Hey everyone. It's Tony, I'm going to reveal the name of some pretty happy people in a minute, the SPIFF scholarship recipients.
Why me and NOT Dean?
Well, I've sort of hijacked DG.com today.
You see, Deano has locked himself away to work on his new book, after spending so much time eating delicious birthday cake last week, and since he isn't around, I get to tell you some stuff without asking his permission.
Starting with Friday.
After seeing the video surprise, Deano was walking around the office looking pretty darn emotional.
I mean he wasn't crying or nothing, he's a tough guy and all that, but you could see in his face how touched he was about what had happened.
The student’s video, the whole Scholarship deal.
It is pretty amazing when you think about it right?
The fact that STUDENTS, people just like you and me came together and selflessly pulled cash out of their own pockets to create a scholarship fund for others.
I mean who does that? Have you EVER heard of anything even similar to that with any other real estate teacher?
No way!
I think that is what compelled him and all of us to move so lightening fast and have this just in time for Thanksgiving!
Starting Friday, dozens and dozens of applications for the Students Pay It Forward Scholarship were submitted.
By Monday there were hundreds!
Tuesday, the team busted their humps pouring over every last one of them, and found the persons who would be the first recipient (and two runners up)!
In a minute I'll tell you who it is, but first I want to make a few points of my own while I have the floor. 
Now, I'm not the greatest at math, but it doesn't take an Einstein to pick up on this little gem.
Take a look:
- It was less than 5 days ago that this cool scholarship was announced.
- 7 plus successful students of Dean's, were a big part of creating this scholarship by donating their own money!
In the first 48 hours we had HUNDREDS of people submit applications.
That tells me three things:
1. Everyone realizes the value of Dean's Real Estate Success Academy training.
2. The Students Who have already went through the Academy training know how valuable it was to them, or they wouldn't consider putting up their Own $$$ to pay For A Strangers Tuition!
and...
3. Everybody else wants it free.
Well, we have chosen the 1st recipient and it is:
21 year old Alex Rodriguez.
The two runner ups were:
Shane Weller and Bruno Versaci
Congratulations!
Unfortunately we were only able to give one scholarship out.
So what happens if you didn't get selected?
You have to make a choice.
Look, winning a scholarship is nice, but what if you don't? That doesn't have to ruin your goals or even keep you out of the Academy.
It's the one reputable real estate training program where you'll have one-on-one help and guidance to get you off your butt and out there doing the deals.
AND - the only program to actually refund your tuition after you complete your first five deals. (No kidding -ask one of our Academy instructors about that or ask Rina, Matt Larson, Chip and Andrea and so many others her at this site who were success academy students who got all their tuition back).
There are different levels of education, one to fit just about every single person.
The bottom line here is this, if you want to really get your investing machine up and running, and DON'T consider the Academy program - you're making a mistake.
Call one of the professional investor instructors at the Academy today.
There's no risk, just call to see if you are a match for enrollment at 1-888-286-7712
Tell them Tony from Dean's office.. No tell them Tony from Dean's inner circle told you to call. They will take great care of you. Remember I'm Italian as well;-)
Congratulations to the winner and Happy Holidays to all....
Who is Dean Graziosi?
Are People Actually Successful?
Does Dean Practice What He Preaches?
What Deals Are The Students Doing Right Now?
Shane, Believe It
Congrats Shane, you deserve it. Enjoy every moment. I cannot wait to hear about your successes and adventures. I am really happy for you all. God Bless.
Sandra
P.S. Whoever was responsible for putting the User ID and Password at the top left, GREAT JOB, LOVE IT.
Congratulations, Alex!
Just wanted to congratulate you on being selected as the first recipient of the Success Academy Scholarship. This is a really big deal and you will never forget this time in your growth as a real estate investor. I'm a member of the Success Academy and I love it. It sounds like you have a lot going for you already, not the least of which is a great attitude. Well, I'll be watching as you go through this experience and demonstrate to yourself and others who may be sceptics that the Success Academy is the absolute best way to become a successful real estate investor. Congratulations again, Alex, and I'm very proud of you and happy for you! God Bless You! Terry Smith
Happy Thanksgiving
I just wanted to wish all my brothers and sisters a HAPPY THANKSGIVING! May we all prosper in the coming year like never before.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
TERRY SMITH
A Big Congrats to All!
Firstly, Alex I am SO happy for you. I know from reading & commenting on your posts before this even came up that you had the drive and determination for this....and it sure paid off! I am so excited to now follow your journey - so get that new journal started
Shane & Bruno - super congrats to you as well! You'll have to let us know what you're surprise is!
And to ALL the people who submitted entries. As Rina said - you have all taken a big step in taking action. So just because you didnt get the final prize - dont let your momentum slow down! Take that same fire that excited you to fill out the entry and apply towards continuing to take action towards your goals!
It is an honor to be a part of this DG family!
Wishing all a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!
Great
It so great when students can be so unselfish and generous, open-minded, man....
Dean grew the best community in the world, i think, I'm proud of all of you,
Congrats, Alex
Dennis
Lucky You
That's so cool Alex
Let me know if I can help.
Dean's Real Estate Success Academy!
(Please do not stop at the word "FREE" if you read this. LOL)
Remember, like Tony said in the post above, EVERYONE who joins the Success Academy can have it for FREE!! IF, IF, IF you dedicate your whole self to making it work, and complete just 5 deals in a year; they (Dean) will refund your WHOLE tuition in return for your success story. That is their warrantee/guarantee.
I had the drive of my husband killing me (not literally) if I didn't get it done in time, so I was able to do it in 5 months! HAHA. (Now I plan to give it all back to theh scholarship fund, anyway. THAT'S how pleased I am.)
But seriously, anyone who truly wants to be in Dean's Success Academy, I believe where there's a will there's a way. And I don't know of any other program that is "refundable upon Success"?? (and even if we DIDN'T get the refund, ONE deal could pay for the whole thing anyway!) And the program and what they offer is priceless! Full curriculum, live coaches/mentors on-call at the touch of a button, tele-classes you can attend "by phone" with a LIVE instructor, plus TONS of extra resources (geez, makes me wanna sign up again..)!
Sounds crazy, but Dean REALLY does everything he possibly can to see EACH of us succeed, all we need to do is take advantage of it!
So again Congratulations to Alex, but congratulations to EVERYONE who has seen Dean's show or stumbled across this website. You have had the golden egg placed in your hand. What will you choose to do with it?
HAPPY, HAPPY THANKSGIVING FAMILY!!
Rina
P.S. Not to mention finding AMAZING REI partners right here on the site! Right, Laura??
Congrats!
Congratulations Alex!
Congratulations, Alex!
Congratulations, Alex!
And thank you everyone who had a part in establishing this scholarship and contributing to it. Twyla
Congrats Alex
Congratulations, Alex! Looking forward to reading that journal. We are wishing you all the best, and much success.
Great job
Good luck in the academy. I hope you get all the info you need to be successful. I hope you share all your success stories with us in a step by step senerio. Any help we can get out here will be appreciated.
Happy Holidays
J Doss
Flagstaff, AZ
Good Luck
Keep Going and I hope you share every aspect of your real estate transaction with us and in that way we can learn on your actual experience given the guidance you learn from the Academy...dom
Alex
Congrats.....The Academy is great...you will learn so much and so fast the team is great to work with...again way to go!!!
Congratulations Alex, Shane @ Bruno
To My DG Family and the winners of the scholarship I wish for everyone a Wonderful and Blessed Thanksgiving. The year 2010 is going to be a wonderful fulfilling year for everyone who follows the Dreams and Goals. Again Congrats to the Alex, Shane and Bruno.
Congratulations Alex, Shane & Bruno
Way to go guys! Easy street is right around the corner! Keep grinding. Dont give up on yourselves! See you at the top!
Holly Molly... I came in as a Runner Up??!!
I can't believe both Shane and I came in runner up's out of hundreds of people! Wow... and Dean has something for us too? I'm still can't believe I came in as a runner up! Well, whatever Dean has to offer as runner ups I'm sure it's worth it's wieght in gold and can't wait to start digging in! Thank you so much! Bruno Versaci
Runner Up As Well!!
Unbelievable! Out of hundreds of people I came in as a runner up too! Shane, I know that good place you're talking about...it's like a natural high - just like we won the scholarships ourselves! What caught me totally off guard is I came home from work, grabed a quick bite, got an email from DG that a winner has been chosen. Although I noticed it wasn’t me I wasn’t really disappointed because I knew the DG team picked Alex for a reason. Then when I read that there we’re runner up’s, scrolled down and saw that I was one of them I had to do a “double take” to make sure it was me - and it was! I too, want to thank the DG Team for even considering me out of the hundreds of folks who applied. Once again, thank you so very much.
But Alex, you're the man! YOU WON MAN!! How cool is that!! Please post often and tell us how you do - it will only inspire the rest of us! I look forward to your journal.
Listen folks, a scholarship would be nice, but Deans book is PACKED with great and valuable information (and I'm sure his new book will be just as good if not better) so read, learn, but most important DO!
In short, what I wrote in my application was a sort of "rags, to riches and back to rags" again story. The first time around I learned a very valuable lesson - I learned what NOT to do. But now with Dean’s books, this site, member support and a lot of ACTION, success is right around the corner!
Meanwhile, as we get into the Thanksgiving weekend, everyone please be safe, have a Happy Thanksgiving with family and friends and much success to everyone in the DG Family. God Bless,
Bruno Versaci
Semi-Pro
Alex,
Great job! You won.
I really wanted to see a newbie WIN.I wanted to see the Magic happen.Alex you are established...Do not get me wrong Alex,You run with it with!
Congrats Alex on your
Congrats Alex on your scholarship!!
It will be a great thing to have your Academy paid for. Make sure that you make the best of it and don't get distracted by life's daily little things.
Looking forward to watching your progress.
Jordan
Congratulations!!
Congratulations to all three of you! That is so great. I wish you much success. It will be wonderful to see you fly with this!
And to the founders or and contributors to this scholarship: how very generous and thoughtful of you (outside the box and a lot different from other programs). May God bless you even more than He already has!
Sandy
THANKS TO EVERYONE AGAIN
I feel truly blessed and wanted to thank everyone one last time. I also wanted to respond to one the posts I've seen.
One of the posts considered me as a semi-pro because of my recent successes I stated earlier. Let me be the first to tell everyone that I am a complete "newbie" and have only taken small steps thus far in my path to becoming an investor. I am no more experienced than any other newbie on this site who is just getting started in Real Estate.
I am not established or anything of that sort. So do expect to see the magic happen. I'm representing that "newbies" can go a long way with a little motivation and the right people behind them. And as I said, I'm documenting it all, so be sure to follow.
God Bless Everyone and Have a Very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
- Alex Rodriguez
Make it happen
Hey Alex congrats my friend. I know a real estate junkie when I see one, because I am one myself. God bless you man and keep Him first.
Alex,
Congratulations and Good Luck!
Like everyone else, I look forward to following your RE adventure!
Angela
Congratulation !
This is got to be a great think that has happen for you. I am excited for you and I know you will make it happen.
Way to go Alex
CONGRATS TO ALL 3 OF YOU. THIS IS SUCH GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE THREE OF YOU. I SURE YOU
WILL ALL TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF IT. LOOKING
FORWARD TO ALL YOUR POSTS. I AM PLANNING TO JOIN THE ACADEMY MYSELF. LOOKING FORWARD TO SUCCESS.
GOD BLESS AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
GEO IN CLEARWATER
Congrats!
I cannot wait to hear your success stroy!!!
Congratulations; and Thanks to Rina
Congratulations to Alex and hope this gets you on your way to successful Real Estate Investments
and Many thanks to Rina for the awesome "Pay it Forward" idea...and to all the contributors who are contributing as well. takes the business end of it more toward a family road
congratulations
Congratulations Alex, I know you will take full advantage of this opportunity. I look forward to hearing about all of your upcoming success stories.
lbrown
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A-Rod!!!!!!!!!!!
God bless you!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can do ALL things through Him who strengthens me!
Philippians 4:13
To Your Continued Success,
Carlo Rodriguez
Carlo@RighteousRealEstate.com
http://RighteousRealEstate.com
Congratulations !!!
Alex ,I want to tell you YOU ARE SO LUCKY ,
& not ONLY for the fact you are chosen .
Being a 21 yr old with the mind set & motivation will take you a long way to prosperous successful life ,when I was your age oh boy my future was the last thing on my mind I had to live at the moment for the moment, I wish I had someone who directed me ,to make things worse I had the worst mind set anyone can imagine ,I didn't care about anything & blamed everything for my circumstances.
But you know what it took me many years of waisting my life til I reached the age of (well I have no problem with it) 42 and went to my first short sale seminar with knowing zip about RE or what the word invest really meant, so here I am with FULL FAITH two yrs later no doubt that There is no such LUCK but : SUCCESS (& LUCK)WILL COME TO THOSE WHO SEEK IT !!!
CONGRATULATION Alex & PLEASE take advantage of where you are in life NOW .
Orit