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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Win Over $4000 in Prizes in the “Battle of the REI Blogs” Contest

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“Battle of the REI Blogs” 2009 CHAMPION

Watch the video below …

A HUGE congrats goes out to Julie Broad of RevNYou … Champion of the first annual “Battle of the REI Blogs” 2009.

Final “Battle of the REI Blogs” 2009 Standings

1) Our CHAMPION – Julie Broad – 256 Votes

2) Ron Mead – 228 Votes

3) Stephani Davis – 127 Votes

4) JP Moses – 113 Votes

5) Susan Lassiter-Lyons – 110 Votes

6) Sergeant P-Rid (yours truly) – 81 Votes

7) Trevor Mauch – 78 Votes

8) Shae Bynes

9) Peter Kolat

10) Jamel Gibbs

11) Larry Goins

12 & 13) Brian Evans and Ken Spohn

Thank you to all the real estate investing bloggers that participated! You guys and gals are awesome!

A BIG thanks to everyone that voted! The contest wouldn’t have been the same without each and every one of you …

We salute you … our readers, our subscribers, our watchers, our listeners … your success makes what we do worthwhile. Thanks!

It’s been pleasure hosting the first annual “Battle of the REI Blogs”!

BTW – I plan on bringing home the title next year! Soooooo watch out!

I’m outta here …

Sergeant P-Rid

P.S. Got a real estate investing blog? Interested in participating in next years battle? If so, leave a comment with your name, blog name, and url.

P.S.S. Also, make sure you check this out … the theme song for the Battle … LOL … “An Ode to a Championship: The Ballad of the ‘Battle of the REI Blogs’” … let me know what you think … hahahaha …

PATRICK RIDDLE

Must Know Investing

Creative real estate investing tips, tools, and techniques from Patrick Riddle, REI expert, college drop out and self proclaimed beach bum.

TREVOR MAUCH

theREIbrain

Real estate investing for real life. Largest collection of free forms, tips, tutorials, market stats, product reviews, and news on the net.

JULIE BROAD

RevNYou

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

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!

LARRY GOINS

The Ultimate in REI Training

Real estate investor tools, tips, and tribulations from Larry Goins.

JAMEL GIBBS

REI Education Academy

Real estate investment education blog provided by the REI education academy. Learn the hottest tips and strategies on this blog.

STEPHANI DAVIS

Flip this Wholesaler

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

PETER KOLAT

Free 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.

SUSAN L. LYONS

The Investor Insights

Susan Lassiter-Lyons blog, The Investor Insights, is the real estate investor’s destination for financing info, creative strategies and wit.

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!

BRIAN EVANS

Real Estate Investor Coach

Real Estate Investing is the most fun thing you can do with your clothes on, and this blog is the place to discover how!

KEN SPOHN

Investor Classifieds

On top of the over 14k wholesale listing for you to search…I now have great tips and content for wholesaling. Stop by and leave comments.

SHAE BYNES

Good Faith Investing

An inside look at a hubby & wife’s journey to financial freedom via real estate. Learn from it all – our obstacles, failures, & successes!

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Ron Mead 31 Days to Profits in Probate Real Estate Course Review

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After checking out Ron Mead’s “31 Days to Profits in Probate Real Estate” Course . . . I HAD to let you in on it ASAP! (I even shot a quick little video below to show it to you)

It’s not often that a real estate investing course impresses me and I would go so far to say that it’s extremely rare when the “man behind the course” impresses me too. And that’s the case with Ron and his probate real estate course.

You see, I’ve been a full time real estate investor since 2002 and have bought countless courses and books and attended countless seminars and boot camps (you could say that I’m a big proponent to investing in your education . . . being that I’ve spent tens of thousands of dollars to get mine).

Anyway, back to the subject at hand . . . which is Ron’s probate real estate course.

Probate has always been shrouded with mystery to me. I’ve never known a probate real estate investor and haven’t had a good source of reliable information . . . BUT it’s always been on my mind as a potentially killer way to find great deals.

“Do You Know Any Probate Real Estate Investors?”

Hmmmm . . . I don’t either . . . until now. That makes a big whopping one!

Do you smell the opportunity here . . . I sure do!

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