estate: Armando Montelongo "Medicine Show" - Is It A Scam? - 10/07/13 02:03 AM
Armando Montelongo is the current "king" of real estate seminars. And if his students could make a fraction from real estate that he makes from his students, there would be no issue. But that is rarely the case.
As Forbes magazine put it, seminars are not for teaching - they are for selling. They are the modern version of the old-time medicine show, where the huckster entertains you, then pressures you to buy some nearly worthless "snake oil" that does nothing for you, but tastes okay because of the alcohol content. Real estate seminars are not much different except that you … (1 comments)

estate: Sell The Seller On A Creative Deal - 05/25/13 01:14 AM
 
As any seasoned investor can tell you, the most difficult part of investing can be the part where you convince a seller to think creatively. Most sellers start out with a simple premise in mind - sell the property in the traditional manner. To make matters worse, most Realtors do not provide sellers with any other option, primarily because the traditional method is the one they, themselves, are most familiar with. So, it becomes your job to sell creativity.
 
Begin by making sure your offers include the RIGHT TO BE PRESENT clause, to insure that you can be there … (0 comments)

estate: Surviving On The Internet - 05/16/13 08:03 AM
 
In the "old days", before the internet became the new media, small business was hard-pressed to compete with big competitors who could keep him down by using their marketing dollars. That all changed, for awhile, as the internet incubated micro businesses that popped up everywhere. The playing field had been leveled, allowing the "little guy" an even chance at making money and promoting products and services.
 
But that did not last long - it never does. It was only a matter of time that big business would figure a way to use the internet to again push out the … (0 comments)

 


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