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Guest Post: Helpful Information From Ron Mead

March 24, 2011 by Scott Costello 1 Comment
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As most of you who have been reading my blog know, I started off in probate investing by following Ron Meads “31 Days to Profit in Probate Investing” course.  It’s one of the simplest and best probate courses out there and really does throw all the minutia to the curb and focuses on just what you need [...]

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Top Blogs: 7 Must Read Rei Information Blogs

February 18, 2010 by Scott Costello 32 Comments

To continue my Top Blogs series, today I will be bringing to your attention 7 Real Estate Investing blogs that I call Information Blogs. These blogs are run by outstanding people who invest, but choose to provide high quality investing tips and other information needed by today’s investors. Best of all, these people provide the [...]

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Probate Monday #6 – What to say when they call?

November 30, 2009 by Scott Costello 10 Comments

For me the scariest thing about sending out marketing material is what to actually say when a lead calls.  When I was sending out pre-foreclosure mailings last year, there were many times I would hear my phone ringing and just freeze when I saw the number wasn’t one I recognized.  It pissed me off to [...]

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Probate Monday #5 – Make Money From Your Leads

November 23, 2009 by Scott Costello 14 Comments

Since this is a short week thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday, I figured it would be the logical spot to review what we have done so far.  I will also give everyone a great tip I got from Nick Johnson. Another reason why I’m not moving forward just yet is my probate list is scheduled [...]

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4 Important keys to a Probate Letter

November 18, 2009 by Scott Costello 7 Comments
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Before I get started explaining how I am going to construct the letter (if i wasn’t using the one in Ron Mead’s course) I want to touch on a specific situation you’ll come across when looking through the probate files.  When one of the surviving heirs is a wife, husband or someone who has the [...]

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