My Journey In Becoming A Billionaire

I appreciate it

-I logged into DG.com
-I bought a new laptop for my rei business

ACTIONS I TOOK
-I didn't take much actions. I went to the beach and had to do some reflection on how far I have gone in my rei business. I made a commitment to speed up the way I added buyers to my list and be putting offers. Here was the plan I came up with.

1. From now till I get my LLC ready on the 08/19/14. I am going to be building my pipeline with buyers through calling agents like the way Matt Larson builds his buyers list and also find investor friendly agent who will be putting offers for me on mls.
2. As soon as I get my LLC is ready, all my offers will be under my LLC with no assign on the contracts. Then as soon as they accept my offer I will now tell my agent to now add "assign" to the contract.

-Searched on craigslist and Zillow for properties for my 2 buyers who I added through calling an agent.

Knowledge I gained
-I watched JOe Jurek video on " They Are Not Your Competition." I learnt some great tips.

I didn't take any action towards my rei business.

I spend my day doing some shoppings such as buying my workout protein shake, then I had to catch up my workout routine then I went to the beach.

I will be up till around 4 am to up the time I didn't taking some actions in my rei business.

Will keep you guys updated.

Goodnight everyone even though I will be up putting up some ghost ads on cl tonight.KJ

Just stopped by to see how you are doing, looks like you are rockin it.

I agree sometimes you just have to shut down and smell the roses, reflecting is always good from time to time.

Every time we take a step forward big or small its a good thing, just keep moving toward your goals.

Aaron

Yup you are right each I always to something which would bring me one step closer to my rei business goals.

I hope you are doing great as well!!

Good luck in your investing this week!

Favorite Quote of Today: "God has put people in your life on purpose, Don't live to get, live to give."- Joel Osteen

A)I went to starbucks to do the following below and then I fell asleep a couple of times due to the noises people were making. I'm never going there anymore. I'm glad I bought a cable lock which I now normally use everywhere I go with my new laptop to lock it to a table, that way someone can't steal my laptop while I'm at sleep like they stole my other laptop before a couple of months ago when I got knocked out in Mc donalds. I definitely learnt a lesson lol.

1) I listened to Joel Osteen messages on "freedom from wrong mindsets" and "Don't let people put you down." I have listened to these message more than 20 times and each time I listen to them I get inspired so much and motivated.

2)I searched on remax.com for re agents in some offices. I glance through agents profile who had pics and I looked for keywords in their specialties such as foreclosures, shortsales, investments etc. I didn't bother myself looking for agents who didn't have a pic on their profile because they don't seem to be motivated at all.

B) Then I went to the beach and I did some workout. My daily workout goal is to do 500 push-ups but I was able to do 200 push-ups.

C) I found a new spot to stay and do some work towards my rei business. It is open 24 hrs and it is very quiet and thats what I like.

Today I definitely took more actions than I did yesterday towards my rei business. I will update you guys on that. Goodluck to everyone in your rei businesses this week. Let's rock it guys!!

My Favorite Quote Of Today: "God has put people in your life on purpose, Don't live to get, live to give."- Joel Osteen

Knowledge I Gained
1) I watched Dean's Real Estate Investing Weekly Wisdom #302 - Success Re-Defined! After I watched it, I felt like a new vibe which ignited in me.

ACTIONS I TOOK
1) Wrote down my To do list early in the morning which I must accomplished before a deadline time yesterday.

2)Posted 10-15 ghost ads targeting both sellers and buyers.

3)I checked my email and got some email responses from some of the ghost ads I posted this early this morning and also from the ads I posted a few days ago.

4)Received two buyers call in response to my ghost ads. One of them was a realtor and he told me he was a cash buyer so I asked for POF. Lol guess whhat he sent to me pre-approval letter from the bank for $500,000. It's all good. The other guy felt uncomfortable at the beginning asking me if I have a website and I said no but I should have one up this week. I asked for POF and he goes I should send him address of the properties which I have closed on lol.. I plan on sending him a random property which a another wholesaler who I know closed on.

5)Search on remax.com and wrote down 12 RE agents contact info which I selected rom 4-5 different offices who had pictures on their profile and has specialties in foreclosures, shortsales etc. My goal was to call each of them to interview and see who is a investor friendly agent I could add on my power team. Unfortunately I didn't have enough time before 6pm to call. So I wrote this as one of my TO-DO list for today 08/19/2014.

6)I proclaimed my millionaire mind declarations.

7)I searched on sunbiz.com to see if I would see my rei business llc I just open the other day and I was glad I saw it. The feeling I had was priceless. Then, I called my registered agent of my rei business llc who is Ameri Lawyer to confirm if the documents would be ready by today for me to pick them up in their office branch in Miami. They said yes!

8)I went to a print store and printed out Joe Jurek power questions #1-20 to make them handy whenever I need them. Here is the link to the power questions for you and I hope it helps. http://www.deangraziosi.com/real-estate-forums/property-rehab-fixer-uppe...
I will post the rest of the Joe Jurek power questions from #21-#24 in installments.

9)I bought a new phone to replace my misplaced phone I lost on the beach last week.

10) I did some workout of 200 push ups. My goal was 500 push-ups yesterday. I know I can to do this and I need to do is break them down to a couple of set each number of hrs.

11) Logged on DG.com and updated my journal.

My Favorite Quote Of Today: "You're not really free until you're free from trying to please everybody"-Joel Osteen

1. How will you go about cleaning my chimney?

2. Is there just soot in the chimney or is there creosote, too?
Tip: Even gas burning fireplaces may need to be cleaned and inspected

3. Can you inspect and clean other flues in my house besides the fireplace?

4. How long does the inspection and cleaning normally take?

5. Do you also inspect chimneys?
Tip: There are 3 levels of inspections: Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.

6. How often should we have the chimney cleaned?

7. What certifications do you have?
TIP: Chimneys cleaners can be certified by CSIA, the Chimney Safety Institute of America, F.I.R.E., the Fire Investigation Research and Education, or NFI, the National Fireplace Institute.

8. Do you have to go on the roof?

9. Can you install chimney caps?

10. How effective are chimney cleaning log products compared to a professional cleaning?

11. When you inspect the fireplace, can you ensure me the fireplace is up to code?

12. Are you licensed, bonded and insured?

13. Do you provide a firm written estimate?

14. How long have you been in business and can you provide references?

15. Can I get an email and secondary number either cell phone number or office phone to contact you with further questions?

My Favorite Quote Of Today: "You're not really free until you're free from trying to please everybody"-Joel Osteen

1. Will you contact all utilities companies before you begin to dig on my property?

2. Are you members of the American Fence Association - AFA?

3. How do you handle your waste removal and cleanup for your projects?

4. What types of fencing do you normally install?

5. What size fences do you currently install?

6. How deep will you set the posts for my fencing? Do you use concrete to firmly set the posts?

7. How will you handle the slope of the property?

8. How should the fence be maintained when you have finished the job?

9. If a vinyl fence is being considered, what are the color options, who manufacturers it, how is the vinyl manufactured, and are aluminum inserts added to strengthen the fence?

10. If a wood fence is being considered, what type of wood, is the wood pressure treated and does your company use galvanized nails or screws?

11. What is the best type of fence for my property based on my needs: chain link, wood, vinyl or an ornamental fence?

12. Are you licensed, bonded and insured?

13. Do you provide a firm written estimate?

14. How long have you been in business and can you provide references?

15. Can I get an email and secondary number either cell phone number or office phone to contact you with further questions?

My Favorite Quote Of Today: "You're not really free until you're free from trying to please everybody"-Joel Osteen

1. How would you define a quality safe lock?

2. A hardware store made a duplicate key for me and they do not work, can you explain why?

3. What are High Security Locks and why should I consider putting them on my property?
Tip: High security locks are much more expensive but have restricted keys that are designed to restrict duplicating keys, pick proof and drill resistant.

4. I owned multiple properties so can you create a master key for myself as well as different locks for each unit I own?
Tip: This is often called a Master Key Lock System

5. Can we put a stamp on keys that read - do not duplicate - on my rental property keys for tenants?

6. Do you offer 24 hour 7 day a week emergency service?

7. Do you provide free locksmith surveys?

8. Are you a Member of ALOA, the Associated Locksmiths of America?

9. What is your geographical range of providing service?

10. How fast can I get locks changed?
TIP: This is critical especially if you are doing an eviction or just purchased a property

11.Do you provide firm written estimates and is there a minimum fee for a service call?

12.What are your fees for standard services such as re-keying a lock, making keys or opening locked doors?

13. How long have they been in business and do they have a physical business location?

14. Is your company licensed, bonded and insured?

15. Can I get an email and secondary number either cell phone number or office phone to contact you with further questions?

My Favorite Quote Of Today: "You're not really free until you're free from trying to please everybody"-Joel Osteen

1. What types of surveys does your company offer?

TIP: The types of surveys include the following:
- Urban Property Survey
- Rural Property survey.
- Location survey for a lenders purpose when providing funds and a mortgage.
- Subdivision survey: dividing a parcel of land into two or more land parcels.
- Topographic survey: determine the physical features of the land and man- made improvements.
- Construction layout survey for buildings and public utilities.
- Right-of-way surveys for highways and public utilities.
- Land title survey - Title Co. usually requests to determine boundaries or encroachments on your property.

2. How much will a survey cost and do you provide a firm written estimate?

3. How long is the survey good for?

4. What are the benefits of a survey?

5. Do you survey with GPS and use the satellites?

6. How long do each types of surveys take?

7.On the survey will I be shown if there are any encroachments on the property?

8. On the survey will I be shown if there are any easements on my property?

9. How will I be shown what has been surveyed?

10. What is the benefit of a stake survey?

11. Other than surveys, what other services does your company provide?

12. Can I get an email and secondary number either cell phone number or office phone to contact you with further questions?

My Favorite Quote Of Today: "You're not really free until you're free from trying to please everybody"-Joel Osteen

Hi TC,
Nice work with keeping all the questions handy for different groups of people.
Where did you get them from.

Wish you luck,
Bimal

I got them from Joe Jurek journal and saved them in my files.

All the best

My Favorite Quote Of Today: "You're not really free until you're free from trying to please everybody"-Joel Osteen

1) I donated some money to Joel Osteen ministry and ordered his new book ask, believe and receive.

2)I went to my registered agent of my LLC and picked up my documents which included my EIN #

3) Went to the bank to open a business account and they told me I have to pay another bank which I awe some money due to overdraft fees before I could open an account. My name was on the chex systems.

4)Called and interviewed 2 agents. I used Joe Jurek power questions on realtors and also some questions such as "are you open to sending 3 to 5 offers each day?" So the first agent was a investor friendly agent. He requested for the name of my llc, POF, and criteria. I will be sending all these email today and hopefully I will start putting out offer by the end of today. I intend too send him ABC transaction POFs.

5)Received 4 seller response lead off my Craglist ad. one of them wasn't motivated to sell. I called up the second one and left a voice message. The third one I called was at her baby sitting job and I forgot to give her call back follow up. The last one was a police officer who I will be sending a contractor to view the property this thursday.

6)I did some workout and I did at least 400 push-ups.

7) Logged into DG.com and updated my daily journal.

8. Checked my email and replied back to some of my ghost ads response i got.

9. Went to a couple of print shops of find out out the price will be for printing out my business cards and also I went to a couple of photo shoot studios to see how much they charge for taking a facial pic of me which I intend to put on my business card.

20. I proclaimed my millionaire mind declaration.
"Life is short. Don't miss opportunities to spend time with the people that you love."- Joel Osteen

1) Logged into Dg.com and updated my business daily journal

2)I went to the bank which I owe them $274 a long time ago due overdraft fees and I negotiated with them and I paid them $200. So I went to Bankunited bank to open my business account and they lady told me that my name has to be cleared off my Chex Systems Inc. before I could open account. I still stayed persistent and didn't give up.

Luckily I went to Chase bank which an account with them and I was able to open my business account with them. I ordered 104 checks which I will be using to write earnest money. It should arrive in my p o box in the next 7 business days according to what they told me.

3) I called 2 RE agent and was able to interview on them and added her to my power team because she sounds like an investor friendly. I sent her one of my buyers criteria + keywords + POF. She sould be sending me some listings this morning.

4)Emailed my other agent who I added to my power on tuesday my criteria and POF. Hopefully get gets back to me today if not I will give him a call to let him know I emailed him.

5) Called one of the sellers in my business seller inventory who I forgot to follow up on Tuesday and she wasn't desperate to sell. On To The Next One

6) Received a buyer lead off my ghost ad and interviewed this guy but wasn't a real buyer and I had another guy who I told me to send him a deal I have done and I sent him a deal of another wholesaler who close on it. So I ask him to send pf and he was like pof is not a problem. i should google his name. He is not a motivated buyer. I'm unto the next. Time is money!

My Favorite quote Of Today: "You can't just sit there and wait for it to come to you. Progress only happens to those who seek it out and work for it."-Kim Kiyosaki

TC,

Keep up the good work and do not compromise your momentum.
I wish you success soon.

Bimal

I really appreciate your words of encouragement and you checking in with you. It meant a lot.

Now I'm focusing fully on building my pipeline with more buyers and making more offers.

Good luck investing:)

I didn't take alot of action like I usually do but I was able to take note of some of the obstacles which I am going to eliminate that are stopping me from taking more actions in my business.

1) Renewed my ghost ads on cl targeting buyers and sellers

2) Spoke to two sellers from my inventory

3) Went to a restaurant to apply for a job.

4)Called an agent who I saw his number in front of a apartment building and I asked him why the seller was selling. The seller was motivated because he told me seller wants to sell to buy another building in the same area. House is free and clear.

My goal today is to build my pipeline with more buyers, interview more agents to add to my power team.

My Favorite Quote Of Today: "You weren't created to be unhappy in order to keep everyone else happy. Run your own race."- Joel Osteen

I'm still looking for an agent who whom be putting offers for me on mls. I will continue my search till I find that one A player investor friendly agent. The fired all the agents who I added to my power team last week. The 2 agents didn't meet up the deadline of which I told them to send me the listings.

-Added 1 buyer

-Contacted 2 sellers

My favorite Quote of Today: "If you are not doing something that help the universe or God or your family, or YOU, is that something you should still be doing?"-Dean Graziosi

-Received 3 responses which I going to follow up off my ghost ads

-Logged in Dg.com

-Logged into Dg.com and updated my journal.

-Added 1 buyer

-Watched Dean weekly wisdom on what do you really want? I was able to write down the things I dont want and the things I want

-contacted 1 agent

-Spoke with a seller

Keep pushing! Wanted to stop by and say hello. Keep taking Massive Focused action and you'll get all that you want! Make it a great week!
Thom

yea man I am rooting for you buddy, you can do this & you are soooo close to your next deal! or 1st deal if you havn't gotten it yet I think you are working on your 1st deal righ? i forget but either way you are close dude, cant wait until you get it.

Together we will do this! I am working on my next deal too.

You're awesome.

I wish you the same as well!

My favorite quote of today "No matter what comes your way, shake it off and move forward. When you have a positive mindset, you can't be defeated."- Joel Osteen

It meant a lot and yes you are correct. I am NEVER going to give up.

Right now my focus is putting OFFER AND MORE OFFERS each and building my pipeline with more buyers.

I have been successful building my buyers list via calling agents and posting ads on craigslist.

Have a blessed week:) You are too blessed to be stressed for sure and I love it.

It meant a lot and yes you are correct. I am NEVER going to give up.

Right now my focus is putting OFFER AND MORE OFFERS each and building my pipeline with more buyers.

I have been successful building my buyers list via calling agents and posting ads on craigslist.

Have a blessed week:) You are too blessed to be stressed for sure and I love it.

My favorite Quote Of Today: "No matter what comes your way, shake it off and move forward. When you have a positive mindset, you can't be defeated."- Joel Osteen

-I ran into an agent and added 3 big time buyers who are foreign investors. She told me she would love me to have a meeting together with her and her other associates in the office this morning at 11 am.

- Added ghost ads on craigslist

- Went for a job interview and looked for job around my area. I will be following up with two other places which seems hey have something available.

-Added 2 other buyers to my list

- Did some research on trulia on markets which have the most cash buyers sales so I can focus on those markets. I was surprise Miami was one of them.

-I made 1 offer : I mailed the contract to a seller who lives out of town. my earnest money was $1.00. I will keep you guys posted on this one.

My favorite Quote Of Today: "No matter what comes your way, shake it off and move forward. When you have a positive mindset, you can't be defeated."- Joel Osteen

-Attended a meeting with the broker of the realtor I met yesterday and together with her son who is also a realtor. I got the criteria of their buyers.

-Called a seller who had 3 homes but he wasn't motivated to sell at all.

- Posted ghost ads on craiglist

-added 2 buyer to my pipeline

- Searched and saved the contact info of 33 fsbo in order to call them to see who is motivated to sell.I called some of the phone numbers and was able to get hold of 4 sellers.
a) The first person who I spoke was the former tenant of the seller who I guess is helping the seller to show the property. Well I asked the tenant the reason for the seller selling and she told me the seller has another house but the subject property is vacant. I asked for the address and she said she doesn't know the address but she can take me over there. It sounded kind of weird but I told her I will call her today so I can confirm with her on where we can meet up. I need some type of cross street address or something like that.

b)The seller I spoke had a 2/2 sFH which she wants to sell. Her dad passed away 3 years ago and her mum just turned 90 years and she moved her to where old people is being taken care of lol (I have forgetten the name of the place). The property is free and clear but needs repairs. she asking $269k and this property in a great area where I already have buyers in that area as well. She said she will take $255k if I can close quickly in 2 weeks. I was suppose to work on the comps last night but didn;t get the chance to. I made an arrangement to meet up with the seller today at the property between 112 noon and 2pm because that's when she told me she has an inspector who whom be coming there as well. I will work on my numbers this morning and print out my contract which I will take with me. I know I will lock up this property under contract today.

c)The 3rd seller I spoke has a 2 rental properties which he wants to get rid of in a great area which I have buyers. He sounds like tired landlord over the phone but he had a non-exclusive contract with an agent. I told him I will get back to him in the couple of days. But I plan on getting back to him today after I run my numbers.

D) The 4th person who I spoke with was an agent who had a listing. Seller wants to sell because they bought another house. Great area where I have buyers lined up as well. seller has mortgage between 200k-250k. Asking price: $329k so I asked the realtor to send me comps sold in the last 3 months which he did last night and I told him I will run my numbers and talk to my partners and then I will let him know how much we can do today. I will work on my numbers on this one today as well. I glanced through the comps last night the closed sales were coming out in the $400 thousand range.

My goal today is to call 15 realtors in each area where my buyers are looking and ask the agents if they have any off market unlisted properties.

My other goal today is to call more agents to add more buyers to my pipeline and contact more fsbo.

Good luck to everyone investing and lets rock it out there today:)

My Favorite Quote Of Today: "Trust God's Timing and HE will open doors that no man can shut"- Joel Osteen

Wow, sounds like you're about to get that house under contract today. That's awesome man. Keep at it, the 2/2 SFH really sounds like a motivated seller who wants to get her property sold ASAP. Goodluck!

-Gabriel Do Carmo