Build Your Real Estate “Investor” List in Eight Steps

Building an investor list is the key to success in real estate investing. The concept is simple: Find a list of investors who buy houses, then go out and find the inventory to flip to such investors. Let these investors know that you buy houses, too. The more people in your network, the easier it will be to buy and sell houses. Building an investor list is easy, in fact, “ITS MAGIC.” Here’s how the acronym plays out: I - Have an identity: Superman has an identity. Batman has an... Read more »

How to Manage Sales Stress

You can’t get away from it. But you can learn to manage it. Added stress is inevitable in sales and I actually believe that a little stress can even productive. Whether they admit it or not, most people in this industry are affected in some way by the stress of this career. While I feel strongly that the excitement and benefits of this business are worth more, you still must be able to handle the stress that comes with a sales career in I.T. There are a few things that I have found to consistently... Read more »

Selling ANY House in a Slow Market: 5 Tips

The market is slowing and investors are drowning in house payments. Is there an end in sight? Probably not. But, there is something you can do about it. Dropping the price until you get it sold is one way to do it. But, Ive got a better solutionsell the house. What amazes me is that most sellers dont sell their houses. They advertise houses, they list houses, but they dont SELL houses. In a good market, you can rest on your laurels, but in a soft market you have to be willing to do something different.... Read more »

Binary Network Marketing Pay Plan Explained

There is so little information floating around on the internet these days on the comparison of network marketing pay plans. Companies and distributors always play the high points of their plans against the competition without helping the prospect (potential new recruit) really understand what are the benefits of each plan. Our focus here is to highlight one such plan which may help you in your research for the best network marketing plan in the direct selling industry. Please do not think you must... Read more »

How To Ship Hazardous Material

There have been a lot of inquiries into how to ship hazardous material and questioning whether you can ship it at all with today’s transportation laws. The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) heavily regulates the transportation of materials in the United States. The specific regulations define hazardous materials and specify how to conduct practically every aspect of hazardous material shipping. The shipping of hazardous materials can pose a serious danger to anyone who might... Read more »

One Million Dollars or $22,000? Tax Planning May Be the Difference

Donald Trump says that if you want to be a millionaire, you must get your tax affairs down to the legal minimum. Money Mastery is a book written by a gentleman named Alan Williams, who said the exact same thing. There are a lot of reasons for that, but Donald Trump used a slide in a presentation that he allowed my friend Sandy Botkin to use that inspired this article. It’s a very interesting slide. It shows what happens if you’ve got a dollar that doubles every year. Ok, you start... Read more »

How To Buy UL Labels

UL stands for Underwriter Laboratories, which is an organization that is an independent, not-for-profit product safety certification organization that has been testing products for consumer safety for many years. Many of these products require a label to designate that the product has passed the UL inspection and is safe for the consumer. UL labels can be complicated to understand because different label material is specified for different surfaces they are adhered to. If your product is aluminum,... Read more »

Why Paranoid Inventors Fail

Every inventor knows that it’s a mistake to go around bragging about your idea to everyone who will listen. Careless mistakes should obviously be avoided. However, there is another kind of inventor who commits just the opposite mistake, and suffers the same failure. That mistake is paranoia. It is an irrational, unfounded fear of everyone in his field that causes the inventor to clam up and wall everyone off. An excellent article called “Inventor Paranoia” profiles the problem... Read more »

New Technology Development Steps for Inventors

Developing new technology is, as Edison once said, “one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” It makes sense when you consider what technology really is: technique. It is, at root, a new way of doing something; presumably a way that never existed before someone painstakingly established it. Since developing new technology is hard work, it stands to reason that only a relatively few people devote their lives to doing it. But let’s say you are one of them. Where... Read more »

Purchasing Patents for Sale

Just as a growing number of people are starting to sell their patents, there is a rise in the number of people looking to buy them. However, it is wise to do some homework and number-crunching before spending big bucks to own a patent. It is also altogether imprudent to buy patents or ideas from certain sources. This article will help prospective patent buyers sift through this complexity and determine when it makes sense to buy. The first thing would-be patent buyers should know is that patent or... Read more »