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All Forum Posts by: Michael Culler

Michael Culler has started 6 posts and replied 132 times.

Post: Latest obama attack

Michael CullerPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Tampa Bay, FL
  • Posts 180
  • Votes 17

The craziest part about this thread is that it is indicative of the fact that they still have us taking sides against each other.

Democrats are still blaming Bush like he knew what the heck was going on at all. And Republicans are attacking Obama like he is going to be held accountable. He is the NEW PUPPET APOLOGIST.

The people who really control what happens to our economy (and the world economy arguably) are the same people who control the Federal Reserve System (and other central banks). And by the way, its a private corporation (not a Federal Institution kind of like Federal Express isn't Federal either).

Look it up! YOU CANNOT ELECT THE PEOPLE WHO CONTROL THE FED. Congress CANNOT AUDIT THEM. Its not even possible to tell them what to do.

From the time they (The FED) started managing our monetary policy in 1913, it only took them 20 something years to have the Great Depression!

Who knows what they have planned for us in the future (another depression?). But they are the same folks who brought us the wonderful bubble we experienced.

Don't take my word for it though. Do your own research. But please, when you come to this same conclusion, please persuade someone else to look at the true enemy we face as Americans.

Post: Obama Warns of Expecting Too Much

Michael CullerPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Tampa Bay, FL
  • Posts 180
  • Votes 17

Sad that he can break one of the biggest promises (bringing the troops home from Iraq) in his campaign and just do a little media coverage with raving fans to wash it away.

"Thank God for you Obama" BAH! The sad part is they probably didn't even have to pay those people to say those things.

Pass the Kleenex please!

Post: What are you other than a real estate investor?

Michael CullerPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Tampa Bay, FL
  • Posts 180
  • Votes 17

My first real job was as in telemarketing. I learned how to sell stuff that nobody wanted, to people who didn't want to talk to me.

After getting really good at sales, I studied for my mortgage license and jumped in during the boom years.

I am still a full time mortgage broker, and a part time real estate investor. It is likely that I will always do both, since I have a partner that handles a lot of ground work for me on the REI side.

Post: Obama can't do what we can do.

Michael CullerPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Tampa Bay, FL
  • Posts 180
  • Votes 17

Well said Matty. Do you know any groups people are organizing against the Fed now?

Is there any movement to do this at all? And if there is, can we join without our name on any list? I don't need black heli's over my house, LOL

Post: Obama can't do what we can do.

Michael CullerPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Tampa Bay, FL
  • Posts 180
  • Votes 17

Obama cant do what we can do. Which is look in the mirror and know that i haven't lied to all of the American people about what I would do for them.

The sad part is that people will let him break all of his campaign promises. He wont have to do that well in order to have a better approval rating higher than GWB had.

He was groomed for this, its not a mistake that he made it this far. So when he makes "Change" it will be accepted.

If we could only control the media long enough to show people he has already lied.

Post: Whats the best way to start investing?

Michael CullerPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Tampa Bay, FL
  • Posts 180
  • Votes 17

In my opinion wholesaling, and double closing transactions would be the best in that situation.

To be honest in my market, if I were going to try that, I would first find buyers. People who are genuinely looking to buy. Get their specifics, and create my buyers list with profiles for each buyer.

Start out with a motivated buyer. And you have a fast track to closing. Your main priority then is to find something that meets their criterion.

I just don't have time with what I am doing to take time to cater to buyers, and what they want.

So if I was going to be a full time investor with bad credit and no money, I would look for cash buyers, and try to set up double closings with conventional mortgage buyers.

Once you can afford to, then I would parlay that money into other longer term investments.

Of course by then you would be able to qualify for some type of financing, and true financial leverage comes into play.

Post: Most of the good deals...

Michael CullerPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Tampa Bay, FL
  • Posts 180
  • Votes 17

This REO directory is pretty easy to use. That is where I started getting info on the local REO Brokers. You can check it out by Googling:

Worlds Largest REO Directory





Once you get in good with a few brokers that get stuff all the time, you can have them give you a call when a property is fresh.

The first one you buy, THAT broker is going to definitely call you when he sees another.

Try to build some strong business relationships with these brokers and you can have them doing your light work.

:-)

Post: The Obama Deception

Michael CullerPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Tampa Bay, FL
  • Posts 180
  • Votes 17

I like most of Alex Jones' stuff. He loses me most of the time when he gets into predictions for the future.

It's hard to say how the "elite" (people who control central banks) will be able to pitch us on merging everything.

Of course if the dollar tanks into the crapper, until it's like a Peso; we would be THRILLED to start earning Amero's instead wouldn't we?

The part I cant put together though, is how they would eventually merge all of these unions (EU, AU, NAU (in the near future), etc..) under one governing authority?

Perhaps there will need to be another large war, or major event to convince the sheeple that its a good thing.

Who knows? The bad news is, its not up to us. And you cant elect anyone who could alter the blueprint.

Post: Out-Produce Obama's Spending? Your First $1 BILLION

Michael CullerPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Tampa Bay, FL
  • Posts 180
  • Votes 17

Hey that is interesting. The percentage we import from China isn't as bad as I thought. Its a stat from 2007, but we were still consuming a lot of Chinese crap back then too.

Imports - partners:
Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
China 16.9%, Canada 15.7%, Mexico 10.6%, Japan 7.4%, Germany 4.8% (2007)

Post: Lets talk about Corruption

Michael CullerPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Tampa Bay, FL
  • Posts 180
  • Votes 17

Crazy interview from a dude who was close friends with a Rockefeller. Some of this stuff goes way out in left field, but a lot of it makes sense.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5420753830426590918