Below is an interview between one of my best friends on earth, Cory Boatright, and a lady who just closed on a $100 Million Dollar real estate transaction.

$100 MIL!

You’ll hear where she came from, where she is today, how she closed the 100 million dollar deal, & how she got a cool $100k wired to her account.

And this is the kicker.. she used ZERO of her own Cash!

Her story is phenomenal & inspiring.

The ONE THING she says to encourage others who feel hopeless in this economy is:

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Posted on Friday, 25th September 2009 in Real Estate | Comments (5)

The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would severely limit the way you do business as a creative real estate investor and, more importantly, is an inexcusable infringement of the property rights of all Americans.

HR 1728, which you can view in its entirety here, deals with a plethora of mortgage-related issues, mostly around limited terms and fees on residential loans.

But the heinous piece of the legislation is in section 101(3)(e), which defines the affected principals as:

(E) does not include, with respect to a residential mortgage loan, a person, estate, or trust that provides mortgage financing for the sale of 1 property in any 36-month period, provided that such loan -

(i) is fully amortizing;
(ii) is with respect to a sale for which the seller determines in good faith and documents that the buyer has a reasonable ability to repay the loan;
(iii) has a fixed rate or an adjustable rate that is adjustable after 5 or more years, subject to reasonable annual and lifetime limitations on interest rate increases; and
(iv) meets any other criteria the Federal banking agencies may prescribe;

Yeah, I know, confusing.

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Posted on Monday, 8th June 2009 in Real Estate | Comments (22)

About a year ago, I heard through the grapevine about this “short sale kid” in Florida who was making well over $100,000 a month flipping short sales.

The rumors were THICK: “there’s this phenom KID.. he sleeps in.. he plays video games.. he BARELY works.. and he does over $100 GRAND/month because he has this amazing system in his business.”

Like the guy in this video, I immediately called B.S. …

… but like the guy in this video, I was proven very wrong.

In October I was visiting my friend Andrew in Tampa & we went to Relevant Church on Sunday.

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Posted on Saturday, 14th March 2009 in Real Estate | Comments (4)

Ever since I completed Eben Pagan’s Wake Up Productive training, I’ve been fascinated by this idea of the “morning success ritual” as it relates to productivity in life.

(Eben is one of my business mentors & if you haven’t checked out his program, I highly recommend it.)

The “morning ritual” idea seems counter-intuitive at first… spending valuable time first thing in the morning on things that don’t necessarily produce tangible results.

For example, Eben spends at least 2 hours every single day on things like stretching, positive affirmations, making a smoothie (ingredients to remain top secret), and the particularly brow-raising ritual of warm water sinus rinsing.

That’s before he ever THINKS about doing a single work-related task. And this guy runs a $24 Million a year business with 108 employees (all working from home, by the way)!

But it’s precisely these types of rituals — accomplished during the most important part of the day — that prep your mind for maximum performance when it IS time to work.

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Posted on Thursday, 5th March 2009 in Life, Real Estate | Comments (16)

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Click Here to check out The Maestro’s new book…

“Quick Flips & Fast Cash: A Moron’s Guide to Flipping Houses”

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Andy

Posted on Wednesday, 25th February 2009 in Real Estate | Comments (1)

I’m popping in quickly from Tampa, Florida and Dan Stojadinovic’s 4th Hype-Free “Internet Marketing and Joint Ventures Bootcamp.”

Dan is President of the Tampa Bay real estate investors’ association, and I’m blessed to know him and have the opportunity to speak regularly at his events.

Teaching real estate investors how to add a profit stream through internet marketing has become Dan’s passion. And in an economy where seminar-holders are SERIOUSLY struggling to fill rooms, Dan has again pulled off a tremendously successful seminar.

I consider this an extreme testiment to the credo that:

Your biggest asset is your list (.. of prospects, buyers, etc) and the real opportunity is in your relationship with that list.

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Posted on Saturday, 21st February 2009 in Business, Life, Real Estate | Comments (5)

I recently ran a survey of 500 real estate investors in the U.S. (mainly wholesalers) and almost HALF said the #1 challenge they’re facing right now is finding buyers.

If you’re in that boat, I feel you.

Here are some quick tips for you…

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1. Flat Fee MLS Listings
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Most wholesalers never think of this!

Include in your purchase contract:

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Posted on Tuesday, 10th February 2009 in Real Estate | Comments (3)

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Personal Recommendations From Andy’s Bookshelf (.. all of which I own & vouch for 100%) …

+++ Wholesaling +++

Preston Ely … Flip Your Way to Financial Freedom (Now includes access to his mini mentoring program)

Cris Chico … Virtual Wholesaling (Incredible value for the $)

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Posted on Sunday, 28th December 2008 in Real Estate | Comments (7)

I hope you had a refreshing holiday yesterday.

I’m recovering from the 12th annual Turkey Bowl, a hilarious 14-man Thanksgiving flag football debacle that only lasts about 45 minutes.

(… which is apparently the upper threshold of endurance for the average 28 to 35 year-old former athlete’s body)

My blog posts have been few & far between lately and there’s one reason for that …

I just spent 14 days very much “in the business” coordinating the BIGGEST online event/fundraiser the real estate investing industry has ever seen.

Colin Egbert (of RealEstateInvestor.com) and I were able to pull together 26 of the biggest real estate experts in the United States to help raise $25,000 for St. Jude Children’s Hospital ..

.. AND to hook up two lucky investors with a chance to walk away with $65,000 in life-changing real estate tools & resources.

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Posted on Friday, 28th November 2008 in Real Estate | Comments (0)

Download my 60-minute “REI Marketer of the Month” interview with Michael Kimble of “Group M Marketing” …

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By the way, Kimble is a marketing machine.

He’s one of the most esteemed direct response geniuses in the country, and he recently ran an experiment.  He wanted to see if he could take his marketing mastery - which he’s proven over the last 15 years in other industries - into real estate wholesaling.

The result: Just LAST MONDAY he flipped 4 properties in 2 hours & 36 minutes after sending ONE email to his buyers list.

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Posted on Tuesday, 25th November 2008 in Marketing, Real Estate | Comments (0)