All Forum Posts by: Claude Diamond

Just a thought from my own  journey in real estate investing. The acquisition of knowledge, leads  in any field of endeavor such as wholesale real estate can be endless. There is always a new book, seminar, application, guru etc  

I worked tirelessly with all of the above but to no avail.No freedom.

The turning point that began my successful journey of 32 years was becoming proficient in Sales. The art and science of closing/negotiating a deal quickly; in many cases in the first meeting or phone call. I learned this from a truly gifted and successful NJ Salesman; My Mentor, his name was Max.

I have met many decent, hard working people, much smarter than me who have spent enormous amounts of time & money but they have never achieved the income they desired. Why, What was missing?

My solution- came when I learned how to become a conversationalist. Engaging people, gaining trust and likability becoming Charismatic. Sales is the Million Dollar Skill that for some may be the answer as it was for me.  Hope this helps someone out there as it did for me.  It's a great business-Claude Diamond J.D.

Lotta easy to find information about this topic from the SEC.    2 SEC Charges in 2012 and 2023.

Res Ipsa loquitur-The thing speaks for itself

I love the mountains, skiing outdoors, trail running (Colorado) and I love warm weather in the hard Winter (San Diego) so I designed my life to live in both place (god bless real estate:-). 

All you have to do is be honest with yourself. Try Sh*t, be willing to make mistakes and just live your life under your own terms. Don't accept mediocrity as a lifestyle. The meek may inherit the earth but the daring live a life of joy with no regrets. Final word, Be superb in Persuasion and Influence aka Guts Sales.  Thank you Max (my Mentor:-)

When I began my investing career I always kept it simple and looked for homes in my backyard; basically a 25 to 50 mile perimeter.I had very little money but good credit. I studied prices, learned about amenities (selling points) and did a lot of driving around, calling on ads and speaking to listing agents. I was motivated because I wanted my own home business. I eventually found a property (one bedroom/Bath condo) thru a realtor that was taken back by the bank for 25K. It was about 10 miles away from my home. It was near the major highway in a small country town so it was good for getting to the city (NYC) for a commuter. I rented it out for a couple of years and made about $120 a month. I refinanced it and pulled 10K of Appreciation and then bought another condo in the same development for 45K. I eventual sold both for 140K ea.  That was the beginning of my real estate business and a wonderful lifestyle of investing, consulting and Mentoring. Today I live in San Diego, California and Winter Park, Colorado. I still find great deals in my backyard all the time. Live in a place you love where other people take vacations and become great at Sales and Marketing.

I have a unique mindmap I made on the 10 ways to get a tenant or owner out of a property. If anyone wants it for free just contact me.

"Life is too short to deal with section 8"

Hi Dennis, I can only imagine what stress you are going thru right now. No promises but if you want brainstorm a few ideas for 15 minutes maybe there are a few solutions we can come up with.  I have a law degree and 32 years of business experience. Best to you-Claude. P.S. I am free today at 2pm PDT. 

I agree. I had a mentor who basically taught me how to sell, persuade and influence in Creative real estate. It changed my life from a broke NJ Kid to a Millionaire living in California, Colorado and North Carolina. The real issue is getting the right ACCOUNTABLE AND SUCCESSFUL Mentor not a guru. Most programs want to scale and automate with little or no personal involvement.  My life changed from rags to prosperity when I met a great man named Max in NJ.  Claude Diamond

I agree Shawn;I have so much respect for the The salesperson that can makes 10,000 cold calls and basically utilize a numbers game approach. Personally I tried that approach and found that I began procrastinating from all the boredom and rejection. I leaned that by attraction content marketing (I post stuff everyday)  I could generate  5 or more quality hard appts per day and get the financial results I needed for freedom and have a helluva lot of fun in the process.