2009: A Year in the Life of MustKnowInvesting.com

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Wow! It sure is amazing how time flies, isn’t it?

Sooooo much has happened in only a year …

2009 Kicked off with the Creative Real Estate Solutions in Today’s Market Video Series, then MustKnowInvesting.com turned 1, Trevor Mauch and I launched our Private Money Blueprint System (Holy Cow! What an Undertaking!), the Battle of the REI Blogs, and MUCH MORE.

Thank goodness I decided to get my butt out of bed this past weekend and go to church. That’s where I got the idea to do this post because they put together a “year in review” video with all the highlights of 2009. So, I thought it would be really cool to do a post called …

A Year in the Life of MustKnowInvesting.com

Let’s just jump right in … here we go …

The “Creative Real Estate Solutions in Today’s Market” Video Series

We kicked off the year in January with the Creative Real Estate Solutions in Today’s Market video series (over 2 1/2 hours of solid content). It was a 5 part in depth video series on wholesaling, private money, subject tos, owner financing, and much more. And at the end of the series, we took on a very limited number of students in our mentoring program.

One of those students, Justin Wilmot, a twenty somthin’ self proclaimed surfer dude from Florida, had quite the year; he closed his first wholesale deal, locked up a million dollar credit line through a private money lender, and closed his first rehab deal. To say Justin’s life will never be the same would be quite the understatement.

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How to Become a CIA: (Part 7) How to Get Full Control of a Property with ZERO Liability

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Welcome … to Part 7 of the “How to Become a CIA” creative real estate investing series … How to Get Full Control of a Property with ZERO Liability …

(if you’re new to the series, you may want to start with the introduction)

In our final part to the “How to Become a CIA” training series, Dusty Keefe is gonna teach you how to get full 100% control of a property with ZERO liability … so if, for any reason, you can walk away from a deal unscathed, unharmed, without a financial loss.

How does that sound? Did your jaw drop when you heard that for the first time?

Well, if you’re like me … it sure did!

You may be thinking … “Hold on a minute , Patrick, Dusty, soooo what you’re telling me is that I can contract a property, and if I don’t end up closing on it myself or wholesaling to someone else, I can walk away from the deal and even get my earnest money back??”

Yep, you can. And that’s exactly what Dusty is going to share with you in his video below …

(quick note … the techniques and strategies discussed work best when negotiating directly with sellers. Soooo, get your marketing plan off the ground so that sellers call YOU when they need to sell … not a Realtor)

How to Get Full Control of a Property with ZERO Liability

Here’s what you’re gonna learn today …

>> What Holds Back Most Investors and What to Do About It

>> How to Use Exculpatory Language to Safeguard Your Success

>> How to Control the Closing

>> The “Must Know” Clause for All You Wholesalers (Tip # 4)

>> And Much More!
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How to Become a CIA: (Part 2) Negotiate Your Way to Wealth

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Welcome … to Part 2 of the “How to Become a CIA” creative real estate investing series … Negotiate Your Way to Wealth …

(if you’re new to the series, you may want to start with the introduction)

This week, master negotiator, Dusty Keefe, is gonna teach you how to negotiate your way to wealth.

Ever since getting started investing years ago … back in 2002 … Dusty has been a full time negotiator for our buy, sell, hold business. He had some sales experience prior, had studied books on negotiating and sales strategies, and naturally filled that position for our company.

Today, having negotiated with hundreds of buyers, sellers, tenants, contractors, and other investors … Dusty has become quite the master at his craft.

And, if you’ve ever met Dusty in person, you know this … the man never stops negotiating.

Dusty and I were going through a drive thru recently and before we got up to the window, he told me to get a free french fry. He didn’t say “Order another fry”, he said “Get a free fry”. I started to feel a little uncomfortable because I didn’t feel like asking … but, realized quickly that I was exhibiting weak behavior.  Sooooo, when we got up to the window, I asked for a free fry in a certain way that I thought would be compelling for the employee to give it to me …

… and you know what … I got a free fry.

This is a very simple example, but it shows how Dusty thinks … how the mind of a master negotiator functions.

I talked Dusty into sharing some killer negotiating techniques and strategies with us in the “How to Become a CIA” series … hope you enjoy!

Negotiate Your Way to Wealth with Dusty Keefe

Here’s what Dusty’s gonna cover …

>> What’s the Big Deal About Negotiating

>> Why Most Beginners Struggle with Negotiating (hint … it’s not your fault)

>> The “Must Know” Moving Parts of Every Negotiation

>> 3 Step Easy Process to Negotiating Great Deals

>> And Much More …
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