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In science, as with all things in life, there are laws that govern how things work. For any endeavor, when you apply these laws, there will be identifiable results. It's no different with attracting success in real estate. There are Five Key Steps to becoming wealthy in real estate investing. These are very specific strategies that, if you follow them, will guarantee a successful return. If you have these five steps in order, you'll buy and sell 25 houses or more per year, and earn at least $500,000 a year, all while working 15 hours a week or less. The first step to follow is having Effective Marketing in place that attracts motivated house sellers. There are two ways this will happen:

1. They find you.
2. You approach them as a buyer.

Which way would be more efficient? Of course, it's much easier for them to call you as opposed to your labor in finding them. Additionally, when you are soliciting them, they are in control from a psychological point of view. You are demonstrating a need, and that puts them in a position to leverage that need.

We'll look at two low-cost, effective marketing mediums to attract motivated sellers to call you:

1. Newspaper Classified Ads (Real Estate Wanted Section-Daily)
2. Bandit Signs (Yard and/or Road Signs)

Classified Ads in the Real Estate Wanted Section

Run an ad daily in the Real Estate Wanted section of your local newspaper(s) 365 days a year. If your local newspaper doesn't have a Real Estate Wanted section, ask them to create one. If you tell them that you will be running an ad every single day, it'll be worth their effort. Also, this ad will buy more houses and definitely outweigh any cost that you initially put into it.

In some places, it costs $300 a month, and in other places it cost$1500 a month. Quite honestly, it doesn't matter what it costs. If you buy and sell just one house, that ad just paid for itself and then some. Here's what the ad should look like:

Sell Your House Fast! Quick Sale - Fair Price (707) 555-1212.

The first letter of each of these words is capitalized. Make sure you specify House in the first line and not Home. People are attached to homes, not houses, and we want people who want to get rid of their house. Do not capitalize everything because it's harder for the eyes to see. It is psychologically proven that when you only capitalize the first letter, and the rest of the letters are in normal type, it's much easier for eyes to capture when people are only looking at it for a second or two. This is proven marketing.

With numerous ads in the Real Estate Wanted section of the newspaper, how are house-sellers going to notice yours? Simple. Put a blank space at the top and bottom of the ad, so you're actually going to be paying for a six-line add, even though you only have words in the middle four lines. A reader's eyes will be drawn to that ad automatically. Your ad sticks out like a sore thumb.

Bandit Signs

The second most effective way to attract motivated sellers is bandit signs. These are the little road signs everyone's seen driving around. The signs should be yellow with black lettering, 18 inches high by 24 inches wide, and you want to use the entire space of the sign for the information to stand out. And they are going to come with a little wire stake. The bandit sign is going to say exactly the same thing as your classified ad.

The downside to bandit signs is that some towns and cities may have ordinances that don't allow them. You'll have to check your local laws to see if this applies to where you live. I suggest you still order 100 bandit signs, put them up, and if there's a problem, someone will let you know. You can claim ignorance, and you will definitely get a lot of calls from homeowners looking to sell. Bandit signs are worth the minimal risk.

Most people do not have the courage or the vision to put out the money to apply marketing strategies, and that's why they don't buy and sell houses, and make more money than they fear to lose. But one ad or bandit sign alone will get you at least 10 to 15 houses bought and sold per year, and it will save you the time and effort of going out and looking for prospects.

Chances are, if you're reading this you're looking for an edge in real estate investing. If so, sign up to receive a free 30 minute success coaching consultation or to attend one of my upcoming webinars and learn why 97% of real estate investors fail; and how to fix it at http://www.timtaylorsuccesscoach.com.

About Tim Taylor Real Estate Success Coach
Tim Taylor real estate success coach and author of both "Wealth with Purpose" and "The Compass Guide to Real Estate Fortunes with Tim Taylor" is an accomplished learner. He has been mentored by Robert Kiyosaki, Robert Allen, Ron LeGrand and James Ray and is now passing on the secrets he has come to know and practice onto select individuals with a burning desire to become successful real estate investors. Every client that followed Tim's advice earned $1,000,000 in less than three years, could you be next?

To request a Free 30 minute consultation to find out if you qualify for Tim Taylor's Success Coaching Program go to http://www.timtaylorsuccesscoach.com/free_consultation.php.

Got Fired? That's Great!

Copyright (c) 2009 Valery Satterwhite

TV's "The Donald" seems to have patented the line "You're fired!" but unfortunately, many people get fired from jobs and aren't launched into national celebrity, and you might be next.

You might get canned, pink-slipped, shown the door, terminated, let go, downsized, or involuntarily separated.

Synonyms that mean the same thing - you're FIRED!

Getting fired can be devastating, humiliating or traumatic. After getting your notice you might be boiling mad, shocked, or uncontrollably crying.

Or relieved.

Here's something to think about. You're not alone. Lots of people have been fired. With the unemployment rate reaching 5.5 percent in May 2008, more and more employers are telling workers that they're out of work. For all kinds of reasons. At some point in her career, your boss might have been fired.

Even some very successful people have, at one time or another, been let go from a job. Some famous people who have been fired are:

- Before she was a best-selling author, Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling lost her job as a secretary because she was caught writing stories when she was supposed to be working. She used her severance to begin the first Harry Potter book.

- CNN's Larry King: Says he was fired as a columnist for the Miami Herald in the 1970s for writing about too many of his friends.

- Walt Disney - Fired from a Kansas City newspaper for not being creative enough.

- Actor Robert Redford: Was caught sleeping in an oil tank instead of cleaning it.

So, what can you do if you get fired?

You have a wonderful opportunity to examine your life and career goals. Ask your Inner Wizard for guidance. If there were no expectations and money was not an issue what would you love to do? What would you do even if you weren't paid? Think big! What would you do if you could do anything!?

If you're Inner Critic chimes in with "Who are you kidding?" or "You're not _______ (smart, good, young, old, worthy, connected, etc.) enough" while you're dreaming of your ideal career thank him for 'sharing' and remind him that he no longer is in charge! It was probably his advice that put you in that job in the first place!

Once you have clarity on what it is you would love to do - go for it! Give it your focus, energy and attention. Detach from 'how' you think it has to happen. The 'how' gets figured out by the inspired ideas you get while you're actively thinking about who you will be, what you will have and what you will do in this new career.

Here's a story of how someone turned getting fired into an event that really boosted her career.

For actress Annabell Gurwitch, getting fired was a blessing in disguise. She was fired by director Woody Allen and turned that experience into a major windfall for herself.

At first, Annabell was devastated, humiliated and depressed. She then began to share her story about getting fired to others and people began to tell her about their experiences with getting fired. Lots of people shared their 'getting the ax' stories with Annabelle including Anne Meara, Felicity Huffman, Tim Allen and Ben Stein. And many of these stories were funny!

So funny that Annabelle published them in a book called "Fired! Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized and Dismissed". The book was widely received and became so popular that she traveled around the country interviewing people who have been fired. Through these interviews Annabelle learned that getting fired is only a moment in time. It doesn't define who you are. And if you look at getting fired as an opportunity to discover what you truly want to be, do and have in life - and then take action towards that goal - getting fired is the best thing that can happen to you!

About the Author

Valery is the Founder of the International Association for Inner Wizards. Learn how to tame your Inner Critic (self-doubt and fear), empower your Inner Wizard (intuition and inspiration) to turn your dreams into reality. Your Inner Wizard is your best Coach, Guru and Teacher. Everything you need to be, do and have what you want in life is already within you. Tap into this life changing power today! Get free eBook at http://www.InnerWizard.com

Home Improvement TV Show Tim Allen neighbors?

do we ever see any of the taylor's neighbors (besides Wilson) in Home Improvement from their backyard? Are there other houses behind their yard?

nope the only one we saw was wilson well kind of saw they always hid his face lol he was based on when tim was a child and he couldnt see over the fence and from his point of view thats all he saw then it just became a thing to hide his face

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