All Forum Posts by: Raymond Ebbeler

I am always looking for new ways to profit. How about you look at this video and click on the link re: arbitrage https://joemccall.clickfunnels.com/arbitrage-wholesaling-97-product-page

Has anyone at BP tried this strategy or is this hype to get you to hand over your hard earned money to the tune of $97.00

Hello Gloria 

Please send pics, financials, and walk through video to [email protected]. I will look at these and then send a reply back with the results of my due diligence.

Thank you and God Bless

Raymond Ebbeler

I am a former Texan (lived in Los Colinas, San Antonio, Dallas, and Irving) and well Texans do things big send me the package deal to put on my web site to attract lenders from Connect Exchange. The email address is sent via your personal site on BP. Hope we can do business. 

BRRR baby it's cold outside let me in...what does the acronym stand for I may be a successful Internet marketer and can take your business to even higher levels; but still need to be educated on the four letter acronym that I like better than these three FBI, CIA, FDA, and PMS. Can someone who is starting out venture in this area (I missed Brandon's webinar had to tend to a patient).

As you know this is a favorite area because it considers innovative strategies to be founded on the strange and the sublime...not really. Making money is an art as much as it is a science...you do not have to listen to a mantra to raise your money consciousness. Youtube as many videos to get you to say "OM"

Or is that ummmm...what do I do next to raise money. Well as a former Udemy instructor gone rogue...I offer my course on Creative...oophs cannot5 say anymore or I would be violating the BP policy for promoting myself in this area.

Damn it Jim I'm not doctor (Bones McCoy; Star Trek)...I am a real estate investor...and rightly so. Why because a little word phrase that them thar GURUs repeat over and over again...time-money-freedom... all aboard?! Yup the the time money freedom train will soon depart (with emphasis on train-ing and you are their victim...I mean trainee).

Well... peruse your local library and you will find countless books on doing real estate you know Robert Allen and his "No Money Down..."or is that Carlton Sheets? I bought them all (forgot the count). I bought them because I knew I did not want to be a real estate agent or broker. If I recall I used those packages to line my bird cage...and did n't even own a bird, LOL...still need a bird...maybe an eagle..."where eagles fly;"but I literally became a bird dog. Yeah rode my 21 speed bike through different neighborhoods (did not own a car). What I took away from that "job" was my ability to have patience in doing research on FSBOs where I went to the court house (that was eons ago -- I am 60 years young, look 30, but have a can do attitude as an 18 year old. Why am I telling you this? because GURUs will not...

Can my bird dogging experience generalize to real estate investor ala Internet marketing. Yup. There is a web site / affiliate marketing opportunity that my mentor sent me since money begets money (who talks like that?) where the word bird dog is now "property locator" (now that sounds more professional and sophisticated). In the subject line or in the first paragraph was...My friend Ross Hamilton with Connected Investors, teamed up with LendingTree®, and has created the ultimate online investment capital marketplace, The Connected Investors Exchange.

http://cix.connectedinvestors.com

This is where you can get asset-based lenders to finance all kinds of investment projects - from residential “fix and flip” properties to multi-million dollar commercial deals.

You fill out an application (which takes 42 seconds...faster for those who can multitask, LOL) and then multiple lenders bid on your project, and you select the best terms. You'll choose from private lenders, family offices, crowdfunding platforms, hard money lenders, and traditional lenders. Even though good credit helps, it's not required because lenders look at the strength of the project.

I'm working on a resources page, and this will be on there. So even if you're not looking for capital RIGHT NOW, bookmark this page. When you do have a deal, fill out the application. In the meantime, check it out right now so you know more about how it could help you:

http://cix.connectedinvestors.com

Since this was made available to me for free I am returning the favor and I would like to make this available for free for everyone who visits this blog and then shares that with their circle of friends -- method to my madness -- use affiliate marketing (free) or  join affiliating marketing opportunities to raise multiple incomes (Robert Allen) as a customer to become a "product of the product." Have you heard of clickbank...join them as an affiliate then promote the hell out of other people's minds, media, millions (OPM3) as a product/service or both (choose from 22 categories  to include real estate). There are oth sites that mimic Clickbank...join them for FREE...Go to the marketing tab...then leverage your time and money and start making beaucoup money. If that does not work...play the lottery.

The proverbial question would be the chicken or the egg; Do I first need to have a property under contract to get investors to act; or should I locate investors and then locate a property. I am writing a book on where to locate motivated sellers -- I am an ePublisher and use 14 strategies as Internet marketing: Landing pages. Read my blogs to connect with me..

Allow me to introduce myself. I am known as the white hat specialist when it comes to white hat projects since my background is in Internet marketing but I have 30 years plus in mental health. Finding investors is stressful as much as finding sellers for your deals. One word that comes to mind is NETWORKING. Is it working?

If not; what I did was create a foundation -- a virtual cooperative network --- (still in progress) to connect with potential investors. Connect with me and I might be able to assist as a cooperative since REAL ESTATE IS DAMN COMPETITIVE!!! Except for the Bigger Pocket's community...

So I too desire to locate investors but I was told by a mentor that you have to play a game called hide and seek...or is that you seek and they will hide if you do not even have a property under contract. So you probably have to a find their sweet spot...create a landing page and then entice the individual investor...make it appealing (high return on investment) use software to do a hypothetical scenario --- a sample package -- or list previous deals in the pipeline (if you have any). My sample package is a failed mix-property (RE Brokers and seller was not interested in seller financing) so something negative I turn ed that into something positive and use their deal package but I tweaked the financials...and said something like this as a byline...

"because of my software fine tuning the financials I could not do this for you (individual) or firm (LLC) Mr. Investor since you would not be able to receive your 12-15% Return On Investment...let alone my cooperative getting paid the 3% acquisition fee..."

and then I created a flip book of the RE broker's actuals (underestimated) versus my modifications to get buy-in (high return on investment). 

The cost to set up a landing page is inexpensive and is an alternative to paying high costs for paper direct marketing...hopefully this creates opportunity also for finding sellers...one can only hope. 

So create a landing page to attract investors. To find a web developer look in your own backyard...then Go with your business card and play the game..."I am a real estate investor...do you know anyone who is looking to do projects...I found a multifamily on [insert the location] here then give your 15 minute elevator pitch...when you happen to meet someone at a REI club. Just like the individuals on Shark Tank. Get in the game and do the play...that is what a coach in sports would say.

While I work as a mental health counselor I use stress management on myself, LOL; the landing pages are your salespeople where a potential investor can receive everything from you...while building a relationship....this sets you apart as being perceived as either a beginner or a  pro...I became a pro for the "clout" for support from other member (just like you are receiving from little-o-me a quite, reserved man that now has to become aggressive and even hard-nosed since you will receive more of these...np then yeses. Therefore, the landing page should contain value-laden content necessary to project a professional image. 

Since the goals and objectives are seamless communication which would also be perceived as a virtual cooperation having both integrity and accountability...investors are more apt to consider your "request for proposal" if you have a "business plan." So synch your web site(s) and mobile app created to create an interactive site for investors and then...write articles and blogs as an expert in your area of focus (single-family, multifamily, commercial, etc.) on that landing page which redirects to your involvement on REI web sites. If you feel inclined to do so, join your Chamber of Commerce...go to their drull meetings to identify your potential investors...leave postcards, brochures then promote, promote, promote...and always ask... you will never know if you do not.

They say that there is strength in numbers...I did a random search of BP member 25 miles from where I live in Largo, Florida and I counted 42 pro members as potential investors. 

Wow the answer to life, the universe and everything is 42 that is 42 X $10,000 from each participant as a minimum investment to create a "pooled investment" or $420,000 working capital. The monies would be allocated toward commercial projects as buy and hold for long term growth (12% - 20% plus ROI). To participate one must have vision...and $10,000 (right off your taxes as a gift)...many wealthy do to lower their tax bracket. This is bold; but something to behold

I had a post removed because it would have created too much money and would have helped non-members become pro members. I had suggested that synergy was syndication I will not expound on the concept of synergy perse simply it is an abstract term and appears to obtuse for most to grasp. However, in simple terms it means strength in numbers...I will leave it at that.  What I would create is such an enterprise with pooled investors -- I might just do that. 

Bigger Pockets would need to be a role model to mediate such an enterprise-wide model. Therefore another alternative for investment is corporate venture capital and using real estate projections to get seed capital. Such an undertaking would be to realize the capacity for long-term growth. 

I am still interested in "buy and hold" strategies...but as a diversified investor I am considering REITs which are already entities that exist (300 strong and strength in numbers are the many investors who participate in those REITs).

Perhaps Bigger Pockets' 500,000 strong members can also capitalize in this area as co-ventured profits. No man is an island.

I would like to think (and grow rich) that syndication...is synonymous with synergy??? YES, the interaction or cooperation of two or more individuals, organizations, or other change agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects -- synchronized energy

A new area for BP could "Pooled Investments" as a percentage share based on all member contributions and through pro membership who are entitled  a share (conceived as $500,000. 00 - $1.00 from every member) and when a "deal"is found a member can receive (no credit check, no length of time, etc.) a either a 1% to 10% dispersion of "funds" to be allocated towards a real estate transaction -- the purpose of the financial assistance. This would assist many who are starting out and many who desire to expand...

I am open to any comments on how Investing would need to be in our own backyard -- Bigger Pockets is our backyard