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| Tracy Caywood, Bad Ass Investor | January 24th, 2012 |
| How to Get 5 Deals Under Contract in 2 Weeks | January 20th, 2012 |
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| Manage Yourself – Not Your Time | January 11th, 2012 |
Sometimes you have so many things going on, that you can’t get anything done. You sit down and take a deep breath, and try to organize your thoughts, and organize your time, primarily by putting priority things in your calendar that need to get gone. You make them look like appointments so that you don’t make appointments on top of what REALLY needs to get done. And then you realize how stupid you are.
You can’t manage time! That’s ridiculous. We’re all given 24 hours in a day. Some of us can be very productive in that 24 hours, so of us…not so much. We have to learn how to manage ourselves before our days can begin to look productive.
Here are three simple tips that can help you manage yourself so that you can work toward your first deal, or even your 150th deal. We all have moments when we lose track of what we SHOULD be doing.
1. Work by Objective, Not by Crisis. When people work by crisis, they’re working because there is no money in their bank account. They go into panic me and do everything they can to get that one deal under contract, or get that one deal sold so they can get a check. That is totally the wrong way to manage yourself. Working by objective is just the opposite. It’s working toward your goal of having 10 deals under contract with a seller. Forget about the checks. They’ll come automatically.This one step alone will take you to the next level.
2. Invest your Time like you would your money. When you invest your money, don’t you expect to get a phenomenal return? I know I do. In fact , if the numbers aren’t remarkable, I don’t even bother. You should act the same way with your time. Look at it as a valuable commodity. And only invest your time when you’ll receive a valuable return on your investment.
3. Just do SOMETHING. Real estate investors have the worst case of analysis paralysis that I’ve ever seen in my life. THey want to take the next 3 years of their life analyzing why a seller would sell their house to them for such a stupid low price. Who cares, man?? Don’t wait to figure it all out. Just do it. Don’t sit around dreaming of how you’re going to be an amazing real estate investor and how many deals you’re going to buy. Just take immediate action.
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| Bandit Signs in Yo Face Homie | January 7th, 2012 |
Are Bandit Signs against “code” in Jacksonville, Florida? YES
Do we care? NO
Sometimes you’ve gotta have balls to get things done. If you aint got none, then grow some. You little mobsters. Watch the video for the simple truth. By the way, we shot this video on December 16th. Holidays got in the way of editing and publishing. Better late than never. I know you’re excited.
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| 50 Signs to Get a Seller Lead | December 17th, 2011 |
So guys, I can’t make this shit up. I put 50 Bandit Signs out last night. I wrote them by hand, staked them, and then loaded them up in the car. Me and Dan stuck em in the ground ourself. Well, actually, I did the sticking, he did the driving. Kindof ass backwards if you ask me. Here’s the photo of the signs just before we put them out. It was about 9:30 pm. when we got done.
So then what? We went home, kicked our feet up on the coffee table and watched a movie on Netflix.
Then, the next morning, lo and behold, a call came in to the seller hot line (the google voice number). It was a motivated seller who has a townhouse that he wants to sell. He says that the property is rented with a tenant for $1,000.00. When asked why he wanted to sell, he says that he just wants to “Get out of it”. It’s free and clear, no mortgage. He doesn’t sound the the best candidate for my program, but I’ll still go through the motions. Because you just never know what lies underneath his story. There is usually more than meets the eye.
STEP #1: LOCATE PROSPECTS
| I’m Pretending to be a Newbie | December 15th, 2011 |
There are 5 Elements to any successful business, whether it be a real estate investor, or something as large as Wal-Mart. I am a firm believer in the process. Do you know the 5 steps?
Step #1: Locate Prospects
Step #2: Pre-Screen Prospects
Step #3: Construct and Present Offer
Step #4: Follow Up
Step #5: Close Quickly
If you ever find that you’re not busy enough, not making enough money, or your business isn’t growing at the speed the thou desire, then you must always step back and take a look at Step #1. You’re going to find that something is going wrong there.
Over the next few weeks, I’m going to go through the entire 5 Elements with you. You’re going to see, hear, and understand the process of flipping a wholesale deal, starting with Step #1 all the way to Step #5. There aren’t any steps that I’m going to leave out, because they’re all necessary for your business to be a success.
So if you’re a newbie, and you’re always wondering what the first step is. You think to yourself “What is the first thing that I should do to get this wholesaling business off the ground”? You’re about to find out!! If you follow along with me, little mobsters, you should be flipping a house around the same time that I am.
| Property Mob Goes live Everywhere! | December 14th, 2011 |
My dumb butt just realized that when I made a post on this website, that it wasn’t being published on other social networking sites. So I’ve added some really awesome plugging to the WordPress Dashboard here, so that the posts will now go to Twitter, Facebook, Email Subscribers (Mini Mobsters) and RSS Feeds Everywhere!!
Love y’all-
The Flamingo
| I haven’t Flipped a House Since August! Whaaaa?? | December 14th, 2011 |
Maybe you know this, maybe you don’t, but in late September 2011, I opened my own Realtor-Brokerage office, Caywood Realty. Huh? You mean I talk all that shit about Realtors, and I’m one myself? Yes! and Yes! Because I understand the real estate investor model, I’m not like most Realtors. In fact, I’m not like any other Realtor I know. I know that an investor and a Realtor has 2 different business models. One has a Professional Association to answer to and one doesn’t. (Can u guess which one).
Anyway, you do have to wear different hats if you’re a Realtor and an investor, and you also need to know which role to play in each scenario. But that’s not why I’m here. I’m here because I just realized, after looking through my CRM, that I haven’t flipped a house since August 2011. WTF? I’ve been so wrapped up in trying to get this Caywood Realty business off the ground, that I haven’t done any marketing, any prospecting, any blog entries on the “sell your house” website, NOTHING. And in return, I’ve not flipped a house or made any money from a wholesale deal. I’m getting withdrawals a little bit.
This ain’t cool bro.
The most money is definitely made as a real estate investor. So I’m gonna put on my bots and saddle up my horse. It’s time to flip a flippin’ house. This Realtor shit can wait a minute. I’ve got some money to make.
First thing in order: a blog entry. Second: Bandit Signs.
When you quit generating leads, it’s like starting all over again. So I’m going to pretend like I’m a newbie and start from Square 1 and go through the 5 Elements of a Successful Business. Starting with Step 1: Locate Prospects. If you want to keep up with this process, and see what it’s like to start from square one, even though I’ve been wholesaling houses for 13 years, then subscribe to the newsletter to get updates. You’ll actually learn something by watching.
| Round Robin Auction Results | December 2nd, 2011 |
| Can a Realtor “Steal” My Cash Buyers? | October 11th, 2011 |
I know it’s a concern of some people, so I had to address it. Do you have a cash buyer, or more than one cash buyer, but are afraid of a Realtor stealing your buyer? Wow. As a mobster, that’s a fail. It’s called scarcity mentality. Watch the video to find out what you need to do if you have this fear.
