Its been a while since my last post. I always feel like when I haven’t posted in a while, the blog becomes a confessional of sorts. Fact is, I LOVE WRITING THIS BLOG, but I just don’t make the time all the time to do it. My slacker-ness is about to change. You’ll see. This little blog of mine is about to blow up! So, rather than me getting into why I haven’t written in a while – let’s just move forward.

Now I’ve got a HUGE request for you.

I’ve achieved a lot. There are still more hills for me to climb, but I’ve successfully scaled many mountains and I sincerely want to help you do the same. I want to hear form you. Tell me (in a comment below):

1. What’s holding you back? Is it your head, a lack of deals, a lack of money, a lack of knowledge. Get honest and tell me the truth!
2. Tell me what your current niche is. Are you a short saler, wholesaler, rehabber, landlord, lease option’er…..WHAT do you do best?
3. Tell me what your average deal NET’s you. What is your average NET profit. Don’t be shy.

Just answer the questions above, and over the next few months I’ll write blog posts that speak directly to your replies. I wanna see my readers kick some serious ass in 2012. The new year is coming. I can help you. I know you can CRUSH IT – but you first have to comment below.

I did a Webinar with my good buddy Capt Pete Gauthier about 2 weeks ago (thanks to all 135 people on the call!!), and we’ve uploaded it for your viewing delight. The 55 minute webinar answers the #1 question I get from new and old investors alike; “Is Real Estate Investing Dead or Can You Still Make Money in This Market.” This 55 minutes is CHOCK FULL of valuable information on the state of the Maryalnd real estate market.

Also – Pete and I are hosting a Huge Announcement / INFO JAM event on July 29th and 30th, 2011. [CLICK THE PICTURE TO SIGN UP NOW] If you want to learn how to find all the deals you can handle, how make deliciosuly simple and mouth-watering offers that REO agents love, how to find the hidden deals that make big bucks, and yes – HOW TO GET RID OF THE BANKS, then you have to attend this event. And by the way, leave your checkbook at home. There will be NOTHING to buy at the event.

Just click the picture to above to sign-up then watch this webinar. If you’re thinking about making massive paydays as a RE rehabber like me, you must be at this event – because we will show you precisely how you can get in the game and how you can be on TV flipping with me.

Your cost: $39 measily bucks. Plus you can find out how to be on TV with me.

Watch and enjoy as I lay down some serious RE Investing law here – THEN TAKE ACTION and come out to see us on July 29th & 30th.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there may not be a hotter market in the country right now for real estate investing than the DC Metro and Baltimore markets. Folks, if you’re living in the DMV, you are truly in the cat-bird seat for making money by investing in real estate.

But, the June 2011 figures below from RBI (Real Estate Business Intelligence) show that the Baltimore Metro market, while promising – is still a bit of a mixed bag.

That’s why you have to be super-careful if you’re investing. I have a tried-and-true never-fail formula for success, and I follow it as if my life depends on it. I recently did a, “now famous” Webinar called, “The State of the Market” in the Maryland metro area. You can view a free replay of the 60-minute webinar, RIGHT HERE

June 2011 RBI Pending Home Sales Index
OVERVIEW: New pending sales activity slipped 5.3% to 2,585 from May to June 2011, consistent with the 3.4% decline averaged over the same period in the prior decade. However, the June 2011 total represented the most signed contracts for June in 4 years. The 30.8% jump from the June 2010 pending sales total of 1,977 reflected the sharp decline in contract activity immediately following the April 2010 expiration of the federal homebuyer tax credit and not a recent surge in contract activity. Median sales price seasonally increased for the third consecutive month, reaching $235,500 in June but remained 5.8% below $250,000 in the same month last year.

Read the rest of the report [HERE]

 

How do you read this? Maybe I’m just an eternal optimist, but damn this sounds like “blood in the water,” baiting the feeding frenzy. And guess who’s a hungry shark?

Lil ole’ me!

Check it out people. Think the banks don’t have a mess of inventory that they’re sitting on? Think again. If you’re not in the game, you better get in the game – because there may never be a better time to profit from real estate.

Foreclosure activity slowed in first half of 2011

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Real Estate Writer – Thu Jul 14, 12:07 am ET
LOS ANGELES – The number of homes taken back by lenders in the first half of this year fell 30 percent compared with the same 2010 period, the result of delays in foreclosure processing that threaten to stall a U.S. housing recovery.

Banks seized 421,212 homes in the first six months of the year, down from 529,633 between January and June last year, foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday.

The decline reflects lenders taking longer to move against homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments. The banks are working through foreclosure [read the rest of the story here]

 

Where the hell are the deals?

Is it me, or has there been a real dearth (look it up, people) of deals lately? Let’s start a discussion. My take, the banks and the Gov are really holding back right now, and for the everlasting life in me, I can not figure out why they would do so.

Why do you think?

I know there are still deals out there, but they’re not falling out of the trees like ripe fruit (you know, the crappy ripe that us investors like so much) like they were just a few months ago.

Here’s a 2-minute video with my take on the current Skitch-uation…

BTW - if you want to know how I’m still finding all the deals I need. If you want to know why the REO agents absolutely love my offers - and how I just keep knocken’ ‘em down, you’ve got to come out to our INFO JAM “State of the Market” event on July 29th and 30th. Plus, you’ll hear more about my TV show and how you can be a part of it.

 

Webinars – they seem to be all the rage, huh? I’ve never done one, but I’m pretty psyched for this one tomorrow night!

Are thinking about getting into RE investing, or perhaps you’re flipping houses now and you feel like you could be doing so much better. Maybe you think the market is dead and you can’t make money flipping. Maybe, you’re scared – or you have no money.

My dear friend – with all due respect – its time to get off your ass, put down the remote to the TV, and invest in you. This webinar is gonna blow your mind. If the ONLY question answered is “Can I make a TON OF MONEY in this current market,” – wouldn’t that be worth the time you spent on the webinar? If I can prove that to you – shouldn’t you be on this call?

Register now! Click anywhere on the image below, and you’ll be taken to the sign-up page.

[REGISTER HERE. TUESDAY JULY 5TH, 2011 @ 8pm Eastern.]

Seriously, if you’re getting all your news from the nightly news, this Webinar will be an eye-opener for you.

The outpouring of love to my last post was overwhelming! Its clear that you all are stoked about the fact that a simple guy like me from little ole’ Baltimore can actually get a television show on a major-cable network. I hope the Lord blesses you all like He’s blessed me.

I shot a little video-update below to tell you the “next steps,” and to tell you how you can possibly be a part of the show. Pete Gauthier and I will be hosting a free webinar on July 5th: “The State of The Market.” You do not want to miss this call. More details to follow.

 

I’ve never been a huge fan of Tony Robbins, but I’m starting to come around. The guy is inspiring and usually delivers some pretty powerful messages. I know my site caters mainly to real estate investors – so this may seem a little off topic. I also know however that most of you are husbands or wives, or in relationships. I came across the link below in a recent Facebook post, and I thought – what the heck, I’ll have a look. Little did I know that I would be absolutely riveted 60-minutes later.

Yes – this is a long video. But if you’ve ever wondered why your life is just OK, why you seem to be in constant strife, why your relationship with your spouse is always on edge, or especially why you seem to endlessly hang-on to “baggage” – than I URGE you to take an hour of your life to sit back and watch this immensely powerful Tony Robbins video.

Click the above picture and you’ll be taken to the site with the video. Remember – its over an hour long.

Holy crap, I just watched this video and yes, because I’m a sentimental fool – I cried (just a little bit though). Can’t help it. I’m getting old and sentimental. What can I say?

Have you fallen? Have you failed? Have you tried to get to the finish line, but quit? Yeah, me too. We’ve all been there. Look, life is not about falling down, its about what you do after you get up. Very few people fall and never get up, but most get up and quit. That is what LOSERS do; they get up and quit.

If I told you all the times I failed in my real estate career I’m sure you wouldn’t be reading this blog.

But – people love me because I’m real. For better or worse, I tell the truth. And, folks – I have FAILED. A lot. I used to be very hard on myself when I failed, but now I simply take each failure truly as a learning experience. History is littered with great, highly successful men and women who have failed, and failed big. Here’s a Google search of very rich people who have declared bankruptcy.

What would this country look like if we all fell, failed and stayed down?

Now watch this video and share it with someone you love!