Deal Maker Interview – From “Shiny Object Syndrome” to $23,719.37 in 60 days!

Every once in a while I get the opportunity to jump on the phone and talk with successful clients where I can really dig into specifics of what they’re doing and how they’re using our services to create more wealth and do more deals.

The most recent Deal Maker Interview was with Barzel McKinney and it was fantastic!

Barzel is a client of ours who was a self-admitted shiny object seeker that used a few of our tools to focus on what’s important and get things done, which resulted in 3 deals over the past 60 days in the amount

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The Power of “NO” – by Cameron Dunlap

“No” is one of the shortest yet most powerful words in our vocabulary. It’s one of the first words we hear as an infant when our parents try to keep us from harm and we continue to hear it every day ’til the day we die.

Somewhere along the way “no” got a bad rep. We’ve come to think that “no” is exclusionary, rather than inclusive. “No” seems to shut down interaction with others. “Can I have a puppy? “No.” “Do you want to go out Saturday night? “No.” “Boss, can I have a raise? No!” “No” means “no” and

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How To Find and Profit From Pre-Foreclosures

Pre-foreclosures can be tricky, and it’s important to know how to best use pre-foreclosure lists and – more importantly – how to contact and communicate with the owners if you want to successfully invest in pre-foreclosures. You’ve probably heard of pre-foreclosures and know what a pre-foreclosure is, but let’s quickly refresh our memories… after all, it’s certainly a great strategy to have in your investing arsenal. A house typically becomes a pre-foreclosure when the owner is more than 90 days late on their mortgage payments. At this point, the lender will start the foreclosure process with a notice of default.

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Double Closings Explained and Why You Shouldn’t Attend Them

Double closings – not to be confused with assignments – aren’t as complex as they seem.

Simply put, a double closing in real estate investing is the simultaneous purchase and sale of a property that involves three parties:

  • The seller
  • The investor
  • The end buyer

It’s essentially two transactions commonly referred to as the “A to B & B to C” strategy and looks like this:

  • Person “A” is the distressed/motivated seller
  • Person “B” is you, the real estate investor
  • Person “C” is the final buyer.

During the

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