Real estate investing is the single best way of earning a living. I live and breathe real estate – just like many of you do – but some of you might be trying to figure out where you can get the cash you need for your real estate investing activities.

There are techniques like wholesaling that don't really require any of your own cash, but other techniques still require some cash. You can raise cash the more traditional way – or you can think outside the box and explore a truly unique way of raising cash.

So what is it?

You see examples of it every day online and you think to yourself, “If I could just figure out how they did it, I’d be on easy street.” Internet Marketing, the Holy Grail of the new economy, has become one of the best ways of reaching the financial Promised Land.

It’s also become an effective way of throwing good money down the drain in search of a relentless dream.

The question is, how do you wade through all of the possible ways to earn money online and actually stand a reasonably good chance of reaching your destination?

First and foremost, the Internet is a wonderful, highly effective way of generating income. Internet Marketing is for real, it’s here to stay, and people just like you and me are becoming shockingly wealthy.

The difference between those who make it and those who don’t comes down to knowledge -- and properly applied knowledge.

Theoretically, you should be able to pick a niche in which to make money through some form of Internet Marketing, launch your business, and see runaway profits start rolling in.

Internet Marketing isn’t hard. It’s as simple as finding a product you want to sell, taking the proper steps to ensure that potential customers can reach you, providing a good or a service that gives your clients or customers real value, closing the deal, and collecting cash.

The problem is, there is a right way and a wrong way to approach Internet Marketing. Do it the right way, and the world sits at your feet, begging to buy your product, and learn how you did it.

By the same token, done wrong, your eventual success is as elusive as a balanced Federal budget is anymore.

It doesn’t have to be that way.

I’ve made money with Internet Marketing in multiple niches -- big money. The kind of money that changes lives, improves futures, and makes people everywhere I go ask me how I did it.

It wasn’t always that way for me. I remember when I first got started with Internet Marketing. My success wasn’t assured and I didn’t have tens of thousands of clients wanting to spend money.

What I had was a dream to help others, a blueprint for how I would do it, and I was willing to make some mistakes along the way. And I did.

But I reached my dreams in Internet Marketing -- and more importantly -- I helped to change lives for the better.

I can do the same for you.

You can start by giving some thought to how you might like to make money on the Internet. Do you have an interest about which you are truly passionate? If you do, assuming there’s a market for it, you can make money on the Internet.

All you need to do is to learn what works, don’t make costly mistakes, and follow through with a plan for achieving your dreams.

If the mere thought of Internet Marketing is simultaneously inspiring you to take the next step -- and scaring you half to death -- you need to choose your next steps carefully.

One of the best, first steps you can take is to follow in the footsteps of somebody who has done it before and knows how it can be done -- again and again.

I’ve put together an Internet Marketing course that teaches the fundamentals of how to analyze an opportunity, how to put it together into a money-making format, and how to parlay that into a profitable opportunity.

While it isn’t for everybody, it is ideal for anyone who has a dream of making money on the Internet and can follow a series of simple steps to make it happen.

Is it right for you?

I can’t answer that.

Only you can. You can learn more about Internet Marketing and how my Internet Marketing course can help you to generate multiple streams of income that could change your life, your future, and your destiny – and give you extra cash for real estate investing or anything else you might want – by going to http://www.screencast.com/t/NDM1M2U0M

Blessings!

Charrissa Cawley

www.reiconferences.com

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For most of us, the rest of this year will be a flurry of activity — last-minute Christmas shopping, Christmas parties, a much-anticipated slowdown to enjoy some downtime with family and the other people that mean the most to us.

I know this is something I mention every year at this time, but this is also the time of the year when you need to set aside some time for strategic planning — especially if you’d like to generate real wealth fast and furious in the New Year.

If you want to make 2010 your best year ever and get it started with a blizzard of lucrative deals, now is the time to lay the groundwork by planning for your success.

While a winter blizzard is in many ways a random event that strikes quickly, leaving behind a path of wintry whiteness, a successful year as a real estate investor is heavily dependent on taking specific steps that make your eventual success a foregone conclusion.

Here’s a profit forecast model you can really get into:

Set real, attainable goals by using specific examples of what you want to accomplish — and when

Realize that last year’s results disappear when you flip the calendar to January 1

Give your personal and business finances a thorough examination

Review the areas in which you’re investing to ensure that they still make sense

Explore different financing sources — private money, traditional lenders, and hard-money lenders

These are just a few of the areas that you need to focus on; the main point here is that you act proactively to set the stage for a profitable 2010.  The best-laid plans are the ones made in advance.

Don’t wait for January 1 to get here to begin the process or you’ll waste valuable time getting up to speed.

Take my word for it: a focused blizzard of planning activity now will yield an avalanche of profits in 2010.

So what are you waiting for?  Start planning — for the right activities and explosive profits that will make 2010 the year that you really start shoveling cold, hard cash!

Blessings!

Charrissa Cawley

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This past week I went to a great party at John Assarafs house. The theme was “An African Thanksgiving” and the reason for the gathering was to support a cause that is just incredible called Just Like My Child, lead by Vivian Glyck, an amazing woman and entrepreneur. (http://www.justlikemychild.com). Just like my childs mission is to conquer poverty and promote self reliance for women and children in Uganda.  Not only was it a great night with great friends, but all supporting an incredible cause as well. A lot of great people like  John Assaraf, who hosted the party at his home, Frank Kern, Mark Victor Hansen, Mike Koenigs, Deepak Chopra and others all took part in the evening which helped build a brighter tomorrow for these women and children in Uganda. Really makes you take five to stop and realize just how blessed we are and want to reach out and give back to those that are way less fortunate than ourselves. Check out their webpage and this incredible cause. http://www.justlikemychild.com),

Her are a couple pics from the event…Have a Happy Thanksgiving Week and Remember to Count Your Blessings!

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   Me & John Assaraf           Me & My Husband Jeff              Me & Frank Kern

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For those of you that have been exposed to my training materials for any length of time, you know how I feel about ensuring that you’re not only able to learn, but that you can also bridge the gap between learning and doing.  Too many of the so-called gurus out there push the learning angle — and then leave it up to you to figure out how to make it work.

That’s where I think I’m different, because for years now I’ve done everything humanly possible to help you put your education into practice and help you to build profitable real estate investing businesses of your own.

The million dollar question, though, is: How am I doing?

Do you think I’m doing everything possible to help you to turn the corner from being a real estate investing newbie full of boundless optimism and education into a profitable, confident — and money-making — investor?

I’d appreciate it if you could give me a little feedback by letting me know what’s working and what could work better, by taking a minute or two to take a quick survey that will answer that question once and for all.

Here’s a link to the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ueHydIK7bljw5lNyOhqKIw_3d_3d  If there’s something I could do to make your experience — and your results — better, then I want to hear about it.

I’m more blessed than you could ever know by the level of trust that you place in me and the resources available through REI Conferences.  More than anything else, I want to be the reason and the means that you were finally able to achieve all of your real estate investing dreams.

Blessings!

Charrissa Cawley

http://www.REI.conferences.com

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If you’ve been waiting for a sign that the real estate market has turned around before pulling the trigger on starting your real estate investing career, this may be the moment you’ve been waiting for!

Several factors make this the ideal time:

·         Low, low rates

·         The $8,000 home credit

·         Moderate prices

Prices have started to turn around, which means that in many parts of the country, they’re actually headed up.  If you’ve been afraid to jump into the market for fear of your investment depreciating, there’s very little to be afraid of.

Here’s a point to ponder, though: If you buy right, you don’t have to worry about fluctuations in the value of your properties, because you will have built instant equity and you’ll be able to enjoy positive cashflow – each and every month. If something unexpected happens, and prices drop, you’ve already made money, and you’re enjoying monthly cashflow.

That money will be flowing into your bank account, which will help you to become increasingly financially independent.  Just do the math: If your property will give you a $300-$500 per month income stream – which is very do-able in this market – just think how much cash you’ll have coming in with 5-10 properties in your portfolio.  The more you buy, the bigger that stream gets, until you have a flood of cash flowing into your favorite bank account every month!

Don’t know how to guarantee that you’ll make money no matter what?  It’s much easier than you think!  Get off the couch and into the real estate investing game TODAY by learning more at www.REIconferences.com

Blessings!

Charrissa Cawley

www.REIconferences.com   

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I’ve been sounding the drumbeat of real estate opportunity for some time now, and Thursday’s report by the Labor Department that the unemployment rate has surged to 9.4% further reinforces my point. The reason? The home foreclosure rate is closely tied to the unemployment rate. If people aren’t working, their incomes drop dramatically, and they are unable to meet all of their expenses.  If you chart unemployment and foreclosure data, they come very close to mirroring each other.

This means that – in many cases – mortgage payments go unpaid.

Homeowners not already on the ropes financially and facing impending foreclosure are looking for viable solutions to prevent themselves from getting to that point. Others, already facing foreclosure due to other financial considerations, the credit crisis, or personal problems, need fast solutions before they’re hit with lasting credit damage or the loss of their home.

Motivated sellers are everywhere you look. Their pain is real, the opportunity is increasing, and the time for you to act is NOW. If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines waiting for a buying signal, this is it.

Regardless of whether you have cash in the bank for investing, have traditional or hard money lending sources lined up, or have secured private money, there are more opportunities to profit today than ever before.

Don’t know where to start? Check out my free resources – more than 140 of them – at        http://www.reiconferences.com/resources_rei.htm.  

Seize this moment and change your life for the better – and make a real difference in somebody else’s life by helping them out of a real jam.

There aren’t too many ways of helping somebody else while securing your own future. This is one of them, but only if you act now!

Blessings!

Charrissa Cawley

www.REIconferences.com

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I’ve been preaching the importance of looking at solid numbers for years now.  They’re unemotional, not always sexy, but they’re also incapable of lying through their teeth.  Creating real lasting wealth in real estate is a simple process of correctly crunching numbers and letting the answers you get tell you whether or not a real estate investment is a winner or a loser.

When you let emotional considerations enter the equation, it throws the results off, and you can lose your shirt.  We can get real evidence to document this from recent lessons learned by millions of stock market investors.

Instead of looking at actual market performance, performing due diligence and basing investment decisions on those answers, millions of individual investors followed the “herd mentality” and threw huge sums of money into the stock market on the say-so of government officials, industry analysts, and others who were hyping the end of the bear market.

What happened?

The numbers were flawed and the market turned south even more sharply than it previously had.  Anyone who listened to the “free” advice they got off of 30 second sound-bites lost a ton of money.  

Funny thing, though. 

Many of the so-called experts that helped millions of individual stock investors commit collective financial suicide with bad advice are the same self-serving experts who claim that real estate is a terrible investment.

They were wrong about the stock market; they’re just as wrong about real estate.  Their inflated egos have caused their heads to float, which has caused them to scream, “The sky is falling!”  If you believe everything you hear, you’ll miss your chance to get rich in real estate today.

Remember, solid numbers don’t lie.  While the herd is busy running from one missed opportunity to the next, the REAL investors will be feasting on the most profitable deals.

Will you be one of the herd looking for any available scrap – or one of the most successful investors building a fat real estate investing portfolio?

The best time to profit from real estate is when others are afraid to dive into the investing pool.  There aren’t many of us in the water right now.  That’s OK, though.

There’s less competition, more profits, and even more opportunity.  You can learn the basics in no time and can get up to speed building real sustainable wealth that will change your future.

Don’t feel like you know enough?

That’s fine.  Start by learning how to crunch the numbers, locate winning deals, and then BUY, BUY, BUY!  Navigate to http://www.realestatewealthcode.com for a free eBook on real estate investing.  You’ll learn priceless secrets that can help you crack the code that will unlock the door to your financial future.  With a simple mouse click you could be well on your way to real, sustainable wealth!

Blessings!

Charrissa Cawley

www.REIconferences.com

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Wow-Housing Affordability Highest in 18 Years!
Nationwide housing affordability jumped 10 percentage points during the first quarter of 2009 to its highest level since the series began 18 years ago, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).
 
The HOI showed that 72.5 percent of all new and existing homes sold in the first quarter of 2009 were affordable to families earning the national median income of $64,000, up from 62.4 percent during the previous quarter and up from 53.8 percent during the first quarter of 2008.
 
“Underlying the increase in affordability are lower home prices and record low interest rates.  Combined with the $8,000 federal tax credit for first-time home buyers, consumers are beginning to return to the marketplace,” said NAHB Chairman Joe Robson, a homebuilder from Tulsa, Okla.
 
Indianapolis was the most affordable major housing market in the county during the first quarter. Almost 95% of all home sold were affordable to households earning the area’s median family income of $68,100. Indianapolis has now topped the affordability list 15 consecutive quarters.
 
Also near the top of the list of the most affordable major metro housing markets were Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pa.; Akron, Ohio; Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Mich.; and  Syracuse, N.Y.
 
Several smaller housing markets posted even higher affordability scores than Indianapolis, with Sandusky, Ohio outscoring all others. There, almost 98 percent of homes sold during the first quarter of 2009 were affordable to median-income earners. Other small housing markets ahead of Indianapolis on the affordability scale included Monroe in Michigan and Mansfield, Springfield and Canton-Massillon in Ohio.
 
New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J., where just over 21 percent of all homes sold during the period were affordable to those earning the median income of $64,800, was once again the nation’s least affordable major housing market in the first quarter. Though affordability jumped 7 percentage points for the quarter, this was the New York metro area’s fourth consecutive appearance at the bottom of the list. Other major metros near the bottom of the chart included San Francisco; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif.; Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y.; and Honolulu.
 
Among smaller metro areas, Ocean City, N.J. was the least affordable market, along with San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, Calif.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; Hanford-Corcoran, Calif.; and Santa Cruz-Watsonville, Calif., respectively.

 Great news for not only homewoners but Investors too!

Blessings,

Charrissa Cawley

P.S. Did you get one of the 12 F.R.E.E. Wealth Camp Tickets that were left? Hurry, call 888 250 6616, ext 705 now or email eneida@reiconferences.com TODAY.

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Are you a brand new real estate investor wanting to get your feet wet in the world of investing?  Have you bought a home of your own?  If not, here’s a chance for you to pop the top on a really good deal, get into a home of your own, and possibly not have to take a penny of your own money to the closing table.  This once-in-a-lifetime deal comes courtesy of the U.S. Government – in the form of an $8,000 tax credit.  Here’s how it works:

If you purchase an FHA-eligible home that you plan to live in, are a first-time homebuyer (or haven’t owned your own home for at least three years), you qualify for this credit if you make the purchase before the end of the year.  While this isn’t earth-shaking news anymore, the Federal government just sweetened the pot to make it even easier for you to take advantage of this opportunity.

Now, you can get immediate access to the credit – in the form of a short-term bridge loan from any FHA-qualified lender – that you can take to the closing table for down payment money and/or closing costs!  This means that there’s a very good chance that you could possibly get into your first home on a no money down basis.

So, get out there and find yourself a distressed property owner or a short sale opportunity and make something happen!  You might not want to live in this property forever, but if you live in it as your primary residence for at least three years, you won’t have to repay the credit.  How’s that for a deal?!?

If you’ve been saving towards a down payment on your first home, you can let Uncle Sam make your down payment for you.  Here’s another way to add even more value to this just-sweetened tax credit: On May 30-31, my one-of-a-kind Wealth Camp will be in Dallas, TX.  This is a golden opportunity for you to learn some of the ways you can locate bargain property – one for you so you can snag your tax credit; and then other properties that will help you to start generating immediate real estate investing wealth.

Now is the time for you to head on over to www.wealthcampseries.com.  Even if you’re a more experienced real estate investor or you don’t qualify for this special tax credit, head over there anyway.  If you register before the end of the week, I’m throwing in a FREE strategy session at Wealth Camp with me or a member of my team – and you can bring along a guest for FREE. 

This is a perfect storm – of OPPORTUNITY!  Don’t miss your chance.  The remaining spots are going fast!

Happy investing!

Blessings!

Charrissa Cawley

www.REIconferences.com

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America really is the Land of Opportunity – and that has never been more evident than it is today.  The real estate market enables anyone with some knowledge, initiative, and the will to improve their future to stake their claim to wealth in real estate.

Too many people let fear stop them.

Fear of success, fear of failure, fear of what their friends will say.  Regardless of what drives their fear, too many potentially successful real estate investors are letting fear – one of the dirtiest four-letter words to infiltrate the thought processes of otherwise bright and energetic people – to paralyze their movements.  This paralysis results in shattered dreams, broken plans, and lives of mediocrity.

Don’t let this happen to you!

Life is too short to waste time on negativity and fear.  While it’s true that you might fail in any endeavor you undertake today, it’s equally true that you’ll never reach a pillar of success by keeping your rear end firmly planted on the same seat cushion for the next 40 or 50 years.

If lack of education, motivation, and direction is all that’s holding you back from dipping a tentative toe into the warm waters of real estate investing success, make a firm commitment TODAY that now is the best time to change directions and put yourself on the pathway to success.

I have a ton of useful tools that can help you to bridge the gap between knowing and doing.  But you have to pick these tools up and put them to work.  So head on over to www.REIconferences.com and learn what thousands of investors already know: Some of the best things in life really are free!

If you’re already making things happen and you need a gentle push to reach the pillar of success, check out my 2009 Wealth Camp.  On May 30-31, motivated, success-minded real estate investors are going to descend upon Dallas, TX to soak up real estate knowledge – the kind of knowledge that will propel them to the top of the real estate investing world.  Will you be one of them – or will you let a little thing like fear stand in your way like a big schoolyard bully?  To stomp fear into the ground once and for all, head on over to www.wealthcampseries.com and see what the buzz is all about.

Blessings!

Charrissa Cawley

www.REI.conferences.com

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