Got negative or fearful thoughts running through your mind? Are you afraid that you won’t be able to succeed in a real estate career because of a negative past experience? Do you struggle with feelings of overwhelming stress when faced with a new customer or simply picking up the phone to cold call a motivated seller? If you are one of these people, Neuro-Linguistic Programming is something you must master and I, Maria Gudelis used it myself to help tremendously. (more…)
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FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real…so you must get rid of the false evidence! There will always be something you are afraid of staring you down, intimidating you, and preventing you from taking your business success to a higher level! Don’t let those imagined fears stop you!
Successful real estate investors learn an important lesson very early on in their careers. Failing does not make you a failure…it makes you stronger and you learn from it! You become a failure when you fail, and refuse to move on and try again. You have to learn to fall properly before you can walk. Likewise, failure is just a lesson about how to succeed by not repeating the same behavior again. You cannot seriously expect to deal with other real estate agents, homeowners, and mortgage companies like an expert the first time you talk with them and that is o.k.!
So the first call you make doesn’t go well. Perhaps, in fact, it goes terribly. So What? What did you lose? Nothing…what did you gain? Tons! Does that mean you will not pick up the phone and try again? You have to be willing to muster up the courage to pick up the phone and keep calling. The first call may have been a bust; perhaps even the first 50 calls were a total disaster. Learn from each one. Remember what went wrong. Then dial another number and keep talking as you are really ‘dialing for dollars’.
Eventually, the call will go your way and you will get into your own groove. You will know exactly how to handle the call from the things you have learned in the past. Only when you face your fears, stare them down, and persevere in spite of them can you succeed in the real estate business. So what are you waiting for? Pick up the phone; dial the number you have been afraid to call! Eventually, things will go your way, and you will make thousands, gain incredible confidence, start enjoying your life better - because you faced your fears and made that next phone call!
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Want in on the best way to find foreclosures? If you are serious about making money in real estate investing, purchasing a foreclosed property can frequently be an excellent investment. Online foreclosure companies can be especially helpful in locating worthwhile opportunities. These agencies allow you to research promising investments halfway across the country, without ever leaving your armchair.
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Is it too good to be true? Do you suffer from the disease called “gotta get a dealitis”? Have you ever heard about an investment deal that was too attractive to ignore? Often, people find what appears to be a great deal, and allow their emotions to carry them away and purchase an investment property for more than it is worth, or at least for more than they can realize a return on it. They do that as they are desperate to get their first deal! (more…)
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Locating potential buyers is a key secret to get the cash rolling in and can easily be done through a variety of different methods. One of the ways to achieve this objective is to use traditional methods of real estate networking such as attending real estate seminars and workshops. Alternatively, investors can opt for more innovative strategies, such as eBay auctions, blogging, craigslist, squidoo, forum participation, flyers and many more….to find persons willing to purchase these properties. (more…)
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You might want to consider this: most college professors make a respectable salary. If they really knew all the secrets of how to sell real estate, would they really be sitting in a classroom day after day teaching students for a moderate paycheck when they could be making millions of dollars? Why would they teach the same principles year after year for tens of thousands of dollars if they actually knew how the secrets of the business?
Even if you are motivated, intelligent, and willing to learn, becoming successful in real estate investing is impossible unless you educate yourself regarding the inside secrets of the business and learn from someone who ‘has actually done it’. College classrooms simply do not teach students how to succeed in the real world of real estate investing. This business is one where most of the secrets of success are actually learned outside the classroom making calls, making offers, talking to sellers, whether on the job or through the assistance of paid mentors.
Instead, consider some of the advertised courses on the inside secrets of making real estate deals. The people who own these companies are making the kinds of salaries that you want to be making. Wouldn’t it be better to learn from them rather than college professors who know the basic rules but have never really succeeded themselves? Taking extra courses to educate yourself will help you to become more successful in a hurry.
Another route to success in real estate investing is to hire a paid mentor. This is ‘off the beaten’ path as you want to find someone who isn’t doing this full time as a mentor - he/she is doing real estate investing full-time! Why? Because you can shadow a real investor and become a great apprentice!
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If you have made the decision to get in on the web trend and list your property online you need to note key success tactics to show your home best. Panoramic views from a web camera can also be excellent tools for capturing the essence of the property you wish to sell. Often, people want to feel as though they are standing in the middle of a room or the center of the lawn and looking all around. This strategy may not be as important in capturing the interest of local buyers. People who live further away, however, will find this especially helpful.
Frequently, people want to examine a potential purchase several times before actually placing money down. For this reason, wise real estate investors use pictures to help them sell their investments. Taking quality photos of a listing can be a little tricky; these tips will help you take photos that will make your property even more marketable.
First, don’t settle on taking shots from only one angle. Capture the view from the front, as well as the back, of the property. Be sure to include any particularly attractive features of the landscaping or architectural design. Include several photos of the exterior of the property, as well as any buildings included in the sale. In addition, take a number of pictures of the interior of the home. Pay special attention to the kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, and living room or family room. These are frequently selling points for many interested purchasers, so don’t hesitate to feature them.
Offer a sense of perspective in your photos. Maybe even kneel down low to take the picture or even look at potentially video! Small empty rooms can look very large, while spacious areas can seem rather small unless neutral objects, such as furniture, are stationed throughout to provide the viewer with a feeling of dimension and size. Use this strategy sparingly; too much furniture can cause rooms to look overcrowded and cluttered in your photos.
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It is a good day for all the ‘not BIG Real Estate Companies’! As written in Forbes online,
The settlement between the Department of Justice and the National Association of Realtors gives discount Internet brokers full access to “multiple listing services,” the databases of homes for sale, many of which had previously been available to NAR members only. (more…)
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As I learned from my mentors a few years back, one of the best places to find real estate deals is to look online. Some of you may know my expertise in selling real estate online…but I rarely talk about the deals I’ve bought online. (more…)
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Hi, Maria Gudelis her on tips on getting your first real estate deal. The TV informercials make it look darn easy but in order to make millions…the first step is doing that first deal and then it gets easier to ‘rinse and repeat’. So it may seem undaunting, but that first deal is probably the most arduous deal you’ll ever do and it is a lot of work. (more…)
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