wholesaling: Lee County REIA Meeting Tuesday - 11/19/06 03:13 AM
Local Investor and CPA Rick Donner speaks on Entities Richard (Rick) Donner, CPA has been serving clients in SW Florida since 1987. Rick and his wife Lisa are investors and have won "Deal of the Month" twice. Rick and Lisa are "Masters" in Ron LeGrand's real estate program and are members of Ron's elite "Commercial Platinum Group" and are networked with investors from across the country. Accordingly, Rick works with and helps real estate investors from across the country.
Rick is instrumental in helping clients save money on taxes by adequately helping them plan their financial future through the use of … (1 comments)

wholesaling: I am expanding into Tampa - 11/19/06 02:31 AM
My team and I are expanding into Tampa, FL. If you are a realtor, mortgage broker or investor in this area and want to work with an investment team, please contact me. I have four people in the area wanting to work on the ground and one of my main associates from SW Florida heading there very soon. We have moved over $10 million in real estate the past 6 months in SW Florida with over 45 transactions. Would love to work with real estate people that are used to working with investors. Would also appreciate any comment on my choice … (0 comments)

wholesaling: 15 Unit Complex in North Ft Myers, FL - Owner financing and Guaranteed rents! - 11/17/06 09:39 PM
15 Unit in N Ft Myers, FL - Potential Cashflow with possible Owner Held Note. I have an executable interest in this property and am assigning my contract. Owner needs to get $650,000 and is willing to owner finance the rest, interest free for the first 6 months with full amount due in one year. The units should generate over $9,000 per month of income when fully rented out. Address is 1763 WOODWARD AVE, NORTH FORT MYERS FL  33903. This property was purchased last year and has had major rehab completed. Rehab that is completed includes New roofs, New Septics, New … (0 comments)

wholesaling: Naples Meeting Wednesday night on Traits of a leader - 11/13/06 08:50 AM
The SWFL REIA is proud to bring you, Raul Saad!
Raul Saad is the CEO and owner of the multi-million dollar producing Real Estate Development Companies of Patagonia. In fiscal 2005 Patagonia Realty conducted over $500 Million in contracts. He has led Business Training Seminars for Fortune 500 Companies throughout the entire world helping others achieve maximum potential via communication. Mr. Saad is an active real estate investor, accomplished author, motivator and educator on WHAT IT TAKES to be a successful business professional in the real estate world. This is an educational session, not a sales session.
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 at … (0 comments)

wholesaling: 22 Unit Complex in Sarasota, FL - 11 duplexes - 11/09/06 08:03 AM
CASHFLOW! - 22 units in Sarasota! These are 11 duplexes, 21 units are 2/1's and one is a 3/1. The rents have not been kept in line with the market so they vary greatly. Each duplex is between 1200 and 1400 square feet. A super wal-mart has just agreed to build less than .7 miles from here so this has the potential to turn into commercial. These sit on approximately 2 acres. All units are concrete block and tiled throughout. Half of these are on HUD but have not been updated. HUD now pays $824 a month for 2/1's and $1024 … (0 comments)

wholesaling: Want the ability to Pull Nation Wide Comparable Sales? - 11/03/06 08:10 AM
I am a corporate officer of the Southwest Florida Real Estate Investors' Association. You can see our website at www.swflreia.com. We bring in speakers and resources to help people get better educated on real estate investing. We have well over 300 members and we meet multiple times a month in Lee and Collier County. We do fall under the national REIA and have several benefits but one that we have successfully negotiated is pretty darn cool. We have negotiated successfully with First American Real Estate Solutions to offer our members access to a software called Agent First, which, has the capability … (0 comments)

wholesaling: Notes from last nights Future Wealth Club in Ft Myers, FL - 11/03/06 02:04 AM

Last night we had the Future Wealth club in Ft Myers and it was AWESOME! Thanks to everyone that came, 78 people is our largest turnout yet and I think EVERYONE learned a lot and really enjoyed it.
The two biggest tips I got from Marc's presentation were if you are doing lease options, you want to be prepared for litigation if it happens, here are two tips I thought were awesome.
 
1) When you write your lease option and you are the seller, you want to put a clause in there that any dispute has to go through mediation first. Marc, … (0 comments)

wholesaling: Update on effectiveness of my Radio Ads - 11/02/06 03:40 AM
I recently ran a 3 day campaign on the local radio here and I have to say that I like my response. I had a lot of colleages that emailed or called me that heard and so far 5 people that called me that are selling their home. I even had several people I went to high school with call me and tell me they heard it and one of them came armed with a referral. I feel it was worth the money and plan on doing more things on the radio. A deal has not exactly surfaced yet but I … (6 comments)

wholesaling: Future Wealth Club Tonight on Lease Options - Ft Myers, FL - 11/02/06 12:42 AM
Lee County Monthly LuncheonWhen: Nov. 2nd, 2006 from 11:30AM to 1:00PMWhere: Olive Garden, 12870 S Cleveland Ave, Ft. Myers, FL.Cost: Lunch Only
 
Tonight!
Lease Options are a way where you can make big profits in Todays market!
 
Marc Shapiro is a local lawyer that is going to be speaking on Lease Optioning, how to protect yourself, what to watch out for, and how to structure your contracts for selling and buying. This is an educational session, not a sales session.
Mr. Shapiro has been an investor and a real estate lawyer since 1992. He has personally purchased more than 90 houses through pre-foreclosures … (0 comments)

wholesaling: San Carlos Fl, Handyman Special - 10/31/06 09:30 AM
San Carlos Handyman Special - 7401 Albany Rd.  Ft. Myers FL. 33967 - This property is located in San Carlos park.  It is a 2 story large (2,300 sq. ft.) 3/2 attached villa (one side of a duplex).  Has a new roof and windows.  Some rehab needed such as 2 bathrooms are gutted, some sheet rock to hang and some flooring to be installed.  Most if not all materials are already purchased for rehab. Estimated ARV of $285k+ , your price only $175,000 – pics and more at http://www.buyahousefromray.com/7401albany
 
Ray Higdon
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wholesaling: SWFL Future Wealth Club Meeting - Thursday, Nov. 2nd, Ft Myers, FL - 10/30/06 03:41 AM
How to prosper and protect yourself with Lease Optioning
Marc Shapiro is a local lawyer that is going to be speaking on Lease Optioning, how to protect yourself, what to watch out for, and how to structure your contracts for selling and buying. This is an educational session, not a sales session.
Mr. Shapiro has been an investor and a real estate lawyer since 1992. He has personally purchased more than 90 houses through pre-foreclosures and at the courthouse steps. He is an ACTIVE litigator and has seen every aspect of real estate investor deals, what can go wrong and how … (0 comments)

wholesaling: Radio Spots - 10/28/06 10:17 AM
I was approached by a lady that works for a broadcasting company this past week selling spots for the end of the month at a discount. Her company runs the advertising for 5 major stations here in SW Florida. As I have never done any radio advertising, I first thought to buy some spots on each station, then ask people when they called, which station they listened to to see which one I might buy more from later. I decided against that and instead decided on a radio blitzkrieg on one station, once an hour, every hour, for 3 days. The … (13 comments)

wholesaling: My Uhaul truck is finished! Let the marketing begin! - 10/26/06 02:38 AM
OK, I got my Uhaul truck back and complete, had the cab painted, and the vinyl lettering done. You may recall from one of my past blogs I was excited to get this, you can see the before pic here - http://activerain.com/blogsview/Just-bought-my-first-Marketing-Vehicle-?14293
Now for the after pics!

Now, when I get some results, I will post again!
Ray HigdonRLH Holdingshttp://www.buyahousefromray.com
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wholesaling: You can listen to the teleseminar at your convenience now - 10/25/06 11:54 PM
The other night I did a teleseminar with Roger Salam, a gentlemen who is a fulltime real estate investor and use to speak with Anthony Robbins, you can listen to that teleseminar here:
 
1. Dial (218) 936-10052. Enter the Conference ID that was used to record the call. 209135# 3. The last call that was recorded will begin to play immediately. Only the last recorded call will be replayed.
 
Thanks!
Ray Higdon
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wholesaling: Use your IRA to make Big Money…Tax Free! - 10/24/06 04:10 AM
Millions of Americans have money in IRA’s or 401k’s. Millions of Americans earn horrible percentages on this money, or, if the market is not doing well, actually lose money! Don’t take this lying down! If you want to take control of your IRA money, as it is, your money, you may consider moving it to a self directed IRA. A self directed IRA is as it sounds, an IRA that you control. You control what investments the IRA makes and you can even hold or transact on real estate within your IRA. Here are some reasons why you want to use … (3 comments)

wholesaling: Free Teleseminar tomorrow night "Newly Discovered Secret Weapon That Realtors Use to Build $1,000,000 Net Worth in 12 Months or Less” - 10/23/06 10:22 AM
Free Teleseminar tomorrow night with Roger Salam on Real Estate Investing!
Roger Salam and his partner own over 700 homes between Ft. Myers and Orlando.    While most speakers and real estate gurus are selling books & tapes, Roger and his partner are buying & selling 10 to 15 homes per month.
So, if you want to learn about how to buy homes and keep them and make money in real estate, you can learn from someone who is actually in the trenches doing it everyday.
Before joining the real estate investment field, Roger served as a professional speaker and trainer with the world … (0 comments)

wholesaling: Just got back from North and South Carolina! - 10/23/06 08:57 AM
My girlfriends brother just got married in Burnsville, North Carolina and we just got back yesterday. The first night we stayed in Charleston, SC, in a place called the "Two meeting street Inn", right by the Charleston Harbor. Anyone ever been to Charleston? That is a very charming place. I made a couple calls to real estate agents and one returned my call. Anyone know the market up there? I really liked downtown, the different architecture and I ate at Magnolia's, which, I am told is one of Oprah favorites. Highly reccomend the parmesan encrusted flounder (delicious!).
Also traveled to North … (5 comments)

wholesaling: 3 New Cape Coral Gulf Access Houses - 10/23/06 05:05 AM
Cape Coral, FL - Sailboat Access 3/2/2 - 1802  SE 15th Ter,  Cape Coral, FL  33990     Recently remodeled, new roof, new garage door, new paint on the inside and outside, brand new appliances in the kitchen, floors are all new tile and bathrooms have been remodeled. Move in condition -  has a nice fireplace – We feel will appraise around $500,000, your price only $335,000 – Pics and More - http://www.buyahousefromray.com/1802SE15th
CAPE CORAL GULF ACCESS 3/2/2 with pool - 838  SW 47th St,  Cape Coral, FL  33914 One bridge, 20 mins to river, ONE BLOCK NORTH OF CAPE CORAL PKWY NEXT … (0 comments)

wholesaling: Meeting Tonight in Naples - How investors can best work with realtors and vice-versa - 10/18/06 12:31 AM
Collier County General Meeting October 18th, 2006 at 6:30PM NABOR 1455 Pine Ridge Road, Naples Ray Higdon and Mike Thompson and Jeff Tumbarello present:How investors can best work with realtors and vice-versa Ray Higdon, Jeff Tumbarello and Mike Thompson are corporate officers of the SWFL REIA. Ray is a fulltime real estate investor and works with realtors as an integral part of his business. Mike is a real estate agent and investor and has a wide range of experience in working with realtors as an investor. Jeff is in the Mortgage Business and is an active real estate investor. This is … (0 comments)

wholesaling: What was your biggest mistake? - 10/18/06 12:23 AM
When I was first starting out in real estate, one question I loved to ask other SUCCESSFUL people is "What was your biggest mistake?" In the world of investors common answers were, I didn't buy enough houses, or, I didn't use my money wisely, or I misjudged repairs, or I sold too many houses and wished I would have held onto them, and the most common was, "I wish I would have started in real estate sooner". Amen to that. I like that question as I like to learn as much as possible, as fast as possible and I still aim … (6 comments)