Way too many useless techniques that may work with 1 in 100 mediocre leads.

if you learn anything or come into good quality information or leads for obtaining free money - let me know.i know one "technique" they may discuss is calling several times to the same office.

In a comparable sales approach, you select comps. Then you do adjustments to comp prices depending on their differences with a subject property.
Where do you go to determine the adjustments for a particular neiborghoo...

alex,alot of it depends on what function you're going to serve in the company or investment strategy(ies).if you're going to be involved in every aspect, well then i think ryan's tips are great, along with what others have posted.if you're not going to be hammering nails and the like, or estimating rehab costs, leaving that to others, than don't waste your time reading about rehab techniques.

Doug, even with those techniques (which I use open ended yellow postcards), I would say generally speaking that 10% response is not a realistic target with most mail outs.

The average loan processor is not very sophisticated so lenders reduce the complexity by screening out complex deals.Seasoning is a business decision and not a legal requirement.Lenders who have little to no seasoning before they will lend on the appraised value generally use other techniques to manage the risks.

I've bought some NLP programs but have avoided using techniques in that package because I feel that they make me sound like a snake (as does the instructor of the package, which will remain unnamed).As for 1031s, while I know very basically what they are used for (exchaning equity from one property to another) I've never actually dealt with them.

Using the seller-carryback installment payment technique, sellers can avoid what we call “tax friction” and defer these taxes, paying them in very small increments over a long period of time.

One technique for a new person in the business is to explain that they are new in the business, working thru college, paying for xyz to help out xyz, and are glad that they are starting out work with nice honest people like........yaddi, yaddi, ya.....After the story next is qualify....who, what, why, how come, how many, when, why not, ect.... this is where you gather all the info on the transaction you catch my drift.Next land Note: during the landing stage is where you begin to propose the offer, this is the same place where you remind them about all the bad stuff wrong with the house.Next is the Close....later got to go to work

p=18568&highlight=#18568These are posts by Ryan Webber who I told you about and who will be by to welcome you.On another post he said:Its about building a network of marketing techniques that will each give you a deal or two a year.