July 27, 2010 1:43PM Wholesaling University Post - Rehabbers Bootcamp starts in 2 Days! Our team is in full speed preparing for another AWESOME event! The Rehabbers Bootcamp starts this upcoming Thursday at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego! This event is all about KNOWLEDGE, SYSTEMS, AND ACTION! Knowledge, systems, and action are three key components to make your real estate investment career prosperous. Our pursuit and understanding of designing, implementing, and managing a successful rehab business are built on these essential elements. Through the acquisition of knowledge – the pursuit of proven and true systems to implement in your rehab business – you will gain the power to become a major player in the industry! Find out more about this knowledge packed, networking bonanza event at:http://www.fortunebuilders.com/rehab-bootcamp/ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 26, 2010 1:51PM Wholesaling University Post - Choosing A Home Through Your Kids’ Perspective You might not be alone when you hunt for a move-up house. If you have
children who are at least old enough to talk, they are going to want a
say in where you live. Even if they are destined to move out of the nest
in a year or two, they want a say. They also want a guarantee that
their bedrooms will become eternal shrines to their childhood.
Certainly you want to hang on to your adult prerogative to make
decisions but you would be wise to at least consider what they have to
say. Kids pick up on things adults often miss. You might even give your
children some age-appropriate tasks in your house hunt. For example,
they might check out the backyard or report on whether the neighbors
have barking dogs. Ask them to size up each house in terms of how they
would use it. Where would they set up the computer, do homework, work on
crafts or hang out with their friends?
Of course listen to the kids but do not let them drive your decision.
Kids can be more conservative and resistant to change than the worst
adult. Then once the decision is made and they have settled in, they
might turn around and say the new house they criticized so vehemently is
now the greatest place in the world. They are kids and they do that.
You are the grown-up and grown-ups make all the hard decisions. As
the grown-up, you will want to apply your seasoned judgment to the
things that will be important to them. The quality of local schools is
paramount of course. Other amenities count too. Is the yard fenced? If
not and you would like to add a fence after you move in then make sure
they are not prohibited by the homeowner’s association or local zoning
laws.
While you’re at it, check to make sure the kids’ basketball hoop is
not prohibited as well. Are there swimming pools, parks or playgrounds
nearby? Can older kids walk or bicycle? Are there hazards nearby like
water retention ponds or busy highways? Finally, pay attention to
traffic as you drive home from your visit.
Would you and your kids have to cross an intersection every time you left the neighborhood?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 23, 2010 11:16AM Wholesaling University Post - Happy Friday!!!! The weekend is almost here! Enjoy whatever plans you have, even if that's no plans at all! In WholesalingU Team, we have many a few things going on this weekend: Today it is Kristi Miller's birthday! She's our email marketing Queen! Happy Birthday Kristi! This weekend our team is out in Florida for another information and value packed event! iInvest - go Team! Sunday, JD and Debora are celebrating 2 years of their Union! This is going by super fast!!! Congrats! Speaking of JD, here's another of his quick tip videos:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 22, 2010 3:08PM Wholesaling University Post - What To Look for in a Newly Constructed Home New homes are a bit different than their ‘existing’ counterparts.
Everything in them is so shiny and new and it’s much easier to overlook
structural defects and other problems in the dwellings.
Making it particularly difficult is the fact that you will have
either a model home or someone else’s home which you accessed through a
builder’s referral to look at and not your actual home.
Fortunately there are ways to ensure that your new home doesn’t
become a money pit. From checking builder references to hiring
independent home inspectors who will monitor the entire business process
to clearly communicating your wants and needs to the builder, there are
myriad steps you can take to educate yourself on the new-home buying
process.
For starters, make sure that the builder is properly licensed and
insured. Do this by checking with your state’s Construction Industry
Licensing Board and by asking to see the builder’s certificate of
insurance. Next, ask for a list of customer references and call them. If
possible try to visit at least one home to look for any structural
problems or defects that might end up in your own home.
As you move through the home, open and close doors to make sure they
operate correctly and check out the workmanship and operability of
cabinets. Do not be afraid to ask the home owners if they received good
service from the builder after the sale because any builder will tell
you that there is ‘no such thing as a perfect home.’
The builder who is responsive when it comes to follow-up work is the
one you want to work with. Also in the realm of after-sale service is
the home warranty, an area that you should discuss with your prospective
builder. Most will offer a one-year warranty at minimum or an insured
warranty that protects against major structural defects and is
transferable to the new owner should you decide to sell it before it
expires. Ask about the warranty, study the contract, familiarize
yourself with it and then ask questions.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 19, 2010 12:41PM Wholesaling University Post - This week's Upcoming Training JD is back this week with one of his value-packed trainings that you cannot miss! When: July 21 at 2PM Eastern Title: "Rehab Special Training - Kitchen and Bath Design to Sell Houses with JD Esajian" Description: Kitchens and Baths sell houses, period. In this special webinar, JD will show you exactly how to layout, design and finish those every important spaces. He will show you not only how to add value, but real emotional hooks when your potential buyers come through your property. He will cover when and were to add "Sizzle Features" and what exactly they are. Sign in to Register! Be there or be square! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 17, 2010 1:46PM Wholesaling University Post - What to Look for when Previewing Homes Homes for sale that look great can make it very hard to use a
critical eye when looking at them. Buyers often lose sight of the fact
that there might be structural problems or defects that they will have
to contend with later.
To avoid falling into this trap have a good idea of exactly what you
should be looking for before entering the home. Determine on your own,
with your family or with someone you trust which elements of the home
each of you will check out during the tour and stick with the plan no
matter how terrific the home looks to the naked eye.
All homes are complex no matter how big or small, old or new. There
are internal heating and cooling systems, electrical components, hot
water heater, plumbing fixtures and a myriad of other issues that are
hard to assess for the average home buyer.
Realize that you are not going to catch every single flaw or defect
on your first run through a home, although there are a few key areas
that every home buyer should look at before making a decision. Once you
have decided on a home you will also want a professional home inspector
to conduct a more thorough review of the home.
Below are the most crucial areas of a home that you should look at,
should ask questions about and review critically on your first visit to a
home.
Interior
Windows, doors and door frames Ceilings Flooring Fireplace Basement Attic Cabinets and counters
Exterior
Color and quality Porch and desk Maintenance Gutters and roof Foundation Doors and windows
Surroundings
Driveways and walkways Views and boundaries Bushes, trees and grass Neighboring homes and how they are kept and maintained ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 14, 2010 1:15PM Wholesaling University Post - Refinishing Wooden Furniture Just because the finish on a piece of furniture is worn and weathered
does not mean that you should strip it. Don’t do it if you think the
furniture is custom-made or a potential antique.
When the varnish on a piece of furniture is worn you can revive it by
simply sanding the old varnish down with fine steel wool in the
direction of the grain, applying a thin coat of diluted stain and then
re-varnishing.
If the paint or varnish on a piece of furniture is cracking, bubbling
or peeling you may need to strip away the old paint or finish and apply
a new finish. Though stripping is a common do-it-yourself project, it
can be very time-consuming especially if your piece has an intricate
design or lots of pieces.
Wood Strippers
There are two types of wood strippers; solvent-based strippers and
water-based strippers.
Solvent-based strippers require a well-ventilated area, gloves,
long-sleeved pants and shirts and goggles for protection. They strip
more quickly than water-based ones but water-based strippers are less
hazardous to work with.
In either case use paste strippers as they adhere well to vertical
surfaces. All strippers need time to work and the more layers of pain or
finish you are removing then the more time it takes. Remove all
drawers, doors and hardware from the piece of furniture before starting
and work the surfaces one at a time. Brush on a thick coat of stripper
and leave it in place for at least three minutes per layer of finish.
Tough jobs take as long as 20 minutes and you may need to purchase
special plastic wrap to keep the stripper wet while it works. Remove the
dissolved paint or finish with a flexible putty knife, avoid stiff
tools that might gouge the wood.
On intricate carvings, use an old toothbrush to get into tight spots.
Use steel wool to remove any remaining stripper. Finish stripping by
cleaning off the residue. For chemical strippers use turpentine or
denatured alcohol, for water-based strippers, water.
Let the wood dry then lightly sand the surface before applying a new
finish according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 12, 2010 2:20PM Wholesaling University Post - July Live and Online Trainings Update The month of July has come and it is almost gone! But before the month is over, we have 3 awesome trainings coming up that you can't miss: 1) On July 21 at 2PM Eastern it is time for a Rehab Special Training - Kitchen and Bath Design to Sell Houses with JD Esajian. JD will show you exactly how to layout, design and finish these very important spaces. You know that the right kitchen and bathrooms do sell a house, so log in and register now if you haven't already done so. 2) On July 22 we kick off the 4-day Internet-Intensive iInve$t hosted by Preston Ely & Than Merrill in Orlando, FL. Here are a few of the topics being covered: Blogging for Lead Generation Video Distribution & Editing for Real Estate Investors Ninja MLS Tactics If you'd like to learn more about this event, please click here . 3) On July 29 we kick off our 4-day Intensive Rehabbers Bootcamp hosted by Paul & JD Esajian in San Diego, CA Here are a few of the topics being covered: Prescreening and Working with Contractors Managing Systems to handle Multiple Projects at a time Advanced Marketing Techniques to Sell Properties If you'd like to learn more about this event, please click here . Your success depends on you! Take action! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 10, 2010 4:50PM Wholesaling University Post - Next-Tier Borrowers The next tier consists of those with a credit score ranging from 700
to 719. If your scores were in this range on that day then the lenders
would quote you a slightly higher interest rate which is 5.88 percent.
This of course would boost the payment but not by much. You would pay
$1,184 each month which is just $16 more than a borrower with the very
best score. You still would be offered a broad assortment of loan types.
Although the difference between a perfect and a good enough FICO
score isn’t that great, the difference between a good enough score and a
poor one can be huge. If your score ranged from 620 to 674 on that day
then you could expect to pay much more in interest which is 6.42
percent. This translates to a monthly payment of $1,254. That’s $86 more
than a borrower with a top score would be paying month after month. In
addition to being required to pay a higher rate you would be offered
fewer loan choices. It could mean being offered only adjustable-rate
loans even though you might prefer fixed. You also might be stuck with a
nasty prepayment penalty if you try to refinance to a better loan
within two or three years.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 7, 2010 8:03AM Wholesaling University Post - TODAY's TRAINING! Join Marina Perdikouris Hauser today @ 2PM Eastern for "Short Sale Success Part
III: Putting Together the BEST Short Sale Package " In past trainings, Marina has taught you
how to to build rapport with short sale sellers, what necessary
paperwork to bring on your appointment and now she will show you how to
put the best short sale package together! Log in to Register! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 4, 2010 10:11AM Wholesaling University Post - HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!! We hope that you're enjoying the holiday weekend! In celebration of the holiday weekend, here's a quick tip video on restoring older homes. Enjoy!
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ July 2, 2010 1:18PM Wholesaling University Post - PITI – What Is It?During your ventures you will
probably hear this term used a lot. It
stands for principal, interest, taxes and insurance. Every loan includes
principal and interest payments and those labeled PITI also include
taxes and insurance. Property taxes and homeowners insurance payments
can be paid in an annual lump sum. PITI means that these payments are
instead spread out over the year and included in each mortgage payment.
Because mortgages are such loans paid off over a period of fifteen to
thirty years then the monthly payments comprise all or some of the
following five components:
Principal – the actual loan balance. Interest – the interest you owe on that balance. PMI Real Estate Taxes – assessed by different government agencies to pay
for school construction, fire department service and other facilities. Property Insurance – insurance coverage against theft, fire,
hurricanes and other disasters.
With PITI you essentially ‘escrow’ your tax and insurance payments,
meaning that the amounts are tacked on to your monthly mortgage payment
so that they are covered when the tax or insurance bill comes in. You
can also opt to pay the latter in full when they come due rather than in
monthly installments to the escrow account which is also known as an
‘impound’ account.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 28, 2010 5:45PM Wholesaling University Post - Upcoming trainings in July 4th of July is just around the corner and celebrations are stirring up! Enjoy the festivities, but do not forget to keep up with your education! Speaking of which, we have another two priceless trainings coming up in July that you don't want to miss! On July 7th at 2PM Eastern, make time for "Short Sale Success Part III: Putting Together the BEST Short Sale Package with Marina Perdikouris Hauser " In past trainings, Marina has taught you how to to build rapport with short sale sellers, what necessary paperwork to bring on your appointment and now she will show you how to put the best short sale package together! Log in to Register! On July 21th at 2PM Eastern, make time for "Rehab Special Training - Kitchen and Bath Design to Sell Houses with JD Esajian! " Kitchens and Baths sell houses, period. On this special webinar, JD will show you exactly how to layout, design and finish those every important spaces. He will show you not only how to add value, but real emotional hooks when your potential buyers come through your property. He will cover when and were to add "Sizzle Features" and what exactly they are. Log in to Register! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 26, 2010 5:04PM Wholesaling University Post - Stay Connected So we have just launched a brand new FortuneBuilders iPhone App....check it out and stay connected.Download New FortuneBuilders iPhone App Here 1) Watch cool videos 2) Read recent blog posts 3) Get up to date seminar information and more. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 21, 2010 2:00PM Wholesaling University Post - This week's Webinar Being held: June 24th at 2PM Eastern Title: " "Why you need to start raising private money NOW!" On this training, Private Money expert Chris Yates will show you the first steps you need to take in order to get your own private lenders lined up and ready to fund all your deals NOW! Have you ever found a great deal, but weren't able to get the funding together in time? Have you had trouble getting convention funding for deal, or are you tired of having all your profit eaten up by the high fees of hard money lenders? Lets face it, in a competitive housing market like this one, the investor with the fast cash is going to win every time. So why not become that investor now? Regardless of your level of experience, you CAN access all the private money you need immediately. There has never been a better time in history to recruit private capital from individual lenders! Even if you've never done a deal before, you should get started raising private money NOW so that it's available when the next great deal comes along. The process is simple, but you need to take some critical first steps to make sure that you raise funds legally and ethically. You can win BIG with private money in the real estate game, as long as you know the rules. Fast Money Wins! Log in and register for the training - it will be a great one! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 20, 2010 7:04AM Wholesaling University Post - Happy Father's Day To all the great Dad's in the Fortune Builders and Wholesaling University family, have a great day. We would not be son's and daughter's we are without your guidance, wisdom and love. On this special day, enjoy this video update of our 100 year old restoration project in South Park, San Diego. We had some help from Phil Collins, which makes everything better!
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 18, 2010 10:41AM Wholesaling University Post - The law of Unintended Consequences I attended a training this week and wanted to share with you some of the great info that I received. The training - held by the Haines Centre for Strategic Mangement - centered aroud the concept of Systems Thinking , where you consider the larger effect and consequences of actions and behaviors. The Haines Centre uses the Rubik's Cube to visually exemplify their point: "The Rubik's Cube is actually a
system and unless you know and understand the System and how it works, you keep having these Unintended Consequences of fixing one color on one side; only to have this mess up one or more other sides". They use the Rubik's Cube as an analogy for modern life: we all go about "our" lives doing "our" thing, having no clue of the larger impact (or unintended consequences) of our actions. This can apply to something large such as lifestyle choices (i.e. driving a gas guzzler and the ultimate impact on the environment), as well as something that we perceive as small, such as avoiding changes to keep comfort levels but which then may create a failure in achieving long-term goals. So here are my questions for you this week: Can you find any unintended consequences in your own life ? Have you been looking at your life as just one face of the Rubik's Cube without full regard to the other sides? Has some of the "fixes " on one side adversely affected the others? What are some of your actions that can possibly create unintended consequences ? To your personal success! Coach Debora Esajianwww.InnerMasteryCoaching.com - Please click here if you'd like to leave a comment on this post . ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 15, 2010 11:27AM Wholesaling University Post - The key to great achievement is... "No great achievement is possible without persistent work "
~ Bertrand Russell Let this quote be a reminder that we all must commit ourselves if we truly want to achieve our dreams - whatever they may be. We must be persistent and do what needs to be done - consistently . Part of this process is your education: it will keep you from making mistakes (thus save you money), and simply make your life easier. Speaking of education, we had a great call last week with Kristi Miller and Geoff Chadwich on Email Marketing Technology and Tools that you should certainly check out within WholesalingU.
Also, if you haven't done so, register for next week's training on June 24th on Raising Private Money with Chris Yates. Log in to find out more info and register.
Have a great week!
JD Esajian and the WholesalingU Team ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 8, 2010 5:51PM Wholesaling University Post - This week's webinar - change of day/time Hello Everyone. The date and time for this week's webinar has changed to the below:"Email Marketing Training Series
(Class 4 of 4): Email Marketing Technology and Tools" Being Held: FRIDAY June 11th 12:00pm ET ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 8, 2010 11:05AM Wholesaling University Post - This week's webinar Being Held: Wednesday June 9th
2:00pm ET"Title: Email Marketing Training Series (Class 4 of 4): Email Marketing Technology and Tools" On this training, our Email Marketing extraordinaire Kristi Miller alongside our tech genius Geoff Chadwick will educate you on various service and tools available upon which to build your email marketing platform including: the different Email Service Software Options pros and cons of various email services what to look for when determining which one is right for you in your business tools available (free and paid) to help you increase deliverability and decrease spam You need to know this stuff! Log in and Register NOW! See you on the Training! Than Merrill , JD, and the WholesalingU Team ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 3, 2010 3:16PM Wholesaling University Post - A Post by Coach Debora Esajian - "Judge Not - this is a hard one!" Not judging ourselves and others is a difficult thing to do: We are all filled with lists of "shoulds" and "musts" both for ourselves and others; our personalities cloud our perceptions, reducing human beings to a handful of adjectives that - even when positive - box people into limiting concepts. So, once again I bring Anthony de Mello's unique wisdom that can help us look beyond our judgments: "It is sobering thought that the finest act of love you can perform is not an act of service but an act of contemplation, of seeing . When you serve people you help, support, comfort, alleviate pain. When you see them in their inner beauty and goodness you transform and create. Think of some of the people you like and are drawn to you. Now attempt to look at each of them as if you were seeing them for the first time, now allowing yourself to be influenced by your past knowledge or experience of them, whether good or bad. Look for things in them that you may have missed because of familiarity, for familiarity breeds staleness, blindness and boredom . You cannot love what you cannot see afresh. You cannot love what you are not constantly discovering anew. Having done this move on now to people you dislike. First observe what it is in them that you dislike, study their defects impartially and with detachment. That means you cannot use labels like proud, lazy, selfish, arrogant. The label is an act of mental laziness, for it is easy to stick a label onto someone. It is difficult and challenging to see this person in his/her uniqueness..." Think about it: judgments are nothing more than mental laziness... it takes Work to look beyond our perceptions, it takes Work to constantly look into people's eyes with the openness needed to really SEE them. This Work requires commitment; it requires that we get out of our comfort zone and - consciously - stop our mental laziness . Are YOU ready for that? Coach Debora Esajianwww.InnerMasteryCoaching.com ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ June 2, 2010 2:51PM Wholesaling University Post - Trainings for June: Email Marketing Tech & Tools + Raising Private Money! Memorial Day Weekend has come and gone and it's time to get back to Business! We have two priceless trainings coming up this month that you don't want to miss! On June 9th at 2PM Eastern, make time for "Email Marketing Training Series (Class 4 of 4): Email Marketing Technology and Tools " On this training, our Email Marketing extraordinaire Kristi Miller alongside our tech genius Geoff Chadwick will educate you on various services and tools available upon which to build your email marketing platform. You need to know this stuff! Log in and check out the Calendar for details and to register. On June 24th at 2PM Eastern, make time for "Why you need to start raising private money NOW !" On this training, Private Money expert Chris Yates will show you the first steps you need to take in order to get your own private lenders lined up and ready to fund all your deals NOW! You know you need more funding, so log in and check out the Calendar for details and to register. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 31, 2010 8:04AM Wholesaling University Post - Happy Memorial Day Happy Memorial Day from Everyone at FortuneBuilders and WholesalingU!!__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 29, 2010 7:14AM Wholesaling University Post - SOLD For those who missed the Rehab Subgroup or were unable to attend last week, you were missed. So enjoy this video were I lay out the kitchen for you. By the way, this house is has already been Pre SOLD. Our buyer is super excited for this project to finish up. Stay tuned for a new video rehab training series coming your way soon! Also, catch us on TV today, see below.
43 - Elm Street Nightmare
Saturday, May 29 2:00pm ET
The crew at CT Homes decides it's time to flip two
multi-family Victorians on Elm
Street which they own as rental units. The
beautiful homes situated in one of New
Haven's historical landmark neighborhoods near Yale
should turn a hefty profit, but they need to be improved before they can be
sold. It's competition time as Paul and Than square off against JD and Jeremy
to see who can do the best flip and make the most profit. The two teams differ
in every area, from budget to design. Will JD and Jeremy's motto of "flip
it fast and flip it cheap" hold up against the more conservative Paul and
Than who believe that more time and more money makes for a better flip?
72 - Than's California Dream
Saturday, May 29 3:00pm ET
The team at CT Homes is moving to sunny California! Than is working hard to get his
feet on the ground while getting to know the Southern
California real estate market. The team is opening up a satellite
office in San Diego
where a crushing downturn in the housing market, followed by thousands of
foreclosures, has created big opportunities for experienced flippers. While
scouting out the local housing stock, Than manages to find CT Homes' first California flip--a two-family house in San
Diego's popular Mission
Beach area. For this
flip, Than decides to go green and gets to work with the help of JD and their
San Diego project manager, Pat. With a flip in the works and a new real estate
scene to master, Than's got a lot of work to do to make his California dream come true.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 25, 2010 10:58AM Wholesaling University Post - Are YOU the greatest barrier in achieving your Goals?
"Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up obstacles in your imagination " ~ Norman Vincent Peale
This week, take an inventory of all obstacles that you think are preventing you from achieving your goals: (inside and out of Real Estate)
1) How many of them are REAL ?
2) How many of them are excuses for fear and a lack of action?
3) How many can you overcome by reframing the way you think?
4) How many can you overcome by taking meaningful action?
The first obstacle that most people have to overcome is that posed by themselves...
To your success!
JD Esajian & the WholesalingU Team
PS: if you didn't see my training last week on Analyzing Deals in the Current Market, you have to check out the replay.
This is an invaluable training where Paul and I covered:
- How to communicate and get the right information from the seller
- What information is important when you are running comps
- How to run comps on the MLS and what information you should be looking at
- How to run comps off the MLS and what services are best
- How to calculate the "As Is Value" and the "After Repair Value" on the property
- How to determine your opening offer and your maximum allowable offer
- How to analyze properties in a declining market or when yo don't have a lot of comparables
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 21, 2010 6:54 AM Wholesaling
University Post - Your Journey Is The Reward
74 - Paul's Bad Hair Day
Saturday, May 22 1:00pm ET
CT Homes has neighbor problems when they set out to flip one
of their rental properties. The place needs work, but the neighbors who own the
adjoining property like things just the way they are ... ugly. While JD
attempts to woo the neighbors, Paul agrees to help his hairdresser who is
struggling to jump start her own business. Not only does Kate need a new salon,
she needs to re-think her business plan. Paul and Than start out managing the
renovation of her salon, but discover big financial problems and end up helping
Kate flip her business.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
May 18, 2010 4:14 PM Wholesaling
University Post - Emergency Training Being Held: Thursday May 20th 2:00pm ET Title: Emergency Training - Analyzing Deals in The Current Market with JD Esajian
Description: You make money when you analyze, and buy a deal, period!
You realize your profit when, and if in this market, you sell.
You absolutely need to know how
to quickly and accurately analyze a deal in real time. What are the
repairs, comps, "deal analyzer", ARV, MAO, etc., etc.
Be on this training to understand how to use technology to analyze a lead and MAKE MONEY!
I will cut to the chase and discuss the absolute essential info you need.
DO NOT MISS !
Registration Web
Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/831622075
See you on the Training! JD Esajian and the WholesalingU Team
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 17, 2010 11:04 AM Wholesaling
University Post - Monday "If we are strong, our
strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no
help" JFK___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 15, 2010 4:34 PM Wholesaling
University Post - Weekend Update
25 - Welcome
to the Doll House
Saturday, May 15
12:00pm ET
After graduating from Yale University and playing for the
NFL, Nathaniel "Than" Merrill decided to tackle the real estate
business. A born leader, full of big ideas, Than saw money to be made
flipping houses in New Haven, Connecticut. He called on his childhood
friend, Paul Esajian , and together they created CT Homes. Their first challenge
is a 650 square foot 3-bedroom "house" in New Haven. Jeremy brings in
this dollhouse of a home and now the guys have to get to work. Winter weather
leads to broken pipes and flooded basements and construction delays but Than
and his crew are confident that this little home has a lot of heart and will make
a perfect flip.
Did you know that there are close to 100 content-packed webinar replays available within WholesalingU?I invite you to visit the classroom session this week and check out (or revisit) some of the awesome trainings available.In the last month alone, we had trainings on: 1) A Case Study Training with Open Doors LLC and JD Esajian 2) Email Marketing Training (Part 3): Killer Copywriting Strategies with Kristi Miller 3) Short Sale Success Part II: Ingredients for a Successful Short Sale Appointment with Marina Perdikouris Hauser 4) Predicting Relationship Dynamics: how personality types relate to each other in Personal and Business Relationships with Debora Esajian Take advantage of this great resource to remind yourself of the importance of Education on the road to sustained success. Than Merrill , JD Esajian and the WholesalingU Team "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." ~ Chinese Proverb___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 11, 2010 4:24 PM Wholesaling
University Post - First Walk Through Check out this first walk through on this new deal....there will be a special surprise at the end of this project! We closed on 2 new deals last week, another this week and this house should close next week. Stay tuned for NEW Case Study Training!!!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 9, 2010 9:24 AM Wholesaling University Post - Happy Mother's Day From all of us at FortuneBuilders.com and Wholesaling University....Happy Mother's Day! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 7, 2010 3:34 PM Wholesaling
University Blog Post - Worldly Reaction Our
lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to
what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we
bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive
thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates
extraordinary results.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 5, 2010 8:34 AM Wholesaling
University Blog Post - Quote for the Week Happy Cinco De Mayo to all! "When we are doing
what we love, we don't care about time. For at least at that moment,
time doesn't exist and we are truly free." __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 3, 2010 1:34 PM Wholesaling
University Blog Post - New Training to Start the New Month Tuesday May
4th 4:00pm ET Title: NEW "Case Study" Training with Opening
Doors LLC and JD Esajian
Description:
In this
Training, learn how Opening Doors LLC took this
very cool Queen Ann Victorian built in 1886 and renovated it in just 6
weeks. This unique house has 4100 sq/ft and is a great example to
learn how to reuse and rework existing details in your homes. Learn
how they renovated this project for $80,000 and then received a
offer of $330,000 with just 2 weeks of being on the market for sale!
Registration Web Link: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/410189435
See you on the Training! Than
Merrill , JD, and the WholesalingU Team
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ May 1, 2010 10:54 AM Wholesaling
University Blog Post - New Month, New Goals, New Deals "I do what I say I will do"...our motto for the month. Think about it and let's live it this month and beyond! So for myself, CT Homes LLC and FortuneBuilders, that means continuing to educate investors around the country as well as renovate and provide quality houses in our own investing markets. Here is another awesome NEW renovation project in the South Park neighborhood of San Diego, CA. This is one of the most desirable sections of the city. This a craftsman home built in 1913 that we will restore to it's original condition while adding new sizzle features. Enjoy the video!
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 29, 2010 4:14 PM Wholesaling
University Blog Post - Love Hello Everyone
How did the First Ingredient of
Love portion of Anthony de Mello's text sit with you last week? Did
it bring some awareness to your behaviors and expectations? So,
here's the second part of the text... this is intense, so take a deep
breath!... "The second ingredient is equally important to see
yourself , to ruthlessly flash the light of awareness on your
motives, your emotions, your needs, your dishonesty, your self-seeking,
your tendency to control and manipulate. This means calling things by
their name, no matter how painful the discovery and the consequences. If
you achieve this kind of awareness of the other and yourself, you will
know what love is . For you will have attained a mind and a heart
that is alert, vigilant, clear, sensitive, a clarity of perception, a
sensitivity that will draw out of you an accurate, appropriate response
to every situation at every moment. Sometimes you will be irresistibly
impelled into action, at others you will be held back and restrained.
You will sometimes be made to ignore others and sometimes give them the
attention they seek. At times you will be gentle and yielding, at others
hard, uncompromising, assertive, even violent. For the love that is
born of sensitivity takes many forms and it responds not to
prefabricated guidelines and principles but to present, concrete reality .
When you first experience this kind of sensitivity you are likely to
experience terror. For all your defenses will be torn down, your
dishonesty exposed, the protected walls around you burned. Think
of the terror that comes to a rich man when he sets out to really see
the pitiful condition of the poor, to a power-hungry dictator when he
really looks at the plight of the people he oppresses, to a fanatic, a
bigot, when he really sees the falsehood of his convictions when they do
not fit the facts. The terror that comes to the romantic lover when he
decides to really see that what he loves is not his beloved but his
image of her. That is why the most painful act the human being can
perform, the act that he dreads the most is the act of seeing. It is in
that act of seeing that love is born, or rather more accurately, that
act of seeing is Love . Once you begin to see, your
sensitivity will drive you to the awareness, not just of the things that
you choose to see but of everything else as well. Your poor ego will
try desperately to blunt that sensitivity because its defenses are being
stripped away and it is left with no protection and nothing to cling
to. If you ever allow yourself to see it will be death of you. And that
is why love is so terrifying, for to love is to see and to see is to
die. But it is also the most delightful exhilarating experience in the
whole world. For in the death of the ego is freedom, peace, serenity,
joy. If it is love that you truly desire then set out at
once on the task of seeing, take it seriously and look at someone you
dislike and really see your prejudice. Look at someone you cling to or
something you cling to and really see the suffering, the futility, the
unfreedom of clinging and look long and lovingly at human faces and
human behavior. Take some time out to gaze in wonder at Nature, the
flight of a bird, a flower in bloom, the dry leaf crumbing to dust, the
flow of a river, the rising of the moon, a silhouette of a mountain
against the sky. And as you do this the hard, protective shell around
your heart will soften and melt and your heart will come alive in
sensitivity and responsiveness. The darkness in your eyes will be
dispelled and your vision will become clear and penetrating, and you
will know at last what love is ." ~ Anthony de Mello Take
an internal inventory of what's happening for you NOW... Do you feel
inner resistance? Sadness? Denial? Wonder? ... Once again, watch
as your week unfolds and observe where this text is applicable to your
own life.
To a
great start of your week! Debora Esajianwww.InnerMasteryCoaching.com
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 26, 2010 10:14 PM Wholesaling
University Blog Post - Do Not Miss Join Kristi Miller, our Email Marketing Extraordinaire, on another invaluable call on Email Marketing Strategies! Being Held: Thursday April 29th at 2:00pm ET Title: Email Marketing Training (Part 3): Killer Copywriting Strategies with Kristi Miller Description: On
this Training (part 3 of 4) Kristi Miller will be teaching you some
Killer Creative Copywriting strategies to get your emails opened,
recipients to take action, and keep your list engaging with you
long-term! She will cover: - Why people take action - Best subject line strategies - Best email layout to get your copy read! - Optimizing the preview pane - Integrating Images - Components of your email - banner, headline, sub-headline, body of the email, and call to action!
Registration Web Link: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/729552227 See you on the Training! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 25, 2010 9:14 AM Wholesaling
University Blog Post - New Deal...New Info Case Study! I hope everyone had a great weekend! We put 2 NEW deals under contract last week in San Diego , so get ready for some new case studies coming your way. These are the kinds of houses we will walk through on the next Rehab Bootcamp in San Diego in July. Here are the numbers on one of them...ARV - $550,000, Rehab - $40,000 and Purchase - $368,000. Check out the walk through!
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 22, 2010 8:04 AM Wholesaling
University Blog Post - Time Change for Today's Training Sorry for the short notice, but we
had to make a last minute time change to today's WholesalingU Webinar.
Today's LIVE training with Marina on "The Ingredients For A Successful
Short Sale" will now be held at 3:00pm ET. If you haven't yet registered, do so now... https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/622261003 Being Held: Thursday March 22nd at 3:00pm ET Title: Short Sale Success Part II: Ingredients For A Successful Short Sale Appointment with Marina Perdikouris Hauser Description:
In her second part short sale training Marina goes through essential
ingredients for a successful short sale appointment. See Below For More Details __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 20, 2010 3:34 PM Wholesaling
University Blog Post - Weekly Update & NEW Training
Hey Team,
Coming
up in WholesalingU this week, we will be joined by Marina for the second
part of her Short Sale Success training series! Register now...Being
Held: Thursday March 22nd at 2:00pm ET
Title: Short Sale Success Part II: Ingredients For A Successful Short
Sale Appointment with Marina Perdikouris Hauser Description: In
her second part short sale training Marina goes through essential
ingredients for a successful short sale appointment. She will go over:
What to take
with you so you wont have to go back to the property until the BPO
All the
essential paperwork and disclosures
How to
explain all the necessary paperwork
Handling
Seller Objections In Person
Registration
Web Link:https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/622261003
See you on the Training! Paul, JD, and the WholesalingU Team p.s.
After last weeks AWESOME WholesalingU training with Coach Debora
Esajian , we've received a ton of inquiries from WholesalingU members
looking to become a part of her upcoming 4 Week Inner Freedom Seekers
Training Program . If you haven't yet signed-up don't miss out this
opportunity...the first training begins tomorrow!
Click here to save your Spot!!! We are
all busy with tons of stuff to do, so do not use the excuse that "I
don't have the time, Debora" - making yourself your #1 priority is
important, so MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 18, 2010 6:14 PM Wholesaling
University Blog Post - Love...a message from my wife, Debora, to Everyone Hello Everyone
I just came across another amazing gem by Anthony de Mello - lets talk about love! We all have different (preconceived) ideas of what love is, but most of us never really stop to think what these are. So, here's Anthony de Mello once again making us think:::"Everywhere in the world people are in search of love, for everyone is convinced that love alone can save the world, love alone can make life meaningful and worth living. But how very few understand what love really is, and how it arises in the human heart. It is so frequently equated with good feelings toward others, with benevolence or nonviolence or service. But these things in themselves are not love. Love springs from awareness . It is only inasmuch as you see someone as he or she really is here and now and not as they are in your memory or your desire or in your imagination or projection that you can truly love them, otherwise it is not the person that you love but the idea that you have formed of this person, or this person as the object of your desire not as he or she is in themselves. Therefore the first act of love is to see this person or object, this reality as it truly is . And this involves the enormous discipline of dropping your desires, your prejudices, your memories, your projections, your selective way of looking, a discipline so great that most people would rather plunge headlong into good actions and service than submit to the burning fire of this asceticism. When you set out to serve someone whom you have not taken the trouble to see, are you meeting that person’s need or your own? So the first ingredient of love is to really see the other."
Just allow for the message here to sink in with you and observe what happens during this upcoming week... All the best! Debora Esajianwww.InnerMasteryCoaching.com ps: if you haven't yet signed up for my upcoming Inner Freedom Seekers training, I still have 2 spots left! Don't miss out this opportunity and make yourSelf your number 1 priority!!!Click here to save your Spot!!! ps
2: we are all busy with tons of stuff to do, so do not use the excuse
that "I don't have the time, Debora" - this is important, so MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 15, 2010 9:24 PM Wholesaling
University Blog Post - Live Life Inspired This Fresh Prince Will Inspire You!
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 13, 2010 4:14 PM Wholesaling
University Blog Post - New Training
Hey Team,
Debora Esajian
joins us this week for another exciting training! Check it out and
register now...
Being
Held: Thursday April 15th at 2:00pm ET Title:
Predicting
Relationship Dynamics: how personality types relate to each other in
Personal and Business Relationships with Debora Esajian
Description:
In this
training, Debora Esajian will discuss what happens when personality
types enter a relationship:
predicting
the relationship dynamics based on the personality types
predicting
the positive points as well as where problems can come up in the
relationship
real life
examples
R egistration Web Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/932852330
Don't miss out!
This will be an awesome training!
Register Now!
See you on the
Training!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 12, 2010 10:44 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Weekend WrapUp So we just finished our 4 Day Intensive Rehab Bootcamp in Jacksonville, FL. It was an amazing event with 150 of our close friends, students and investors. So many great relationships were build and there was a tremendous amount of education and excitement. I want to thank everyone! Check out this cool picture of Paul on site at the bus tour. We actually go out in the field to look at properties and estimate repairs. Very exciting day. Paul loves this picture because it looks like he grew a foot overnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 8, 2010 10:24 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Live Your Life "Only those who are asleep make no mistakes." Ingvar kamprad - Live life and do not be afraid to take action! _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 7, 2010 12:34 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Tomorrow's NEW Training
Hey Everyone,
Business development, what is it? How do you do it? Well if you are
getting everything single thing done, everyday, then you are not
challenging your business growth. Join Konrad on this super important
call to learn how to development your business, set projects and tackle
then properly an din the right order.
Being Held: Thursday April 8th at 2:00pm ET Title: Managing Business Development Projects and Getting Things Done in your RE Business with Konrad "The Task Master" Sopielnikow
R egistration Web Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/659943602
Your business will never
grow without the proper development projects. What are those projects,
how do you handle and manage them, how do you delegate them or should
you delegate? These are all great questions that you need to answer so
you can scale your business or just create more money and time to do
the things you want to do. Do not just work to work. Work smart
and work hard but, as important, is to be able to enjoy what your doing
and were your business is going. Nobody is better at getting important
things done, and having a life and fun in the process, than Konrad. He
works hard and plays harder. To learn how to tackle those vital
business building projects and discover new growth in your real estate
business...be on this call.
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/659943602
See you on the Training!
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
April 6, 2010 11:14 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - New Month, New Week and New Trainings Coming Soon! "If you cannot find meaning in your life, it is your responsibility as a human being to create it, whether that is fulfilling dreams or finding work that gives you purpose and self-worth - ideally a combination of both." Timothy Ferriss "The 4-Hour Workweek" __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 3, 2010 6:24 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Happy Easter Happy Easter from All of us at Fortune Builders and Wholesaling University! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 1, 2010 6:44 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - April Fools Day Rehabbing is easy....April Fools!! Rehabbing real estate can be very fun and extremely profitable, if you follow our system. Do Not Miss the upcoming Rehabber's Bootcamp in Jacksonville, FL. This is 4 intense days with my brother Paul and myself teaching every area of this business. From finding contractors to estimating repairs, from funding your deals to what type of insurance you need to what sells houses in today's market. Click Here For Event Details and Location. BE THERE.....
Email Chelsea@FortuneBuilders to sign up or confirm your seat!!!! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 31, 2010 6:34 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Life "The
only difference between an extraordinary life & an ordinary one is
the extraordinary pleasures u find in ordinary things." V. Vienne __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 29, 2010 4:44 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - New Training This Week Hey Team, I usually joke around in my emails, but with this topic I am
dead serious.
The statistics are pretty scary...
Millions of lawsuits are filed in the United
States every single year. Unfortunately, Real Estate Investors are a top target
and a large percentage of these suits involve people like you and I.
The sad part is less than 5% of Real Estate investors I have
surveyed at our bootcamps have a Wealth Protection plan in place. A Wealth
Protection plan is specifically designed
to preserve your wealth, protect your assets, and avoid lawsuits.
That is why I do one webinar a year on this topic! So don't
miss it...
Join us Wednesday night at 9:00 PM Eastern as I will be
interviewing Jeff Watson, who is one of the top Real Estate Wealth Protection
attorneys in the country, on the topic of "Asset
Protection & Wealth Preservation Planning for Real Estate Investors and Business
Owners."
Register here...this is always one of the most requested
topics every year: Click Here To Register For The Webinar Right Away!
On the webinar Jeff will be discussing the 6 things that you
must do in the next 60 days to implement your "Wealth Protection Plan."
Don't risk losing a lifetime of hard work just because you
didn't take the time to join us on this call!
Register here! Make time for what could be the most
important call of your career!
Click Here To Register For The Webinar Right Away!
See you on the webinar!
To Your Success,
Than Merrill and The FortuneBuilders.com Team
P.S. In our first year of business Paul and I implemented
what you will learn on this webinar and it has saved us four different times
from frivolous lawsuits over the years. This is not a topic to take lightly.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 28, 2010 10:44 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - New Exercise for a New Week Remember: There is a direct correlation between an
increase sphere of comfort and getting what you want.
Here We Go. Great exercise to increase your zone of comfort
and also improve your connection with people.
Learn to Eye Gaze
Some speed dating events use this concept of gazing into the
eyes of each partner for three minutes at a time with absolutely NO speaking
permitted. If you have ever tried this it becomes clear how uncomfortable most
people are doing this. For the next two days, practice gazing into the eyes of
others- whether people you pass on the street or conversational partners- until
they break contacts. Here are some hints:
1. Focus
on one eye and be sure to blink occasionally so you don’t look like a
psychopath or get your ass kicked. In
conversation, maintain eye contact when you are speaking. It’s easy to do
while listening. Practice
with people bigger and more confident than yourself. If a passerby asks
you what the hell you’re staring at, just smile and respond, “Sorry about
that. I thought you were on old friend of mine.”
Partial excerpt from “The 4-Hour Work Week” by Tim Ferriss.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 26, 2010 10:34 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Brazilian REHAB...You Decide!
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the
majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” Mark Twain
Being a student of FortuneBuilders, is just like being a
good student of life . Learning from the best, working with a select few who are
not ok is the status quo, challenging ourselves, learning from our mistakes and
allowing ourselves to take calculated risk. Having fear is alright, allowing
that fear to stop us from doing what we want is not. ..
We always push ourselves and our students to do and be their
best. As a result, everyone in the FortuneBuilders family, you included of
course, will search out their own special destiny and reality.
For me, challenging myself to do and try new things.
New places, new relationships, new experiences…for example Brazil. I am in this beautiful
country visiting my wife’s family and experiencing were she is from. BUT, you
know I can’t stop working altogether. Case in point…”Flip This House” BRAZIL, you
decide. Should we do this project or not? Enjoy the video!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 24, 2010 11:04 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Thoughts From Brazil Stuff
your eyes with wonder . . . live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds.
See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in
factories.
Ray Bradbury View from our hotel,Catedral Do Santo Antonio.....in Americana SP, Brazil ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 21, 2010 10:44 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - New Adventure So as I was getting ready for my first trip to Brazil to meet all of my wife's family this last week, we got multiple offers as one of our latest REHAB projects in San Diego. The beauty of this business is that with technology, you can work from anywhere. For the next 2 weeks I will be working from another country closing this project out. Your business should really be just a "hobby" that you do while you follow your true passions. For me, family, friends and new experiences. Real Estate investing is an amazing thing, but your passions should drive you. Enjoy the video.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 19, 2010 10:24 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Snarf Snarf...Watch Flip This House Snarf say's to watch us on "Flip This House" tomorrow morning...he will be tuned in! Check out more info below........
71 - Suburban Steal
Saturday, March 20 12:00pm ET
The newest project for CT Homes comes by way of one of Paul
and Than's investor protegees. He sells them on a steal of a deal in an upscale
suburb. It's a 3000 square-foot home on a ½ acre, hill-top lot surrounded by
trees and stunning views. The interior is recently renovated with new high-end
fixtures. Than is wary of taking on a too many projects given their plans to
open a satellite office in San Diego, but Paul and JD argue that, with a couple
of small fixes, they will have the hottest house in the neighborhood. The
biggest challenge will be trying to sell fast in today's down market. Demo day
arrives and with it the first major set-back--the overgrown backyard is home to
a strange gravel pit that hides the remains of an outdated septic system. The
installation of a new septic system plus the discovery of faulty plumbing
inside the house turn this quick flip into a serious challenge.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________March 17, 2010 6:14 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - St Patrick's DayHappy St Patties Day To All! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________March 16, 2010 7:34 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Special NEW Training Tomorrow Join us on this very important
call with JD and Marina Perdikouris Hauser. Yes, the investor formerly known as
just Marina Perdikouris. Marina is an extremely successful investor in
MA. She is negotiating and more importantly, getting accepted, multiple
short sales every month . She is also one of our mentors in the Mastery
coaching program!
Being Held: Wednesday March 17th at 2:00pm ET Title: "How to Take an Incoming Phone Lead & Build Rapport with Someone in Pre Foreclosure - with JD & Marina" Description: Handling
an incoming phone lead is vital to your success in your real estate
business. Many of your best deals in today's market will be some sort
of Pre Foreclosure lead. As an investor, you need to be able to build
rapport, handle any objections and set an appointment. Not to mention
explain their options, analyze the deal and make sure they prepare any
and all documents needed to begin a short sale. This all has to happen
in a sort time frame.Marina was one of our first employees at
Fortune Builders and CT Homes LLC and has done every area of the
business. She is a GREAT person and an extremely successful investor.
Do not miss this call . Log In To the Classroom Section and register for the training tomorrow at 2PM Eastern!! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 14, 2010 1:54 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Day Light Savings See what 3 of our FortuneBuilders Mastery students are up to on this project. Steve, Sylvia and Claudia, current Mastery coaching students, have partnered on this awesome rehab. They will finish the punch list this week and already have their buyer in place. They are scheduled to make close to a six figure profit, stay tuned for more details. For more info on the Mastery program check out FortuneBuilders Mastery
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 12, 2010 8:14 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - To Think AboutHere is an awesome message from my wife Debora....Give it some thought! Hello Everyone,
I
just came across one of my favorite tests, called "What Must I do" by
Anthony de Mello and wanted to share a portion of it with you. This
is an important issue that comes up often for many of us, as we get
stuck in tendencies and "preferences" that limit our experience of
Reality. As you read it, think how it applies to your own life now and in the past. Enjoy!
"Think of yourself in a concert hall listening to the strains of the
sweetest music when you suddenly remember that you forgot to lock your
car. You are anxious about the car, you cannot walk out of the hall and
you cannot enjoy the music. There you have a perfect image of life as
it is lived by most human beings. For life to those who have the
ears to hear is a symphony; but very, very rare indeed is the human
being who hears the music. Why? Because they are busy listening to the
noises that their conditioning and their programming have put into
their heads. That and something else – their attachments. An attachment
is a major killer of life. To really hear the symphony you must be
sensitively attuned to every instrument in the orchestra. When you take
pleasure only in the drum, you cease to hear the symphony because the
sound of the drum has blotted out the other instruments. You may have
your preferences for drum or violin or piano; no harm in these, for a
preference does not damage your capacity to hear and enjoy the other
instruments. But the moment your preference turns into an attachment,
it hardens you to the other sounds, you suddenly undervalue them. And
it blinds you to its particular instrument, for you give it a value out
of all proportion to its merit."
Just sit with it for a while and see what comes up for you. All the best! Debora Esajianwww.InnerMasteryCoaching.com
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 11, 2010 1:34 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - QuickBooks Trainings 2 and 3 Hey team, if you missed the LIVE "Case Study" training today be sure and catch the reply posted in the Classroom Section!! Also, we posted trainings 2 and 3 of Paul's "QuickBooks Training Series for Real Estate Investors". Check it out in the Classroom Section under Accounting. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 9, 2010 9:34 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - "Case Study" Training THIS Week
Hello Team,
This
week in WholesalingU, JD will take you through one of our most recent
deals! In addition to this training, JD's going to send you the Scope
of Work the morning of the call! To check out some Before and After
pictures of the property CLICK HERE and make sure to register for the training below...
Being Held: Thursday March 11th at 2:00pm ET Title: REHAB "Case Study Spectacular"- Find, Fix and Sell Your Deals with JD Esajian
Description:
Who wants to learn how to make a 6 figure profit in today's market? On
this brand new "Case Study" training, JD will take you through one of
our most recent deals. This property renovation was recently completed
and we our waiting for an offer as we speak. Learn how we found the
deal, estimated repairs, managed the rehab and got the home ready for
sale. This was a banked owned REO with foundation issues. The scope of
worked scared many away, and as a result of solving problems that
others could not, we will be making OVER $100,000 profit on this rehab.
BONUS - for all who are on this training, you will get the actual scope
of work for this property. Including item numbers for all materials and
actual costs of repairs. DO NOT MISS!! Log Into Wholesaling University and get over to the Classroom section, click on Thursday's New Training to Register!!! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 6, 2010 7:54 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Ability Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. ..Enjoy!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 3, 2010 7:24 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - FOCUS "The way
to activate the seeds of your creation is by making choices about the
results you want to create. When you make a choice, you activate vast
human energies and resources, which otherwise go untapped. All too
often people fail to focus their choices upon results and therefore
their choices are ineffective. If you limit your choices only to what
seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you
truly want, and all that is left is compromise." Robert Fritz Join Me and MY personal coach, Rich Fettke , on a great call today at 2pm Eastern. See all details below!! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 2, 2010 7:04 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - New Month...New Trainings
Hello Team,
I'm excited to share with you that we were able get a special guest expert,
and very close friend of the FortuneBuilders team, Rich Fettke to join us for a
LIVE Training this week in WholesalingU! Rich is an amazing person and is MY personal life coach. Over the past 2 years I personally have accomplished goals, had more success, professionally and personally and I owe a HUGE part of it to the things that Rich and I discuss on our coaching calls. The very same methods that he will be sharing TOMORROW! Being Held: Wednesday March 3rd at 2:00pm ET
Title: "The Focused Investor"- How To Take Action & Reach
Your Business Goals with Rich Fettke & JD Esajian
Description: How to take action, stay focused, and create
momentum in real estate investing, business and life. Almost 90% of all people
identify lack of focus as their biggest obstacle to achieving success.
Bottom line -- focus is a critical skill of high achievers. In this
Webinar, Rich Fettke will give clear examples and right-to-the-point ideas to
help you get moving and keep moving toward your most important goals.
Some of What You will learn to:
* Be more effective and get better results
* Develop your ability to focus on what really matters
* Create natural motivation vs. forced will-power
* Break through procrastination and take action
* Develop helpful rituals and "success habits"
* Create momentum and avoid being overwhelmed
Registration Here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/990066627
More about Rich....
Rich Fettke has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and salespeople improve their
businesses and their lives. He is the author of Extreme Success and the audio
programs FOCUS and Momentum.
A pioneer in the field of business and personal coaching, Rich is
past-president of the Professional & Personal Coaches Association and is
former vice president of the now 17,000 member International Coach Federation
(ICF). He also holds one of the ICF's first Master Certified Coach credentials.
Rich's work has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers including
USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Self and Entrepreneur Magazine. He has also
been a guest on every major TV network and on dozens of radio shows.
See you on the Training!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 28, 2010 8:34 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Simply Amazing The Journey Is The Reward...... There is so much motivation you can absorb from the success of others!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 26, 2010 1:24 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Coming Next Week It is truly my honor to bring MY personal coach in for a new training, Rick Fettke. Great guy, great coach and great trainer. The new training will be posted inside WholesalingU very soon. The call will be next week....... Read Below!
THE FOCUSED INVESTOR
How to take action, stay focused, and create momentum in
real estate investing, business and life.
Almost 90% of all people identify lack of focus as their
biggest obstacle to achieving success. Bottom line -- focus is a critical
skill of high achievers. In this Webinar, Rich Fettke will give clear
examples and right-to-the-point ideas to help you get moving and keep moving
toward your most important goals.
You will learn to:
* Be more effective and get better results
* Develop your ability to focus on what really matters
* Create natural motivation vs. forced will-power
* Break through procrastination and take action
* Develop helpful rituals and "success habits"
* Create momentum and avoid being overwhelmed ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 23, 2010 5:54 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Quickbooks Is Alive...New Training Has Arrived!
Hello Team,
Paul Esajian recently kicked off a
Quickbooks Training Series
and the response was SO OVERWHELMING that we decided we must share it
with our WholesalingU family! We've posted it inside the WholesalingU
Classroom for you and must check it out! During this first Training
"Quickbooks 101"
Paul went through a Quickbooks overview for Real Estate investors, basic
accounting principles you must know, understanding the quickbooks environment,
basics on the chart of accounts - creating accounts & sub-accounts,
and setting up items - inventory, non-inventory, and service items.
To watch it...
log-in to your WholesalingU account
go to the
"Classroom"
tab
click on the
"Accounting"
section
the Quickbooks 101 Training will appear at the top of the list!
This is extremely important for all investors and we have had numerous
requests for this from members. Paul will be teaching these classes so
DO NOT MISS!
Next week we will be posting Quickbooks 202 Training for you as well!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 22, 2010 10:24 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - New ClassesWe are getting ready for new trainings inside WholesalingU. QuickBooks This week will be some new classes about accounting and how to use QuickBooks for you real estate business! This is extremely important for all investors and we have had numerous requests for this from members. Paul will be teaching these classes so DO NOT MISS! Also, I am bringing my personal coach in, Rich Fettke , to discuss how to get the most out of 2010 and beyond. We are finalizing the schedule, but looks like March 2 for this important training. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 18, 2010 9:24 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Olympics 2010 Are you watching the Olympics? There are some amazing sports performances this year. I am always inspired when I watch people preform on that level. In that spirit, I filmed my own little diddy. No not a "double cork" flip in the snowboard half pipe but a First Walk Through. Yes that's right the every illusive initial property walk through. Did I win a GOLD, you decide. Enjoy.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________February 16, 2010 7:44 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Weekly Updates "What you see depends on what you're looking for." - Anonymous We have a big week ahead and some very exciting trainings in the following weeks. First off, this week is the Marketing and Wholesaling Bootcamp, in San Diego Thursday the 18th - Sunday the 21st.Click Here For More Information and To Sign Up - You can still attend, email Chelsea at chelsea@fortunebuilders.com 4 Days of Intense education taught by Than Merrill, Paul Esajian , Konrad, myself and the rest of the FortuneBuilders Team! We are also getting ready for a great new set of classes inside WholesalingU. QuickBooks We will start the week of February 22 with classes about accounting and how to use QuickBooks for you real estate business! This is extremely important for all investors and we have had numerous requests for this from members. Paul will be teaching these classes so DO NOT MISS! Goal Setting and Motivation are also extremely important. I am bringing my personal coach on, Rich Fettke , to discuss how to get the most out of 2010 and beyond. I will also be conducting another "Case Study" training on a recent deal and some additional classes on Rehabbing. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 10, 2010 6:54 AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Do Not Miss Today we will be posting some BRAND NEW trainings in Wholesaling University for the coming weeks. We will be cover topics such as Real Estate Accounting, Goal Setting, Rehabbing, Case Studies and Personal Growth Through The Enneagram. As I told you from the start of the year, 2010 is going to be powerful! ALSO , do not forget today's important NEW training class, "Managing Your Virtual Employees" with Geoff Chadwick. Geoff has an amazing business mind and is an all around great guy. You would be hard pressed to find a more organized person that gets more done. He will walk you through this process of productivity. Do not miss today's webinar! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 8, 2010 3:54 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Weekly Training Update Hey Team, This Wednesday, Geoff Chadwick (Team Nerd Extraordinaire) will be covering a topic super important to any real estate professional who currently employs or is thinking about hiring Virtual Employees! Check it out....
Wednesday
February 10th @ 2:00pm ET
Title:
Employee Productivity - "Managing Your Virtual Employees - No Matter Where
They Work" with Geoff Chadwick
Description:
In this training, Geoff will teach you how to manage projects and employees
that work virtually. He will demonstrate the tools he uses to make sure
that all tasks stay on track. Learn how to maximize your employee productivity
and output no matter were they live or work.
Be sure and Register inside Wholesaling University Today!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 5, 2010 4:44 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Important As we start the 2nd month of this year, 2010, I remind everyone to revisit their goals!! I just completed a BIG one of mine, an 8 month process, obtaining my California Brokers license. I begin course material in June or 2009, finished all the courses in early January 2010 and passed my test just this last Wednesday, February 3 2010. Today I feel fantastic. I share that with everyone 1) because I an excited and 2) I want everyone to understand the power of GOAL SETTING. Here is a great excerpt from the book "The Diamond Cutter" that I am reading. I found it very interesting, motivating and challenging at the same time. I believe if you do these things, you will put yourself down the path of success. The author, Geshe Michael Roach is discussing imprints on the mind....... 1) In Order to see yourself do well in business and prosper financially, plant imprints for this in your subconscious by maintaining a generous state of mind. 2) In order to see yourself in a world which is just generally a very happy place, plant imprints for this in your subconscious by maintaining a very ethical way of life. 3) In to see yourself as physically healthy and attractive, plant imprints for this in your subconscious by refusing ever to get angry. 4) In order to see yourself as a leader in both your personal life and in business, plant imprints for this in your subconscious by taking joy in constructive and helpful actions. 5) In order to see yourself able to focus your mind steadily, plant imprints for this in your subconscious by practicing deep states of concentration, or meditation. 6) In order to see yourself freed from a world where things don't work the way you want them to, plant imprints for this in your subconscious by learning the principals of hidden potential and mental imprints. 7) In order to see yourself get all you ever wished for, and see others get all they ever wished for as well, plant imprints for this in your subconscious be cultivating an attitude of compassion towards others. It is a very interesting book that uses teaching from Buddha and Tibetan wisdom to show you how to manage your life and business. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 1, 2010 3:04 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - New Month and New Training Hello Team, On Thursday we will be joined by FortuneBuilders own Kristi Miller for Email Marketing Training Part II. If you want to set up an automated and EXTREMELY effective marketing platform
for your business in 2010, you must be on this training...check it out...
Thursday
February 4th @ 2:00pm ET
Title:
Email Marketing Training (Part 2) Intergrating with Your Property Marketing
Plan, Websites & Other Forms of Marketing
Description:
After covering an Introduction to Email Marketing, Basic Strategies and
Mistakes You Must Avoid in Class 1 of the Series Kristi Miller will be
kicking it up a notch for your Training #2. In this Training (Class 2
of 4) Kristi will show you how to effectively integrate Email Marketing
into your Property Marketing Plan (marketing to both build your list and
sell your properties). She will also reveal the exact system we use to
integrate Email Auto-responders and Drip Campaigns into your Website, Squeeze
Pages and ALL OTHER FORMS OF MARKETING you are currently running in your
real estate business!
To Register, Log Into WholesalingU and go to the Calendar section. Click on the training for this Thursday!
See you there!
To Your Success,
Than Merrill , JD Esajian and the WholesalingU Team!
p.s. If you missed Kristi's first training in the Email Marketing Series,
the replay IS available for you in the Classroom section of WholesalingU!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 30, 2010 7:04 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Open House For ALL members in Southern Cal , Please join us Tomorrow, Sunday January 31 from 1-4pm for an Exclusive Open House!! For Those of you Out of the area.... Click Here to Enjoy a Virtual Tour of the Home Windmill Virtual Tour All the property Info and Address is included in the Virtual Video Tour. See you there. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________January 29, 2010 6:44 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Saturday Morning "Flip This House" Marathon Join Paul, Than, myself and the whole team tomorrow for a great line up of "Flip This House" shows. We have 4 great projects to highlight tomorrow so sit back, relax and enjoy! Click Here For More Information On TV Show Times
43 - Elm Street Nightmare
Saturday, January 30 11:00am ET
The crew at CT Homes decides it's time to flip two
multi-family Victorians on Elm
Street which they own as rental units. The
beautiful homes situated in one of New
Haven's historical landmark neighborhoods near Yale
should turn a hefty profit, but they need to be improved before they can be
sold. It's competition time as Paul and Than square off against JD and Jeremy
to see who can do the best flip and make the most profit. The two teams differ
in every area, from budget to design. Will JD and Jeremy's motto of "flip
it fast and flip it cheap" hold up against the more conservative Paul and
Than who believe that more time and more money makes for a better flip?
62 - Hartford Headache
Saturday, January 30 12:00pm ET
Than heads to Hartford
to capitalize on a flip gone wrong. A flipper has foreclosed on a three family
building in one of Hartford's
up and coming neighborhoods and the project was left unfinished. The team has
already secured a buyer and their newest acquisition is looking like it will
result in a big profit and an easy rehab. But after settling on a price, Paul
and JD discover that this project won't be as easy as it looks. Turns out this
is a classic case of mortgage fraud--all of the previous owner's
"renovations" are revealed to be superficial. The problems keep
adding up from a bee infestation to a complete plumbing overhaul. JD will have
his hands full trying to deal with this "Hartford Headache."
38 - Pipe Dreams
Saturday, January 30 2:00pm ET
Jeremy gets a great lead on a run-down 3 bedroom
colonial in Hamden, CT
and vows to turn the property into the "pride of Hamden." This lofty goal hits an
immediate snag when the team discovers that the previous tenants left the home full
of their junk. JD's quick thinking turns lemons into lemonade when he decides
to hold a yard sale. Back on track the team encounters a larger
problem--steam pipes are blocking a planned expansion of the kitchen. Pipe
problems are just the beginning as the guys rush to finish the project in time
and on budget. Will Than and his team be able to come out on top with this flip
or is it just another pipe dream? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 27, 2010 7:24 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - House For Sale So I am extremely Proud of one of our latest Rehabs. The house is FOR SALE and I wanted to share it with all of you. Of course you know that this will be a GREAT "Case Study Training" in the very near future. This house is in East County San Diego so please share it with anyone who may be interested in purchasing this great property. I would rather compensate a Wholesaling University member for helping with the sale than a realtor I have never met.Click Here For More Property Information ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 25, 2010 4:14 PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Growth
When something comes into
your life that changes you, one of the best gifts you can offer is to share
that with others.
That is exactly what we do everyday
with Real Estate inside Wholesaling
University and
FortuneBuilders. There are also many other great tools worth sharing. My
wife, Debora Esajian would like to share one with you today. She is very
proud of her new website, as am I, and she would like to share The Enneagram
with all of you. Please visit Debora's NEW website - Inner Mastery Coaching
"Growth Itself Contains The Germ of Happiness"
ALSO, Debora will be teaching a class this week to help you understand.....Register Below
Thursday Jan. 28th @ 2:00pm ET
Title: Self Mastery & Personality Training 102 - Building Rapport
with Debora Esajian
Description: In this class, Debora will continue to teach
you the POWER of The Enneagram. You will learn:
Tips on how to identify the 9
different Enneagram personality types as you encounter them Tips on building Rapport with
the 9 different Enneagram personality types
It is recommended that you check out the Self-Mastery & Personality
Training 101 class prior to this training. You can find it in the Classroom
Section of WholesalingU under Networking and Relationship. Registration Web Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/317898858
See you there!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
January 22, 2010 8:53PM Wholesaling University Blog Post
Than Merrill is doing a LIVE "Office Systems Training" webinar and Q&A tomorrow at 12:00 PM Eastern where he will teach you how to set up your Real Estate office properly and how to integrate FreedomSoft directly into your daily activities.
This is NOT the FreedomSoft Sales webinar that you have gotten 1 gazillion emails about!
Register here for this Saturday's LIVE 12:00 PM Eastern training webinar: Click Here To Register For The Webinar & Learn Full Details!
Now this is where it gets REDONKULOUS...
We are going to have a contest on tomorrow's webinar amongst all the attendees and the winner is going to win a $10,000 prize.
What's the prize?
We are going to fly in one of my key experienced team members to help you set up your Real Estate office or home office, train you on how to use FreedomSoft, and give you the FreedomSoft software for FREE!
That's right...we FLY to YOU. And set your whole office up for you. You learn and prepare to dominate your market!
All you have to do is tune into tomorrow's LIVE " Office Systems Training" webinar with Than. He will also have Konrad and Geoff (Team Nerd) on the call answering everyone's questions in the Go To Webinar box!
Register now...We are only doing this once! Saturday January 23 rd at 12:00 PM Eastern: Click Here To Register For The Webinar & Learn Full Details!
This training and crazy idea actually came as a result of the GAZILLION questions we got from recent FreedomSoft purchasers and prospective purchasers yesterday.
One guy offered us $15,000 dollars if we would do this for him. Well, he got what he wanted and we decided this would be an awesome contest to run.
What better way to promote a kick start user training then to have a contest!
Here is what you will learn on the webinar!
How to set up your real estate office - what you need to be efficient
How to integrate FreedomSoft email marketing into your business
What areas of the business are not automated by FreedomSoft and how to build systems around them
How to integrate FreedomSoft into your real estate business seamlessly without a lot of transitional headaches
How to hire people to work with FreedomSoft - what activities should they manage and which ones should you manage
What is coming down the road for FreedomSoft versions 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0?
How to market, analyze deals, appraise properties, generate contracts, all using FreedomSoft.
How to integrate your phone system and websites into FreedomSoft
This is a training that is half on FreedomSoft and half on other areas of the business that you must set up!
Register now...don't miss this valuable training Click Here To Register For The Webinar & Learn Full Details!
To Your Success,
Than Merrill, Paul Esajian , and The FortuneBuilders.com Question Team
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January 20, 2010 6:44PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Final Punch List So we are 4 days from finishing this awesome REHAB and I want to share. We are doing our punch list and final cleaning. We are staging the home next week and then up for sale. You know as soon as we are done I will bring you a complete "Case Study Training". In the mean time, check out this video update and get back to me with feedback. You can post comments in the Forum Section inside Wholesale University!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 19, 2010 8:34AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Molly Means BusinessHello Team Hope your week is getting off to a great start. We have a POWERFUL NEW training call this week that you should definitely check out. With the new year under way, it is so important that we talk about ethics and how that relates to the success of your business! Wednesday Jan. 20th 2:00pm ET Title: Defining & Understanding Business Ethics as a Real Estate Investor (Part 1) with Molly Shaw-Matthers Description: In this class, Molly will discuss a basic understanding of business ethics and how you can help your own business be more prepared to resolve an ethical dilemma in the workplace. This training class will also include a discussion exercise.
To Register, log into Wholesaling University and go into the Calendar Section. Click on this training for tomorrow January 20th!!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 18, 2010 10:44AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Martin Luther King Jr. "If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well." Martin Luther King Jr ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 15, 2010 10:24AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Flip This House Update for Saturday
49 - Than's Bargain Buy
Saturday, January 16 11:00am ET
As the market continues its downward spiral, Than and Joe find an opportunity--an overleveraged house heading into foreclosure. The bank is eager to unload their money pit and agrees to a short sale that allows Than to buy the place for less than the amount owed.Than's bargain quickly becomes Paul and JD's headache. The house has been home to squatters who trashed the place, then stole the valuable copper piping out of the walls. The neighborhood, while in transition, has a long way to go. Securing the job site becomes an issue when an intruder goes after the brand new plumbing. A Nor'easter sweeps through New Haven holding up work, and just when the sun starts shining, Paul has to deal with an unsettled lead lien--which may or may not cost them a fortune.
See what happens to this house!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 14, 2010 7:34PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Thoughts If we really want to succeed, on any level, on every level, we must seek to stamp out unhappiness in its every form and within any mind..... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 13, 2010 2:44PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Tonight Change Your Business Forever
Hello All
Tonight, I am going to put an extra $12,000 dollars back into your pocket. I'm dead serious...and here's how.... At 9:00 PM Eastern we are having a webinar on how to get access to a list of all Nationwide Cash Buyers. (These are people around the country who have bought properties for ALL CASH over the past few months.) Register here to be the FIRST group of people to see this opportunity:Click Here To Register For The Webinar & Learn Full Details! Let's cut to the chase. How is this going to benefit you as a Real Estate Investor?1. Instant Buyers List: You will instantly have a list of the most qualified buyers in your area and nationwide. These are people that actually have money and don't have to use a bank to buy your real estate deals!2. No Real Estate Commissions Paid Out: Think about it this way. Are you going to sell a home over the course of the next couple years? Yes, of course! If you use a Realtor to sell ONE home valued at $200,000 dollars it will cost you $12,000 dollars of your profit. However, if YOU sell the home to a "Cash Buyer" it won't cost you a dime. (Do the math if you sell more than one home!)Register here because you know this webinar is going to make your life easier: Click Here To Register For The Webinar & Learn Full Details! 3. REO Flipping Now Possible: Flipping REO's is not easy. Period. The reason is because you have a short time period to control the property, find a buyer, and if your buyer needs to get a loan. Forget about it...headaches, deal falls apart, you go bald from stress. Not if you sell to a "Cash Buyer" who can close in 3 to 7 days.4. Pre-Foreclosures/Short Sales & Title Seasoning: Big problem solved. If you work in this niche of real estate the toughest part of every transaction is getting the deal closed when you are selling the property to another buyer with a bank loan. With a "Cash Buyer" there is no seasoning requirements or hassles. 5. Deals Falling Apart: Over the past few years we have plenty of deals that fell apart at the last minute because the buyers financing got pulled at the last minute. Well, with a "Cash Buyer" you don't have this problem. Register now....it is tonight at 9:00 PM Eastern: Click Here To Register For The Webinar & Learn Full Details! See you on the webinar! Get ready because it is going to be one heck of a party! Than Merrill & The FortuneBuilders Team P.S. We already have over 2500 people registered. I had to set up 3 accounts for tonight's webinar...insane! That's because this is the first time this list is accessible to the public. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 12, 2010 6:34PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Words To Live By "Don’t ask so much what the world needs. Go out and do what makes you come alive, because what the world needs most are people who have come alive." Howard Thurman ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 10, 2010 10:54PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Don't Forget Just wanted to drop you a quick note on a Sunday to remind you our WholesalingU training this week is happening TOMORROW Monday Jan. 11th at 2:00pm ET. I know this is an irregular day of the week for us to hold our LIVE training and I wanted to make sure you've set aside the time to join me with two of our students Chris and Adam for a special case study. Chris and Adam's investing business has REALLY taken off, they are making some serious profits, and they have some great insight for you as to what made the difference in jumpstarting their rehabbing business! This is one training you definitely don't want to miss. Check it out Below... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 8, 2010 11:34AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Reminder: New Training Hello Team. Well as we wrap up the first work week of the New Year I want to remind everyone that this is YOUR year. Your year to accomplish your goals and make a difference in your life and the lives of those around you! Join us on this coming Monday to see how 2 students, Adam Kosiorek and Chris Musial are making a difference with their real estate investing. New Training! Student Case Study "Rehabbing Your Deals AND Getting Multiple Offers Before You Finish" with JD, Adam & ChrisMon, Jan 11, 2010 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST Description: In this great new training learn how 2 students, Adam Kosiorek and Chris Musial, got multiple offers before finishing their latest rehab project. Learn the strategies they used to make money in this market and have fun along the way. Their business is a great example of 2 good friends setting goals and going after them. They will show you how to do the same. Log Into Wholesaling University and register in the Calendar Section. Click on Monday January 11th!! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 6, 2010 6:44PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Potential"Continuous excellent effort, not maximum strength or superior IQ, is the key to unlocking your potential as an achiever." Hey Team, my brother Paul Esajian joined my on the NEW training we just finished "Finding and Pre-Screening Quality Contractors". Be sure and catch the replay in the Classroom section. Speaking of excellent effort and potential...check out what 3 of our Mastery coaching students are up to on a new deal. It is an AWESOME example of using the power of coaching and the team concept to make money! Enjoy
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 4, 2010 3:54PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - New Week, New Year and NEW TRAININGS!!That's right team...a brand new training this week on a BRAND NEW topic. Contractors! We have an awesome new training series JD will be kicking off this week! This new training series is just one of the exciting topics we have on the calendar for you to jumpstart your new year! Be sure and get signed up right away... Wednesday, January 6, 2010 6:00 PM Title: Contractors "Locating & Pre-Screen Quality Contractors for Your Rehab & Wholesaling Business" Part 1 with JD Esajian Class Description: One of the keys to any great rehab is working with quality contractors. Knowing were and how to find them can also help EXPLODE your Wholesaling business and JD will show you how on this NEW training. The rare and elusive "Quality" contractor is like an endangered species & can be difficult to locate. Well NOT if you know were to look and how to Pre-Screen.To Register...Log Into The Wholesaling University Calendar Section. Click On The Training For Wednesday January 6. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 3, 2010 1:14PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - New Year, New Goal, New RewardsAs we begin the first week of 2010, we at FortuneBuilders and WholsalingU encourage you to take a moment tonight to Set Your Goals! It can sometimes be challenging but just sit down and start writing...I guarantee you will be surprised how quickly they come out. For me it was always an internal issue of "what if I don't reach them...am I a failure" That is of course not true and it took me some time to realize it. Understand that if you set goals and work towards them in 2010, at the end of the year you will be in a better place than if you did not set any at all. Here is an article that Than found that may help! HOW TO: Do Almost Anything Online in 2010 We have also posted some great NEW Training Classes for the month of January and February! Check them out!! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 31, 2009 5:34PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Happy New Year As I sit here soaking up the last hours of 2009, I want to thank all members for an Awesome year. Everyone reading this email played a part in making 2009 my personal best year to date. Thank You."Prepare your body and mind for Anything, and you will find yourself capable of Everything" Happy New Year from All of Us at FortuneBuilders and Wholesaling University! Cheers to the BEST Life Possible in 2010 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 30, 2009 12:24PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Rehab Knowledge Is Key As we begin the new year, we are going to be training on all kinds of NEW TOPICS. Many members have requested that we cover some more rehab topics and that is exactly what we are going to do. Remember that I personally read all requests and so it is IMPORTANT that you stay active inside Wholesaling University. That being said, I will be posting a bunch of NEW classes in the calendar section so stay tuned. The first of which will be a training I do on "Locating and Pre-screening Quality Contractors". Check out the video update below and understand that we will be making well over $100,000 in profit because we know how to rehab and were to find good quality contractors to do the work. Enjoy the update and stay tuned for the finished product in about 10 days.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 28, 2009 1:14PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Goal Setting"We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don’t know where you’re aiming, you don’t have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared." Mary Kay Ash With 3 days left in 2009, NOW is a good time to look forward to 2010!! Start by setting your goals for the new year and don't be afraid to set them high. Even if you do not reach them all....you will still be further along than if you did not set them at all. Another great idea that I have been working on with my personal coach is to create a Doctrine , if you will, for "How I Want To Operate" in 2010. Think of it this way, how do you want to honor yourself, your goals, those around you, the environment, etc., etc . This will give you a blueprint for your success in the coming year. I am creating mine this week and I encourage you to do the same.Cheers to A Great New Year! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 25, 2009 9:34AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Merry Christmas! There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved... George Sand Merry Christmas to You and your Family from everyone here at FortuneBuilders and Wholesaling University!!___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 22, 2009 9:44AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Early Christmas Gift Hello Friends, On behalf of all of us here at the WholesalingU and FortuneBuilders.com Team, we'd like to wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy Holiday season . As 2009 comes to an end, this week is a great opportunity to relax, enjoy time with your family, reflect on the past year and gear up for an even better 2010! We will not be holding a new training this week in the University, but we did want to give you a special Holiday gift.. .it's very valuable content you should definitely take some time to check out. During JD's recent Webinar "SOLD Rehab Case Study - How To Pre Sell All Your Deals!" JD showed you how we got our latest rehab (a Single family, 3 bedroom/2 bathroom Spanish/Mission Style home) PRE-SOLD allowing us to close on the property as soon as the finishing touches were complete! Below we've included the BRAND NEW "Scope Of Work" where you can see a detailed breakout of the Rehab Project itself! Check out the Scope Of Work on this property:Click Here For The Scope Of Work If you missed out on JD's Webinar the first time around or would like to watch it again now that you have the Scope Of Work in front of you, Log Into Wholesaling University for the replay. Be sure and get into the Classroom Section and click on the training "SOLD Rehab Case Study - How To Pre Sell All Your Deals!" Happy Holidays! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 20, 2009 1:54PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Holiday Spirit As we get ready for Christmas week remember the meaning and spirit of the Holidays. Enjoy your family and friends and when things get a bit stressful, as they always do, remember to SMILE! Enjoy this little video, it always puts a smile on my face.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 17, 2009 5:14PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Goals "It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. It lies in having no goal to reach. It is not a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace not to have any stars to reach. Not failure, but low aim, is the real sin." Benjamin Mays As we near the end of 2009, everyone at WholesalingU wants to continue to encourage everyone to set GOALS for 2010. The best way to achieve your goals... is to first set them. I was reminded today, again, how precious life really is as my uncle had to go to the hospital. He will be ok, thankfully, but I have spent the reminder of the day thinking about life. Start living today!! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 16, 2009 7:44AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Deal Wrap Up The real estate market changes daily. In a constant effort to keep you up to date on what is happening in the market, and teach you how to apply NEW principles, here is the wrap up on the case study training we did earlier this month. Remember, we presold this property and SOLD it on the day we finished the project. This is a new concept that we will be teaching more about in the coming new year. Watch this cool video with the new home owners on the day they got the keys!! Purchased - August 24, 2009 for $124,000 Rehab cost - $35,000 Sold - December 7, 2009 for $238,200 Closing, Financing & Holding Cost - $20,200Net Profit - $ 59,000
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 14, 2009 7:34PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - New Trainings...New Topics Hey Team, This week we are kicking off a brand new training series exclusively for WholesalingU members, our Email Marketing Training Series! Definitely register for class #1 right away and get ready to lay the foundation for your Email Marketing success!
Thursday Dec. 16th @ 2:00pm EasternTitle: Email Marketing Training Series (Class 1 of 4): Introduction, Basic Strategies and Mistakes You Must Avoid Description: To kick off the Email Marketing Series, in this training (class 1 of 4), Kristi Miller of the FortuneBuilders Team will show you the benefits and basic strategies of effective email marketing. Kristi is an email marketing Ninja when it comes to writing creative copy, utilizing drip campaigns and designing a "call to action" to get prospects coming to YOU. She will also be sharing the mistakes you absolutely must avoid! If you want to market on the internet you need to listen to this training.
To Register Log Into the Calendar and click on Thursday's NEW Class
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 12, 2009 9:34AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Happy Birthday Mr. Than Merrill "Be More Concerned With Your Character Than Your Reputation." John Wooden Yes it's true...today is Than Merrill 's Birthday. Happy Birthday my friend! I can not think of anyone who exemplifies this quote more than my good friend Mr. Merrill, enjoy your birthday. As you go about your day, weekend, business and life, think about what Mr. Wooden is saying here and let the best version of yourself come through in everything you do. If you end each day as a better person than when you start it....you will look back on a life you can be proud of!! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 7, 2009 11:44AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Time "Since time is the one immaterial object which we cannot influence -- neither speed up nor slow down, add to nor diminish -- it is an imponderably valuable gift." Maya Angelou There is a great new Time Management Training this week that you must be on. Molly is teaching again and let me tell you she is by far and away one of the best I have seen with managing her precious time! The New Year is right around the corner...this week's training will help you prepare to make the highest and best use of your precious time in 2010...check it out... Wednesday Dec. 9th @ 2:00pm Eastern
Title: Time Management - "How To Get More Done In Less Time" with Molly Shaw-Matthers
Description: In this training, Molly Shaw-Matthers will show you how to effectively and efficiently manage your precious time. Molly is an expert in getting things done and will show you how to do the same. Balancing family, work, leisure, work, personal time, work, you know the drill. Listen and learn how to get more done in less time.
To Register: Log Into Wholesaling University and go in to the Calendar section. Click on the Wednesday Dec. 9th to sign up.
See You There
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 6, 2009 6:26PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Cheers to a Great Week! "We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men (and Women) who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd." Anon ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 4, 2009 3:34PM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Friday..."Done" "The Best Way To Predict The Future....Is To Create It" A.L.My Dad emailed me this quote this morning and I have been thinking about it all day. This is so true! Consider this as you are starting your weekend and when you sit down to plan for 2010.Join us tomorrow morning for another cool episode of "Flip This House"
47 - A Well of a Tale
Saturday, December 5 12:00pm ET
The gang at CT Homes has found another diamond in the rough, a run-down colonial in an up-and-coming working-class neighborhood near downtown New Haven. Both Than and Paul see the potential in this property but as the flip begins, one huge problem emerges that threatens to shut down the whole flip: the water supply for the house comes from a well on the property and connecting the house to the city water line will be a major hurdle to overcome. Add to this fire damage that extends to the eaves of the attic and the presence of lead paint in the garage. The flippers at CT Homes have their work cut out for them .___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 3, 2009 10:24AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Don't Miss "Life's rewards go to those who let their actions rise above their excuses." Lee J. Colan
We have already had a ton of people register for tonight’s real estate case study webinar on “How to Pre-Sell Homes Before They Are Finished.” Tonight at 9:00 PM Eastern JD will be taking you through step-by-step one of our latest deals we just completed that we are closing on today. We are making $60,000 dollars on the home and the best part is we had it pre-sold long before the major construction took place. In fact, JD is going not only walk you through the deal from start to finish, but he is also going to teach you exactly how we are pre-selling homes a lot of our homes long before the first nail is even hammered.
Register for the teaching webinar taking place at 9:00 PM tonight! https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/397044731
In fact, JD just shot a short video for you about tonight’s training webinar with the buyer at the property. So check out what EVERYTHING you will be learning tonight!
Don’t miss this training! JD is only doing it once…
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/397044731
See you on the webinar…
To Your Success,
Than Merrill, Paul Esajian , JD Esajian and the FortuneBuilders.com Team
P.S. – I know tonight’s information is going to help make you a lot of money on a couple of your real estate deals next year!
P.P.S – A lot of people loved JD’s daisy dukes Halloween costume yesterday. In fact, he actually had a few requests for glossy autographed copies come in via email from both men and women! Hilarious…
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 1, 2009 10:54AM Wholesaling University Blog Post - Special Training This Week "People Don't Plan To Fail....They Fail To Plan...." Plan to be on this training and set your sights for 2010..............
We hope you enjoyed the long weekend with your friends and family! As we jump back into the swing of things today we are very excited to have an extremely valuable "real-time" training for you this week! Check it out... We are pre-selling a lot of our properties right now....in fact, this Wednesday we are closing on a rehab property we PRE-SOLD here in San Diego. The construction is still underway and we are signing the closing docks in two days. So we've decided to hold a very special WholesalingU training THIS THURSDAY on which we will show you the exact strategies you can replicate in your business to get your properties pre-sold BEFORE the last nail is even hammered!
Thursday December 3rd at 9:00pm Eastern Title: SOLD Rehab Case Study "How To Pre Sell All Your Deals" with JD Esajian Description: In this new training learn how to pre sell all your properties before you buy them. This case study is on a recent Rehab deal that we sold before we even started the project. Learn how to reduce risk and increase profit on each and every deal you do!! Learn To Pre-Sell Your Deals Here:https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/397044731
You must be on this training! See you there!
To Your Success, Than Merrill , JD Esajian and the WholesalingU Team!
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