Crash course in direct mail marketing

You read it right. We’re talking about direct marketing the old fashioned way, using a stamp and envelope rather than sending out emails. Don’t laugh. It’s still a serious tool for connecting with prospects, especially in this day and age when 99% of all email we get...

Are you disciplined enough to be an entrepreneur?

Most people seem to think that working from home is the best thing in the world. Well, it is but that doesn’t mean it’s easy, especially if you made the transition from a traditional office environment. It takes three things – discipline, more discipline, and yet even...

Flipping websites for fun and profit – maybe

Call them day traders, scalpers, or hit-and-run investors. The investment world is ripe with strategies promoting short term ownership. Buy it. Hold it until a momentary glitch bumps the price upwards. Repeat. In real estate it’s called flipping. You buy a house on...

Are unfilled vacancies a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Landlords should expect it to take even longer to fill vacant properties during an economy as weak as today’s – right? Not so fast. You should never expect that it will take longer to find a renter at one time than another. Some property owners target a 72 hour window...

Do you want $30,000 or $60,000?

As an up-and-coming real estate investor, there may come a time when two hot opportunities land on your table at the same time. Property A is going to require a full gutting to rehab but you’re looking at a profit of $60,000 when it’s complete. Property B needs only...
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