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I Found A Golden Nugget In An E-Mail Signature Line

I found this book in an e-mail signature line from John Reilly, my e-PRO cyber professor. After clicking the link and reading the description I ordered it immediately. It looks like a winner and I can hardly wait for delivery. Check out the review on Amazon.com: 

From Library Journal "Sophisticated real estate players will appreciate the revisions made to this highly comprehensive dictionary of terms. All of the entries are brought into conformity with the 1986 Tax Reform Act. Controversial topics that have resulted from this legislation, such as the IRS definition of a dealer in real estate, are treated well. ... a section containing over 300 abbreviations is a helpful touch."

"From abandonment to zoning, and over 2,800 terms in between, The Language of Real Estate has every term that real estate professionals need. this industry best seller is a must have for all students, practitioners, and educators. Highlights include:
* Appendix boasts over 350 commonly used abbreviations.
* Subject classification index lists terms by topic.
* Spanish key terms help both ESL students and those who will be working with ESL customers."

The Good The Bad And The Ugly:Real Estate Gurus And Scam Artists Revealed

Thinking about plunking down hundreds of dollars for a get-rich-quick plan you saw on that last infomercial? Signed up for an all-day seminar that promises to be the first stop on that road to riches? Think again. John T. Reed, real estate investor and author,  rates more than 100 purported real estate investment gurus and seminar organizations and offers a Real Estate B.S. Artist Detection Checklist. Here's a sample:

Carleton Sheets (Not Recommended) "Carleton Sheets’ books generally have directories of stuff like HUD regional offices, repeated blank forms, pages for “notes.” His books, other than the one on nothing-down, are double spaced, have large type and huge margins, skip lines between paragraphs, and have lots of blank pages and pages with just four or five words on them...Creative Tax Strategies is a slop job of a book on real estate tax law. If Sheets turned this in as part of a university course or real estate or tax law, the professor would give him an F and chew him out."

"Robert Allen (Not Recommended), author of the book Nothing Down, also says what Sheets says. When I dug up the documents on one of the deals where he actually used this 'technique,' the lender was Bank of America. Their written policy at the time, which I have a copy of, said they would make no mortgage loans where there was any secondary financing, let alone nothing-down financing. In that deal, Allen had the second that was taken back by the seller recorded one day after the closing on the sale and the first mortgage. This is called a 'silent second' and is done to reduce the chances that the first mortgage lender will find out about it. In other words, the bank making the first mortgage loan did not agree to the nothing-down second, rather they were apparently told there was none."

'Stress Doctor' Terry Lyles Demonstrates FormulaTo Achieve Balance And Help Navigating Life's Storms

One of the highlights of my recent trip to New Orleans was a session with Dr. Terry Lyles, who shared his formula and technology for finding true health, happiness, and increased productivity. "When there's no time left on the clock, you're 2 points down and on the foul line, what is that person thinking about before they shoot the shot? If they have one mental thought that says, 'If I miss this shot we lose' ... within moments, they are secreting negative brain chemistry," says Lyles, a clinical, psychologist. It's all about taking yourself out of the moment, he explains, about using rituals to transport yourself before the shot or point.

"They have to go from the mental side to tap into the emotional side next, which takes them to the physical part, which will be to shoot the foul shot. They've shot thousands of foul shots, but the issue is not shooting the foul shot, the issue is screaming fans, no time on the clock, and your whole team is looking for you to perform. The issue is focus."

The goals here come straight from basic psychology: to unearth who you really are, to decide who you want to be, and to take action. Clients are taught to alternate periods of intense stress with periods of relaxation or release, in fitness and in life. "In the corporate world, people are trained to be linear. They start the day and don't take breaks." He explains that an emotional and mental shift down - a rolling pattern as opposed to a straight line - will allow executives to come back and be totally refreshed.--U.S. News & World Report, July 3, 2000

Georgia REALTOR® Looks For Anecdotes

REALTOR® and aspiring author T.C. McClenning is collecting true stories by real estate professionals "detailing funny, heartwarming, and one-of-a-kind stories about the many things that can and have happened to real estate professionals in the course of their jobs. Entries must be received by July 30, 2005, and may be emailed to [email protected] with "All in a Day's Work for Realtors story submission" typed in the subject line.

Tap Into Alaska's ePipeline Of Real Estate Talent

Real estate agents looking for a good settlement gift for investors are invited to read "Magic Bullets in Real Estate." Download the full issue at  Magic Bullets in Real Estate ebook and then surf over to Amazon to buy a case of hard copies!

"After spending over a year and a half on writing, producing and publishing "Magic Bullets in Real Estate," a 290-page compendium of real estate advice and how-to knowledge, Auito has decided to give it away.

"When asked why he would do such a thing while sacrificing the $60,000 dollar investment in the project Auito said, his main purpose in producing the work was always first and foremost to help other people. After garnering solid five-star reviews and placement on major bookstore shelves Auito realized that the people who needed the information most often could not afford the $19.95 cover price.

"The author also said he is on a mission to attract thousands of visitors to  www.magicbullets.com  to protect them from what he perceives to be widespread industry abuse. When pressed for the truth in why anyone would forgo guaranteed sales and profits, Auito, whose last name translated into Italian means help, believes that is what he was put here to do and focuses his efforts on finding ways to do things other people just can't bring themselves to do."

Thanks to the Real Estate Pimp, (Streetsmart Procurer Of Real Estate Investing Tools And Tactics) which published a piece last Wednesday.