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Lesson Learned: What a Failed Deal Can Teach You

January 26, 2012 by Scott Costello 8 Comments
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Investing in Real Estate is almost never easy and many times you learn your most valuable lessons by deals that have fallen apart.  The only real hope is that these lessons are not expensive ones, but many times they are.  You can have all the mentors you want or have packed your brain with as much [...]

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Marketing Monday: Planning Out My Year

January 17, 2012 by Scott Costello 2 Comments
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This year is going to be a hectic one for sure, so one of my early goals was to create a schedule for all my mailings this year.   Last year I basically decided what to send out at the beginning of the week.  I’d sit at home on Monday night and figure out how [...]

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SI Lead Manager – Beta 5 has been released!

December 29, 2011 by Scott Costello Leave a Comment
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Have you had a tough time managing your leads using Excel? Did you find that other lead management software is just too Expensive? Have you tried SI Lead Manager – Beta 4 and found it too confusing? If you’ve answered Yes to any of the above questions, then you need to get SI Lead Manager [...]

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Email Question: What Do You Think About Mentors?

December 22, 2011 by Scott Costello 1 Comment
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I’ve been asked quite a few times what I thought about getting a mentor or finding a coaching program.  The main concern for those that are asking is it worth the money to join the flip vips or other coaching programs offered by various people.  Most recently one of my blog readers Zac asked me [...]

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Marketing Monday: All Time Funniest Response

December 20, 2011 by Scott Costello 8 Comments
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One of the risks with sending out direct marketing letters is that you are going to piss people off.  You shouldn’t take these people to seriously or feel bad that you pissed them off though.  This is because I can guarantee that they were pissed off way before getting your letter.  Sometimes they will call you [...]

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