" We simply are fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful."
- Warren Buffet on the key to his success
I am not going to waste any of your time today. The question is simple.
Are you acting fearful or greedy?
Are you taking the steps now to make this market work for YOU?
If there was ever a time to be assertive in your success plan through real estate - that time is NOW.
And NOW is the time to reach motivated sellers directly to help solve their problems....
With so much uncertainty in the market, if you are not aggressively marketing your services to these clients...you are CERTAINLY missing the opportunity of a lifetime.
We are actively looking for local affiliates across the country to facilitate the calls and leads that we receive to 1-800-SELL-NOW and 1800sellnow.com.
IF you are looking for the most effective way to get new listings and REAL CLIENTS in your local market.......register here.
We will email you information on our company and setup a time that you can speak directly with a representative.
We have hundreds of affiliates around the country paying as little as $299 a month to own the exclusive rights to 1-800-SELL-NOW in their COUNTY TERRITORY.
You do the math.......what number do you think sellers are calling?
Give us a call or register online and you can have this powerful brand working for you by the end of the day.
CALL 1-888-411-1705 For Faster Service
P.S.
As an added bonus, you are invited to our 2009 Real Estate Success Summit in Delray Beach, Florida, February 20-22.
This one event will be packed with strategies, techniques, and the best resources in the business - to help you explode your profits in 2009.
There is no charge for this event for our new affiliates and their guests - so sign up today.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Thursday, December 11, 2008
I Am Refusing To Participate In The Recession
I refuse to participate in all of this recession talk.
In fact, most of the people that I know are beginning to realize that they can do the same.
Is it real? YES.
Is the world crumbling around us? NO.
Is there an unbelievable opportunity all around us? YES.
Am I personally and professionally doing everything that I can to make 2009 one of our best years? YES.
First of all, there are no good or bad times. All times are good times when you understand how and when to change your strategies. We are truly blessed to work with people all over the country that are making more money now than they have ever made before. They are employing new strategies and new techniques to identify opportunties. People that wouldn't touch Short Sales a year ago are now making their living off of them. Change is everything.
So I've decided....I am not participating in the recession and I invite you to not participate either.
People are still spending money. For those of you that watch our updates, you see that 1-800-SELL-NOW is growing like crazy (now in over 200 markets and adding more everyday). Our investment business at MemphisInvest.com experienced the single biggest year in sales that we have ever had (over 190 houses wholesaled this year). While the tone of the general public is fear, the fact is that people are still spending money. It's not that the amount of money has vanished, it's that people are hoarding and holding more than usual. People will continue to spend money on what they want to and that is the key.
During these types of climates, you must get back to basics. It's never how much something costs that determines the market, it's how much value you are providing to the market for the price. How much people spend on something is determined by its value.
Value is always perception.
At 1-800-SELL-NOW, we have mad a concerted effort to increase our services, bring in greater value-added services, and to increase the overall value of our service to our customers - and Voila, our brand and our company is growing like crazy in one of the toughest econimic times that the country has ever seen.
And here is the best part......not only do our clients get a great service and value. But in the end, they now have the tools and opportunity to reach and help more people in their own market..........again, Value.
Some people took out loans they thought they could afford and now find out they aren't able to. OK. Just about everyone that I know has been touched by this problem. What to do? Time to suck it up and deal with what emerges. Stay in the present moment. I am fortunate to have survived some tough financial times in the past. That experience gave me a great foundation to realize that you will always learn more in the tough times than in the easy times. Most of my greatest and most creative strategies and ideas came when I was broke and scared.
Now is not the time to crawl into a hole and hope. Hope is not a strategy. Embrace the fear that you have and let it drive you to attack life.
Now is the time to be inspired. Surround yourself with people that inspire you and want to reach new heights in 2009.
Do the things that are necessary to get you on the path to your ultimate success!!! There is opportunity all around us.
You can be one of them, or you can be one of us.
You can particpate in the media madness or prepare for a dynamic future and brighter days.
The choice is yours. I've made mine.
Good Luck.
Kent Clothier
President and CEO
1-800-SELL-NOW
In fact, most of the people that I know are beginning to realize that they can do the same.
Is it real? YES.
Is the world crumbling around us? NO.
Is there an unbelievable opportunity all around us? YES.
Am I personally and professionally doing everything that I can to make 2009 one of our best years? YES.
First of all, there are no good or bad times. All times are good times when you understand how and when to change your strategies. We are truly blessed to work with people all over the country that are making more money now than they have ever made before. They are employing new strategies and new techniques to identify opportunties. People that wouldn't touch Short Sales a year ago are now making their living off of them. Change is everything.
So I've decided....I am not participating in the recession and I invite you to not participate either.
People are still spending money. For those of you that watch our updates, you see that 1-800-SELL-NOW is growing like crazy (now in over 200 markets and adding more everyday). Our investment business at MemphisInvest.com experienced the single biggest year in sales that we have ever had (over 190 houses wholesaled this year). While the tone of the general public is fear, the fact is that people are still spending money. It's not that the amount of money has vanished, it's that people are hoarding and holding more than usual. People will continue to spend money on what they want to and that is the key.
During these types of climates, you must get back to basics. It's never how much something costs that determines the market, it's how much value you are providing to the market for the price. How much people spend on something is determined by its value.
Value is always perception.
At 1-800-SELL-NOW, we have mad a concerted effort to increase our services, bring in greater value-added services, and to increase the overall value of our service to our customers - and Voila, our brand and our company is growing like crazy in one of the toughest econimic times that the country has ever seen.
And here is the best part......not only do our clients get a great service and value. But in the end, they now have the tools and opportunity to reach and help more people in their own market..........again, Value.
Some people took out loans they thought they could afford and now find out they aren't able to. OK. Just about everyone that I know has been touched by this problem. What to do? Time to suck it up and deal with what emerges. Stay in the present moment. I am fortunate to have survived some tough financial times in the past. That experience gave me a great foundation to realize that you will always learn more in the tough times than in the easy times. Most of my greatest and most creative strategies and ideas came when I was broke and scared.
Now is not the time to crawl into a hole and hope. Hope is not a strategy. Embrace the fear that you have and let it drive you to attack life.
Now is the time to be inspired. Surround yourself with people that inspire you and want to reach new heights in 2009.
Do the things that are necessary to get you on the path to your ultimate success!!! There is opportunity all around us.
You can be one of them, or you can be one of us.
You can particpate in the media madness or prepare for a dynamic future and brighter days.
The choice is yours. I've made mine.
Good Luck.
Kent Clothier
President and CEO
1-800-SELL-NOW
Monday, October 20, 2008
Short Sale Specialists Are The Ones That Get IT
What is the value in a Short Sale and Why do you want 1-800-SELL NOW to generate these deals for you?
The value in having Short Sales has several parts:
* You get access to the deal first.
* You control the deal.
* You can create a win-win-win situation.
* The banks are moving faster and faster now.
* You can purchase the property at a substantial discount.
* If you are a Realtor, you get a commission. (Instead of playing the waiting game with an unmotivated seller, you have someone that needs to SELL NOW and wants it priced to move)
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But IF YOU ARE AN AGENT, the MOST IMPORTANT but overlooked part of Short Sales is this:
You control the pricing and because of that, the MLS becomes an amazing marketing tool for BUYERS! Buyers are gold right now and if you don't have a way of grabbing all of the buyers you can for the cheapest cost, you are missing a HUGE opportunity!
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So:
1-800-SELL-NOW BRINGS YOU DEALS AND LISTINGS THAT WILL SELL.
* This is a clear path to commissions and profits in a difficult market.
AND......
THESE UNDER-PRICED LISTINGS GENERATE A TON OF BUYERS CALLS.
* Again,a clear path to doing more deals if you now know where the buyers are.
DOES IT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS?
GET THE CALLS FIRST AND THE OPTIONS TO GENERATING DOLLARS BECOME YOURS!!
The value in having Short Sales has several parts:
* You get access to the deal first.
* You control the deal.
* You can create a win-win-win situation.
* The banks are moving faster and faster now.
* You can purchase the property at a substantial discount.
* If you are a Realtor, you get a commission. (Instead of playing the waiting game with an unmotivated seller, you have someone that needs to SELL NOW and wants it priced to move)
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But IF YOU ARE AN AGENT, the MOST IMPORTANT but overlooked part of Short Sales is this:
You control the pricing and because of that, the MLS becomes an amazing marketing tool for BUYERS! Buyers are gold right now and if you don't have a way of grabbing all of the buyers you can for the cheapest cost, you are missing a HUGE opportunity!
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So:
1-800-SELL-NOW BRINGS YOU DEALS AND LISTINGS THAT WILL SELL.
* This is a clear path to commissions and profits in a difficult market.
AND......
THESE UNDER-PRICED LISTINGS GENERATE A TON OF BUYERS CALLS.
* Again,a clear path to doing more deals if you now know where the buyers are.
DOES IT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS?
GET THE CALLS FIRST AND THE OPTIONS TO GENERATING DOLLARS BECOME YOURS!!
Friday, October 17, 2008
Rising Above The Real Estate Noise
In the Technology Age where information is literally at our finger tips or just one cable news channel away, it seems as though it is increasingly more difficult to cut through the noise and establish yourself as credible and the local expert that sellers should turn to.
We work with Realtors, short sale/loss mitigation specialists, auctioneers, and real estate investors everyday...so this is a common theme that we hear.
We all know that real estate is local. However, when you go through the process that a home seller goes through - searching for the local expert that can help them....how do they find YOU? How do you separate yourself from the "noise"?
It's tough. You invest in websites, blogs, email campaigns, auto-responders, direct mail, etc. All with a few goals - REMEMBER ME, CALL ME, AND DO BUSINESS WITH ME.
Sometimes the best ideas are frankly, the simplest. Look at this messaging...
"Are you looking to sell your house - call 1-800-SELL-NOW or visit 1800sellnow.com"
"Learn more about how we can help you sell your house NOW - call 1-800-SELL-NOW."
"Do you need help with a SHORT SALE - call 1-800-SELL-NOW or visit 1800sellnow.com"
"Sell your house NOW! Call 1-800-SELL-NOW or visit 1800sellnow.com"
This messaging is simple, but more important IT IS MEMORABLE FOR THE CUSTOMER AND HAS ENORMOUS CREDIBILITY WITH THE CUSTOMER.
The point is this - with a simple and clean message and the most memorable number available today in real estate - you can RISE ABOVE THE NOISE.
Our clients from all over the country would all say the same thing - there is not a more memorable number in real estate today. Their customers see or hear it and DO NOT FORGET IT......but most importantly, THEY CALL IT.
These calls are some of the most valuable calls that you will ever receive as a real estate professional because these calls are from truly motivated home sellers. People do not call 1-800-SELL-NOW because they want to learn the value of their house or have an agent send them a CMA so that they can think about selling.
They call because they are READY TO SELL THEIR HOUSE NOW and they identify 1-800-SELL-NOW as a credible company and brand that can help them do that.
The brand is SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE, MEMORABLE, and PROFITABLE. Everything that a real estate professional should be looking for in a brand.
Using the brand EXCLUSIVELY in your market is VERY EASY.
1. Register at http://www.1800sellnow.com/register.html
2. Login to the website using the link that you are provided.
3. Check availability of your county territory
4. Purchase securely by credit card
5. Your phones are on within 4 hours - all calls and Internet leads from your territory are systematically routed to your phone and email of choice
When a seller calls - they are connected directly to YOU!
As always Good Luck in your real estate endeavors!!
We work with Realtors, short sale/loss mitigation specialists, auctioneers, and real estate investors everyday...so this is a common theme that we hear.
We all know that real estate is local. However, when you go through the process that a home seller goes through - searching for the local expert that can help them....how do they find YOU? How do you separate yourself from the "noise"?
It's tough. You invest in websites, blogs, email campaigns, auto-responders, direct mail, etc. All with a few goals - REMEMBER ME, CALL ME, AND DO BUSINESS WITH ME.
Sometimes the best ideas are frankly, the simplest. Look at this messaging...
"Are you looking to sell your house - call 1-800-SELL-NOW or visit 1800sellnow.com"
"Learn more about how we can help you sell your house NOW - call 1-800-SELL-NOW."
"Do you need help with a SHORT SALE - call 1-800-SELL-NOW or visit 1800sellnow.com"
"Sell your house NOW! Call 1-800-SELL-NOW or visit 1800sellnow.com"
This messaging is simple, but more important IT IS MEMORABLE FOR THE CUSTOMER AND HAS ENORMOUS CREDIBILITY WITH THE CUSTOMER.
The point is this - with a simple and clean message and the most memorable number available today in real estate - you can RISE ABOVE THE NOISE.
Our clients from all over the country would all say the same thing - there is not a more memorable number in real estate today. Their customers see or hear it and DO NOT FORGET IT......but most importantly, THEY CALL IT.
These calls are some of the most valuable calls that you will ever receive as a real estate professional because these calls are from truly motivated home sellers. People do not call 1-800-SELL-NOW because they want to learn the value of their house or have an agent send them a CMA so that they can think about selling.
They call because they are READY TO SELL THEIR HOUSE NOW and they identify 1-800-SELL-NOW as a credible company and brand that can help them do that.
The brand is SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE, MEMORABLE, and PROFITABLE. Everything that a real estate professional should be looking for in a brand.
Using the brand EXCLUSIVELY in your market is VERY EASY.
1. Register at http://www.1800sellnow.com/register.html
2. Login to the website using the link that you are provided.
3. Check availability of your county territory
4. Purchase securely by credit card
5. Your phones are on within 4 hours - all calls and Internet leads from your territory are systematically routed to your phone and email of choice
When a seller calls - they are connected directly to YOU!
As always Good Luck in your real estate endeavors!!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
MemphisInvest.com To Be Featured In Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine
MemphisInvest.com will be featured in the November issue of Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine.
"We are humbled and equally thrilled that we are being recognized and featured in this nationally recognized magazine," says Kent Clothier, President and CEO of MemphisInvest.com. "Our team has worked very hard over the last few years to develop and bring a portfolio of products and services to our clients that would set us apart."
MemphisInvest.com has grown into the premier real estate investment company in Memphis, Tennessee. Through its "turn-key" program it has allowed passive real estate investors to participate in the purchasing of and profiting from cash-flow properties in Memphis, Tennessee. This program allows both out-of-state and local investors to have "peace of mind" knowing that not only is their property producing monthly cash flow and an equity position, it is being professionally managed and maintained by a local team of experts that are looking out for their best interest.
"The biggest thrill for me as the founder of the company is that our referral network continues to grow at a staggering pace. We do very little advertising, yet we have new clients come to us everyday after being referred by an existing client", says Clothier. "This means that we are doing something right and providing the service that we are striving for everyday."
Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine will be available in stores the first week of November.
To learn more visit: http://www.memphisinvest.com
"We are humbled and equally thrilled that we are being recognized and featured in this nationally recognized magazine," says Kent Clothier, President and CEO of MemphisInvest.com. "Our team has worked very hard over the last few years to develop and bring a portfolio of products and services to our clients that would set us apart."
MemphisInvest.com has grown into the premier real estate investment company in Memphis, Tennessee. Through its "turn-key" program it has allowed passive real estate investors to participate in the purchasing of and profiting from cash-flow properties in Memphis, Tennessee. This program allows both out-of-state and local investors to have "peace of mind" knowing that not only is their property producing monthly cash flow and an equity position, it is being professionally managed and maintained by a local team of experts that are looking out for their best interest.
"The biggest thrill for me as the founder of the company is that our referral network continues to grow at a staggering pace. We do very little advertising, yet we have new clients come to us everyday after being referred by an existing client", says Clothier. "This means that we are doing something right and providing the service that we are striving for everyday."
Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine will be available in stores the first week of November.
To learn more visit: http://www.memphisinvest.com
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
1-800-SELL-NOW Awards Licensing Rights In Several Key Markets
1-800-SELL-NOW has continued its dynamic growth and awarded the exclusive licensing rights to these qualified and talented real estate professionals in the last few days.
1-800-SELL-NOW connects motivated home sellers with a local real estate professional that can assist them in solving their housing problem.
Our local representatives are trained professionals that understand their local market and how to make things happen for the home seller.
Most of our representatives are either trained or networked with the professionals that can assist a home seller with:
* Short Sales
* Aggressive Listings
* Cash Home Buyers
* Taking Over Payments
* Lease Options
* And many more options
"We are the conduit between the consumer and the local real estate professionals," says Kent Clothier, President and CEO of 1-800-SELL-NOW. "Consumers are looking for help and they identify with our brand universally. 1-800-SELL-NOW is a clear message that does not require additional messaging. If you want to sell your house, call 1-800-SELL-NOW"
"We have Realtors, brokers, auctioneers, and investors all using our brand in their local market to be connected directly with the home seller," Clothier continues. "It is a simple way to reach people that are looking for their help."
We receive thousands of calls and Internet inquiries a month - you could own your county exclusively and get all of these leads.
To learn more visit: http://www.1800sellnow.com/register.html
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THE RIGHTS TO THESE TERRITORIES HAVE BEEN PURCHASED IN THE LAST 7 DAYS
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Phoenix Arizona (Maricopa County)
New Orleans (Jefferson Parish)
Virginia Beach (Virginia Beach and Chesapeake Beach)
Detroit, Michigan (Macomb County)
Ft Worth, Texas (Tarrant County)
Plano, Texas (Collin County)
New Haven, Connecticut (New Haven and Fairfield Counties)
Jacksonville, Florida (Duval and St. Johns Counties)
San Diego, California
To read more about the above territories, please visit:
http://pressroom.prlog.org/KClothier/
TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN BE THE LOCAL 1-800-SELL-NOW EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE GO TO:
http://www.1800sellnow.com/register.html
1-800-SELL-NOW connects motivated home sellers with a local real estate professional that can assist them in solving their housing problem.
Our local representatives are trained professionals that understand their local market and how to make things happen for the home seller.
Most of our representatives are either trained or networked with the professionals that can assist a home seller with:
* Short Sales
* Aggressive Listings
* Cash Home Buyers
* Taking Over Payments
* Lease Options
* And many more options
"We are the conduit between the consumer and the local real estate professionals," says Kent Clothier, President and CEO of 1-800-SELL-NOW. "Consumers are looking for help and they identify with our brand universally. 1-800-SELL-NOW is a clear message that does not require additional messaging. If you want to sell your house, call 1-800-SELL-NOW"
"We have Realtors, brokers, auctioneers, and investors all using our brand in their local market to be connected directly with the home seller," Clothier continues. "It is a simple way to reach people that are looking for their help."
We receive thousands of calls and Internet inquiries a month - you could own your county exclusively and get all of these leads.
To learn more visit: http://www.1800sellnow.com/register.html
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THE RIGHTS TO THESE TERRITORIES HAVE BEEN PURCHASED IN THE LAST 7 DAYS
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Phoenix Arizona (Maricopa County)
New Orleans (Jefferson Parish)
Virginia Beach (Virginia Beach and Chesapeake Beach)
Detroit, Michigan (Macomb County)
Ft Worth, Texas (Tarrant County)
Plano, Texas (Collin County)
New Haven, Connecticut (New Haven and Fairfield Counties)
Jacksonville, Florida (Duval and St. Johns Counties)
San Diego, California
To read more about the above territories, please visit:
http://pressroom.prlog.org/KClothier/
TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN BE THE LOCAL 1-800-SELL-NOW EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE GO TO:
http://www.1800sellnow.com/register.html
Thursday, October 2, 2008
A Better Solution For Our Markets PLEASE READ
I just read Dave Ramsey's "Common Sense Fix" and encourage everyone that I know to do the same.
Years of bad decisions and stupid mistakes have created an economic nightmare in this country, but $700 billion in new debt is not the answer. As a tax-paying American citizen, I will not support any congressperson who votes to implement such a policy. Instead, I submit the following threestep Common Sense Plan.
I. INSURANCE
a. Insure the subprime bonds/mortgages with an underlying FHA-type insurance. Government-insured and backed loans would have an instant market all over the world, creating immediate and needed liquidity.
b. In order for a company to accept the government-backed insurance, they must do two things:
II. MARK TO MARKET
a. Remove mark to market accounting rules for two years on only subprime Tier III bonds/mortgages. This keeps companies from being forced to artificially mark down bonds/mortgages below the value of the underlying mortgages and real estate.
b. This move creates patience in the market and has an immediate stabilizing effect on failing and ailing banks—and it costs the taxpayer nothing.
III. CAPITAL GAINS TAX
a. Remove the capital gains tax completely. Investors will flood the real estate and stock market in search of tax-free profits, creating tremendous—and immediate—liquidity in the markets.
Again, this costs the taxpayer nothing.
b. This move will be seen as a lightning rod politically because many will say it is helping the rich. The truth is the rich will benefit, but it will be their money that stimulates the economy. This will enable all Americans to have more stable jobs and retirement investments that go up instead of down.
This is not a time for envy, and it’s not a time for politics. It’s time for all of us, as Americans, to stand up, speak out, and fix this mess.
http://a1611.g.akamai.net/f/1611/26335/9h/dramsey.download.akamai.com/23572/dr/media/pdf/the_common_sense_fix.pdf
Years of bad decisions and stupid mistakes have created an economic nightmare in this country, but $700 billion in new debt is not the answer. As a tax-paying American citizen, I will not support any congressperson who votes to implement such a policy. Instead, I submit the following threestep Common Sense Plan.
I. INSURANCE
a. Insure the subprime bonds/mortgages with an underlying FHA-type insurance. Government-insured and backed loans would have an instant market all over the world, creating immediate and needed liquidity.
b. In order for a company to accept the government-backed insurance, they must do two things:
- Rewrite any mortgage that is more than three months delinquent to a 6% fixed-rate mortgage.
- Roll all back payments with no late fees or legal costs into the balance. This brings homeowners current and allows them a chance to keep their homes
- Cancel all prepayment penalties to encourage refinancing or the sale of the property to pay off the bad loan. In the event of foreclosure or short sale, the borrower will not be held liable for any deficit balance. FHA does this now, and that encourages mortgage companies to go the extra mile while working with the borrower—again limiting foreclosures and ruined lives.
- Cancel ALL golden parachutes of EXISTING and FUTURE CEOs and executive team members as long as the company holds these government-insured bonds/mortgages. This keeps underperforming executives from being paid when they don’t do their jobs.
II. MARK TO MARKET
a. Remove mark to market accounting rules for two years on only subprime Tier III bonds/mortgages. This keeps companies from being forced to artificially mark down bonds/mortgages below the value of the underlying mortgages and real estate.
b. This move creates patience in the market and has an immediate stabilizing effect on failing and ailing banks—and it costs the taxpayer nothing.
III. CAPITAL GAINS TAX
a. Remove the capital gains tax completely. Investors will flood the real estate and stock market in search of tax-free profits, creating tremendous—and immediate—liquidity in the markets.
Again, this costs the taxpayer nothing.
b. This move will be seen as a lightning rod politically because many will say it is helping the rich. The truth is the rich will benefit, but it will be their money that stimulates the economy. This will enable all Americans to have more stable jobs and retirement investments that go up instead of down.
This is not a time for envy, and it’s not a time for politics. It’s time for all of us, as Americans, to stand up, speak out, and fix this mess.
http://a1611.g.akamai.net/f/1611/26335/9h/dramsey.download.akamai.com/23572/dr/media/pdf/the_common_sense_fix.pdf
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