Flip This Wholesaler

Well, I had quite the day out in the Battlefield today…

Thanks to you guys, I was able to knock JP out of third place!  I can’t do too much trash-talking just yet though, as there are still two hours to go before the polls close.

The last tally of votes was done at 3:21 pm, and this is how it looked…

1st Place – Julie Broad with 225 votes

2nd Place – Ron Mead with 208

3rd Place – ME!!!!!!! with 114 (Woot!)

4th Place – Susan Lassiter-Lyons with 96

5th Place – JP Moses with 91

6th Place – P-Rid with 68

7th Place – Trevor Mauch 39

Patrick is out celebrating his Birthday tonight (Happy B-Day P-Rid!), so he’s not going to be announcing the winner until 2pm tomorrow.

If you guys haven’t cast your vote yet, pretty please head over to the contest page and vote for me!!  There’s still a little bit of time left, and every vote counts!

Thank a billion to all of you who have voted for me already- it really means a lot to have your support.  You guys ROCK!

Later Alligators!

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Jim asked me to post this picture for him- he’s kind of competitive, and thought this might get me a few more votes..(he made the shirt himself, btw).

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JP just sent me a message and told me he’s giving up and wants all of his votes to go to me.  He couldn’t take the pressure of the competition, apparently..

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Speaking of JP…..if you guys haven’t heard about the Flip or Treat call that JP and I are doing this Saturday (Halloween), click here to learn more! It’s going to be Spooktacular! Hehe. Hope to see you all there…

OK, guys, the results are in from the first day of voting for the Battle of the Blogs contest that I talked about in my last post.

And I am getting my ASS kicked!

Right now, Julie Broad from RevNYou is CLEANING HOUSE with a whopping 76 votes!!  She said she has the entire country of Canada behind her, and apparently, she wasn’t kidding…

In second place is Susan Lassiter-Lyons with 40 votes..

Third place is none other than Mr. JP Moses, with 34 votes

And in 4th place is yours truly, with 30 votes!!

Rumor has it that Trevor Mauch is getting ready to send out an email to his HUMONGOUS email list, so he’s probably going to knock me right out of 4th place.  Actually, this just in…..the Probate Guy just sent out an email to his list and is up to 33 votes already.  CRAP!

I don’t know if I can compete with these guys and their email lists, but I’m going to fight it out ’til the bitter end!

If you guys haven’t voted yet, you can head on over to the contest and do it now..  You don’t have to opt in or anything- just post who your favorite blogger is in the comments section…

LET’S KICK THESE EMAIL MARKETER”S ASSES, GUYS!  Think of it as revenge for the SIM’S LAUNCH! Hehe.

I’m counting on you guys to represent!

And so is Jim….

Later Alligators- GO VOTE!

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Thanks to all of you who have voted for me already- I’m reading your comments over on the contest page, and I appreciate each and every vote I’ve gotten so far.

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Every time one of the competitors sends out an email or posts something to their blog, P-Rid shuts his site down and pretends like the server crashed…. So, if the site is down when you go to vote, make sure to check back later.

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A little something to get you in the fightin’ mood….

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VOTE FOR STEPH!

Well, guys, the Battle of the REI Blogs is officially underway!

Actually, the mud slinging already got started on Friday, and I spent most of the weekend defending my Facebook wall from JP Moses, Patrick Riddle, Shae Bynes, Susan Lassiter-Lyons, etc.

To give you an example, take a look at the little gift that JP left for me on Saturday…

Here’s another one from JP, with the caption “Just spotted your blog’s biggest fan”

Then there was this one, posted to my Facebook wall by none other than my pal, Shae Bynes (who is playing the “Underdog” card in the competition, even though I think she is a force to be reckoned with).. the caption on this one read, “Kiss the ring, sister..”

Then we have this one from P-Rid, with a caption that read…”If your blog was standing in front of me … that would be a ninja kick to the face”

Susan Lassiter-Lyons also posted a cartoon video, complete with bombs, ninjas, samurai swords, and decapitations, but it’s just too graphic to post on my blog.

OK fine, here it is- but don’t say I didn’t warn ya.

So anyway, as you can see, my competitors are taking this Battle quite seriously, and I need all the help I can get from you guys if I want to win this thing.

The winner of the competition will be determined by which Blogger gets the most votes from their readers.  So, actually, it’s more like a “Battle of the Blog Readers”, since you guys will ultimately be deciding who wins.  I’m pretty sure that I have the most kick-ass readers in all of the Blogosphere, so I fully expect to win and take home first prize (and bragging rights).

Oh, and do you want to hear the best part of all?

Patrick is giving away five of his Private Money Blueprint courses to the Blogger with the most votes, and that blogger gets to give them away to five of the people who voted for them. This is a top notch course that retails for $700, and I get to give FIVE of them away to you guys if you vote for me and I win!!

In all honesty, we’re up against some stiff competition- so if we’re going to pull this off, you guys all need to vote (for me)!

To cast your vote, you can head over to Patrick’s site- MustKnowInvesting.com-  There you will see profiles for all of the bloggers who are participating, which will include links to their blogs, as well as their social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc). Feel free to poke around and mingle,  just don’t forget to cast your vote for Flip This Wholesaler!

Don’t leave me hangin’ guys- head on over there and VOTE!!

Later Alligators!

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If you haven’t added me as a contact on Facebook yet, you can do so here. I’d love to have you join in on the mud slinging and name calling. It’s good times.

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If you’re on Twitter, click here to Tweet about the contest and tell all of your followers to vote for me!

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Happy Friday, y’all!

I’m pleased to announce that I found my Mojo and am up and at ‘em again- woohoo!

I should be good to go for another six months or so,  so don’t expect any more 2 week hiatuses (hiati?) for awhile..

Anywho, I’ve got some possible deals cookin’ that I should be finding out about by the end of the day.  One of them is a deal that Murphy got under contract 3 weeks ago.  I thought it would be a no-brainer deal for a buyer of mine that I have done quite a bit of business with.  The house fits his buying criteria perfectly- neighborhood, price, beds/bath, all that stuff..

I sent it to him 3 weeks ago and he wasn’t interested because it is too small.  He gets pickier and pickier every time I talk to him, and now he’s only buying stuff that is 1200 sf or more, concrete block, in nice neighborhoods, and 3 bedrooms/2 bath minimum.  Smart guy.  He’s got over 20 houses right now, and wants another 30.  He’s going to hold all of them as rentals (all are producing positive cash flow), and I’m guessing he’s going to be sitting on a freaking gold mine 10 years down the road..

So, anyway, he passed on the deal, but called 2 days ago to ask if it was still available.  He’s now working with a group of investors from outside of the US who want to do the same thing he’s doing, and apparently they want the property.

Long story short, we should be getting a contract for 64k by the end of the day (contract price with the bank is 58k), but I’m not holding my breath.  The title work on this one is ready to go, so if all works out, it should close by Friday of next week.  There are a few too many “ifs” and “shoulds” in that sentence for my liking, but we’ll just have to wait and see..

The other deal is a duplex that I offered on last week and just got a counter back from the bank yesterday.   I picked up a new buyer earlier this week from one of the signs I have out (I’ve got about 60 signs out right now),  and he just so happens to be looking for duplexes in this neighborhood.  He just bought one right up the street from the property I offered on, so I know he’s interested in this area.  Right now the bank is at 41k, and I need to get them down about 5k more.  I countered back this morning and am hoping to hear back from them by the end of the day.

If I don’t end up getting this one at my price, I’ll wait 2 weeks and have Murphy put in an offer and see if they will come down a little more.  Half of something is better than nothing, ya know..

Oh, before I forget, my buddy Patrick Riddle, AKA P-Rid, is holding the first annual “Battle of the REI Blogs” starting this coming Monday.   I’m up against some heavy hitters, so I really need for you guys to put on your game faces and help me out.  Some of the contestants are already starting to talk smack (not mentioning any names, TREVOR MAUCH), and I would really like to put them all in their places!

I’ll be back Monday morning to explain the details of the contest, so make sure to check back here bright and early.  I’m actually heading off now for a weekend long Top-Secret-Ninja-Blog-Battle-Boot Camp (it’s known in the industry as TSNBBBC), to brush up on my skills.. I hear it’s some pretty intensive training, so wish me luck!

Have a great weekend, Everybody!

Later Alligators..

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If you’re ready to get off the fence and learn how to flip REOs, grab yourself a copy of my Flip This REO! eBook today- click here to get it now!

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Don’t forget to check back here Monday morning- I need all the votes I can get!

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This has nothing to do with real estate, but if you’re into nature-y stuff like I am, you’ll appreciate this GINORMOUS dead snake they recently found in South Florida. Crazy!  If you look really close at the end you can see his fangs.  (Sorry to all my Facebook friends, I know you’ve already seen this a time or two)

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