Real Estate Investing Spy Secrets

I bet your wasting a lot of time and money on your real estate advertising that could be better utilized. What if I told you of a way to know exactly how to spy to see what you’re competitors are doing so you can outshine them every day of the week? What if I told you there was a way that you could position yourself totally different from all the other ‘We Buy Houses’ crap that you see out there?

See, here’s the deal: when I think of these guys, the first thing that pops in my mind is the investor handyman with a beat up crappy truck with all types of garbage in the back. No offense if this is you, it just happens to not be what I want for my life or my business.

These guys are in love with their work and most don’t have the slightest clue how to work a deal creatively. So what makes you different from all the other goons out there? I’ll tell you in just a moment, but first I have an exercise for you.

If you already have a property that you have control of or that you’re trying to sell, then call up every “We Buy Houses” ad that you see. Now, I want you to play dumb (I know that’s not to hard for some but amuse yourself- OK?) when you talk to the “We Buy Houses” guys. Act like a homeowner would that is trying to sell their house. Don’t let them in on your little experiment, just do it and play the role of the motivated seller- OK?

Also, call any of the people that are offering a Free Report on “How to sell your house”.

Now, I want you to document everything they did during the appointment. Document if they were late, if they didn’t show up, or if they didn’t even call. For those that are offering a Free Report, document everything they send you, the time period it takes for them to send you and any follow up they have with you. Keep up with all this in a binder, under each company’s information that you called.

I can here you screaming through the internet right now - “Wow, Derek, that sure sounds like a lot of busy work. Why in the heck do you want me to do all that nonsense?”

You’ll thank me when you’ve completed this little task because it’s one of the most down and dirty tricks that I’ll ever teach you. As a matter of fact, I don’t know anyone that has this clear type instruction for you to attack and spy on your market’s competitors.

So, what’s the freakin use?

Ok, Sherlock. First you’ve got to realize that many of the “real deal” investors in this business are not going to share with you openly what they know. They want to protect their market and many will flat out lie to you or will fabricate the truth just to keep you out of their market. Well, this little technique will show you exactly what their marketing approach is and how they conduct business with their entire marketing campaign at your fingertips.

Imagine knowing how to tap into their mindset knowing exactly what approach they take to real estate deal making.

What would you give to know exactly what your soon to be competition is doing?

Well, now you can because I’ve given you the exact steps to go about spying on other real estate investors. That’s powerful to be able to know exactly what your competitors are doing in terms of their marketing approach. As a matter of fact, you can sit back and watch what they do for several months to see who remains in business and who doesn’t.

Now, I’ve done this little task and the results are simply amazing.

Here’s what you’ll find: That most investors that are pouring in their hard earned money for advertising do one thing: Nothing.

They’ll fail to call you back, they’ll fail to keep the appointment, or they’ll be late.

Here’s what else you’ll notice:

They always take phone calls during meeting with the sellers; they fail to build any type of rapport, simply going in for the kill by immediately talking about the numbers. They appear more desperate than a high school boy on prom night.

As you sit back watching this dog and pony show, ask yourself if you’d be willing to sell your home to this idiot or would you be skeptical. You will quickly realize there is not as much competition as you initially thought. The only competition you have is yourself.

Let me ask you this, if your competition was doing this, then how hard do you believe it would be to smoke them, leaving them eating your dust?

The fact is that it’s the same way in all businesses. You only have a handful that seems to use their brain. You’ve probably been to numerous businesses or restaurants in the past few months or even weeks where you noticed the service wasn’t up to par. The same is true with investors as most piddle, waste time, and appear to be un-caring about the seller’s situation. Therefore, they don’t do deals, which in turn makes it easy for you to outshine the others.

Take time out to spy on your competitors and you’ll see exactly how you can bring more to the market than any one else.

About the Author

Derek Pierce, full time Real Estate Investor, shows
you the exact strategies to his success in his Free Book: “How I
Went From Corporate Guinea Pig To Real Estate Success”. Get
your copy and Real Estate Investing Tips by going to http://www.thereisecrets.com

Real Estate Investing Spy Secrets

I bet your wasting a lot of time and money on your real estate advertising that could be better utilized. What if I told you of a way to know exactly how to spy to see what you’re competitors are doing so you can outshine them every day of the week? What if I told you there was a way that you could position yourself totally different from all the other ‘We Buy Houses’ crap that you see out there?

See, here’s the deal: when I think of these guys, the first thing that pops in my mind is the investor handyman with a beat up crappy truck with all types of garbage in the back. No offense if this is you, it just happens to not be what I want for my life or my business.

These guys are in love with their work and most don’t have the slightest clue how to work a deal creatively. So what makes you different from all the other goons out there? I’ll tell you in just a moment, but first I have an exercise for you.

If you already have a property that you have control of or that you’re trying to sell, then call up every “We Buy Houses” ad that you see. Now, I want you to play dumb (I know that’s not to hard for some but amuse yourself- OK?) when you talk to the “We Buy Houses” guys. Act like a homeowner would that is trying to sell their house. Don’t let them in on your little experiment, just do it and play the role of the motivated seller- OK?

Also, call any of the people that are offering a Free Report on “How to sell your house”.

Now, I want you to document everything they did during the appointment. Document if they were late, if they didn’t show up, or if they didn’t even call. For those that are offering a Free Report, document everything they send you, the time period it takes for them to send you and any follow up they have with you. Keep up with all this in a binder, under each company’s information that you called.

I can here you screaming through the internet right now - “Wow, Derek, that sure sounds like a lot of busy work. Why in the heck do you want me to do all that nonsense?”

You’ll thank me when you’ve completed this little task because it’s one of the most down and dirty tricks that I’ll ever teach you. As a matter of fact, I don’t know anyone that has this clear type instruction for you to attack and spy on your market’s competitors.

So, what’s the freakin use?

Ok, Sherlock. First you’ve got to realize that many of the “real deal” investors in this business are not going to share with you openly what they know. They want to protect their market and many will flat out lie to you or will fabricate the truth just to keep you out of their market. Well, this little technique will show you exactly what their marketing approach is and how they conduct business with their entire marketing campaign at your fingertips.

Imagine knowing how to tap into their mindset knowing exactly what approach they take to real estate deal making.

What would you give to know exactly what your soon to be competition is doing?

Well, now you can because I’ve given you the exact steps to go about spying on other real estate investors. That’s powerful to be able to know exactly what your competitors are doing in terms of their marketing approach. As a matter of fact, you can sit back and watch what they do for several months to see who remains in business and who doesn’t.

Now, I’ve done this little task and the results are simply amazing.

Here’s what you’ll find: That most investors that are pouring in their hard earned money for advertising do one thing: Nothing.

They’ll fail to call you back, they’ll fail to keep the appointment, or they’ll be late.

Here’s what else you’ll notice:

They always take phone calls during meeting with the sellers; they fail to build any type of rapport, simply going in for the kill by immediately talking about the numbers. They appear more desperate than a high school boy on prom night.

As you sit back watching this dog and pony show, ask yourself if you’d be willing to sell your home to this idiot or would you be skeptical. You will quickly realize there is not as much competition as you initially thought. The only competition you have is yourself.

Let me ask you this, if your competition was doing this, then how hard do you believe it would be to smoke them, leaving them eating your dust?

The fact is that it’s the same way in all businesses. You only have a handful that seems to use their brain. You’ve probably been to numerous businesses or restaurants in the past few months or even weeks where you noticed the service wasn’t up to par. The same is true with investors as most piddle, waste time, and appear to be un-caring about the seller’s situation. Therefore, they don’t do deals, which in turn makes it easy for you to outshine the others.

Take time out to spy on your competitors and you’ll see exactly how you can bring more to the market than any one else.

About the Author

Derek Pierce, full time Real Estate Investor, shows
you the exact strategies to his success in his Free Book: “How I
Went From Corporate Guinea Pig To Real Estate Success”. Get
your copy and Real Estate Investing Tips by going to http://www.thereisecrets.com

Don’t Leap Before You Look - Successful Real Estate Investing Through Financial Analysis

You’ve been working up the nerve to get started in real estate investing for some time. You’ve had all the conversations with your rich uncle and your obscenely successful friends. You’ve read the how-to books. And now you’ve finally found the right property. It looks right, and the deal ?smells? right to you. The location seems like a sure bet.

But before you jump right in, take a step back and crunch the numbers. Forget about the back-of-the-napkin analyses your heroes may tell you about. If you’re spending this much of your hard-earned money, you owe it to yourself to do some thorough due diligence. There’s a good reason for it:

• The financial analysis process forces you to take a good look at the entire picture, not just the parts which appeal to you. You are forced to think things through, which in and of itself reduces the risk that you?ll overlook something critical.

Analysis can be an objective exercise, very different from the emotion-laden, and subjective, process of negotiating and getting caught up in deal-frenzy. Especially when it’s your first time out, you don’t want to rush into one of those projects which turns out to be one where you would later say (with regret) ‘it seemed like a good idea at the time.?

There are a few other very solid reasons to perform thorough financial analysis on your deal:

• Techniques such as discount cash flow analysis will project the ultimate potential gain or loss of your investment. This will help you to get from ‘it seems like a great deal’ to ‘it has the potential to net me $200,000 over 5 years.’
• Preparing detailed financial projections is the hallmark of the professional. Doing your homework in this way will improve your attractiveness to bankers, potentially aiding you in attracting financing for your deal.
• Financial analysis can’t see the future- you should not expect to be able to accurately predict the end results. However, through financial analysis, you can generate best- and worst-case scenarios in order to create a range of projected results. This will help you to approximate the maximum and minimum amounts you stand to gain or lose, as well as what you believe to be the most-likely gain or loss.

Investing is all about risk mitigation. Through this process, you can avoid deals which exceed your risk threshold, as well as deals which do not offer an adequate upside to balance against the potential downside. Never pursue an investment where you aren?t comfortable with the risks. That’s what we call ‘gambling.’ Nor should you pursue investments where the best-case scenario doesn?t meet your minimum return.
Don?t leap before you look. Run the numbers and be prepared.

Real Estate Investing ? Which Approach Is Right For You?

In his Rich Dad book series, Robert Kiyosaki trumpets the benefits of investing, especially those of real estate investing. Those include tax benefits, and the ability to have your money go to work for you without your lifting a finger. It sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? The idea that you can turn a dollar into two just by placing it in what can seem like a magical realm can seem very enticing.

In order to actually turn a good idea into money in your bank account, however, you have to know a little something about how the magic works. It is a good idea, for instance, to take apart this term ?real estate.? Just what is real estate, and what are the types of real estate investing that are open to you?

?Real estate? is a term that refers to a piece of land and everything that sits on it, usually meaning structures. In terms of investment, its value is affected by local market conditions more than global conditions. There are several different ways to invest in real estate.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) allow you to make money by investing in real estate, either by owning the properties themselves or by owning the mortgages on them, or to do a combination of both. The benefits of this type of investing are high yields and tax considerations. This is also a highly liquid type of investing, which means that it is easily converted to cash.

In a real estate partnership, you are pairing with (who or what?) in order to make money from existing structures or to build new ones. You can even make money off the sheer appreciation of undeveloped land itself. This is a good bet because of high growth potential and tax benefits (shelter).

The rental of vacation property is pretty self-explanatory. Your vacation property is one that is used for recreational purposes and is not your primary residence. (Define primary residence.)

Rental property is another almost self-explanatory concept, as we have all done business with landlords at some point in our lives. However, there may be a difference between residential and business rental property.

You may also invest in raw, or undeveloped, land.

It is a good idea to learn about each type of real estate investment to determine which yields the greatest benefits, determined by your particular needs. Kiyosaki named tax benefits as a good reason to become a real estate investor. After all, money you keep in your pocket is just as good as money earned.

If you are particularly interested in pursuing real estate investment because of tax benefits, you may even wish to become a real estate professional, as the IRS allows people who spend at least 750 hours a year to have nearly unlimited tax deductions. If you are not considered a professional, and your salary is high, that can actually cost you deductions on your real estate. You must have the time to participate in your real estate activities yourself, even if you have hired another real estate professional, to qualify for all tax benefits.

About the Author:

Alex Anderson Connects Investors With Minnesota Investment Property and Florida Investment Properties in Appreciating Markets.

Don’t Leap Before You Look - Successful Real Estate Investing Through Financial Analysis

You’ve been working up the nerve to get started in real estate investing for some time. You’ve had all the conversations with your rich uncle and your obscenely successful friends. You’ve read the how-to books. And now you’ve finally found the right property. It looks right, and the deal ?smells? right to you. The location seems like a sure bet.

But before you jump right in, take a step back and crunch the numbers. Forget about the back-of-the-napkin analyses your heroes may tell you about. If you’re spending this much of your hard-earned money, you owe it to yourself to do some thorough due diligence. There’s a good reason for it:

• The financial analysis process forces you to take a good look at the entire picture, not just the parts which appeal to you. You are forced to think things through, which in and of itself reduces the risk that you?ll overlook something critical.

Analysis can be an objective exercise, very different from the emotion-laden, and subjective, process of negotiating and getting caught up in deal-frenzy. Especially when it’s your first time out, you don’t want to rush into one of those projects which turns out to be one where you would later say (with regret) ‘it seemed like a good idea at the time.?

There are a few other very solid reasons to perform thorough financial analysis on your deal:

• Techniques such as discount cash flow analysis will project the ultimate potential gain or loss of your investment. This will help you to get from ‘it seems like a great deal’ to ‘it has the potential to net me $200,000 over 5 years.’
• Preparing detailed financial projections is the hallmark of the professional. Doing your homework in this way will improve your attractiveness to bankers, potentially aiding you in attracting financing for your deal.
• Financial analysis can’t see the future- you should not expect to be able to accurately predict the end results. However, through financial analysis, you can generate best- and worst-case scenarios in order to create a range of projected results. This will help you to approximate the maximum and minimum amounts you stand to gain or lose, as well as what you believe to be the most-likely gain or loss.

Investing is all about risk mitigation. Through this process, you can avoid deals which exceed your risk threshold, as well as deals which do not offer an adequate upside to balance against the potential downside. Never pursue an investment where you aren?t comfortable with the risks. That’s what we call ‘gambling.’ Nor should you pursue investments where the best-case scenario doesn?t meet your minimum return.
Don?t leap before you look. Run the numbers and be prepared.

Real Estate Investing ? Which Approach Is Right For You?

In his Rich Dad book series, Robert Kiyosaki trumpets the benefits of investing, especially those of real estate investing. Those include tax benefits, and the ability to have your money go to work for you without your lifting a finger. It sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? The idea that you can turn a dollar into two just by placing it in what can seem like a magical realm can seem very enticing.

In order to actually turn a good idea into money in your bank account, however, you have to know a little something about how the magic works. It is a good idea, for instance, to take apart this term ?real estate.? Just what is real estate, and what are the types of real estate investing that are open to you?

?Real estate? is a term that refers to a piece of land and everything that sits on it, usually meaning structures. In terms of investment, its value is affected by local market conditions more than global conditions. There are several different ways to invest in real estate.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) allow you to make money by investing in real estate, either by owning the properties themselves or by owning the mortgages on them, or to do a combination of both. The benefits of this type of investing are high yields and tax considerations. This is also a highly liquid type of investing, which means that it is easily converted to cash.

In a real estate partnership, you are pairing with (who or what?) in order to make money from existing structures or to build new ones. You can even make money off the sheer appreciation of undeveloped land itself. This is a good bet because of high growth potential and tax benefits (shelter).

The rental of vacation property is pretty self-explanatory. Your vacation property is one that is used for recreational purposes and is not your primary residence. (Define primary residence.)

Rental property is another almost self-explanatory concept, as we have all done business with landlords at some point in our lives. However, there may be a difference between residential and business rental property.

You may also invest in raw, or undeveloped, land.

It is a good idea to learn about each type of real estate investment to determine which yields the greatest benefits, determined by your particular needs. Kiyosaki named tax benefits as a good reason to become a real estate investor. After all, money you keep in your pocket is just as good as money earned.

If you are particularly interested in pursuing real estate investment because of tax benefits, you may even wish to become a real estate professional, as the IRS allows people who spend at least 750 hours a year to have nearly unlimited tax deductions. If you are not considered a professional, and your salary is high, that can actually cost you deductions on your real estate. You must have the time to participate in your real estate activities yourself, even if you have hired another real estate professional, to qualify for all tax benefits.

About the Author:

Alex Anderson Connects Investors With Minnesota Investment Property and Florida Investment Properties in Appreciating Markets.

Real Estate Investing Spy Secrets

I bet your wasting a lot of time and money on your real estate advertising that could be better utilized. What if I told you of a way to know exactly how to spy to see what you’re competitors are doing so you can outshine them every day of the week? What if I told you there was a way that you could position yourself totally different from all the other ‘We Buy Houses’ crap that you see out there?

See, here’s the deal: when I think of these guys, the first thing that pops in my mind is the investor handyman with a beat up crappy truck with all types of garbage in the back. No offense if this is you, it just happens to not be what I want for my life or my business.

These guys are in love with their work and most don’t have the slightest clue how to work a deal creatively. So what makes you different from all the other goons out there? I’ll tell you in just a moment, but first I have an exercise for you.

If you already have a property that you have control of or that you’re trying to sell, then call up every “We Buy Houses” ad that you see. Now, I want you to play dumb (I know that’s not to hard for some but amuse yourself- OK?) when you talk to the “We Buy Houses” guys. Act like a homeowner would that is trying to sell their house. Don’t let them in on your little experiment, just do it and play the role of the motivated seller- OK?

Also, call any of the people that are offering a Free Report on “How to sell your house”.

Now, I want you to document everything they did during the appointment. Document if they were late, if they didn’t show up, or if they didn’t even call. For those that are offering a Free Report, document everything they send you, the time period it takes for them to send you and any follow up they have with you. Keep up with all this in a binder, under each company’s information that you called.

I can here you screaming through the internet right now - “Wow, Derek, that sure sounds like a lot of busy work. Why in the heck do you want me to do all that nonsense?”

You’ll thank me when you’ve completed this little task because it’s one of the most down and dirty tricks that I’ll ever teach you. As a matter of fact, I don’t know anyone that has this clear type instruction for you to attack and spy on your market’s competitors.

So, what’s the freakin use?

Ok, Sherlock. First you’ve got to realize that many of the “real deal” investors in this business are not going to share with you openly what they know. They want to protect their market and many will flat out lie to you or will fabricate the truth just to keep you out of their market. Well, this little technique will show you exactly what their marketing approach is and how they conduct business with their entire marketing campaign at your fingertips.

Imagine knowing how to tap into their mindset knowing exactly what approach they take to real estate deal making.

What would you give to know exactly what your soon to be competition is doing?

Well, now you can because I’ve given you the exact steps to go about spying on other real estate investors. That’s powerful to be able to know exactly what your competitors are doing in terms of their marketing approach. As a matter of fact, you can sit back and watch what they do for several months to see who remains in business and who doesn’t.

Now, I’ve done this little task and the results are simply amazing.

Here’s what you’ll find: That most investors that are pouring in their hard earned money for advertising do one thing: Nothing.

They’ll fail to call you back, they’ll fail to keep the appointment, or they’ll be late.

Here’s what else you’ll notice:

They always take phone calls during meeting with the sellers; they fail to build any type of rapport, simply going in for the kill by immediately talking about the numbers. They appear more desperate than a high school boy on prom night.

As you sit back watching this dog and pony show, ask yourself if you’d be willing to sell your home to this idiot or would you be skeptical. You will quickly realize there is not as much competition as you initially thought. The only competition you have is yourself.

Let me ask you this, if your competition was doing this, then how hard do you believe it would be to smoke them, leaving them eating your dust?

The fact is that it’s the same way in all businesses. You only have a handful that seems to use their brain. You’ve probably been to numerous businesses or restaurants in the past few months or even weeks where you noticed the service wasn’t up to par. The same is true with investors as most piddle, waste time, and appear to be un-caring about the seller’s situation. Therefore, they don’t do deals, which in turn makes it easy for you to outshine the others.

Take time out to spy on your competitors and you’ll see exactly how you can bring more to the market than any one else.

About the Author

Derek Pierce, full time Real Estate Investor, shows
you the exact strategies to his success in his Free Book: “How I
Went From Corporate Guinea Pig To Real Estate Success”. Get
your copy and Real Estate Investing Tips by going to http://www.thereisecrets.com

Real Estate Investing Spy Secrets

I bet your wasting a lot of time and money on your real estate advertising that could be better utilized. What if I told you of a way to know exactly how to spy to see what you’re competitors are doing so you can outshine them every day of the week? What if I told you there was a way that you could position yourself totally different from all the other ‘We Buy Houses’ crap that you see out there?

See, here’s the deal: when I think of these guys, the first thing that pops in my mind is the investor handyman with a beat up crappy truck with all types of garbage in the back. No offense if this is you, it just happens to not be what I want for my life or my business.

These guys are in love with their work and most don’t have the slightest clue how to work a deal creatively. So what makes you different from all the other goons out there? I’ll tell you in just a moment, but first I have an exercise for you.

If you already have a property that you have control of or that you’re trying to sell, then call up every “We Buy Houses” ad that you see. Now, I want you to play dumb (I know that’s not to hard for some but amuse yourself- OK?) when you talk to the “We Buy Houses” guys. Act like a homeowner would that is trying to sell their house. Don’t let them in on your little experiment, just do it and play the role of the motivated seller- OK?

Also, call any of the people that are offering a Free Report on “How to sell your house”.

Now, I want you to document everything they did during the appointment. Document if they were late, if they didn’t show up, or if they didn’t even call. For those that are offering a Free Report, document everything they send you, the time period it takes for them to send you and any follow up they have with you. Keep up with all this in a binder, under each company’s information that you called.

I can here you screaming through the internet right now - “Wow, Derek, that sure sounds like a lot of busy work. Why in the heck do you want me to do all that nonsense?”

You’ll thank me when you’ve completed this little task because it’s one of the most down and dirty tricks that I’ll ever teach you. As a matter of fact, I don’t know anyone that has this clear type instruction for you to attack and spy on your market’s competitors.

So, what’s the freakin use?

Ok, Sherlock. First you’ve got to realize that many of the “real deal” investors in this business are not going to share with you openly what they know. They want to protect their market and many will flat out lie to you or will fabricate the truth just to keep you out of their market. Well, this little technique will show you exactly what their marketing approach is and how they conduct business with their entire marketing campaign at your fingertips.

Imagine knowing how to tap into their mindset knowing exactly what approach they take to real estate deal making.

What would you give to know exactly what your soon to be competition is doing?

Well, now you can because I’ve given you the exact steps to go about spying on other real estate investors. That’s powerful to be able to know exactly what your competitors are doing in terms of their marketing approach. As a matter of fact, you can sit back and watch what they do for several months to see who remains in business and who doesn’t.

Now, I’ve done this little task and the results are simply amazing.

Here’s what you’ll find: That most investors that are pouring in their hard earned money for advertising do one thing: Nothing.

They’ll fail to call you back, they’ll fail to keep the appointment, or they’ll be late.

Here’s what else you’ll notice:

They always take phone calls during meeting with the sellers; they fail to build any type of rapport, simply going in for the kill by immediately talking about the numbers. They appear more desperate than a high school boy on prom night.

As you sit back watching this dog and pony show, ask yourself if you’d be willing to sell your home to this idiot or would you be skeptical. You will quickly realize there is not as much competition as you initially thought. The only competition you have is yourself.

Let me ask you this, if your competition was doing this, then how hard do you believe it would be to smoke them, leaving them eating your dust?

The fact is that it’s the same way in all businesses. You only have a handful that seems to use their brain. You’ve probably been to numerous businesses or restaurants in the past few months or even weeks where you noticed the service wasn’t up to par. The same is true with investors as most piddle, waste time, and appear to be un-caring about the seller’s situation. Therefore, they don’t do deals, which in turn makes it easy for you to outshine the others.

Take time out to spy on your competitors and you’ll see exactly how you can bring more to the market than any one else.

About the Author

Derek Pierce, full time Real Estate Investor, shows
you the exact strategies to his success in his Free Book: “How I
Went From Corporate Guinea Pig To Real Estate Success”. Get
your copy and Real Estate Investing Tips by going to http://www.thereisecrets.com

Real Estate Investing ? Which Approach Is Right For You?

In his Rich Dad book series, Robert Kiyosaki trumpets the benefits of investing, especially those of real estate investing. Those include tax benefits, and the ability to have your money go to work for you without your lifting a finger. It sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? The idea that you can turn a dollar into two just by placing it in what can seem like a magical realm can seem very enticing.

In order to actually turn a good idea into money in your bank account, however, you have to know a little something about how the magic works. It is a good idea, for instance, to take apart this term ?real estate.? Just what is real estate, and what are the types of real estate investing that are open to you?

?Real estate? is a term that refers to a piece of land and everything that sits on it, usually meaning structures. In terms of investment, its value is affected by local market conditions more than global conditions. There are several different ways to invest in real estate.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) allow you to make money by investing in real estate, either by owning the properties themselves or by owning the mortgages on them, or to do a combination of both. The benefits of this type of investing are high yields and tax considerations. This is also a highly liquid type of investing, which means that it is easily converted to cash.

In a real estate partnership, you are pairing with (who or what?) in order to make money from existing structures or to build new ones. You can even make money off the sheer appreciation of undeveloped land itself. This is a good bet because of high growth potential and tax benefits (shelter).

The rental of vacation property is pretty self-explanatory. Your vacation property is one that is used for recreational purposes and is not your primary residence. (Define primary residence.)

Rental property is another almost self-explanatory concept, as we have all done business with landlords at some point in our lives. However, there may be a difference between residential and business rental property.

You may also invest in raw, or undeveloped, land.

It is a good idea to learn about each type of real estate investment to determine which yields the greatest benefits, determined by your particular needs. Kiyosaki named tax benefits as a good reason to become a real estate investor. After all, money you keep in your pocket is just as good as money earned.

If you are particularly interested in pursuing real estate investment because of tax benefits, you may even wish to become a real estate professional, as the IRS allows people who spend at least 750 hours a year to have nearly unlimited tax deductions. If you are not considered a professional, and your salary is high, that can actually cost you deductions on your real estate. You must have the time to participate in your real estate activities yourself, even if you have hired another real estate professional, to qualify for all tax benefits.

About the Author:

Alex Anderson Connects Investors With Minnesota Investment Property and Florida Investment Properties in Appreciating Markets.

Real Estate Investing Spy Secrets

I bet your wasting a lot of time and money on your real estate advertising that could be better utilized. What if I told you of a way to know exactly how to spy to see what you’re competitors are doing so you can outshine them every day of the week? What if I told you there was a way that you could position yourself totally different from all the other ‘We Buy Houses’ crap that you see out there?

See, here’s the deal: when I think of these guys, the first thing that pops in my mind is the investor handyman with a beat up crappy truck with all types of garbage in the back. No offense if this is you, it just happens to not be what I want for my life or my business.

These guys are in love with their work and most don’t have the slightest clue how to work a deal creatively. So what makes you different from all the other goons out there? I’ll tell you in just a moment, but first I have an exercise for you.

If you already have a property that you have control of or that you’re trying to sell, then call up every “We Buy Houses” ad that you see. Now, I want you to play dumb (I know that’s not to hard for some but amuse yourself- OK?) when you talk to the “We Buy Houses” guys. Act like a homeowner would that is trying to sell their house. Don’t let them in on your little experiment, just do it and play the role of the motivated seller- OK?

Also, call any of the people that are offering a Free Report on “How to sell your house”.

Now, I want you to document everything they did during the appointment. Document if they were late, if they didn’t show up, or if they didn’t even call. For those that are offering a Free Report, document everything they send you, the time period it takes for them to send you and any follow up they have with you. Keep up with all this in a binder, under each company’s information that you called.

I can here you screaming through the internet right now - “Wow, Derek, that sure sounds like a lot of busy work. Why in the heck do you want me to do all that nonsense?”

You’ll thank me when you’ve completed this little task because it’s one of the most down and dirty tricks that I’ll ever teach you. As a matter of fact, I don’t know anyone that has this clear type instruction for you to attack and spy on your market’s competitors.

So, what’s the freakin use?

Ok, Sherlock. First you’ve got to realize that many of the “real deal” investors in this business are not going to share with you openly what they know. They want to protect their market and many will flat out lie to you or will fabricate the truth just to keep you out of their market. Well, this little technique will show you exactly what their marketing approach is and how they conduct business with their entire marketing campaign at your fingertips.

Imagine knowing how to tap into their mindset knowing exactly what approach they take to real estate deal making.

What would you give to know exactly what your soon to be competition is doing?

Well, now you can because I’ve given you the exact steps to go about spying on other real estate investors. That’s powerful to be able to know exactly what your competitors are doing in terms of their marketing approach. As a matter of fact, you can sit back and watch what they do for several months to see who remains in business and who doesn’t.

Now, I’ve done this little task and the results are simply amazing.

Here’s what you’ll find: That most investors that are pouring in their hard earned money for advertising do one thing: Nothing.

They’ll fail to call you back, they’ll fail to keep the appointment, or they’ll be late.

Here’s what else you’ll notice:

They always take phone calls during meeting with the sellers; they fail to build any type of rapport, simply going in for the kill by immediately talking about the numbers. They appear more desperate than a high school boy on prom night.

As you sit back watching this dog and pony show, ask yourself if you’d be willing to sell your home to this idiot or would you be skeptical. You will quickly realize there is not as much competition as you initially thought. The only competition you have is yourself.

Let me ask you this, if your competition was doing this, then how hard do you believe it would be to smoke them, leaving them eating your dust?

The fact is that it’s the same way in all businesses. You only have a handful that seems to use their brain. You’ve probably been to numerous businesses or restaurants in the past few months or even weeks where you noticed the service wasn’t up to par. The same is true with investors as most piddle, waste time, and appear to be un-caring about the seller’s situation. Therefore, they don’t do deals, which in turn makes it easy for you to outshine the others.

Take time out to spy on your competitors and you’ll see exactly how you can bring more to the market than any one else.

About the Author

Derek Pierce, full time Real Estate Investor, shows
you the exact strategies to his success in his Free Book: “How I
Went From Corporate Guinea Pig To Real Estate Success”. Get
your copy and Real Estate Investing Tips by going to http://www.thereisecrets.com

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