Battle of the REI Blogs 2010 – Vote For Your Favorite Real Estate Investing Blogger Below!

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Check out Ron’s victory speech below…

Congratulations to Ron… way to go Probate Guy!

The 2010 Final Standings

1) Ron Mead, The Probate Guy – 2010 Champ – 251 Votes
2) Steph Davis – 189
3) Julie Broad (’09 Champ) – 154
4) JP Moses – 148
5) Craig Fuhr – 120
6) Patrick Riddle (aka Sergeant P-Rid) – 65
7) Shae Bynes – 22
8) J Scott – 20
(less than 20 votes)
9) Jamel Gibbs
10) Alex Joungblood
11) Rachel Hernandez
12) Peter Kolat
13) Scott Costello

Now, let’s give a round of applause for all the excellent REI Bloggers! You guys and gals pour your hearts into your blogs… and the 1000+ votes below are a testament to that!

AND, a BIG THANKS to everyone who voted. It means a TON to us bloggers…. we salute you :-)

It’s been my pleasure to host another great REI blog battle.

That’s it for ol’ Sergeant P-Rid.

See y’all next year for the 3rd annual battle. It’s gonna be big!

~ Sarge

P.S. – Are you an REI Blogger? Interested in participating in next year’s battle? If so, leave a comment below with your name and link to your blog.

P.P.S. – If you voted for Ron, Steph, or Julie, you’re in contention to win one of those Private Money Blueprint Training Systems. Good luck!

Julie Broad
Life As Real Estate Investors

Real estate investing live and on location across north america. Videos, tips, and resources to help you invest successfully in any city!

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Ron Mead
Buy Probate Property

If the coffee I’m drinkin’ and what I’m just thinkin’ or your just a winkin’, then we’d better say bye, cause I’m just the Probate Guy!

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Steph Davis
Flip This Wholesaler

Rags to riches real estate: the daily musings of a bartender turned REO wholesaler …

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JP Moses
REI tips

Imagine Real Estate Investing…Undressed. It’s practical, real & “Average Joe” friendly. Stop by & grab my 53 Free REI Forms on the house!

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PATRICK RIDDLE
Must Know Investing

Your Source for Creative Real Estate Investing Tips, Tools, and Techniques… and Host of Battle of the REI Blogs.

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Shae Bynes
Good Faith Investing

Shae seeks to inspire and inform with stories from the streets. Some even call it chicken soup for the real estate investor’s soul. :-)

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Peter Kolat
Real Estate Internet Marketing

Real Estate Internet Marketing Blog-FREE 56 pg. Real Estate Black Book-The Only Place to Get Secret Internet Marketing Strategies For FREE.

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Jamel Gibbs
REI Education Academy

FREE 5 Part Crash Course on Wholesaling Houses provided by the Jamel Gibbs. Discover Pure Real Estate Investing AWESOMENESS.

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Rachel Hernandez
Adventures in Mobile Homes

Sharing stories and adventures about investing in mobile homes. Learn from Rachel – aka Mobile Home Gurl – who specializes in this niche!

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Scott Costello
Struggling to Get Started

A Nine-to-Fiver overcoming fears and a lack of time. No tips, tricks or fast profits here, just every day experiences from a new investor.

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J Scott
1-2-3 Flip

123Flip.com brings you the nitty-gritty of a real life house flipper, including detailed financials, schedules and results down to the penny.

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Craig Fuhr
SurReal Estate Success

Craig Fuhr is a super-star investor & premier rehabber. His blog is a daily stream of insanely fun & real-life RE Investing tips & videos.

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Alex Joungblood
Wholesaling Houses in Real Time

A full time wholesaler making it happen in a down real estate market. How you can still make a full time income wholesaling houses.

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Alrighty…

Here’s a quick recap of the contest rules from the video above:

1) Contest starts October 18th and ends at midnight EST on October 21st.

2) You must be 18 years or older to participate.

3) Pick your favorite real estate investing blogger.

4) VOTE by entering the name of your favorite blogger in the comment area below (only 1 vote allowed per person… violators will be disqualified).

And check out the prizes…

1st place blogger gets to award 5 of their voters a FREE Private Money Blueprint Training System ($997).

2nd and 3rd place get to award 1 of their voters a FREE Private Money Blueprint Training System.

So, we’re giving away almost $7,000 in real estate investing education… and you could win by simply voting below.

Scroll to the bottom of the screen now and put your favorite REI blogger in the comment area. And remember, only 1 vote per person.

Thanks for joining this year’s Battle :-)

May the best REI blogger win,

Patrick Riddle
… aka Sergeant P-Rid

P.S. If you think this contest is pretty cool, click the Facebook “Like” button at the top of the post and share it with your friends :-)

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Confidential: My Strategic Plan to Win Battle of the REI Blogs 2010

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Get ready… Battle of the REI Blogs 2010 kicks off noon EST Monday Oct 18th!

I’ve got my battle flops on, and I’m ready for action.

See you on the battlefield next week,

Sergeant P-Rid

P.S. – If this is all new to ya, check out the 2009 Battle. With over 1,100 votes last year, competition was fierce!

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The Best and Brightest Women in Real Estate Investing – 8 Part Training Series

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Alrighty …

Time to kick off another KILLER training series here at MustKnowInvesting.com, “The Best and Brightest Women in Real Estate Investing“.

Every week for the next 8 weeks, one of our “Best and Brightest” will share her inspirational story, how she closed her first deal, and much more. PLUS, each gal is going to share a downloadable resource that’s gonna help you get to the next level. So, you don’t wanna miss this!

The Best and Brightest Women in Real Estate Investing

Week 1 -

Reigning Battle of the REI Blogs Champion, Julie Broad of RevNYou

Week 2 -

Flipping Mom, Esi Benedict

Week 3 -

Investor, Blogger, PMBPer, Shae Bynes of Good Faith Investing

Week 4 -

Colorado Investor and “Real Estate Investor Mom“, Christina Mellott

Week 5 -

Flip This Wholesaler, Steph Davis

Week 6 -

Surprise Special Guest (pulled some strings to make this happen … you won’t believe who it is!)

Week 7 -

The Mobile Home Gurl, Rachel Hernandez

Week 8 -

My Good Friend, the $24M Woman, Susan Lassiter-Lyons of The Investor Insights

So, as you can see, we’ve got quite the lineup!

Here’s a quick video with more details …

I’ll see ya next week for Part 1 with Battle of the REI Blogs Champion, Julie Broad.

Get ready … these amazing women are gonna make your head spin!

~ Patrick

… aka P-Rid

P.S. – Sooooo, what do you think? You guys and gals excited or what!? Leave a comment and let me know :-)

P.S.S. – Here are the links to the series for you:

Julie Broad | Esi Benedict | Shae Bynes | Christina Mellott | Stephani Davis | Surprise Special Guest | Rachel Hernandez | Susan Lassiter-Lyons

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How to Profit from the Commercial Real Estate Crash

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(free commercial funding resource at bottom of article … make sure you grab it!)

As you know, the residential real estate market took it’s big hit starting (depending on the market) in 2006… and got hit hard in 2007 and 2008.

But for those of you who study economic trends like me, the residential market is only one part of the overall economy… and other markets followed suit … including the

(drum roll please)

… COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET!

So, at the end of 2008 and into 2009 the commercial market has started to really see some *big time* hits and in a lot of areas the commercial market and commercial lending is having a “crash” of it’s own.

What this means to you and me?

Well, a few things:

1. Loan defaults are piling up in the commercial market now, meaning there’s great buys in commercial for those who have cash (or for those who know how to get private money)

2. People who have cash (hedge funds, rich people, or everyday normal people who just have $ sitting around) are either buying properties, lending their money on low LTV commercial deals, etc.

3. Traditional banks aren’t touching loans for most commercial deals or business type loans anymore (meaning a big credit crunch)

So, the opportunity this creates is…
(more…)

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The Indymac Slap in Your Face – You Won’t Believe This!

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I didn’t believe it … but then I saw it with my own eyes. You’ve gotta check out this sweetheart deal that the FDIC gave to Indymac.

Check out what Chris Rock, a MustKnowInvesting.com student (and Twitter follower) had to say about it:

This could make your blood boil sooooo watch out!

Click Below NOW and see for yourself …

How do you feel about this?

Please put your thoughts in the comment area.

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