Real Estate Internet Marketing

This is the third video in the social marketing series. I promise you will love this video, if you have not watched any of the others, WATCH THIS ONE! Part 3 deviates somewhat just from social marketing as we do a live case study of a site that, I'm using a combination of social marketing and paid search to drive ridiculous amounts of traffic and generate highly qualified leads for my real estate business.
I go behind the scenes and show you rankings traffic stats, and the site that I'm using to run this campaign. So watch enjoy and learn, as always your feed back is appreciated. I want to know your honest opinion of the videos and their content. Please leave any comments or suggestions you have. Thanks!

This is the first video in a series of videos about leveraging social media and web 2.0 marketing from a social stand point. The main focus is real estate, but these principles and strategies apply apply in any niche. These videos will be delivered in progressive fashion. Meaning each video will build on the next. Enjoy and please give me any feed back or suggestions you have. Thanks!

Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the past 2 years, you should know that web 2.0 marketing is taking over retail real estate & the investing community. Web 2.0 real estate training is essential to the success of your business and in this video I demonstrate the power of these techniques when applied properly to get in front of your sellers or buyer. Please leave any comments or suggestions once you have finished watching the video.

Yes can you believe it, Google has finally decided to stop playing the great OZ and come from behind the curtain with its search results. Well if any of you have done any keyword research you know what a pain it is to get accurate data and information, and if you do use any of the tools that come close your stuck paying some stupid monthly fee. Well my friends not any more google has come clean and has decided to release their search results for everyone to see. Watch the video below as I Demo the the keywordtool with true search results.

I had to post this info as this is critical not only to investors, but also thousands if not millions of potential home buyers. Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac have become insolvent according to William Poole the former federal reserve bank president of St. Louis. These were his exact words "Congress ought to recognize that these firms are insolvent, that it is allowing these firms to continue to exist as bastions of privilege, financed by the taxpayer".To read the whole story on the historical event click on the link below.

Fannie & Freddie Going Under

In my last post I took you on a little tour of a neighborhood in Atlanta that has been severly affected by the foreclosure crisis. Well I came across the post by Lisa Simpson which gives some staggering statistics that backs what you physically saw taken place here in Atlanta. Check it out below, I'm curious to know whats going on in your neck of the woods. Has your city or town been affected by all the foreclosures, or is it business as usual. Also if there has been a major change in your market place, how are you capitalizing on the opportunities, and if you are not taking advantage of this foreclosure opportunity what the heck is holding you back? Inquiring minds want to know

I wanted to share with you whats going on in my backyard in Atlanta Georgia. Their are an abundance of foreclosure opportunities in neighborhoods that are experiencing major re-gentrification. So I took my flip camcorder and drove through one of these neighbors that were truly affected by the foreclosure crisis so you could see first hand the Atlanta foreclosure market. This particular neighborhood is 5 minutes from turner field and 10 minutes from downtown Atlanta, and I share with you the changes that are taking place in this neighborhood. Let me know what you think and give me your feedback, whether you like the video or not. Thanks for Watching!

When it comes to foreclosure investing in this market where you buy is critical. I came across an article in Forbes by way of Michelle Odessey that talks about some of the key areas across the country that are showing levels of stabilization check it out and leave any comments or feed back you have.

Foreclosures: Is There a Best Place to Look? - When you are thinking that as a part of your real estate investment business you want to buy foreclosures, it’s important to know where to look. In other words, you’re going to want to be sure that you are buying foreclosure properties …

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In our last installment we discussed how to take advantage of the foreclosure market, how to find and analyze the deals to make sure they are profitable. However finding a deal, determining the value, and establishing a good exit strategy is just half the battle. Now depending where you are in your investing career you could just make money finding deals and selling the leads to investors, but making money that way is normally reserved for the beginning investors who may not have money or credit. Let's assume for a minute that you are not the typical newbie investor looking for a quick buck, but a more sophisticated refined investor who wants to leverage O.P.M. (Others.People.Money) to start doing deals. Well where do you go for O.P.M.?

Good question and the short and sweet answer is simply hard money lenders. Now when I say hard money, I don't mean your local neighborhood loan shark who might break your leg if the funds aren’t returned in a timely fashion. Nor am I referring to the hard money lender that forces you to borrow from them with exuberant interest rates, just so you can buy their protection. I'm talking about small companies or private individuals who have readily available liquid cash that they can lend for a short time period for the acquisition and rehab of a property.

One of the best places to locate these individuals or companies, is to go to your local R.E.I.A (Real Estate Investor Association) meeting and ask around. You want to ask specific questions when looking for a good hard money lender. Here is a good check list of what to ask when shopping for a good hard money person.

#1 What are the hard money lenders requirements for the borrower and the property?
Does the borrower have to have a certain middle score to get the loan, or is the loan based exclusively on the property and not the person, what is the maximum LTV, are there cash reserve requirements.

#2 What are the terms the hard money lender has to offer? Will the loan be for 6 months or 12 months, how many points have to be paid upfront at closing, what will the interest rate be, how is the draw schedule structured

#3 What type of relationship do the lenders have with their current clients? Are they a very personable small operation who works closely with their borrowers, are they a large firm who don't know their borrowers on a first name basis. How flexible are they if something happens and you get into a jam, will they work with you; hopefully you won't ever need them to work with you but this is not a perfect business and sometimes life happens.

Those are some core basic questions you should be asking when trying to select a hard money lender. At the end of the day as long as you are comfortable with the terms and the structure of the loan and the lender does not have a bad reputation you should be ready to move forward. Please make sure you take your time and go through this due- diligence process and do not cut any corners when it comes to selecting good money partners to work with. By the way I found a pretty good resource that will help you eliminate all the risk associated with hard money loans. Check it out and let me know what you think Click Here For Hard Money Resource . Until we meet again keep learnin & keep earnin.