REI Marketing Tips

Last night I held the first ever “Short Sale Approval System” training teleseminar. Hundreds of people joined us as we reviewed how you can get tons of short sales approved, in writing, in 30 days, guaranteed!

I am posting the replay to the audio below, but before I do that, i want to make some important clarifications about last night’s call:

1. I kept telling everyone that the correct email address to send your deals to for evaluation was leads AT ShortSaleApprovalSystem.com. That was INCORRECT! The CORRECT email address is deals AT ShortSaleApprovalSystem.com. As you can see, I was suffering from a mild form of dyslexia last night…LOL.

I have corrected the email address so that moving forward, BOTH email addresses work. However, if you sent in a deal last night within the first two hours, please RESEND the email.

2. Many people on the call were asking about “what about if there’s 2+ mortgages on the property. In that instance, as long as it’s a “mix and match” of the lenders (listed below) we can handle them. In the case where only the 1st (but not junior) lien is with one of the lenders listed below, we can still work it, but you’ll have to work on the 2nd mortgage yourself. IMHO, the best thing to do is to stick with files that only have 1 lender, or if 2 lenders, it’s a combination of those below.

3. In the training I reference “the snake”. We’re taking part in a pilot program for this lender on Monday (we’re picking up 2 new deals tomorrow). I’ll let you know as soon as this is ready for public consumption, hopefully very soon.

Okay, here is the audio so you can listen (again). Also, below the audio, I’m going to a “matrix” showing you each lender, and their requirements. You need to listen to the call in detail to understand the matrix below. Please don’t send in any deals without first listening to the call below.

SIMS is being offered starting tomorrow, Tuesday July 13th at 12pm EST. If you order SIMS through my special link you get access to the following insane bonus package:

1. Waived set-up fee for your very own official SaveMeFromForeclosure.com territory. No longer have branding or credibility issues when you can tell a homeowner that your company has a perfect track record with the Better Business Bureau. Plus so much more like:

- Done for you short sale negotiations, debt settlement & loan modifications
- Exclusive Marketing, Branding & Licensing rights
- Marketing tools like advertorials, direct mail letters, free reports & much more
- Door knocker scripts AND objection replies

Plus, MUCH, MUCH more that you can check out in detail here (Value $2,497).

2. Press Releases are a HUGE part of our Internet strategy. Press Releases are a component of SIMS, although quite honestly, there’s not enough time spent on them in the course (I went through SIMS with great detail, and found that this was one area that wasn’t as good as it could have been). Fortunately for you, Dreama and I recorded 2 separate audios EXCLUSIVELY on using Press Releases in your real estate investing business. These 2 audios will be made available to you for download after you order SIMS through our special link (Value $97)

3. As many of you know, Dreama used to do PR for the White House. When you order SIMS through our special link, Dreama will PERSONALLY write 2 press releases for you for any aspect of your business. This could be for a Property Launch, announcement of a new website, sale of a property, you name it, we’ll write it for you! (value $497)

4. Submission of Press Releases to all of the major Internet press release sites. Look, just because you’ve written your Press Releases, you’re only halfway done. Now you need to distribute them. Don’t know where to start, or don’t want to spend the time manually inputting them? No problem, not only will my team put them on a webpage for you, but we’ll submit them to all of the major free press release sites. Plus, we’ll show you exactly where and how we submit our Press Releases for any future ones that you do (Value $97)

5. Two (2) hours of FREE web development services from my own personal web developer! If you need any web pages created, blog plugins set up, or anything else web related, you can use my personal web developer (based in North America) for you needs. Work with someone who ONLY speaks English, so there’s no language barriers or confusion (Value $50)

6. Ability to use my wed developer for ongoing projects (after you use your first 2 free hours) at the insanely low reduced rate of $25 per hour! Finally, get any web work you need done so you can focus on your real estate investing. My developer understands all of the needs to be successful online. Don’t waste your time interviewing someone or hiring overseas, when you can use my developer (Value: priceless)

7. A free audio recorded about how I sold a house in 5 days in a snowstorm. Take what I did, learn from it, and apply it to the Property Launch Formula (Value: $27)

That’s $3,265 in bonuses in addition to finally getting an English speaking web developer who “gets” our business immediately added to your team.

Lots of other people are offering bonuses with big boxes of more “STUFF” that many of you don’t need. What many of you need is to take action and to implement. My bonuses, including writing by Dreama, web development work, and coaching and consulting from me, are worth FAR MORE than getting another big box of “STUFF” that’s going to sit on your shelf. My bonuses help you in 2 ways:

FIRST they get COMPLEMENT exactly what you get when you order SIMS through my special link.
SECOND they include work done by me, my developer, and Dreama that are tangible assets to your business, not more “STUFF” sitting on your bookshelf.

Remember that you can claim your bonus package when SIMS goes LIVE on Tuesday, July 13th at 9am PST/12pm EST and you order through my special link.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BONUS, YOU MUST ORDER THROUGH MY SPECIAL LINK.

After you order, simply forward me an email with your receipt and we’ll verify your order.

IF YOU ORDER THROUGH SOMEONE ELSE’S LINK, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MY BONUSES!

Last month I wrote a blog post about how Chase Home Finance had opened 51 “Home Ownership” centers across the country. These centers were to provide free foreclosure and loan modification counseling for anyone who was behind on a Chase mortgage.

I mentioned this and asked people to find creative ways on how they could use this information to grow their business. I actually went out to one of the Chase Home Ownership centers here in San Diego, but discovered that they don’t refer any business out. Even if the homeowner is denied a loan modification!

But I knew that these were high traffic areas with highly targeted prospects: people behind on their mortgages. I recorded a quick video to show you how we ended up targeting these homeowners:

After you watch the video below, please leave a comment. I installed a new plug-in on my blog, and it automatically gives anyone who lives a comment on my blog high ranking, one-way back link to their site just for a leaving a comment.

Now why would you want to do that, you ask? Well, one of the best ways to get your sites to rank higher in the search engines is to get lots of ONE WAY links coming to your site. That’s because Google sees each link as a “vote” in terms of relevance and popularity for your site.

Normally this is very time consuming, but I found a new Wordpress plugin called “Top Commentators”.

The Top Commentators plugin actually lists the top 10 commentators on EVERY PAGE of the bloggers blog WITH a one-way link back to the commentators website! Do you see how big this can be? If you are ranked as one of the top 10 commentators on a blog with 50 pages you’ll instantly get 50 one-way links pointing back to YOUR website! How cool is that? What if the blog had 100,000 webpages?

So here’s how this works…

You need to find blogs that are using the Top Commentator plugin (do a Google search) and you need to leave RELEVANT, USEFUL comments on those blogs.

So where do you start??? Here’s where you can help me, help you…

If you look on the right side bar you’ll see that I have the Top Commentators plugin installed. And because I have only a few comments at this time, YOU can easily become a Top Commentator listed on this blog with a one-way link back to your site! And yes, my blog will be is continually growing, which means more and more links and free traffic back to your website over time.

So there you have it…a free way to get quality traffic. All you need to do is post a USEFUL comment here on the blog. I figured that this post was the perfect start, because there’s a great video on here.

So happy investing, let me know how you enjoyed the video, and leave a comment and start getting MORE traffic back you to YOUR website!

I finally found the hidden video footage that I recorded last month with “Attorney X” when I first met him in Los Angeles last month. Check out what he has to say, and then make sure that you register for the training that we’re hosting by clicking the link below….

Ready to register? The training is this Thursday night, June 10th at 6pm PST/9pm EST, and you can register for free right by clicking here.

For everyone who is going to make an investment in Karen Hanover & DC Fawcett’s incredible Commercial Foreclosure Goldrush system, I want to be sure that when you purchase through my link, you are eligible for the following bonuses. Please note that to qualify for these bonuses, you MUST purchase the ELITE level of Karen & DC’s system.  I recorded a quick video for you to watch to see all of the bonuses and how they work perfectly with DC & Karen’s system:

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BONUS #2- New 4 week coaching program showing you how to get FREE labor for your business (Value: Priceless)

Dreama and I have been working on a super secret project that shows you exactly how you can get FREE labor, from college educated people, without having to spend a penny on payroll.  This is part of a super-secret new project we’re working on, but you’ll get instant, immediate access to a 4 week coaching program revealing EXACTLY what we’re doing with this.  That’s all I can say about this, but if you realize that you need more resources to help your business grow, but you’re sick of Virtual Assistants, this is one bonus you simply must claim.

BONUS #3- Access Justin & Dreama’s Private Money For Your Commercial Deals (Value: Priceless)

If you have been following Dreama & I for a while you know that we recently sold our million dollar home in Vancouver to move to San Diego (because it’s cheaper here…seriously).  We have set aside some of our funds for great commercial deals.  In fact, we found one in February that pays us a net cash flow of $4,432.19 per month.  But we’re looking for more.  Purchase Karen & DC’s elite level program through our link, and be assured that we’ll personally review any deal that you’re working on and be able to help be private lenders on good deals that you find.  These are our own personal private funds, not someone else’s. Sure no money down deals are possible, but when you have cash to bring to the table, the number (and quality) of deals available to you really opens up.  (Please note that Dreama and I reserve the right to review and inspect all deals before we agree to lend on them).

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Buy through our special link and you’ll instantly be entered into a draw for the following items:

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There you have it. Four incredible bonuses available for you by purchasing DC & Karen’s system through my special link. Remember that you must purchase the ELITE level of their system, and also use my link. After you do that, just forward me your receipt and we’ll take care of you.

Did you see CBS’s 60 Minutes last night?  They did a piece on “Strategic Defaults”.  Here is the 12 minute news piece in case you missed it (my thoughts on this below):

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So what are the perils of strategic defaults from the investor’s perspective?

First, you should NEVER suggest to your prospects to stop making payments.  EVER.  Of course, once someone decides to no longer make mortgage payments, and they are already late, then by all means I would engage them about a short sale.

Second, I would strongly encourage you to educate people who are considering just “walking away” on the numerous advantages of a short sale over this strategy.  I actually wrote a blog post about this about a year ago, that you can read here.

Third, you need to be aware of the potential allegations of fraud when working with a strategic default.  Freddie Mac recently came out with an article titled “A Perspective On Strategic Defaults”.  This goes back to point #1, which is you should NEVER be telling a homeowner to default on their mortgage.  My friend and colleague Ron Ballard also has come great insight on this topic on his blog.  And my friends at Old School Title have suggested that investors should start asking for a copy of a homeowner’s credit report to ensure that they short sale they are working is not a plan for a strategic default.

In closing, I would think that we are going to start seeing more strategic defaults.  What I do find interesting, however, is the notion of “just walking away”.  To me, this seems silly, to let your home go into foreclosure, instead of finding a short sale buyer.  I understand that some people don’t want the disturbance of potential buyers looking at their property, but this to me seems a small price to pay in exchange for only having a short sale, and not a foreclosure, on your credit report for the next 7 years.

I would love to read your comments below on this very controversial topic.  Please remember to let us know if you’re addressing it coming from the point of view of an investor, a homeowner, or someone else.

Chase Bank will host multiday foreclosure prevention counseling events in eight markets across the country.  The events will occur over the next five months and the first one will be held in Chicago from May 13-17. Events for Atlanta and Washington, D.C., will follow in June. Dates for the remaining markets — New York, Northern California, Orlando, Phoenix, and Southern California — have not yet been announced.

Now as a real estate investor, how can this benefit you?

Well, do you think that a lot of your prospects (homeowners facing foreclosure) might be at these events?  Did you know that Chase opened 51 Chase Homeownership Centers nationwide to help homeowners facing foreclosure?

Check the list.  Their might even be one in your town.  There’s 2 of them here in San Diego.

My team and I are sitting down today to strategize about how we might be able to work with these centers.

I wouldn’t recommend just running in the door and screaming “We Buy Houses!”.

However, if you think about this strategically, there might be a way to let the people who work at these Chase centers know that you’re interested in buying short sales.

I’d love for you to post a comment and let me know how you might approach these centers and create a win-win-win for everyone involved (Chase, the homeowner, and you).

After a very fun weekend up in Vancouver, I was catching up on some emails last night before I had to get up early to head to the airport this morning.

I was sent an email about a Freddie Mac update on their website that apparently has put a lot of people into a panic. Naturally, I did some more research online, and found that my good friend Ron Ballard had taken the time to eloquently summarize the many problems he found with the Freddie Mac website page.

Incidentally, as Ron notes in his blog post, the Freddie Mac update actually occurred on April 12th.

So why all of the panic all of sudden?

I think that the best advice I can give anyone is to take a deep breath.  I have seen a number of “emergency webinars” scheduled for this week, and if you can attend them, by all means, do so.

I’m going to wait a few days and then let the dust settle.  I actually spoke to Ron on the phone a few hours ago and he and I will be chatting later this week.  We’ll do a summary for you so that you can get the key, salient points of the what is going on without committing to an entire webinar.

As for me, it’s business as usual.  In fact, we have already picked up 2 new files this week, and we have 2 big meetings with other well known San Diego attorneys this week to discuss strategic partnerships.

As soon as I have more concrete information about what is going on, I’ll be sure to pass it along to you.  For now, take a deep breath, relax, and go out and find some more deals.

Oh yes, and be sure to attend my Debt Settlement webinar on Wednesday evening, April 21st, at 6pm PST/9pm EST.  You’ll be amazed at how you can quickly and easily build a new revenue stream from debt settlement, and it doesn’t involve buying a single property.

Thanks to everyone for their patience, as I FINALLY had time to get the free short sale training from California’s #1 Short Sale Lawyer posted to my blog. I will warn you in advance, Ron and I went for nearly THREE hours of non-stop hard-hitting short sale information.

Set aside some time this week to watch this training. There’s no cost, and after you watch it, please post a comment below and I’ll make sure that either Ron or myself answer it.

Happy Investing!

I constantly get asked by students and members of our community what is the best way to “convince” realtors to work with them.  Some of the more common feedback I hear are things like:

“The realtor told me what I’m doing is illegal”

“I can’t list the property because I’m not on title”

“No realtors will work with me because the say you can’t do that in our city/county/state”

Well how about if I gave you a link to an article in Commonwealth Magazine, a publication that is “A journal for real estate professionals published by the Virginia Association of REALTORS®”

And what about if that article was written by Lem Marshall, VAR (Virginia Association of Realtors) Special Counsel and it basically says (and I’m paraphrasing here) “Who cares if an investor has an option contract, and who cares how much profit they make, and who cares if the end (C) buyer is taking title from someone they didn’t expect”?

Would an article written by an attorney endorsed by a state’s (Virginia’s) Association of Realtors help validate the way you want to structure your transactions?

I bet it would!  (By the way, if you invest in the state of Virginia you should absolutely be drooling right now…)

I want to personally thank my main negotiator Ed for sending me the link to this article.  I am sharing it here in a format where you can share it with your realtor prospects.  This is a GREAT thing to share with any agent who has a short sale listing that is still active, with no offers.  Just think, by using this tool you could have 5-10 new short sale deals in your pipeline by the end of the week!

To get access to the ENTIRE September/October 2009 edition of Commonwealth Magazine, “A journal for real estate professionals published by the Virginia Association of REALTORS®”, you can check it out here.  (The main article is on page 12 of the publication, which is page 14 of the PDF).

However, if you prefer a quick 2 page PDF document extracted from the magazine covering this very specific topic, you can download it here.

After you access and read this document, please post a comment below!  Let me know if this helped you gaining the confidence with realtors, and if you got any new deals under contract because of it.  We love hearing your success stories.

Oh, and one more thing…take a look at the blog post below, and make sure that you check out the video about guaranteed funding.  You’ll be glad that you did…