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For Real Estate Investing Practice Makes Perfect…Well, Not Exactly

These were top professionals, the best in world, yet they practiced before the match and again after the match. They didn’t show up unprepared when the money was on the line. They were as prepared as they could possibly be. Can you make the same claim when you are talking with a seller, a buyer, a realtor, banker or contractor? Are you always ready for the big game?

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Dress For Success and Generate More Leads

What’s the biggest challenge facing the new investor? If you’re new there’s probably a list as long as your arm and choosing just one can prove difficult. Is it establishing credibility? Finding leads? Letting people know what you do or want to do? What does an investor look like? A policeman has a uniform, a hat and a gun; a doctor has a white coat. Lots of people can be recognized by the uniform they wear; but what about the investor?

When I first began attending REIA meetings, (that’s Real Estate Investor Association for the uninitiated), I was always impressed by the folks with shirts that had their business logo embroidered on them. They looked more professional, seemed more confident, more knowledgeable, more… well you know…prepared. Why was that? I think it was because they looked the part

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Seller Financing and Your Rights – H.R.4173 Revisited

On July 21, 2010, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H.R 4173 was signed into law by President Barrack Obama. The final version of H.R. 4173 includes some improvements over the initial version challenged by the Real Estate Investment community. Rather than limiting seller financing to a single transaction every 36 months, the version signed into law allows for up to three seller-financed transactions in a twelve-month period.

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Two Separate Bills Passed S 3217 to Become HR 4173

I urge every American property owner, real estate investor and tax-payer to contact your Congressmen and Senators to seek amendment of the seller-financing portion of this 1000+ page legislation. Main Street is not Wall Street and individuals aren’t the cause of the financial collapse and shouldn’t be held hostage because of corporate malfeasance.

Protect property rights and the right to negotiate and sell your own property without government interference. For more information see our earlier post https://creativerealestateinvestingguide.com/2010/04/26/protect-your-property-rights-now

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What’s the Capital of Taxes?

The real estate industry is still very fragile and likely to remain so. In better times, the real estate industry would be a dynamic engine of job creation. Any new tax burdens on real estate owners will impair and delay further recovery. These proposals are ill-advised, inopportune and potentially destructive. Please take action today to tell Congress “No New Real Estate Tax Burdens”.

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Protect Your Property Rights Now!

Contact your state representative and ask to have seller financing de-coupled from the following bills: HR4173 and the 'Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010'. There is currently one bill in Congress and a companion bill in the Senate that threaten the...

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Working Hard at “Day on the Hill”

Hello from Washington, D.C. everyone! I wanted to post a quick update and say hello to all of my online friends. I'm here representing Central Florida Realty Investors, one of the premier REIA's in the nation, for "Day on the Hill". The National Real Estate Investor...

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New EPA Lead Paint Laws Effect Remodeling Projects

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has new lead paint laws going into effect on April 22, 2010. The new lead paint laws require any renovation work performed on houses built before 1978 to be performed by a certified contractor. Obviously his new law is causing some serious moans and groans from both home owners and contractors. Contractors will be required to provide home owners the Renovate Right Brochure which contains useful information about the new law.

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Who Holds You Accountable?

All results are based in the right application of knowledge. Getting objective feedback is what answers the questions, “Am I getting the right knowledge and am I using it effectively?” Correction is critical to making the most of one’s learning.

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