WSSME2 ROCKED… But Don’t Just Take My Word for It

Monday, February 8th, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments

It’s been about a week since the World Short Sale Main Event 2 (WSSME2) wrapped up in Scottsdale, and I’ve finally had a chance to really reflect on how this event exceeded all my expectations. We seem to be raising the bar higher with each event, but with a great team dedicated to making it happen, we’re ready to tackle the next challenge. But don’t just take my word for it. Listen to what one of our attendees, Brad Gaskins from Tulsa, OK, had to say about the WSSME2:

Words can’t describe what I think about the event. [It] was darn-near flawless, from my perspective. This is one event [where] I wasn’t waiting for a break or for the event to be over. I was on the edge of my seat, absorbing and waiting on the information. While some topics weren’t covered, the information that was provided was so good that I just kept wanting more and more and more! I appreciate that everyone took the time to actually finish the information they wanted to present, even if that meant things ran long, as opposed to sticking to a schedule and shortchanging us on the information.

I don’t think I ever attended an event that was set up this well. The length of the breaks were great – they were generally much longer than at most events, but what was perfect was the ability to meet and greet and network with other attendees. This event was very well-planned and executed. The time for questions was one of the best parts; the ability to see what others are thinking and get the answer to those questions [was invaluable]. I’d love to see even more time for questions at future events.

I can’t say enough about the quality of the information, the speakers, the coaches, and lastly the quality of the staff and the little things they did do make it such a great event. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I can’t wait for the next one, and to make some money to get into the platinum coaching.

Thanks for those kind words, Brad, and for your feedback. At SREC we pride ourselves on providing the best tools, training, coaching and techniques to our investors, and gaining such valuable input only helps make the next event even better. Stay tuned for an exciting announcement coming soon… but don’t risk missing our next big event! Take the first step to building your real estate investment business by registering for our free Silver Membership today.

Who’s on Your Real Estate Investing Starting Line Up?

Thursday, February 4th, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Hi Everyone, Josh here. Can you believe that we’re into February already, and are mere days away from the Super Bowl? What an exciting time for football fans – an event that brings together two dream teams to face off for the title of Champion! Who’s on your real estate investing dream team? Do you have your players lined up already? If not, what are you waiting for?

Teams don’t make it to the Super Bowl by accident. It takes the right players, with the right leader, all working together. It’s no different in the world of real estate investing and short sales. Great deals don’t happen on their own. It takes a lot of hard work, research, negotiating, marketing and patience. It takes the right team members – your centers of influence – working together to find the best real estate investment deals. It’s knowing how to work with other investors, realtors, lenders, attorneys and buyers. Guess who is leading the team? You are.

When bringing your team together, consider the following:

• Do you have a plan to lead your team to victory?
• Do you have someone who can find and bring deals to you?
• Do you have a trusted person to evaluate houses for you?
• Do you know the best agents in town to work with?
• Which title companies are best to partner with?

Make sure SREC is part of your dream team. We’re investors and we’re coaches. We approach real estate investing differently than most (read about our philosophy here). We’ve been through it all in our own deals, and want to share what we’ve learned with you – our victories and failures – to make you a stronger investor. You’ll find that we’ll be one of your most important team members, and can help you find others for your winning line-up.

Successful people often have a strong supporting team behind them – whether financially, professionally, emotionally or creatively. Knowing how to navigate through the field of short sales, foreclosures and investing can mean the difference between frustration and a lot of lost time and success – more money in your pocket.

Become as strong a team leader as you can be. Take the first step to building your dream team by registering for our free Silver Membership today.

If We Could Award a Grammy for HUGE Profits in Short Sales…

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Hi everyone! Josh here, taking a breather after a very inspirational World Short Sale Main Event in Scottsdale to share another success story. A few weeks ago I told you about the tremendous profits that one of our investors realized, thanks to the guidance of his SREC coach. Today I want to share another accomplishment – one that’s deserving of an award – this time from one of our investors in Birmingham, Michigan (putting aside the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry for a moment!).

Kathy Persha has been a full time real estate investor for over five years, but a few years ago, she found that her techniques were not working because everyone was upside down on their house. So she turned to short sales. At the same time, she pursued her realtor’s license. While this may not seem like a detriment, it actually caused her to lose focus on her investing. She would try to list a property, negotiate the short sale and try to collect a negotiating fee in addition to her commission. The result was often little or no negotiating fee and reduced commissions. She knew she had to get back to her investor roots, and joined SREC.

Thanks to SREC, Kathy refocused on her real estate investing and began using the option contract to her advantage. This particular deal involved a property in Alger, Madison Heights, MI, with $108,200 left on the mortgage. The seller was in a new marriage, and both he and his wife had houses. They decided to rent this property, but the tenants didn’t pay and did some damage to the house, on top of it all. Kathy was negotiating for another agent. She submitted four offers to the lender, and they all fell apart. After the forth failed offer, the file was going to be closed. So she submitted her option contract, and got the offer accepted. The negotiated balance ended up at $20,529, and the property was sold for $49,100. The resulting $21,640 profit was just what Kathy needed to reinvigorate her real estate investing bug. Now, she’s making the offers and using the option contract on all of her deals.

Kathy is now approaching 15 short sales, and is building her business each day. Gross spreads on her deals have been $20,000 – $60,000 each. What tremendous results! She is doing negotiations for five other agents, on top of her own. Her goal is to have 100 deals in the pipeline, and with the right tools and coaching, she’s well on her way. Kathy explained, “[The coaching] gave me the confidence to return to my investor roots. Without SREC, I would not have accomplished as much as I have done in the last six months. SREC offered me more bang for my buck than other programs.”

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With Business Success…What’s Next?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments

It’s been a busy few days in Scottsdale.

The pace is fast and furious.  We make sure to stay heavy on content, and we don’t cut corners.

While the initial three-day event is drawing to a close, we still have two days left specifically for our Masters Elite and high level coaching clients. My head’s actually spinning…

Good thing Greg Clement is on the stage  right now sharing his ideas on “Explosive Growth Business.” If you know Greg through Realeflow and SIMS, then you know that he loves the stage…so I have a few minutes to catch my breath.

We’ve been doing this long enough to know a couple of things. First, that real estate investing is a great way for anyone to find financial freedom – we’ve seen this with our clients over and over. Second, that for many people, real estate investing is a means to an end.  

Once the business is a success, and money is being made, our clients begin to look for the next challenge.  Basically, what are some other cool things to do with the money made on short sales?

Sure you can use it to buy things…or you can use it to create new opportunities.

The answer?

Turn to the Internet.

Greg and I did something similar with our real estate investing business.  The result was two additional companies, SREC and Realeflow.  But along the way we learned a lot about product launch on the Internet, specifically for e-books.

To see our first attempt, check out www.shortsalemanifesto.com

We used The Short Sale Manifesto to do a couple of things: 1) create an email list; and 2) let people know about our offer.  In this case, it was for SREC coaching.

You can go to the website above, and see how it all works AND you can even do the same for your business.

And that’s what’s so cool about real estate.  

What’s been fun for us is to watch others grow their business as we grow ours, and to see how their real estate dollars and experiences can be used to build other types of business. They take what we teach and create new opportunities in new unexpected ways.

Yes, we are a real estate training company for investors, but that’s not all we do.

We teach business building concepts that empower clients to pursue dreams beyond real estate.

How much fun is that!