SIMS Review And Bonus Package

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Alright – by now you’ve heard a little something about Greg Clement’s SIMS 2.0, so let’s cut right to the chase with my official review of SIMS Profits and my exclusive SIMS Bonus package.  Ready?

SIMS is Closed!

First things first, when SIMS goes live there will be 2 different options for you…

The first option is the SIMS 2.0 Training and System which consist of the following:

  • You get 8 Training Modules along with 10 weeks of in depth coaching.  Each module is like an entire advanced real estate course by itself.  Here’s a breakdown of the 8 Modules:
  1. Module # 1 – Websites, Squeeze Pages, & Blogs - Even though the SIMS system will do most of this for you – this training is to help you understand how to run your real estate business with internet systems.  If you’re not web or tech savvy – don’t worry because the SIMS system will do most of this for you :)
  2. Module # 2 – Video Marketing. In this training, they’ll show you how to create videos to help you get  top search engine rankings, and more views driving massive amounts of traffic to your websites.  They’ll show you everything you need from equipment, to scripts, to using video to rank high in the search engines.
  3. Module # 3- Web 2.0 & Social Networking.  In this training, they’ll show you how to implement a Social Media strategy.  Since this is really the new medium that everyone seems to be buzzing about – it’s important that you integrate this right from the beginning.  You’ll see how to set up your social media accounts – which ones are the best and how to use it to build trust with your leads.
  4. Module # 4  -Influence & Persuasion. This training is all about conversions and how to use psychological triggers in your ads and negotiations.
  5. Module # 5 – Traffic - Probably the most important of all the trainings in my opinion.  Because if you fail to get traffic or leads, then you don’t really have a business.  And I really think they did a good job of giving you a plan to get traffic or increase traffic to your sites covering everything from Free Traffic (SEO) and paid traffic.
  6. Module # 6 – The Property Launch Formula - This one module of the entire SIMS package is worth the investment.  This one strategy will help you build a huge list of buyers.  And you’ll stand out from all the other competitors because no one else is doing this…  This technique is taking the concepts from Jeff Walker’s Product Launch Formula and applying it to real estate investing for selling houses fast.
  7. Module # 7 – Mobile Marketing - I was a Yanik’s Underground Seminar back in the spring and this is the new wave that everyone was buzzing about.  Think about it just for a second – how many people have mobile phones they use while they drive – checking facebook status and texting?  I’m definitely against the whole text and drive thing but I see it everyday.  We have gone nuts with the phones and in this module, Greg will show you how to capitalize on it.
  8. Module # 8 – Affiliate Income Streams - This module is huge because it shows you how to make money without even selling a house. Once you build a list of buyers and sellers – you can make money without even doing a deal through affiliate marketing.  Out of 100 prospective buyers – at best you’re only going to have 2- 3 that will make the cut- so what do you do with the other 98%?  Greg shows you how to profit from this other income stream.
  • Interactive Calls Based On Each Module
  • The Software which is Based on Open Road
  • 2 Tickets To SIMS Stock in San Diego where you get to work with Greg Clement and Jeff Walker for 4 days.
  • The SIMS System which comes with 21 Money Getting Websites
  • And you have 30 days to test it out…

This option for SIMS 2.0 is $1997

Now the 2nd option they have available is called SMP which stands for SIMS Marketing Partnership -

This option is definitely not for everyone – it’s for those that really want to get serious about doing deals and taking action.

You get everything that was listed above and the following -

  • You get a Certified SIMS Consultant to work with your for 90 days.  I’m sure this is if you have any questions and to make sure you implement and take action.
  • Global Traffic Systems for top rankings in all major search engines.
  • The Local Branding Package to position yourself as the local area expert.
  • Sell Point Local Leader is something to give you first access to deals that come trough Sellpoint
  • Center of Influence Web Video Marketing System 10 long term list building videos
  • SMP Social Media System
  • A SIMS Certified VA or Training Program for your assistant
  • Done For Your Webinar Marketing System!

This package is for those looking to do more hands off and getting the system done for you.  I personally can’t give you an opinion on this package because I’ve not seen this package or taken part in it.

However, as I said before I know Greg and I know that if you put this to the test and it doesn’t work for you – then they’ll take care of you.

The price of SMP is $3997

Here’s My Take On It…

My opinion on SIMS is that it’s a great product, the technology is sound, and most importantly – I know these guys will take care of you…

Now with that being said – I don’t have a clue of what your financial picture looks like..

Only you can decide if you believe this works for you.  I’m simply here to offer my opinion and I give this package by highest recommendation…

I want to make it even better for you though with my official …

SIMS Profits BONUS Package

For anyone that purchases through my link here, will get the following:

6 Months of Personal Coaching. (This will include access to a private members area where we can communicate one on one, along with 3 Personal One on One Coaching Calls.  One call every other month) Value $2997

Real Estate Underground System Value $97

Preforeclosure Mastery System Value $297

And for the first 5 that order I will build you 2 different websites to help get more traffic to your sites and will work with you one on one to get you in the top 10 of Google. (Value $3000 +++)

Lastly, if you’re one of the first 5 to order the SMP package, you’ll get all that’s listed above and a new IPAD.

Wrapping this post up – I’m not going to pressure you to buy this -  that would be really lame.

You know if it’s right for you or not and if you’re ready then click on the link below:

SIMS IS Closed

Here’s How to be sure you get your SIMS bonus package -

  1. Clear all your cookies from your browser.  Here’s how
  2. Click on the link above or right here
  3. Read the letter and grab all the freebies to see if Sims is right for you.
  4. If so, order the package when it becomes available.
  5. Send me a copy of your receipt here
  6. You will receive your package as soon as I confirm your purchase through my link  except for coaching packages and IPAD.  These will be delivered as soon as the refund period is over (Sorry no free loaders…:))

Talk Soon,

Derek Pierce
Freedomsoft

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3 Quick Tips For Your Exit Strategy

When you’re just starting out investing in real estate – one of the most important things you want to know is your exit strategy.

How in the world do you plan to get out of the deal?

Sure it’s one heck of an adrenaline rush when you’re wrapping up a deal, day dreaming about the potential profit, the wind blowing in your hair while you cruise with the top down in your newly purchased ride or the delight you’ll get by giving your boss the middle finger because now you’re a real estate investor…

Hold on just a second – you’re only half way there.

Knowing how to get out of the deal is more important than any other thing you’ll learn as a real estate investor.

It’s easy to get into deal – especially nowadays – people are begging for options.

So, I want to give you 3 quick tips for nailing down your exit strategy so you’re not left holding the bag…

Exit Strategy Quick Tip # 1 – A Bird In The Hand Is Better Than Two In The Bush.

Have you heard this before?

It means if you’ve got a buyer today – take it.  It’s better than waiting on another buyer that will possibly bring you more money than the current buyer.

Wrap the deal up and move on to the next one.  There’s no shortage of deals, so turn your quick profit, and move on to the next deal.

Exit Strategy Quick Tip # 2: Target Your Marketing

Most everyone talks about marketing for motivated sellers, however you’ve got to have a separate marketing system in tact to attract buyers.   And remember the message must match the target market.  So, for example – let’s say you’ve got several wholesale deals lined up and all you need is buyers.  Appeal to the investor with your ad that says something like this:

Must Sell – Motivated Seller
3BR 2Ba, Brick Home In Your City
Appraised at $80K, Asking $45K.
Needs Work. Call XXX-XXXX

or you could say – Call our 24 Hour Property Hotline Toll Free at 1-800-XXX-XXXX

Investors are mainly looking at the numbers – so craft your ad to appeal to their greed.  By the way – what does every Real Estate Info Guru teach to look for when looking at House For Sale Ads?

The words – must sell, motivated seller, facing foreclosure.  You’ll get bombarded with buyers when using these words in your ads.

Exit Strategy Quick Tip # 3: Build A List.

The quicker you can start building a list of buyers, the more financially secure you’ll be.  For starters, I would recommend targeting investor buyers for several reasons -

1- they’re actively looking for houses.

2 – they can come up with the cash

3 – they don’t care what the deal looks like cosmetically.

Now – when I say build a list, I’m primarily referring to building your online email buyer’s list.

You’ll need your own real estate investor website which I show you how to build your own if your on a shoestring budget.  You can access those tutorials by clicking here.

Next, for $20 a month, you can get an aweber account to collect your prospects information so that you can send email newsletters, built in autoresponder messages, and continue to communicate with them with just a click of a mouse.

I recommend Aweber because it works.  After testing numerous autoresponder – email service providers, Aweber has the best deliverability hands down and you can test it with a 30 day trial for only $1 by clicking here.

Once you build your email list of highly targeted buyers – you’re well on your way to having the ability to sell houses in a matter of minutes.

Shoot me over your comments in the section below…

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Getting Accurate Values and Why Agents Lie

A few days ago, I sent you my top 5 resources for determining property value without leaving home.

And while these are important to save time – it should not be a substitute for knowing your market.

Getting away from the computer and getting real – accurate values and knowing exactly what’s happening.

You’ll be surprised that after a little bit of research and work from a couple of weekends- you’ll become familiar with your market, the current trends, and what to expect – and it will become second nature. It’s not hard – it’s just a matter of looking at the numbers.

You’ll learn more about your market by just getting out on a Sunday afternoon, taking a drive and looking at properties, pulling fliers from homes for sale, calling Realtors – just getting familiar with neighborhoods.

If we’re analyzing a deal we’ll want to look at the following:

* the comparable sales that have sold within the last 6 months (preferably 90 days)-
* current homes for sale in close proximity
* the square footage
* the age of the home
* the style (does it match other homes in the neighborhood)
* The Days on Market of the others for sale

I explain it in this new video along with why some Real Estate Agents Lie…

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5V5rkbYZEY

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5 Free Resources for Determining Market Value

Determining the market value of a property is more important now than ever before. You’re either going to know your numbers or you’ll get killed when you actually start  investing in real estate.

There’s no other option. Period.

And the good ‘ole intranet has made it easier for you and I to determine a property’s value, and even look at the exterior of a home without even leaving the house.

While there’s no substitute for knowing your own market and being clear on what’s happening in your own area.

These resources will help you to do your initial research to get a ballpark figure of what the home may be worth…

Without any more chit chat – here My Top 5 Free Resources for determining a property’s value (and in no particular order).

#1 Bank of America Home Appraisal

#2 Chase Home Value Estimator

# 3 Cyberhomes

# 4 eappraisal.com

This service also includes a Google Map of the property and pulls the estimates from Zillow and  Cyberhomes too.

# 5 Zillow.com

I want to emphasize that I use these tools for my initial research to quickly sift through the dead leads so that I can focus my energy and time on the deals that look to have potential.

These 5 resources should only be used to get a “ballpark” figure and nothing concrete.

Remember, this is a numbers game.

…And the quicker you can throw out the dead deals and focus on the deals that will actually make you money -then you’re on your way to faster, bigger paydays…

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Short Sale Real Estate Investing Tips

Most of the real estate investing tips I share with you have come from personal experience from my own real estate investment activities.

I’ve never wanted to talk down or get on this “I’m better than you” guru kick.  The reason I started this real estate investing blog was to share what’s worked and what hasn’t which brings me to today’s topic of discussion.

Recently, I had a pre foreclosure deal that I had no clue if I could make it work, but the homeowner was on board begging me to do something to stop their foreclosure sale.

By the way – the sale was less than a week away.

I’m going to shoot you straight – I had no clue if I could do anything with the house because it was a little farther out than what I like.

I’m not a big fan of buying a house in the middle of nowhere.

You gotta have some traffic…

Anyway, they owed somewhere to the tune of $83K and the house in it’s current “as is” state was worth about $65K

I collected all the information to do a short sale, submitted the Loan Authorization to the bank and they immediately stop the sale.

Didn’t even send an offer letter, no proof of funds – just the stinking Letter of Authorization.

This isn’t the first time this has happened. Banks don’t want to foreclose – they’re up to their eyeballs in REO’s and will bend over backwards in an attempt to make a deal work.

Anyway – here was my plan…

1. Get control of the house with an option or a contract.
2. Make no promises to the seller on what I could do.
3. List the house with a Real Estate Agent.
4. Get an enormous discount from the bank.
5. Get a buyer lined up while obtaining the discount.
6. Close on the purchase of the house
7. A few minutes later sell the house and walk away a big check.

Not a bad plan.

I know folks that are doing several deals every month from deals just like this.

My problem – I listed with the wrong Real Estate Agent.

In order for this deal to work – the agent has got to be completely on board or your wasting your time.   Stick with the Agents that are accustomed to dealing with investors and that don’t mind getting a little creative.

Wondering what happened?

Well, I de-listed the house after the agent kept calling me asking if what she was doing was illegal.

The Board of Realtors, the broker, and an attorney were all informed over my deal and gave clearance and said there was nothing wrong with the transaction.

However – it was just a little too much for her to grasp and she was never able to overcome the fear from doing something outside of the box.

I admit this was not your traditional deal but that’s what I deal with and that’s what I make money from.

(The Realtor is a great person, a real go getter and sells a ton of real estate.  I think the world of her and consider her a good friend – The deal just wasn’t a good fit)

Anyway, I de-listed the house and completely backed out of buying the deal because it seemed more trouble than it was worth since I was having to explain myself over and over again.

So, I didn’t make any money – but I did do something pretty cool.

Even though I backed out of buying the deal – I got the seller approved for a short sale somewhere to the tune of $51K and lined them up with a buyer and the last I heard it was set for closing.

So, the lesson here is simple – be sure to get a Real Estate Agent on your team that you can depend on and willing to do deals even if they’re outside the box.

And that they have the mindset to defend you.  (Sometimes when deals aren’t the traditional type deal – people will question you).  So be sure they have your best interest at heart.

And don’t be afraid to move on with the deal or with getting a new agent.

With this deal, I really didn’t want it to begin with, but still felt I could help.  After dealing with numerous phone calls and being woke up to someone questioning my ethics – I felt it was necessary to move on to the next deal, but I still wanted to help out the owner and that is why I did pretty much everything without compensation.

Keep in mind – Karma can be a good thing….

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