Every year millions of Americans resolve to change their lives for the better.  Some promise to drop 50 pounds within six months, others resolve to get off the revolving debt roller coaster, while others commit to becoming better people, Christians, or citizens.  Within 30 days nearly all of them fail.  Have you?  If so, it’s not too late to resolve today to change your life for the better.  Here’s how you can do it:

Dream Big — Don’t waste your time hoping for little things and settling for tiny results.  Whether you’re striving to lose weight, become a better real estate investor, or a better parent, the key is to set a goal that makes your heart flutter with anticipation when you think of achieving your goal.  If the mere thought of achieving your goal takes your breath away, then you’re on the right track.

Make a Plan — How do you propose that you fuel your meteoric rise to success?  You can’t very well get there with your rear end planted firmly on your couch.  Get out a pen and paper or sit down in front of your computer and develop a mind map detailing exactly what you need to do to reach your goal.

Shoot for the stars — Once you know what you’re going to accomplish and how you’re going to get there it’s time to strap yourself to the rocket of success and strike a match.  Then light the fuse — quickly.  Don’t worry about a misfire or possibly missing your mark.  The universe is an absolutely HUGE place.  So what if you come up short and miss the stars?  You can always snag the moon on your way back down!

Don’t Get Discouraged — You might reach a point where you begin to question if you’ve bitten off more than you can chew.  If so, keep pushing forward.  Don’t look back because all that’s behind you is the life of mediocrity that you’re trying to leave behind.

Take this advice to heart and implement your New Life’s Resolution today.  If you do, at this time next year you will stare in wonderment at what you’ve accomplished in one short year.

Then you can flip the calendar and begin the next phase of your life, one that takes you ever-closer to achieving the life of your dreams!

If you’re tired of repeatedly making New Year’s resolutions that you don’t stick to and you want to ensure that 2010 is finally the year that you jump off the financial treadmill and really start making strides toward success, join me in my next wholesaling coaching class where I will personally mentor you in how to wholesale deals for fast cash.

Wholesaling is the quickest way to put cash in your hands today in the real estate business, but you need a mentor to take your hand and guide you along the way to make sure you do things right the first time and avoid the expensive blunders that can keep you from reaching your financial destination.

My 12 week wholesaling program is the top-rated wholesaling program in the business – and for good reason. I go well beyond simply scratching the surface and actually provide you with a specialized mentoring system that will actually take you from learning to doing.

Let me help you to make 2010 your best year ever. Don’t delay; our next class begins soon.

Remember, resolutions are great, but they are only words…and real results require action. Take action now so you don’t miss out on this chance to be mentored by me directly, because this opportunity won’t last long.

Call us today at (888) 250-6616 ext. 706 or email jim@reiconferences.com right now to enroll! Seating is limited; do it now.

To your success!

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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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 just wanted to offer Wealth Camp tickets to all of our faithful followers of CharrissaCawley.com! Go here to grab yours now for only $20 (Normally $497!) I look forward to seeing you at the event on Sept 19-20 in Irvine, CA!

http://www.wealthcampseries.com/20tickets

 See you there!
Charrissa Cawley

www.REIconferences.com

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I’ve felt for a very long time that knowledge is power, but I read something not too long ago that drove that point home for me in a tangible way. What I learned about the Canadian Goose could help you to reach your very own real estate investing Promised Land much more quickly, simply by knowing who can help you to get where you’re going.

The Canadian goose flies in a very specific “V” formation for a very good reason.  It isn’t because they live highly ordered lives and it’s not “just because” (that mythical answer we assign to things that we really don’t understand).

They fly in classic “V” formation because they get where they’re going 72% faster by working together in order to reach their destination.  While the lead goose is struggling with wind currents, the other geese in the formation are cruising along with reduced wind resistance, which allows them to conserve their energy for the hard flapping that they’ll eventually have to do.

When the lead goose gets tired, it drops to the rear of the line and another goose takes over so that they can continue pushing forward towards their destination. 

It occurred to me earlier that successful real estate investors do something very similar.

Instead of flying with other geese, smart investors build a team of support personnel that can help them take flight towards real estate investing success.

Real estate professionals, accountants, bankers, appraisers, contractors, and others can all play their part in helping you to reach your real estate investing destination much more quickly than you could if you were flapping along, battling all of the obstacles that could slow you down or could potentially prevent you from reaching your destination.

The one missing link that can really help your real estate investing career to take flight in a big way is an REI Buying Tour.  This one-of-a-kind approach to learning puts you in an intimate setting where you can really connect with the professional team members that can help you to understand the difference between a property that makes sense and one that could be a drain of your precious time, energy, and financial resources.

There’s a Buying Tour coming up August 28-31 in St. Louis, so if you’re really serious about learning how these team members that are so critical to your success come together as a cohesive unit to help you reach your very own Real Estate Investing Promised Land, I strongly encourage you to join me in St. Louis.

You can get where you’re going through trial and error, but why not put us to work as you pick our brains and learn everything we know about how to succeed in today’s real estate market?  You won’t have to work as hard – and you’ll have more energy to enjoy the fruits of your labors when your career really takes flight and you reach the wealthy destination that dreams are made of.  Go to www.reiconferences.com/buyingtours.htm for more info or to register now!

Blessings!

Charrissa Cawley

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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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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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Wow-what a whirlwind couple of days! Yesterday, May 7, 2009 we welcomed our third little girl ., Avery Lauren Cawley, into this world.  She is happy and healthy and we are so grateful shes made her debut into the family, finally! I wanted to share a pic of her with all of you , my REI Conferences clients! You guys are the best and are all a real inspiration to me. God has blessed me with a wonderful family, a wonderful business and wonderful clients, and I feel like the luckiest girl on the earth. Thanks for helping make our big day so special with all of the well wishes, flowers and kind words these past few weeks-I appreciate them all and thank you from the bottom of my heart! Mom and Baby are doing great and are looking forward to coming home!

Here are the first pics of little Avery! May she grow up to be a super successful investor:)

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Blessings,

Charrissa Cawley

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Millions of Americans have been stunned by the speed with which their personal economies have changed with the current economic realities.  This downturn gives real estate investors everywhere a golden opportunity to have genuine teaching moments with their kids by giving them solid financial literacy information and advice that can give them a jumpstart in leading a successful life.
As critical as it is to teach your kids about money, it’s also imperative that you lay the groundwork for success in life by giving them the tools and the confidence necessary to accomplish their hopes and dreams.  The news is filled with lots of really scary financial topics that have adults shaking in their shoes; the problem can be even worse for your kids.  Here’s an easy-to-implement blueprint for success:
Empower Your Kids to Succeed by Building Their Self-esteem – Study after study tells us that kids who feel good about themselves are more confident and that they tend to go further in life.  By taking the time to spend with your kids and do fun things together you send the message to them that they have value – to you and the rest of the world.  Help them to build self-confidence every chance you get.  Not only will it pay off big-time now by cementing your relationship with your kids, it will pay off later in life when they need the self-confidence to know that financial decisions can be made – and that they CAN succeed in whatever endeavors they put on their “to-do” list.
Teach Them to Dream Big – Real estate investing is all about having a dream and the courage to see it through, even when the going gets tough.  By instilling in your children the importance of dreaming big you’ll teach them that no mountain is too high to overcome.  This will be critical to their success in life, whether they choose to follow you into real estate investing or they choose to go their own way.
Goal-setting is Great – Teach your kids from a very early age the importance of setting – and reaching goals.  You can start teaching this simple concept at almost any age, but the younger they are when you get started, the better off they will be.  You may have a youngster who wants to raise money for a new bicycle.  While you may be tempted to take out your credit card and just pay for it, let them set a goal and then help them devise a strategy to raise the funds.  They’ll learn a ton from this exercise – and no two wheels ever turned so smoothly or as fast as the wheels on a bike you’ve paid for with your own hard-earned money.
Introduce age-appropriate financial concepts – Cash is King to a real estate investor and you can begin laying the groundwork for a solid financial future by explaining the importance of letting your money work for you, instead of the other way around.  What you teach your children can vary depending upon their age.  For instance, you might want to teach your eight year-old how to prepare a simple budget by setting money aside on a weekly basis out of their allowance in order to save for an “expensive” item.  If your child is a teenager, you can explain the importance of not relying on credit cards to finance luxuries that are beyond your means.  Regardless, instill the importance of saving and giving back by teaching them to bank 10% of all cash they receive and to donate a minimum of 10% of their income to charity or your church.
Don’t be Afraid to let them fail – One of the hardest things a parent can do is stand by while their children fail.  While difficult, resist the urge to “kiss it and make it better” when your kids make financial blunders.  No lesson is learned as well as one that causes us some pain.  While financial pain can hurt, it’s better to let your children learn these lessons at an early age when tens of thousands of dollars or their credit rating aren’t on the line.  Later in life they’ll thank you for it.
These lessons can really do a lot to prepare your kids for success in life.  By laying the groundwork now you’ll prepare your kids to reach for the stars and to succeed in all of their endeavors.  Their financial success will help them to lead much more enjoyable, productive lives.  Your enduring legacy can be that you taught them well and that they carried out your instructions to help make this world a better place!

Want your kids to learn the principles of being a successful entrepreneur for FREE?  How to manage money? Invest  in Real Estate? Bring them to Wealth Camps Young Entrepreneurs in Training on May 30-31, 09! Go here for the details:

http://www.wealthcampseries.com/yetclub.htm

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Charrissa Cawley has a long standing reputation for excellence as a gifted speaker, real estate trainer and wealth coach. Her strength lies in training entrepreneurs in the areas of real estate, investing and financial literacy. Her passion is bridging the gap between learning and doing. She has helped thousands of entrepreneurs all over the world seeking financial growth by equipping them with the tools, resources and specialized knowledge to succeed.  Charrissa offers accurate and proven strategies to investors of all different levels and is the founder of www.reiconferences.com, one of the fastest growing real estate investment training organizations in the US in addition to www.rewexclub.com , the top rated Real Estate Investor Community on the web today.

Blessings!

Charrissa Cawley

P.S. Want your kids to learn the principles of being a successful entrepreneur for FREE?  How to manage money? Invest  in Real Estate? Bring them to Wealth Camps Young Entrepreneurs in Training on May 30-31, 09! Go here for the details:

http://www.wealthcampseries.com/yetclub.htm

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