dummie: activerain REAL ESTATE EXPERT; Geting in the NEWS - 09/03/07 08:08 PM
activerain Real Estate Expert: Getting in the News
by Ralph Rowland RobertsYou are in front of the TV, watching the six o'clock news, and up pops a story about the real estate industry. Maybe it is about real estate or mortgage fraud. Maybe the market has bottomed out and people are having … (4 comments)
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dummie: activerain This is my "Flip This House Casting Call" - 07/21/07 09:11 PM
Flip This House Casting Call
Team Ralph
Macomb County, Michigan
Ralph R. RobertsAuthor of Flipping Houses For Dummies
When I heard that Flip This House was having a casting call, I practically flipped right off the Pilates ball I sit on when I'm working out of my office! As a sales coach, … (8 comments)
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dummie: Michael Maher helps consumers learn about “Foreclosure Investing for Dummies” - 07/18/07 10:56 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Megan Neher
July 19, 2007 (913) 599-5539
megan@mnpr.biz
REALTY EXECUTIVES AGENT CONTRIBUTES TO BOOK ON FORECLOSURES
Michael Maher helps consumers learn the ropes in new book "Foreclosure Investing for Dummies"
LEAWOOD, Kan. - Successful local real estate professional, Michael Maher, has recently been published as part of the newest member of the popular … (5 comments)
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dummie: activerain Fueling Exponential Growth with the 10/10/20 Technique - 07/10/07 07:44 AM
Fueling Exponential Growth with the 10/10/20 Technique
By Ralph R. Roberts
activerain, July 10, 2007-One of the not-so-secret secrets to sales success is to build on past success. That is what the 10/10/20 technique is all about, and here is how it works:When you list or sell a house, knock on the 10 doors to … (8 comments)
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dummie: activerain members BLOCK YOUR DRIVER LICENSE - 07/05/07 09:05 PM
Subject:ACTIVE RAIN "Block Your Drivers License"
Thought I should pass it along. Check your drivers license...Now youcan see anyone's Drivers License on the Internet, including your own! Ijust searched for mine and there it was...Picture and all! Thanks HomelandSecurity Privacy; where is our right to it? I definitely removed mine,I suggest you all … (19 comments)
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dummie: activerain "Family" A Simple Thank You Goes a Long Way - 07/01/07 08:25 PM
A Simple Thank You Goes a Long Wayby Ralph R RobertsOver the years I have used thank-you's to cultivate more futile ground for business. Although not everyone mines for gold this way, there are many who understand the value of being pleasant and letting everyone know who you are and what you … (9 comments)
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dummie: Second Home Scam Self Defense for activerain family - 07/01/07 07:43 PM
Second Home Scam Self Defenseby Ralph R RobertsIf you are a member of the so-called "Greatest Generation" or an older baby boomer, I have great news for -- you are part of the most affluent group of Americans who have ever lived. The bad news is that everybody knows it, including … (3 comments)
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dummie: How to Become a Lifelong "activerain" Learner - 06/18/07 10:30 PM
How to Become a Lifelong ACTIVERAIN Learner
By Ralph R.Roberts
ACTIVERAIN, June 2007-"You are only as good as the people you meet, the books you read, and the tapes you listen to." - Charlie "Tremendous" Jones
The pace of change both in the world and in the real estate industry is rapidly accelerating. Technology is streamlining … (2 comments)
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dummie: "Dummies" title— Foreclosure Investing For Dummies with ACTIVERAIN MEMBERS - 06/03/07 05:54 PM
Just released our second "Dummies" title- Foreclosure Investing For Dummies. It covers all aspects of investing in foreclosure properties- from working with distressed homeowners in preforeclosure, identifying and bidding on potential properties, assessing value, and working with lending institutions, to financing options, teaming up with real estate agents, and networking in … (1 comments)
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dummie: FIFD aka Foreclosure Investing For Dummies - 05/01/07 11:03 AM
Foreclosure Investing For Dummies
If you liked Flipping Houses For Dummies, you're going to love Foreclosure Investing For Dummies. After losing his own home to foreclosure early in his career, Ralph R. Roberts decided to make foreclosure investing his specialty. In fact, Ralph R. Roberts Real Estate has its very own foreclosure … (5 comments)
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dummie: Flipping a House Fast and Cheap "BUY FIX FLIP" - 03/29/07 02:48 PM
GetFlipping.com
New Website for Flipping Houses
March 29, 2007. Ralph R. Roberts, author of Flipping Houses For Dummies, today announced the unveiling of a brand new website called GetFlipping.com devoted exclusively to the practice of flipping houses-buying fixer-uppers below market value, repairing and renovating them, and then selling them at or near full … (4 comments)
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dummie: Flipping a House Fast and Cheap - 03/18/07 06:35 AM
Flipping a House Fast and Cheap You bought a good, solid home in a decent neighborhood for 80 percent or less of what you know you can sell it for after fixing it up (based on the price of comparable, better maintained properties in the same neighborhood). The house needs no … (11 comments)
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dummie: RALPH ROBERTS book "FLIPPING HOUSES 4 DUMMIES" RISMEDIA - 12/11/06 10:37 PM
When done strategically, successful flipping can bring home the bucks RISMEDIA, December 12, 2006-Real estate "flipping," or buying a property cheaply, renovating it to add value, and quickly reselling it at or near market value for a profit, is on the rise. With the growing popularity of hit television shows like … (2 comments)
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dummie: RALPH ROBERTS book "FLIPPING HOUSES 4 DUMMIES" Lesson # 3 - 11/14/06 06:27 AM
Lesson 3
Flip Houses the Right Way... Versus the Wrong Way
Among most real estate professionals, "flip" is one nasty "F" word. Mention flipping to most real estate agents, and they start running the other way. Why? Because "flipping" has come to mean the process of buying a run-down shack, applying a little … (0 comments)
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dummie: RALPH ROBERTS book "FLIPPING HOUSES 4 DUMMIES" Lesson # 2 - 11/13/06 06:33 AM
Lesson 2
Assess Your House Flipping Readiness
Not everyone is cut out to flip houses. Some people would rather watch TV, invest in stocks and bonds, spend time with family members (without working on a house), or hang out with their friends. Others have a low risk tolerance and can't convince themselves to … (0 comments)
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dummie: RALPH ROBERTS Fixing The System "REAL ESTATE FRAUD" DEFLATED APPRAISALS - 11/12/06 02:18 PM
Defrauding the Government with Deflated Appraisals
In high-rent districts, where property taxes are in the nose-bleed section, some buyers and sellers are giving themselves a much needed tax break. To cut capital gains taxes and trim property taxes, buyers simply pay a portion of the purchase price in cash, off the books. … (0 comments)
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dummie: RALPH ROBERTS book "FLIPPING HOUSES 4 DUMMIES" Lesson # 1 - 11/12/06 01:37 PM
Lesson 1
Nickel Tour of House Flipping: An Overview
On its surface, flipping houses appears to be a fairly easy 5-step process:
Find a dontwanner. (That's the term I use to describe a house that nobody, even the current owner wants.) Convince the homeowner to sell the dontwanner to you for 25%-50% below market … (3 comments)
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dummie: EVERYDAY I WILL POST a LESSON on "FLIPPING HOUSES FOR DUMMIES" - 11/12/06 01:26 PM
31 House Flipping Mini-Lessons
WWW.GETFLIPPING.COM
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