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08 Dec

Posted at 13:20h in Wicked Smart Academy

As an entrepreneur, professional, and individual, opening yourself up to constant learning is one of the best things you can do for yourself. No matter how much you believe yourself to be an expert in something, you can always learn something new. Open yourself up to learning about new things. Explore gaps in your expertise and look to grow in those areas.  Before you can build your real estate business, you'll need the fundamentals around what to do and when. Our Quantum Leap System will show you how you can make big money in a huge, overlooked (and underserved) niche in...

06 Dec

Posted at 13:09h in Wicked Smart Academy

When learning how to buy properties for your business, it's important to know how to structure real estate deals. Not every buyer is going to want the same thing. The key to a good deal is knowing what options to send sellers to get them to close with you. Find Comparables For The Property This process is essential as it helps you pull together an accurate deal for your seller. We recommend visiting the property before pulling comps, as you may discover things about the property that were not included in the original listing.  Once you've gone to the property, talked with the...

03 Dec

Posted at 11:37h in Wicked Smart Academy

When it comes to getting a buyer for your property, there are four significant steps you’ll need to take. These four techniques for how to find real estate buyers start with launching a property and end with you getting paid. If you are not a member of Wicked Smart Academy, these four steps below will be a great resource to get you started. For members, go here to get more in-depth information about this process! Not yet a member? Go deeper on this topic and so much more in our Academy -- get the details and enroll here. It'll be the best...

01 Dec

Posted at 11:27h in Wicked Smart Academy

Did you know that so much of wealth and success is contributed to our thoughts and beliefs? When we approach money from a negative point of view, we distance ourselves from personal wealth and financial freedom. If you aren't making an effort to know how to visualize success, you are subconsciously shutting yourself out of money-making opportunities. Remind yourself that money is not a bad thing and cannot cause problems. In fact, money is entirely neutral. Only people can cause problems. Money simply makes you more of what you already are. That is to say, it can enhance the person that...

29 Nov

Posted at 11:21h in Wicked Smart Academy

Before you can start building your real estate business, you need to find homeowners looking to sell their homes. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as putting up a sign and having tons of people calling you asking you to buy their property. Instead, you’ll have to test out a few different methods of lead generation and that's what we'll cover in this blog These tips are a great starting point and we delve deeper into lead generation for real estate investors in our Seller Specialist Program within our Wicked Smart Academy (members: Click here to access it) Not yet a member? Go deeper on...

22 Nov

Posted at 09:18h in How To Start Investing In Real Estate

We believe there are nine steps to success for how to find real estate deals. This is based on our experience in engineering hundreds and hundreds of deals across the country alongside the Associates in our Wicked Smart Community as well as for our own real estate company. And — these nine steps will also help you make sure the deals you find are profitable. Here are the nine steps for how to find real estate deals: Find seller prospects (leads!) Prequalifying seller prospects Using follow-up properly and efficiently  Placing the seller in the proper bucket Structuring deals and presenting offers ...

08 Nov

Posted at 13:24h in How To Start Investing In Real Estate

There are many strategies to help you get started with real estate. Strategies that help you purchase your first investment properties or even your first home without having a lot of cash on hand and, in some cases, without having a traditional mortgage. One strategy that you can use to help purchase your properties is owner financing. But is owner financing a good idea? This is an alternative to a traditional loan, where the purchaser agrees to make a down payment – often 20% of the purchase price – but has the rest of the purchase price financed by the seller.  With owner...

04 Nov

Posted at 18:07h in Real Estate Investment Business

If you’re just beginning your journey in real estate investing, you may be wondering how to find investment properties. If you’ve always been interested in real estate and watched all the real estate shows, you may have thought, “I could do this!” Only to start looking for investment properties on popular real estate websites and not find what you’re looking for.  Well, don’t be discouraged!  Finding properties to invest in doesn’t have to be hard. That’s why we’re going to help guide you in discovering how to find investment properties.   The Search   If you’re new to real estate investing, you might be wondering where...

04 Nov

Posted at 14:34h in Real Estate Investment Business

Now that you’ve found a real estate property you want to invest in, it’s time to contact the seller. This may feel like the most challenging part for some people, especially those new to real estate investing. But it doesn’t have to be! With the right mindset and negotiation tactics, you can explain to the seller why you are the right buyer, even when you’re structuring a deal that might have little to no money down. Today, we’re going to show you exactly how to negotiate a real estate deal that both you and the seller can agree on.   Where to Begin    How...

04 Nov

Posted at 14:24h in Real Estate Investment Business

Real estate investing often sounds like one of the best ways to reach your financial goals. But learning how to be successful in real estate investing can seem daunting.  There are a million real estate agents you meet all the time, and they all think they know the secrets to becoming a successful real estate investor. Then there are all the articles and gurus online, and it’s hard to know who to listen to.  That’s why we’re going to be upfront with you in all our materials. We want you to know that you can start building a successful real estate investing...