REI Marketing Tips

I’m hosting a free training this Wednesday, June 23rd at 6pm PDT/9pm EDT where we’ll be showing you exactly how to find more private lenders for your real estate investing business. Discover how you can get a list of people who have used private funds to finance real estate deals in the past! These same people want to fund your real estate deals, and on Wednesday night’s training, we’ll show you exactly how to find them.

To get registered for this free training for real estate investors, simply click here.

Share and Enjoy:

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!

Share and Enjoy:

About 4 weeks ago I hosted a webinar showing real estate investors how they could easily create a new revenue stream by offering debt settlement to their existing prospects. A number of people were on the call, however one individual, Roberto Diaz of www.XtremeHoldings.com based in Silver Spring, MD actually took action and closed his first debt settlement deal already!

Congratulations to Roberto for taking action and creating another revenue stream from an existing lead he was already working with!

Robert Diaz

Rob Wilander

Listen to the short case study below, where Roberto and Rob Wilander from Legacy Resource Group join me and explain exactly how long it took to close the deal, and how much they’ll earn in commissions:

If you’re ready to get started offering Debt Settlement to your prospects today, simply sign up for a FREE account by visiting www.REIMarketingTips.com/debtsettlement

Share and Enjoy:

Content-Type: text/html; charset=”us-ascii”
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Do you know the ONE thing that has kept more investors from achieving
their dreams than anything else?

It’s not lack of cash, poor credit, or lack of information on investing…
In fact, I’ve already gotten a lot of great feedback on it, like Gary T. from
Dallas, TX who said:

    "As soon as I read what the Silent Killer really IS,
     I laughed at how obvious it was once I knew.  But
     the challenges described in this report quickly showed
     me how to overcome it and never get held back again!"

I strongly encourage you, too, to read this report while it’s still free:

Go Here to Get "The Silent Killer"
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1180136

It’s not a "Super Top Secret, Hidden Away for Years and now Brought
Forward" type of report. 

But it will reveal the silent menace that is robbing you of the success
you deserve, without you even knowing it! 

So, if for some reason you still haven’t had as much results in real estate
as you’ve had education, then you DEFINITELY need to read this Fr’ee Report
right now!

Best wishes,

Justin Lee

PS- The author is debating making the report into an ebook and charging
for it.  Grab it now before this happens:
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1180136
 

1685 H. St., #679

Blaine, WA 98230

Did your email system mangle this newsletter? Click here to see it online.

Unsubscribe – Change Subscription Option

Share and Enjoy:

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.

Share and Enjoy:

Just a quick reminder that I’m hosting a FREE training teleseminar tonight with a national Title, Closing & Escrow Expert to discuss the latest updates with what’s going on with short sale flips.  All of the details can be found right here, including dial-in and webcast information:

To listen live by phone you can dial 813-262-0467 and use conference ID 686172 or you can listen for free, online at http://www.attendthisevent.com/Classic/?eventid=10876476

This is a free training call, and NOTHING will be sold.  On this teleseminar tonight here’s just a few of the things that we’ll be covering:

1.    Are Option Contracts Dead?
-What’s the best paperwork for me?
(Option Contract Vs. Purchase Agreement)
-How to use Addendums that work (to get your files to be
seen as “legitimate” in the eyes of your lender
-Disclosure! (Why not having the proper disclosures in
place could land you in a very bad place…)

2.     Are Back-to-Back Closings A Thing of the Past?
-How to structure them for success (and what lenders won’t
even consider them)
-Secrets of Transactional funding requirements (how to
ensure that the funds show up, your deal closes, and you
get paid)
-The single biggest secret to becoming the “Owner of Record”
(Hint: if you mess this up, you won’t be able to sell the
property to your end buyer)
-The surprising truth about what other options are
developing (get the information to remain on the cutting
edge of doing short sale flips)

3.     30-Day Closing Restrictions Are Being Enforced!
-WARNING: We are starting to see a Return of Funds
-The shocking truth about what happens if you are subject
to a “Return of Funds”, and what it means to your deal)

4.     Understanding and Correctly Using Business Entities.
-The secrets to closing as an LLC that the other big-time
investors don’t want you to know
-The simple trick to keeping your entity valid and up to date
-The one thing you must never do when closing a deal
(hint: we’ll be explaining why you can’t use your DBA)

5.     FHA Waived the 90-Day Rule!
-How to understand what it means in short sale flips
-What we learned when we took a closer look at the waiver
(And What are the new restrictions, if any)
-The single biggest impact on the “C” Lenders
-The surprising truth about Predatory Practices (and whether
or not you should be concerned)
-How does the FHA define ‘Flipping’ (and whether or not they
consider it illegal)
-How to “get around” the 20% guideline in the waiver (it’s not
as difficult as you think)
-Understanding “The seller holds title to the property” (and
knowing how to get around this clause for your back-to-back
closings)

Excited?

You should be.  Remember, this training is ALL-CONTENT.
NOTHING IS FOR SALE (however you can feel free to send in
thank you emails when we’re done)

Remember, get the call details and ask your questions here:

http://www.attendthisevent.com/Classic/?eventid=10876476

Remember you can ask questions as well, in advanc, and during the call.

Share and Enjoy:

Great news for all short sale investors: FHA just announced that they are NO LONGER requiring 90 day seasoning for people to purchase properties.

So what does this mean for you?  Let’s break it down into the most simple terms.

Many people who were using the technique of using short sales for “back-to-back” closings had difficulty in finding “end buyers” who could be approved for financing, because FHA wouldn’t allow them to buy these homes.

In other words, investors were finding it increasinly difficult to find an “end buyer” for their “back-to-back” closings because that end buyer was NOT allowed to use FHA financing (per FHA guidelines).

Well come February 1st 2010 the FHA has decided to WAIVE that for a 1 year period.

You can read the entire waiver directly on HUD’s website right here.

Here are some hilights:

• 90 day seasoning rule waived for 1 year beginning February 1st 2010
• No pattern of previous flipping activity exists for the subject property (ie no multiple flips within the past 12 months)
• The property was marketed “openly and fairly” by MLS, auction, FSBO, etc
• If the increase in price is over 20% of the seller’s acquisition cost, a 2nd appraisal may be required
• All transactions must be arms-length, with no identity of interest between the buyer and seller or other parties participating in the sales transaction

More directly from the HUD website:

The policy change will permit buyers to use FHA-insured financing to purchase HUD-owned properties, bank-owned properties, or properties resold through private sales. This will allow homes to resell as quickly as possible, helping to stabilize real estate prices and to revitalize neighborhoods and communities.

Note the last sentence in the paragraph above: “This will allow homes to resell as quickly as possible, helping to stabilize real estate prices and to revitalize neighborhoods and communities.”

That tells me that HUD and other lending institutions are finally starting the see the value that short sale and preforeclosure investors are bringing when it comes to rebuilding America’s housing market.

This is GREAT news for you, because now your end buyers are allowed to use FHA financing!

To give you a better understanding of this, and the ever changing landscape of short sale investing and flipping, please join me for a free, content-packed, special training teleseminar this Wednesday evening, January 20th at 6pm PST/9pm EST.

On this call I will be join by one of the nation’s leading title company experts, who is currently closing deals in all 50 states!  My special guest and I are nto only going to be discussing this groundbreaking announcement from the FHA, but also discussing short sale flips, closings, HUD1′s, title companies and insurance, back-to-back closings, working with realtors, plus MUCH much more.

Please note that this content only teleseminar will be ALL audio.  It will NOT be a webinar.  Also please note that there is no registration.  You’ll be able to either dial-in OR listen via the Internet.  Also, you can ask questions about ANY do to with short sale investing.  There is a question box on the teleseminar page.

I am looking forward to having one of America’s leading short sale closing and title experts on the line with me this Wednesday evening, January 20th at 6pm PST/7pm MST/8pm CST/9pm EST.  Get your questions ready, and I’ll “see” you on the call!

Share and Enjoy:

I sincerely hope that everyone who reads my blog and my emails has a wonderful holiday season.

No matter what holiday you celebrate, whether it’s Christmas, Kwanza, Hannukah or anything else, I truly hope that you and your friends and family have a wonderful holiday.

What has become annual holiday tradition is a present from me to you. This year, it’s a training video and a PDF that I recently did titled “5 Ways To Get A Deal Without Spending A Penny”.

Many times I’m asked how someone can get started investing if they have no marketing budget. Well this PDF and video should get you on your way.

This training is exactly the type of stuff that comes to you in print and on a DVD in my Foreclosure Master’s Coaching club. It’s only $49.95 a month, but you can get a free trial in it by visiting this page, or clicking on the banner at the top of this page.

That’s all for now. Dreama, Stella, Sebastian and I are making the move, and we’ll be leaving Vancouver on December 31st and arriving in San Diego January 5th. To keep us with us, our move, and life and business in general, you can follow me on Twitter, friend me on Facebook, and you can also follow Dreama on Twitter and friend her on Facebook.

Here’s the links to the PDF and video again.

Happy Holidays!

Share and Enjoy:

Great news for real estate investors and anyone who is looking to sell property in the short term:

Senators agreed Wednesday to extend a popular tax credit for first-time home buyers and to offer a reduced credit to some repeat buyers.

The tax credit provides up to $8,000 to first-time home buyers, and Senators agreed to extend the existing tax credit for first-time home buyers while offering a reduced credit of up to $6,500 to repeat buyers who have owned their current homes for at least five years.

The tax credits would be available to home buyers who sign sales agreements by the end of April. They would have until the end of June to close on their new homes, according to a summary of the legislation being circulated among lawmakers. There’s a much longer article about this that you can read by clicking here.

This is a huge advantage for real estate investors looking to sell properties. To leverage this extension, here are some suggestions for what you can do in your marketing:

- Announce to all potential buyers this extension, and let them know how it helps them buy your property!
- Institute a special “first time home buyer credit” of your own, and give first time home buyers a special if they buy your property. Some examples could include:
1. Additional closing cost credits
2. Special Lowes or Home Depot if they buy your property (would you be willing to buy a $500 Lowes gift card if it meant selling a property this weekend?)
3. Free year of service (something like lawn care, pest control, cable, doesn’t matter, get creative!)
- Start marketing on places like Craigslist and other sites letting buyers know that you can help them with an extension of the first time home buyers tax credit.
4. Partner up with a mortgage broker and do a marketing blitz letting prospective homeowners know about this tax credit extension.
5. Partner up with CPAs or even people at H&R Block letting them tell their renters about the benefits of owning a home

The possibilities here are endless for your business. The only question is, what action are you going to take to use this good news to help you sell another property?

Post any comments or ideas here, I (and everyone else) would love to hear them.

Share and Enjoy:

Content-Type: text/html; charset=”us-ascii”
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

The biggest problem for your real estate business
is the Internet.

There are basically two groups of real estate
investors:

1. The ones without a web site.
2. The ones with a web site that is NOT generating
much business

If you’re in the first group, well that’s AWESOME
news. Because you haven’t made all the expensive
mistakes your competitors have made… and you can
start with The Shift and get it right from the
very start.

http://www.simsprofits.com/?1005624

If you’re in the second group of people, and
you’re wondering when your web site is going to
start generating some business for you… well,
your solution is a lot simpler and closer than you
could imagine… and you REALLY need to see The
Shift.

http://www.simsprofits.com/?1005624

best regards,
Justin

1685 H. St., #679

Blaine, WA 98230

Did your email system mangle this newsletter? Click here to see it online.

Unsubscribe – Change Subscription Option

Share and Enjoy: