The Key to the Real Estate Investing Vault

February 26, 2010 by Kenny Santos  
Filed under Real Estate Investing

Why do so many people struggle to get going in real estate investing? Many creative real estate investors get burned out because investing just eats up their time and energy. It drains them to be constantly making cold calls, driving neighborhoods and knocking doors. They cling to every little lead that comes along, whether it is a motivated seller or not.

I imagine you are attracted to real estate investing to enjoy success. You want to be in control of your time and your income. So what is the secret?

***A Continuous Stream of Motivated Sellers Who Contact You***

To make money in real estate investing you have to close deals. To close deals you need to find deals. Creative real estate investing deals come from finding motivated sellers with a problem that you can solve.

There are two ways to find motivated sellers, you can chase after them or you can get them to come to you. Which do you prefer?

If you fill the pipeline with a stream of motivated sellers who CALL YOU, then you will not have a problem closing real estate investing deals on a regular basis. Let me outline the benefits to having the motivated sellers contact you.

1. The Motivated Seller Will Have an Open Mind Making Your Job Easier

When you go to the store and a salesperson approaches you, what is your response? Usually you put up a wall and try to get rid of them, right? No one likes a sales pitch. (Well, except for me because I am looking to learn from it, but I am a geek like that.) But when you go looking for something your mind is open. The motivated sellers you work with are the same. If they come to you, they will be predisposed to do business.

2. Negotiations on Your Real Estate Investing Deals Will be Easier

When a motivated seller comes to you first, you are in a stronger negotiating position.

Also, if you are producing a regular stream of leads you can pick and choose your real estate investing deals. You wont desperately cling to each lead. When you are in a position to say no and walk away with confidence, you will have the upper hand in negotiations.

3. You Will Save Loads of Time and Energy

Talking to a seller who is not really motivated is draining! You have probably experienced this a time or two or even a hundred. It is like pulling teeth to get the information you need and it usually leads nowhere but to discouragement.

When the sellers come to you, they already have a certain degree of motivation. You automatically weed out the time-wasters in your marketing.

To ultimately succeed in creative real estate investing without burning out, you need to get the motivated sellers to come to you on a consistent basis. This is done using marketing campaigns that are response-driven.

When I realized this, creative real estate investing became more enjoyable. My job got tons easier. It was exciting to try different marketing campaigns and to watch the motivated seller leads come in. This one little change in your real estate investing mindset can make all the difference in your success.

About the author:
Jason Van Orden has published many articles and courses on finding motivated sellers and succeeding in creative real estate investing. For more tips and a free course, visit http://www.Find-Real-Estate-Investing-Deals.com

Real Estate Investing - The Pipeline To Your Financial Freedom

November 1, 2009 by Kenny Santos  
Filed under Real Estate Investing

If you need to get water from one place to another, it seems to be common sense that you would build a pipeline to get the most water for the least amount of work, using technology. But the reality is, most people are taught to overlook the obvious in favor of the most familiar approach.

Consider this story, told by Robert Kiyosaki in his book, ?Cash Flow Quadrant.?

There once was a village that had to wait for the rain in order to have water. This was a major problem for the village, and so the chief asked for bids from anyone who thought they could solve the water problem. Two men stepped forward. Thinking that competition would be good for the village’s economy, the chief put both of them to work solving the problem.

The First Man immediately disappeared. This made the Second Man very happy. He set to work immediately, hauling buckets of water from the river to dump into the village reservoir. The villagers were very happy with the new situation, as they no longer had to wait for the rain. The Second Man didn’t mind working day and night hauling water, because he was making money on the deal.

After six months, however, the First Man returned. He had with him a construction crew and an engineer. In no time at all, there was a pipeline to run water from the river to the even bigger reservoir he had his crew build for the villagers. What’s more, he offered his greater quantity of water to them for much less than Second Man could offer his for. But Second Man was not to be daunted. He redoubled his efforts and even put his sons to work hauling water, but he could never match the First Man’s output. The First Man eventually offered his services to nearby villages and became a rich man, while the Second Man worked hard all his life for a modest income.

Now, consider Kiyosaki’s words: ?I’ve always asked myself if I am building a pipeline or hauling buckets of water.?

Most people are taught to haul buckets of water, because they are taught that they should get a good job, which they will depend on for their income. It is common sense to get a job if you are in need of money, right? Yes, it is. But the common sense approach isn’t always the best approach, simply because what may seem to be the answer at the outset often involves overlooking alternative methods of making money. Those alternative methods may seem to be indirect methods.

Not that there is anything wrong with a more direct approach. Indeed, if all you need is a modest amount of ?water,? then hauling buckets, or working a job, may be fine for you. But it won’t make you rich. You will not become rich until you figure out how to get the most ?water? for the least amount of work. This is because there are only so many hours in the day you can work. Most jobs won’t make you rich even if you could work at top efficiency for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The system just isn’t set up to work that way.

What you need to do, is build a pipeline. Real estate investing is your financial pipeline. It is a way to get the most money to flow your way with the least amount of work.

How long do you really want to haul buckets?

About the Author:

Investment Property Specialist - Alex Anderson Connects Real Estate Investors With High-Quality Investment Properties. Get A Free Copy Of, “The Investor’s Rental Guide” at: www.GreatInvestmentProperty.com

The Key to the Real Estate Investing Vault

October 24, 2009 by Kenny Santos  
Filed under Real Estate Investing

Why do so many people struggle to get going in real estate investing? Many creative real estate investors get burned out because investing just eats up their time and energy. It drains them to be constantly making cold calls, driving neighborhoods and knocking doors. They cling to every little lead that comes along, whether it is a motivated seller or not.

I imagine you are attracted to real estate investing to enjoy success. You want to be in control of your time and your income. So what is the secret?

***A Continuous Stream of Motivated Sellers Who Contact You***

To make money in real estate investing you have to close deals. To close deals you need to find deals. Creative real estate investing deals come from finding motivated sellers with a problem that you can solve.

There are two ways to find motivated sellers, you can chase after them or you can get them to come to you. Which do you prefer?

If you fill the pipeline with a stream of motivated sellers who CALL YOU, then you will not have a problem closing real estate investing deals on a regular basis. Let me outline the benefits to having the motivated sellers contact you.

1. The Motivated Seller Will Have an Open Mind Making Your Job Easier

When you go to the store and a salesperson approaches you, what is your response? Usually you put up a wall and try to get rid of them, right? No one likes a sales pitch. (Well, except for me because I am looking to learn from it, but I am a geek like that.) But when you go looking for something your mind is open. The motivated sellers you work with are the same. If they come to you, they will be predisposed to do business.

2. Negotiations on Your Real Estate Investing Deals Will be Easier

When a motivated seller comes to you first, you are in a stronger negotiating position.

Also, if you are producing a regular stream of leads you can pick and choose your real estate investing deals. You wont desperately cling to each lead. When you are in a position to say no and walk away with confidence, you will have the upper hand in negotiations.

3. You Will Save Loads of Time and Energy

Talking to a seller who is not really motivated is draining! You have probably experienced this a time or two or even a hundred. It is like pulling teeth to get the information you need and it usually leads nowhere but to discouragement.

When the sellers come to you, they already have a certain degree of motivation. You automatically weed out the time-wasters in your marketing.

To ultimately succeed in creative real estate investing without burning out, you need to get the motivated sellers to come to you on a consistent basis. This is done using marketing campaigns that are response-driven.

When I realized this, creative real estate investing became more enjoyable. My job got tons easier. It was exciting to try different marketing campaigns and to watch the motivated seller leads come in. This one little change in your real estate investing mindset can make all the difference in your success.

About the author:
Jason Van Orden has published many articles and courses on finding motivated sellers and succeeding in creative real estate investing. For more tips and a free course, visit http://www.Find-Real-Estate-Investing-Deals.com

Real Estate Investing - The Pipeline To Your Financial Freedom

May 9, 2009 by Kenny Santos  
Filed under Real Estate Investing

If you need to get water from one place to another, it seems to be common sense that you would build a pipeline to get the most water for the least amount of work, using technology. But the reality is, most people are taught to overlook the obvious in favor of the most familiar approach.

Consider this story, told by Robert Kiyosaki in his book, ?Cash Flow Quadrant.?

There once was a village that had to wait for the rain in order to have water. This was a major problem for the village, and so the chief asked for bids from anyone who thought they could solve the water problem. Two men stepped forward. Thinking that competition would be good for the village’s economy, the chief put both of them to work solving the problem.

The First Man immediately disappeared. This made the Second Man very happy. He set to work immediately, hauling buckets of water from the river to dump into the village reservoir. The villagers were very happy with the new situation, as they no longer had to wait for the rain. The Second Man didn’t mind working day and night hauling water, because he was making money on the deal.

After six months, however, the First Man returned. He had with him a construction crew and an engineer. In no time at all, there was a pipeline to run water from the river to the even bigger reservoir he had his crew build for the villagers. What’s more, he offered his greater quantity of water to them for much less than Second Man could offer his for. But Second Man was not to be daunted. He redoubled his efforts and even put his sons to work hauling water, but he could never match the First Man’s output. The First Man eventually offered his services to nearby villages and became a rich man, while the Second Man worked hard all his life for a modest income.

Now, consider Kiyosaki’s words: ?I’ve always asked myself if I am building a pipeline or hauling buckets of water.?

Most people are taught to haul buckets of water, because they are taught that they should get a good job, which they will depend on for their income. It is common sense to get a job if you are in need of money, right? Yes, it is. But the common sense approach isn’t always the best approach, simply because what may seem to be the answer at the outset often involves overlooking alternative methods of making money. Those alternative methods may seem to be indirect methods.

Not that there is anything wrong with a more direct approach. Indeed, if all you need is a modest amount of ?water,? then hauling buckets, or working a job, may be fine for you. But it won’t make you rich. You will not become rich until you figure out how to get the most ?water? for the least amount of work. This is because there are only so many hours in the day you can work. Most jobs won’t make you rich even if you could work at top efficiency for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The system just isn’t set up to work that way.

What you need to do, is build a pipeline. Real estate investing is your financial pipeline. It is a way to get the most money to flow your way with the least amount of work.

How long do you really want to haul buckets?

About the Author:

Investment Property Specialist - Alex Anderson Connects Real Estate Investors With High-Quality Investment Properties. Get A Free Copy Of, “The Investor’s Rental Guide” at: www.GreatInvestmentProperty.com