The first upgrade of Real Estate Investing Web Sites is out.

In this Version 1.01:

1. Ability to customize seller form
   Collect only the information you need! You can customize the form your house sellers fill to collect the information you need depending on your business model.Choose which fields to activate/inactivate, and if to make them required or not.
2. Ability to add extra pages to your web sites
   Sometimes, you just need to create an additional page that is not included in the default web site.Examples:
   - Create a “squeeze page” and make it the index page
   - Display MLS listings on your web site
   - Create a new page or new pages with more information about your services
   - Create an entirely new web site with new pages and content!
3. Ability to add Youtube videos in your property listings  

4. Ability to replace our default forms with third party forms
   Do you have your buyers lists (mailing lists) with a third party service provider, e.g. Constant Contact, Icontact, etc?If you prefer, you can easily replace our default forms with the form given by your provider so you maintain your current provider while enjoying top notch benefits of our web sites.

You get free lifetime upgrades and updates. To get your upgrade, just log into your investors web site page and download “Upgrade”.

One of the greatest tools for real estate investors is Craigslist. This online classifieds tool is super popular, FREE, and easy to use. Start using it and watch your business GROW!

The two major parts of a craigslist ad are the body and the headline. The body of your ad is where you put the description, pictures, address, and price of the house or apartment. The headline is what the reader clicks to see the body. Below are 3 useful tricks to getting your next buyer to click on your ad instead of the other 300 that were posted the same day.

1) More Space = More Attention
The Great Ron LeGrand always taught us to pay for an extra “blank” line at the top of your classified ads so it catches the viewer’s eye. With craigslist the ads run more left to right instead of top to bottom so I like to put the space to the left. I believe if you try to use the actual space bar in the beginning of your headline the craigslist software will “Trim” it off. What you will want to do is use the Underscore “_” key. I like to add about 4 or 5 underscores before I start my headline. This will indent it and make it more “eye catching” compared to the other ads around it.

2) Don’t be Afraid to be Weird… but don’t overdo it
I had a house that I rehabbed and was trying to sell. Every other day I would post the same old boring ad “3BR / 1BA, Great Neighborhood, Big Yard, Perfect Starter Home”. This type of ad gets me a few “good” responses each time I post, but one day I decided to try something different. In my headline I put “Is Brittney Nuts?”. Nothing about the house in the headline. When they would click on the ad I would put “She seems like it. I have a 3 BR Ranch…..”. I got about 4 times more responses about people interested in looking at the house. You dont want to do this too much because viewers will eventually catch on, but catching the eye and sparking interest so that they are forced to click and see what is inside is what it’s all about.

3) End BIG!
At the end of my headlines I like to put some more blank space and then end it with something big like “HURRY!” or “CA$H”. You dont want all capital letters in your headline because it is tough to read plus it is against craigslist rules.

You want to get more people into your shop. Think of the body of your ad as your shop where you are selling homes. When writing your headline, ask yourself “What would make a buyer click on my ad?”

Stand Out! Dont Blend In!

Shawn Wollenberg
http://myNextRehab.com

When you buy and sell houses, having a ready and cheap source of cash that has few restrictions places you in a position where you decide which houses to buy and which not to buy.

If you like it, it’s funded!

That’s the beauty of private money.  

You can buy houses that other investors can never touch, such as those that involve creative financing (such as taking over payments). Such deals sometimes require that you have some money to make up for back payments, make mortgage payments, etc. Funding these from your pocket can become a challenge and the number of deals you can do will be limited by the amount of money you have.

 It is therefore necessary to attract private cash investors for your deals. It’s for this reason that we created a web site specifically targeted for attracting cash investors for your deals - a  Cash Investors Web Site.

Should you attract cash investors to a web site where you also buy and sell houses?

Most cash investors are used to being pitched by the big boys who have well trained, smooth marketers for this purpose only. They do not spare any expense to impress htese investors.

When you are looking for investors, the last thing you need is to look like you are fumbling around not sure what you are doing. You must come across as a polished professional who is successful in buying and selling houses.

If a potential cash investor has any reason to doubt your capability, you are not getting his money. 

What do you think a potential cash investor will think of you when you send them to a web site where you also buy and or sell houses?

Most likely you will come out looking sloppy - and you might lose a source of cash that could grow your business tremendously. 

We highly recommend that you get a separate Cash Investors Web Site specifically targeted for the most important part of your business - attracting cash that fuels your success.

Should you send motivated sellers to the same web site where you sell houses?

The simple answer is “NO!“.

The key to successful prospecting is speaking to the conversation going on in the person’s mind.

Obviously the needs of a motivated seller are very different from those of a person looking to buy a house. A motivated seller is going through some real tough times and needs to get rid of their problem - their house. A successful web site for buying houses must do nothing short of providing targeted solutions for motivated sellers in a sensitive manner.

Winning the heart of a motivated seller so they can sell their house to you takes one key engredient - they must be able to trust you. You must come out to them as someone who can solve their problems. Having a web site that specifically addresses just the solutions to their problems puts them in a position you must learn to love - they want only you to buy their house.

On the other hand, a house buyer is going through relatively better times than a motivated seller, sometimes looking for their dream home. These two people are worlds apart. Combining the buying and selling houses in the same web site would be killing the prospects of winning the hearts of the majority of potential sellers - and you will make less money as a result.

Most successful investors  (most gurus and teachers also) will tell you that you need at least two web sites at the bare minimum.

Buy only web site - This is the kind of website that you use only when you are buying houses

Sell Only  web site - This is the kind of web site you use when you are selling houses

 Of course this is just the minimum; you also need to attract private money to finance your deals. When you know you have access to unlimited cheap funds that you control for any type of deal you want, real estate investing becomes a lot of fun.

The type of deals you invest in is not limited by rigid underwriting rules (such as those of a mortgage company). If you like a deal, it’s funded. This is the reason why a Cash Investors Web Site is a necessary part of your investing power tools.

House Flipper  web site - If you are an investor who is strong on wholesaling houses, most likely you will need a web site that allows you to sell houses at a discount to other onvestors. A house Flipper web site is specialized just for this business model.

You are here because you have a Real Estate Investors Web Site.  We need your feedback so we can provide an even better service.

When you order our Web Sites For Real Estate Investors, you qualify for free lifetime upgrades. Your input is very important to us and is likely to be in the next update.

In particular, please address these issues in your comments:

1. Which type of investors web site do you have?
2. How do you like your new web site?
3. Does it make real estate investing easier and more profitable for you?
4. How has it contributed (if at all) to your business?
5. How much income, if any,  would you attribute to the web site(s)
6. What do you like about it?
7. How easy (or how hard) is it to use and manage?
8. What, if anything, would you like to see improved? Any new features or functionality you’d like to see?
9. Would you recommend it to your friends?

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