There are others -- advertising in the paper, bandit signs, billboards, TV ads, etc.Once someone calls, you need to get some idea of what their house is worth quickly.

would you rather the company just run ads on tv and take that money away from students?

I watch TV, and it helps to watch something lively with lots of explosions and car chases.

- Do all aspects of branding fit together (postcards, TV, radio, brochures, billboards) with a common "feel"?

Instead of getting out the Pom Poms or watching someone on TV give another sickening Feel Good speech, I use my calculator, consult with solid sources and understand my investment--whatever it is.

The TV shows are great fun, but don't give you a real idea of what things are like.

Burn it to DVD, set up a TV in your conference room and have EVERY tenant watch and sign a statement saying they watched it!

something like that , where you can spend 4 days with them and look at 3 of the properties they are doing on the tv show, one will be before work has begun ,another is in the process and the last is complete , all 3 would air in the series and you would get updates on how he or the team thought they did, mistakes , how it would be done different ETC.

Some individuals are having a difficult time.During the real estate boom there were still people not doing so well.This is because they made bad decisions and are suffering the consequences of living too high on the hog during the boom.This is the kind of economy that will create many millionaires, take advantage of this time because there is plenty of money to go around.This is just a natural thing in the economy.It is called a correction in the stock market.If you believe the doom and gloom of the media your doomed anyway.Our economy is the strongest in the world period.The question I have Is there food on your table a roof over your heads and cloths on your back.Hmmmm I guess your not so bad off.You just have to give up a couple of luxuries.Maybe you can;t afford that new model of 10,000 inch plasma screen TV oh well.If you have the neccesities and your family there is nothing to complain about.My wife is filipina and i have been to the philippines.

Do not I repeat do not do it Trudy Montelango's reputation is not so good and I wouldn't pay $24K for any mentor regardless on how good he or she is.Save your money Trudy if you are going to use that 24K use it on real REAL ESTATE not some pipe dream some guru with a TV show feeds you.