there is no hope if you keep doing what your doing. Why? Because you'll keep getting what your getting.

So that brings me to this month's missive here on AR. I wanted to share some information as to how we drive the revenue in our business. And it applies to all aspects of our business, real estate and otherwise.

I'm not asking you to buy anything. I am merely sharing a free reportwith you that you can use begininng tomorrow to see life changing income come your way.

I know that you may be skeptical, but we made a conscious change to make a run at making money on the Internet and it's worked out so well we have never looked back. So before you dismiss what I say as you may normally do, take a moment and see the info in the special report.

What have you got to lose? It's free and even if you don't ever respond to me, you'll still receive a 50+ page special report that will sincerely show you how to make your way profitably online.

Try something different this week. Read the special report and see if what you're doing can provide you with the lifestyle that the information in this special report can show you.

Anyway, off to watch Miami beat up on Florida State. Have a great rest of your holiday weekend and go ahead and download the free special report.

Well it's mid August and on schedule the tropical storms are heading west off of Cape Verde and things are as usual down here in South Florida. Yes it's hot as hell down here and luckily football season is merely a couple of weeks away.

So what does this have to do with real estate? Well this post is about familiarity. It seems that familiarity is resounding here in South Florida and throughout the real estate industry.

When you stop in on Active Rain or peruse stories about the state of real estate it's like you're in the twilight zone. Nothing ever changes. Sure, Broker Bryant is now doing everything that he argued against when we spoke to him a year ago...(welcome to the dark side BB). If innovation wasn't the stimulus it seems as though survival was the key eh?

But besides BB making some changes, most of what I see in the RE industry is the same old thing. Same people, same stories, same results. It reminds me of that commercial about the Maytag repairman. It's amazing how many tired and broken veterans find it more comforting to talk about the good old days instead of working to create more.

Well...not going to say much more as now my self-imposed monthly post quota on AR is now fulfilled.

I'll check back in another month or so and maybe there will be something unique on AR...but I doubt it. Aahh the air of familiarity is just too comforting for true change to break through it seems. 

Social Media Money System allows you to generate revenue on Twitter and Facebook.

Now there's a novel concept! Using web 2.0 properties like Twitter and Facebook to actually put dollars in your pocket. I found a way to make sure that we average over $1 in earned income for every follower PER MONTH.

So while now we have about 1,500 followers, we're going to ramp up to about 10,000 by the end of August and that will equate to a little over $10,000.00 in net revenue per month.

The Social Media Money System is easy to follow. If you're already on Twitter then half the work is already done. Now it's a matter of monetizing your efforts.

If you want to use twitter and facebook to chat with old friends and such then this program is probably not for you. But if you actually want to increase revenue in a we 2.0 world then you may want to check out the Social Media Money System.

It's easy to get followrs. If I wanted I could generate 200 or 300 per day. But why?

I thought of an easy way to see what the deal was. I thought I would go and comment on any post anywhere that talked about how great Twitter was and I would have one canned remark: "Have you made any money yet?"

I don't need to know anything else. save 137 characters..all I need to know is if anyone ...and I don't mean Michael Dell...but if anyone you actually know is making money from Twitter or Facebook. This hysteria has gone on long enough...bottom line anyone making any money on twitter and if you are...care to speak up as to how..and how much?

If you have no idea what a train horn is then you are not alone. Until a couple of days ago, I didn't know what a train horn was either.

Yesterday I was on my way to show a house to a couple who were in town from Georgia. I called and told them that I was a little bit late because as luck would have it on Friday the 13th, my car had a flat tire. So I decided to take my son's car as he was home on Spring Break and I knew he would not be up until noon or so.

I let the clients know that I would be there as soon as possible and that I would be driving my son's vehicle and to please look for a red Ford Expedition...like you could miss this thing!

It wasn't too long that I was pulling up to the house when I saw the couple out in the yard. Across the street were a few kids with their parents playing an informal game of wiffleball in their front yard.

As I was pulling in to park, one of the young children from across the street ran out into the road chasing a ball that had been errantly thrown. As kids often do, he ran and didn't even look before dashing hurriedly into the street.

So I beeped my horn to let the child know that there some cars in the road but what came out of my car was anything but a "beep".

My son, without telling me, had installed a train horn of epic proportions. This "thing" sounded like The Almighty was letting us know He was returning. It had the sound of large oceanliner leaving port. It sounded like ... well a train, a large, rumbling, sleep shattering, train horn!

Well suffice it to say that the child stopped dead in his tracks. Literally. He stayed put until his Mother came and got him. After she herself composed herself from the nuclear horn blast that she just endured.

You ever get the feeling that people are staring at you? Well I looked around and I had an audience. I was absolutely mortified. I had clients in from out of town looking to buy a new home. I had just unleashed the fury of a loud a#$ train horn on their would be neighbors and I wondered if I should just keep driving and go back home and climb under the covers...after I killed my son!

But being the professional that I am, I took a deep breath pulled into the yard and got ready to explain to the new couple that I didn not know that my son had installed a doggone train horn.

As I began practicing my apology in my head, the husband approached, extended his hand and said, "Hey, I'm J.T....a train horn...cool!"

We spent the next 20 minutes, not talking about the house but rather talking about train horns. It seems that J.T. was a bit of an enthusaist and had been looking at buying a train horn himself and he was now sold...on the train horn that is.

He wanted to know where my son got it and so I called and woke Jimbo up and told him that one of my clients wanted to know where he bought his train horn.

He laughed and said, "oh yeah, I forgot to tell you about that", and laughed some more. I'm sure glad I could amuse him! Anyway he told me where he bought the train horn and I told my client that he bought it at TrainHornsDirect.com.

It seemed he was happier about knowing where to buy a train horn than he was about seeing what hopefully would be his new home.

After an hour or so, J.T. and Sally decided to put an offer in on the home. After they signed the contract J.T. said he was going back to his sister's house and getting online to buy his train horn. Sally smiled and rolled her eyes.

If only the neighbors new what they were in for.

So let's look at some really big numbers.

Stock market has lost over 20% since Obaba took office. Unemployment numbers are at the highest level in decades with over 12 million people out of work.

The housing market is in the toilet with the New York Times reporting today that across the nation, 19 million houses and apartments - nearly one out of every seven - are vacant, the highest percentage since the 1960s.

But only about six million of those homes are for sale or for rent. That means millions more could still flood onto the market, depressing prices further.

If that isn't enough we also got more numbers in various reports that said one in nine mortgages was delinquent or in foreclosure, while another showed that January contract signings for sales of previously owned homes fell at their fastest pace in two years!

Then we hear from the NAR that hundreds of thousands of agents are leaving the business and we feel that those numbers are actually conservative.

So it does make me wonder how many of the 700 who applied for the janitor's job in Ohio were Realtors. Bad time to be a Realtor or investor..hardly! 

Are you seeing the opportunity in this market? Are you seizing the profit centers that are abundant in today's real estate market? Why not? IF you are not having your best months ever then there is something really wrong.

Wow...ain't it great? I mean we are in the midst of the GREATEST REAL ESTATE MARKET EVER and most agents don't realize it or know how to take advantage of it! I've said it before and I'll say it again. J.D. Rockefeller said it and it is oh so true..."the time to buy is when blood is running through the streets!"

Banks are being super aggressive in approving short sales yet all I hear from so many Realtors is that they are having a tough time making ends meet. Whose fault is that?

If you are not properly educated in how to proficiently execute short sales then you are leaving a lot of money on the table. It's now March and we're nearing the end of the first quarter of 2009. If you wanted to make $150,000.00 this year you would need to have made $37,500 in net commissions by March 31st.

Are you on target to have $37,500.00 of banked commissions by March 31st. What if I told you that we have student clients who are generating that kind of income MONTHLY doing short sales?

What if you could see a $20,000 or $30,000 monthly commission check? Would that make you realize that there are tons of opportunities out there?    

In even a lower priced market of $200,000 homes that's only 5 or 6 closings for you to get to that level. Do you think if you actually became proficient at short sales that there is enough inventory for you to generate 4-6 deals per month?

If you don't...then see the beginning of this article. It's simply the best real estate market ever and if you aren't seizing these opportunities then you are truly missing the proverbial boat.

Okay so you're hurting. I understand...I don't want you in line applying for a janitor's job. I don't want to see you leave the business. I don't want you to rely on the government bailing you out. I want to see you succeed. I want to see you thrive, not just survive and I send you this email today to let you know success and prosperity are right there...I mean right there in front of you.

You simply need to reach out and take it. Stand up, dust yourself off and tell yourself you WILL see a huge commission check in the next 30 days and every month thereafter.

Stop listening to naysayers. Get off the social networks where everyone is lamenting. You have yourself and your family to answer to. Not some wannabe blogger telling you to work your SOI and to list..list..list!

That's an outdated methodology and you'll be working at Walmart or sweeping floors if you listen to that bunk.

Ok times are tough. What are you going to do about it. What you do in the next couple of weeks could determine where you end up at the end of the year.  

I know you got into this business because you wanted to succeed...not flounder. Ok times are tough. What are you going to do about it. What you do in the next couple of weeks could determine where you end up at the end of the year.

Our Short Sales By The Numbers Online Video Course is helping thousands of real estate agents stay in business and it's helping them capitalize on the opportunities in this market.

If you enroll in our Short Sale Course and follow the easy step by step instructions you will see immediate results to your bottom line. I want you to seriously take a look at the numbers shown in this article.

I want you to introspect and review your alternatives and how your business is going. Could you use an infusion of capital? Would a hefty commission check get you back where you want to be?

Are you tired of hearing advice from people who haven't a clue what they are doing and are in the same or worse condition financially than you? 

Don't rely on the Government to bail you out. Learn to implement a stimulus package that YOU control. Learn how to proficiently and expertly execute short sales today!

Then enroll today in our Short Sales By The Numbers Online Video Course and secure yourself financially. For less than the cost of gassing up the car and going to stand in line to fill out an application for a janitor's job you could be setting yourself up for success.

It's just plain good business practice to learn how to successfully execute a short sale. Think to yourself right now...if I had taken the Short Sales By The Numbers Course last month, what would my commission check for February be looking like?

If you are not looking at a minimum of $15,000.00 in commissions lined up from closings scheduled for February, then you have wasted 16.6% of your time this year. If March ends up the same way then a full 25% of your year would be gone.

Do it today! Enroll in the Short Sales By The Numbers Online Video Course. Or you can continue wondering where your next commission check is coming from...and when. I think you want to succeed in your profession. We'll help you all the way through.

Do it today! Enroll in the Short Sales By The Numbers Online Video Course.

Have a great day!
Sally Larrabee
Short Sale Video Course

(p.s. if you are truly having a tough time and can't afford to pay our full enrollment fee of $77.00, email me and we'll talk to you about a hardship enrollment...either way, act now and do something to help your business)