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Articles
To Jump-Start Your Investments
| It's
the Principle of the Thing |
Joe Kaiser
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5/2003
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No,
it ain't. It's the "PRINCIPAL" of the thing! At some point
you're going to bang up against a situation where you decide to stand
firm "on principle." Dumb.
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| The
$8 an Hour Enigma |
Joe
Kaiser
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5/2003
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I fight
the urge almost daily. When a property needs attention I always want
to jump right into the car and go take care of things immediately.
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| You'll
Never Go Broke Taking a Profit |
Joe
Kaiser
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5/2003
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Too soon
is just okay, but too late is financial ruin.
At some point in the not too distant future you'll likely own a house
that you bought . . .
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| Buy
& Hold vs. Buy & Flip |
Joe
Kaiser
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5/2003
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The
first decision you MUST make, hold or flip?
You've decided to buy houses as your primary investment vehicle. Great!
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| Documentation
Matters, Matter |
Joe
Kaiser
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5/2003
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It’s
tempting, I know, to run around with blank deeds in your briefcase
and sign up sellers on the spot.
For me, this was a hard habit to break.
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| Cash
at Closing |
Joe
Kaiser
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5/2003
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How
many infomercial course do you think get sold as a result of pitching
this technique?
Answer . . . plenty!
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| Cut
Losses Quickly |
Joe
Kaiser
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5/2003
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Fine
tune! It hurts, I mean it really really hurts when you find yourself
in a bind and realize that its time to call it a day and try to come
and make things work tomorrow.
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| Dont
Let His Problem Become Your Problem |
Joe
Kaiser
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5/2003
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Once
you sign - "you're it." Its kind of like the game of tag
. . . once you sign on that dotted line the problems that yesterday
belonged to the seller are now problems of your own.
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| Don't
Be a "Goof!" |
Joe
Kaiser
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5/2003
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If
you’re talking about being a big goofball as a newly minted real
estate investor, you’d better include me and my start in this
business.
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| Rehabs
Are For Sissies |
Joe
Kaiser
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5/2003
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No,
not really, but they're not for investors either. They are for rehabbers
and you're not a rehabber. Did
you notice that there was no mention of rehabbing in my description
of what constitutes an investor?
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| Thinking
About Making an Offer? |
Joe
Kaiser
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5/2003
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Not
so fast there, big guy.
Being a real estate investor is a lot different than it used to be.
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5/2003
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You’ve
heard it before and will likely hear it again . . . time is money.
I heard
it too, but had no idea what it meant or how it affected me.
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