There are a lot of no money down real estate investment strategies out there. They seem to be never ending. In fact, I think the modern main stream boom in the real estate information business has it’s genesis with the first no money down books written by Robert Allen back in the early 1980′s. You ...…
Did you know that Albert Einstein was a real estate investor? In addition to be one of the most famous and influential physicists of the 20th century, Einstein bought and sold real estate like nobody’s business. Ok…just kidding. Even though Einstein wasn’t a real estate investor, many of his quotes and teachings can be applied ...…
It often said that “relationships are everything” in business. Have you ever heard this? My guess that you have. But, are you putting it to work in your money raising activities? There are vast goldmines of private money hidden underneath many of the relationships you already have. Not sure what I mean yet? Here’s a ...…
Here’s a situation for you: You’re raising money to buy an investment property. Taking acquisition cost, rehab & incidental expenses into account you figure you need to get about $250,000 in private funding. So, you start talking to some private investors and you drum up $200,000. Awesome. $50,000 to go. Excitedly, you meet with another ...…
Wow. Even in our fast times of digital media and words at the speed of thought, a good old newspaper headline can still get your attention. More on that in a minute. First a frame of reference… Since I teach real estate investors and entrepreneurs how to raise capital from private individuals for their businesses, ...…
It’s no secret that fear and greed drive all investment decisions. Case in point: I met with a private investor of mine last week for a nice evening out. This gentleman has over $300k invested in my company and is a valued investor. Needless to say, I do as much as I can to make ...…
How many ‘success’ books have you read? 1? 5? 50? If you’re anything like me, you have a entire library full of them. Zig Ziglar, Tony Robbins, Tom Hopkins, Brian Tracy, Jim Rohn…you name it and I’ve probably got it. What about all the self-help classics? You know; How to Win Friends and Influence People, ...…
Hot off the presses! I just heard the most astounding thing: a very reliable source told me that hard money lenders have begun charging 10 points and 20% interest. Whoa… Guess it’s time to be a hard money lender, right? Who doesn’t want to make cheddar like that? Geez. I’m gonna kill my guidance counselor! ...…
Who is Private Money Public Enemy #1 With all of our connectedness in the world today (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) it’s easy to fall into the “everybody’s my friend” trap. Unfortunately, this is not true. In business, not everybody is your friend. The “no-brainerness” of this should be obvious, but is lost on many. For instance, ...…
Gulp… I thought I was going to collapse. My knees went wobbly… Not good. I couldn’t believe I was turning down a private investor. My eyes didn’t blink for at least 5 minutes. And just like that, the meeting was over. What had I done?! Pangs of regret filled me. “That was real money,” I ...…