Hey, Andy, The Maestro has a confession. I’m a junkie.

That’s right.  You heard it here, first. The Maestro is a junkie.

And I just can’t help it…

Uh… I’m a natural high junkie, that is.

Look, I’m big into health and nutrition.  It just happens to be a passion of mine.  I work out and diet, and I enjoy every last minute of it.  And I also meditate and read up on the latest and greatest natural treatments and cures.

The Maestro digs it.

Get this.  My father had a heart attack at fifty.  And, I had high cholesterol at age thirty-four.  Continuing down the path I was on simply wasn’t an option for me.  So I made a change.

You know what, though?  As my weight and cholesterol dropped, my energy increased.  And, as my energy increased, so did my mood.  I am literally living on a natural high these days.  And that has elevated my output and my outlook.

But Maestro, I don’t have the money to join a gym.  I like eating fast food for lunch each day.  I’m doing fine.

Uh, no you’re not.  And there is no excuse for not taking care of yourself, either.  It all comes down to choice.  And choosing a sweet potato over a baked potato is well within your power.  But, just like flipping houses, you have to want it.  Good health isn’t just going to appear… and neither is a big check.

It’s funny how just feeling good can boost so many other parts of your life.  It’s true, though.  I’m living proof of it.  So, if you’ve put off getting your body in shape, get on it.  Indirectly, it’ll make you a lot of money…

Hugs,

The Maestro

Now let’s flip some houses!

P.S.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        One of my Wholesale Coaching students just flipped his first property in 30 days… and made $10,000!  Can any of you use that kind of cash?  Oh, and he did it living 850 miles from the property and with-out ever even seeing it.  He didn’t see the house… but he saw that big check in his mailbox.  Coming up next month, I’ll have ONE spot available, maybe two.

www.WholesaleCoaching.com

P.P.S.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      If you’re not networking with real estate agents to find you leads and buyers for your house flips, you’re missing out on a ton of deals, potentially.  Read this article about how to do it.

How Real Estate Investors Can Benefit From Using Real Estate Agents

Much Love!

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I received a question the other day, asking me if you can flip houses in a good economy, and what the differences are between flipping houses in a good housing market vs a bad one.  And here is my response…

If you start your wholesaling business the right way, you will have to tweak your business very little, as the housing market changes.  If you do not start your wholesaling business the right way, you will be forced to change as the market changes.

Here is how you do it:

1. Locate your city’s active cash buyers.

2. Find out what they want in a property, where and how much they will pay for it.

3. Go find them deals.

What most do is take the market for granted.  For example, when the housing market was good, nobody much cared about locating and forging relationships with buyers.  It was a given that the property would sell.

Then when the market changed, all of a sudden, wholesalers were scrambling for buyers.  But, if they would’ve forged those relationships in the beginning, they wouldn’t have to worry about it.  And, while everyone else is freaking out, they would still be prosperous.

Don’t neglect relationships with your buyers!

The Maestro

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Don’t believe the hype!  Just because the economy and housing market is down, doesn’t mean we can’t still make a ton of money flipping houses.  Don’t EVER think that you have to settle for $2,000 flips… ever.  My rule of thumb then, is my rule of thumb now.  I start at $10,000 per flip, and if possible, go up from there.  To combat the slow market, you need to acquire, or contract, on property at a lower % of ARV.  Go 30%.  And don’t ever feel guilty about making a lot of money.  Play to win… and that means getting rich!

Andrew Massaro, The Maestro                                                                                                                                                                        Flipping Houses and Taking Names… Since 1905