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Probate Monday: Letters Sent

Probate Monday: Letters Sent

There are new challenges when you can’t leave the house without help.  I don’t know how people survive sans the services of a car.  Take for example mailing out probate letters.  I had them all printed, stuffed and envelopes labeled and realized I only had 40 of the 80 stamps needed.  Let’s go hop in the car and get some…Nope!  No driving for me for another 2 weeks.  So... [Read more...]

Book Review: The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle

Book Review: The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle

As part of the Flip This Book Club we were required to read Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle (affiliate link) by Jim Rohn.  I ordered this book from amazon.com on Jan 13th and it finally got to me on Feb 5th.  It is a very short book, 128 pages in all, which allowed me and my snail like reading pace to actually finish the book in a weekend.  Just in time to participate in our book club meeting... [Read more...]

Lessons Learned: What I did Wrong This Week

Lessons Learned: What I did Wrong This Week

One of the best ways to improve habits and continuing on a positive path is to look back and analyze your actions.  I’m going to start a new post series called Failure Friday Lessons Learned that I will attempt to identify something I did wrong or could have done better over the past week.  The infraction may be something big or it may be something tiny, but if not corrected I will be destined... [Read more...]

25 things you didn’t know about me

25 things you didn’t know about me

Most Real Estate blogs I find don’t really have a personal element to them, it’s all Real Estate all the time.  The same can be said for real estate investing courses or how to books.  The very best books and blogs seem to get  you emotionally involved in some way shape or form.  For me, those authors who put a little of themselves out there in the open and intertwine personal experiences... [Read more...]

Have a REI Blog? Get the Word Out

Have a REI Blog? Get the Word Out

I had this thought last night while I couldn’t sleep.  I’m not sure if this will work out the way I hope it does but it’s worth a shot. I invite everyone who has a real estate related blog to advertise it below in the comments.  If the blog is brand new or you’ve been typing out quality content for years, I want to know about it and add you to my RSS feed. Here are the benefits... [Read more...]

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Will the REAL DEAL investors please stand up? Will the REAL DEAL investors please stand up?

Many savvy investors are currently leveraging the internet to build massive buyer’s lists to wholesale properties to — either in their own... [Read more...]

Audio: Double Closing Audio: Double Closing

How are you going to buy and sell a property on the same day?  That is a question many new investors will run into.  In truth there are a few ways to... [Read more...]

How To: Do It Yourself – Yellow Letter Marketing How To: Do It Yourself – Yellow Letter Marketing

Do It Yourself – Yellow Letter Marketing: Materials Required: - Stamps - 8-1/2” x 11” yellow ruled-paper - 8-1/2” x 11” white paper - 4-3/8″... [Read more...]

D.D.I.Y. (Don’t Do It Yourself!) D.D.I.Y. (Don’t Do It Yourself!)

If you’re like me and working a full time gig while building your real estate business, it is critically important to figure out how to leverage... [Read more...]

Staying Focused Staying Focused

When you are focused you are productive.  When you are productive you tend to get things done.  That may sound kind of trite, but I mean it seriously. ... [Read more...]

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Internet Marketing
30DC – Update – 200 Visitors 30DC – Update – 200 Visitors

Over this past weekend I passed the 200 visitor mark for my 30 Day Challenge blog, NewJerseyProbate.org.  Since the end of the challenge, about a month... [Read more...]

30DC – Final Statistics 30DC – Final Statistics

Here is my 30 day update for my 30 day challenge.  I’ve yet to receive any leads to this point, but they will come in do time.  I’ve broken the update... [Read more...]

30DC – Day 30 – Wrap Up 30DC – Day 30 – Wrap Up

What now?  The final days of the 30 day (day 30 and 31) challenge wrapped everything up and went over where we should go from here.  The lesson really... [Read more...]

30DC – Day 29 – Learning From Mistakes 30DC – Day 29 – Learning From Mistakes

Day 29 is about learning from mistakes, not your mistakes but the mistakes of other people.  The mistakes talked about in this lesson are not technical... [Read more...]

30DC – Day 28 – High Quality BackLinks 30DC – Day 28 – High Quality BackLinks

Today I learned about High-Quality Backlinks.  HQ Backlinks are the ultimate goal of any SEO marketer.  The reason for this is that a High Quality, Relevant... [Read more...]

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    Published: January 29, 2010
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    Published: January 28, 2010
    I am a firm believer in the power and effectiveness of direct mail as a source of motivated seller leads. Frankly, I’m not as convinced that the ROI is as strong for identifying cash buyers with direct mail compared to other methods, but for motiv...
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    Published: January 14, 2010
    You know I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately and a lot of reading and just a lot of wondering too. And I’ve figured out what FREEDOM means to me and I’ll share that with you but first I want to publicly thank 2 people. Both I’m sure...
  • Outsourcing Direct Mail Campaign
    Published: January 6, 2010
    Well you read a few days ago that we have our direct mail campaign letters printed out on our quest for an apartment building, right? Now we’re trying to find someone to address the envelopes, stuff the envelopes and stamp ‘em. After listening...
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    Published: January 5, 2010
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    Published: January 5, 2010
    This new mom money incentive program is going to work out very well I think. Joe worked his tail off doing little things after school so he could pay 15 mom dollars to have 3 friends come over! I would ask if he is sure because if he keeps doing...
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