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Reader Mailbag: Facebook Pages for Real Estate Investors

May 25, 2010
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I‘ve had a couple questions around using Facebook for real estate investing businesses, and particularly there seems to be some confusion over the difference between profiles, groups, and (fan) pages.
Facebook makes this as clear as mud, so let me try to explain the difference:

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Marketing Lesson: Want More Business? Get Less Leads!

February 22, 2010
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Generating leads is at the core of any real estate investing business, but here’s an important marketing lesson…
All leads are not equal!andAll phone calls are not leads!

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Good News for Real Estate Flippers? – FHA Lifts 90 Day Seasoning

January 18, 2010
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In a move intended to help banks move REO (foreclosures) off their books faster, FHA will be lifting the 90-day seasoning requirement it instituted back in 2003 to combat predatory lending and flipping.
Real Estate Flippers Start Your Engines
The change will take effect on February 1, and will last for at least 12 months. You may [...]

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Prospering in “The Great Depression Ahead”

November 20, 2009
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I‘ve been reading a book titled “The Great Depression Ahead” by Harry Dent. It’s really dry and a boring read, but has some interesting insight based on his work into where the opportunities lie ahead in real estate, so I’ve pulled the most interesting forecasts out for you.
First, a golden rule for investors to heed… [...]

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Plan Your Online Image Carefully

October 28, 2009
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Remember than once you let things loose online, they stick around forever. Seriously… want a good laugh and a powerful reminder? Go check out one of my perennial favorites, the Wayback Machine. You can see the internet, as it was from yesterday to 1996… bad hair, bad websites, bad business ideas and all!
The screenshot here [...]

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Real Estate Market Predictions for 2010 and 2011

October 25, 2009
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Everybody wants to know where the market’s going. My last prediction was an increase by year end as people try to get their rebate, then more downward pressure, possibly a lot more, still to come. That looks to be the case, which is fine if you know what to expect.
As for knowing what to expect, [...]

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What’s Working Best

December 11, 2008

We’re coming up on the time of year when we review the previous year and plan the next. I’ve always taken the week between Christmas and New Years as my planning time, and this will be a busy one. So much has changed in the market in the last year, it seems like we’re [...]

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Survival of the Fittest Real Estate Investors

September 22, 2008

Wow! It really seems like the doom-n-gloomers are having a field day with all the latest news from the financial markets.
I just got back from an annual trip up North with my family. We spent plenty of time by the fireplace, hiking and fishing, and were a LONG ways from the closest connection to the [...]

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