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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Julie Broad: The Best and Brightest Women in Real Estate Investing

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Well guys and gals, here we go…

Get ready for Part 1 of MustKnowInvesting.com’s brand spankin’ new kick butt training series, “The Best and Brightest Women in Real Estate Investing” (if you missed the intro, click the link to get the full details).

This week, Julie Broad of RevNYou, is with us to share her story, show you how she closed her very FIRST deal, give you some killer tips, and provide you with special resource to help you make big money investing in real estate.

Julie Broad | Best and Brightest Women in Real Estate Investing

Without further ado, here’s the reigning Champion of the Battle of the REI Blogs, Mrs. Julie Broad…

Bravo! Thanks for sharing with us Julie.

If you have any questions for her, toss ‘em in the comment area. Or if you wanna just be cool and show your thanks, leave a comment too.

Connect with “Best and Brightest” Julie Broad

As part of this series, you’re gonna have the chance to connect with these fine women. So, if you’d like to connect with Julie, here’s how:

Friend Up on Facebook

Follow On Twitter

Subscribe to YouTube Channel

Your FREE Real Estate Investing Resource Download

Yep, that’s right! Every week in the “Best and Brightest” series, you get a killer real estate investing resource for FREE. AND you don’t even have to give away your email address! How awesome is that!

Julie has been very generous and has donated her 30 page special report, “The 5 Simple Steps to Real Estate Investing Success” for you.

Click the image below to grab your copy NOW!

(if it doesn’t automatically download it, right click the above image and click “Save as …”)

Again, thank you Julie for being with us today. We appreciate you!

And that’s it for Part 1 with Julie Broad.

Show some love and leave a comment before ya go.

Catch you later,

~ Patrick

… aka P-Rid

P.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

Tags: best and brightest women in real estate investing, creative real estate investing, Julie Broad, real estate investing, RevNYou, revnyou with real estate
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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

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

Week 4 -

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

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Flip This Wholesaler, Steph Davis

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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

Tags: best and brightest women in real estate investing, Christina Mellott, creative real estate investing, Esi Benedict, Julie Broad, Rachel Hernandez, real estate investing, real estate investing blog series, real estate investing series, shae bynes, steph davis, Suan Lassiter-Lyons
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REI Expert Interview: The “Must Know” Info on Julie Broad and RevNYou

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In today’s post, Julie Broad, real estate investing expert and Champion of the 2009 Battle of the REI Blogs, gives us the inside scoop on herself and her REI training website, RevNYou.

We decided to do a hybrid interview where Julie breaks down the “Must Know” info on herself via video and the “Must Know” info on RevNYou in the article below. AND, Julie’s got a killer free resource for ya … so make sure you snag that before you go. The link is at the bottom of the article.

Hope you enjoy :)

The “Must Know” Info on Julie Broad

** How would you describe yourself in 140 characters or less?

** What’s something about you – a trait, a quality, an interest or hobby – that 99% of the population doesn’t know?

** If you had to attribute your successes to one habit that you’ve cultivated, what would it be? Why?

** Who has been your #1 life lessons mentor?

** What are the top 3 life lessons learned from this person?

** Someone comes to you dejected, down in the dumps, unsatisfied financially, physically, emotionally, and spiritually … what book would you suggest this person read?

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Tags: creative real estate investing, Julie Broad, real estate investing, real estate investing interview, RevNYou
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10 Commandments of Negotiating Great Real Estate Deals

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In today’s post, Julie Broad of RevNYou – Champion of MustKnowInvesting.com’s “Battle of the REI Blogs 2009″ – reveals the 10 Commandments of Negotiating Great Real Estate Deals …

Most people say they’d rather be rich than right, but they act like they’d rather be right than rich.

I think many people take this same mentality when they negotiate a real estate deal. They draw a line in the sand and require the other party to step over that line in order to do the deal. They pretend to seek the ‘win – win’ scenario but are only really thinking about winning.

It can happen so easily … you can analyze the property so easily when it’s from a distance. You can see clearly what price makes sense for you, and what makes a great deal.

Then, the second you decide to put in an offer your competitive instincts tend to kick in.

You want to beat the seller into giving you the lowest price possible. At least you feel that way until you find out there’s a competing bid, and then suddenly you find yourself offering way more than you planned to offer just because you have to win the deal.

Well I am not going to pretend to be able to negotiate everything expertly – but years of working in sales (from packaged goods to real estate information), training sales staff, and negotiating real estate deals has taught me a lot about what works, and what doesn’t.

Keeping it simple … here’s my …
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Tags: commandments of negotiating real estate, Julie Broad, negotiate real estate, negotiating real estate, real estate negotiating, RevNYou, revnyou with real estate
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