All Forum Posts by: Sean Kremer

I've probably bought every one of his courses and have gone over them all many, many times.........In my opinion Ron knows what he is talking about, I have learned more from him than from any other guru,( and I have them all)....

    I don't go to seminars because I don't like the bragging that I have to deal with from every dimestore millionare that wants to tell me how good he/she is at the business, and would I like to see a selfie of them next to their "new" 5 year old Mercedes that they just bought on a 7 year payment plan..:)  So I never worry about an up-sell. (And I'm kind of a loner and like to work alone.....not a fan of crowds. 

  I buy the used courses on ebay and I listen to them over and over and over and over and over again when I'm in my truck on the road  until I know whats going to be said next before they say it. I did this with every course I've ever bought and religiously listened to self help tapes for the first ten years of my business, starting with Carleton sheets and moving through every guru that sold stuff concerning real estate. ( I spend ALOT of time behind the wheel in my job. )

   Except for Carleton Sheets course...I've bought every course used off of ebay and probably only spent a few thousand dollars total on what has to be every guru and course available. I threw myself into education so deep that I'm fairly confident that there isn't a book, course, tape set, cd set, made from the time ....How to make friends and influence people,(a book on tape, which is mandatory reading if your serious about this business),  all the way to every guru's advertised course  up until the year 2000.....(that must have been the time that I decided that I knew it all and basically stopped listening to stuff.) I have since put everything back on ebay and have sold it all, getting most of my money back. ( Very proud of myself for figuring out a way for a broke *** red neck idiot, to get basically a free Real estate investing education which so far has made me a buck or two,)    :) 

    Even today when I feel I need to get current in trends and techniques I go to ebay for some easy listening material, but I've found that most of it is just rehashed fluff from the origional gurus from my early years. I have probably spent over a solid year just immersing myself in any course that I could find about negotiating, and to tell you the truth, those negotiating courses that I listened to probably helped me make money in this business than any thing else. ( Jack Napier i believe his name  is a good negotiation guru) 

     I feel that even today listening to Ron Legrand will do anyone looking for knowledge some good.... He's good. Some of his techniques are dated and may not work anymore but  Take what you need from his information and leave the up-sell and fluff alone.:) 

    Sorry about the long winded rant. 

So you can't even ask for past landlords on applications, and call them to check on behavior out there??   Wow   

In my experiences with speculation like this and trying to make a deal like this come together without the interest eating you alive while you wait for the end game, which may or may not appear...is basically a hit or a miss, and a miss could take you under.  

   If you are planning to make a million dollars off of this deal, it looks to me the only safe way to do this is to start with 2 million...:) 

Hello and good luck, see you in the field. 

I haven't read any of this thread but I would like to have the main forum go back to exactly to where I was when I clicked on a thread. Right now it always takes me clear back to the beginning and soon my adhd kicks in and I give up and move to another site.  I'd like to go farther down the forum but it gets too cumbersome for me??

   I just ordered a subway sandwich from a kiosk and I have to tell you it was fast...easy....and for once my sandwich came out exactly the way I ordered it.  Better get edumacated fast because robots are coming.....ignore this at your own peril.......

I have grown my business through many presidents , republican and democrat, and Trump is no different. I figure if I made i through the last 8 years of this mess and still had great growth, Trump should be a piece of cake......You just have to observe, use your head to spot problems and advantages and then change whatever needs to be changed in your business to move forward with the times. 

  Mexico and Canada are already calling to renegotiate NAFTA............I believe we as investors will be just fine. Stop worrying and get to work doing deals and making money....:)  

      I personally think Trump will open up lots of opportunities for those that are paying attention.  And I don't mean just real estate. 

Don't be upset if a realtor won't make low offers for you.........Find one that will or become one yourself. Don't ever forget that you're the one in charge, you call the shots and only surround yourself with people that understand that completely. Don't let a fancy suit intimidate you, find people that think like you do, and use them exclusively,and don't forget to keep them fairly compensated. In my opinion the main thing to remember is to not be a time waster for people. Be ready and do what you say you will do, and help will never be too far away.  

Spend 4 to six hours a night doing nothing but education, reading articles on trends, looking for deals, corresponding with other business acquaintances. I'd forget relying on other "experts" to guide you and put one foot in front of the other and get at it. Over time you will gather a few people that you know that you can count on. After many years of doing this and dealing with thousands of people, I can probably count on two hands the people that I trust to do what they say consistently. Everyone else is there for you until something better comes up.  I've never had one mentor......I have   talked to hundreds on 'mentors' a few minutes at a time, but I don't think they were aware that they were taking on a mentoring position.  

     I also agree that anybody that is doing this business successfully, full time, would not have any time to mentor you unless they've made their money already.  I feel to be really successful in this business you need to live it 24 hours a day and never shut off for anything or anyone. You can slow down but even when I'm on vacation I check out the local real estate scene and look for ways to get into it.  Listen closely only to the people that have 'made' it, pay attention and keep your head on a swivel and nose to the ground. Never stop learning new strategies and never stop looking for money and deals in general. This includes anything and I mean anything that you can buy low and sell high.  I tell everyone that I don't buy houses, I help people out of their "situations". 

    You don't need no stinking mentors.... look out for yourself, rely on yourself.  After your old and rich, then you can give back to a younger you....at least that's my plan.  But I could be totally wrong though, I've never had a  mentor...:) 

Seems to me you need to spend $100,000 per year before the box stores will notice you and offer you deals others maybe don't get....it still isn't much though.  Materials kind of cost what they cost.....labor is the big money eater......in my opinion.