Affordable Real Estate Investing for Beginners

 

If you listen to the infomercial gurus, you can make a fortune easily if you just pay them a bunch of bucks for their help. To that I, as a seasoned, successful investor for over half a century, say "Good luck with that." Here is an accurate take on most of the gurus. It's well worth the read, and could apply to most of the gurus from TV. 

Not that real estate investing is difficult - it's not. Or that the average Joe or Jane can't do it - they can. The problem lies in the fact that the vast majority of those "gurus" aren't really going to help you much, despite their exorbitant cost. My advice is to steer clear of them, or at least leave your wallet and credit cards at home. You do not need those people, and I am sure you can find a better use for your hard-earned money. 

That said, it is now my obligation to offer an alternative or two. So here goes - I'll walk you through the more difficult, but least expensive one (maybe free) first: 1) Check out every real estate investing book you can find at your local library. Read them with an eye toward cherry-picking those parts that actually make sense and can be supported with evidence, and ignore the rest - it's probably hype, anyway. Avoid those written by the gurus from TV. Your objective is to learn as many details as possible for as many different methods that you can from legitimate sources. There are 24 methods. 

Next, you will want to obtain software that will create all the agreements/contracts you will need, or find copies that you can bring to Quick-Print to make copies. The problem here is that those contracts are not likely to be geared to investors, but to the average Seller. Not a great idea, but it would be sufficient to start with if you have no other alternative (see below). 

Then, learn and practice negotiation tactics and strategies. If you succeed at anything in life, it will be because you were a better negotiator than the guy sitting across from you. Whether it's negotiating with the boss for a raise, or with your wife on vacation plans, or your children and their allowance, life is a series of negotiations. 

Now you need a mentor - an experienced investor who can walk you through things - hold your hand, so to speak. But unlike what many people suggest, it is not advisable to utilize a "local" mentor - no investor worth his salt is going to adequately train someone who will soon be his competitor. Either that or he will take advantage of your naivete and use you. A "long distance" mentor will have no such conflict of interest, and can be an effective coach. Certainly there are local issues you will need to compensate for, but any good mentor can show you how/where to handle those, even from 1000 miles away. 

2) Here's the easy one, and it is quicker, easier, safer and more effective. For under $100 (because it is offered on a not-for-profit basis) you can get a complete program that will teach you all 24 methods; include agreement software designed by investors, for investors; free, unlimited mentoring by seasoned investors and much more. Everything you need in one complete package. And it was developed by a seasoned investor who has been investing successfully since long before Armando Montelongo or Than Merrill were even born. 

Hey, if it can get you where you want to go with the best that life has to offer, and save you up to $35,000 or more in seminars, boot camps and bus tours, isn't it worth a look? After all, while a Toyoto may not be the fanciest car, it can take you everywhere a Porsche can take you, and cost you a lot less. Go ahead - it costs nothing to take a look... 

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Can Armando Montelongo or Than Merrill Help You Succeed In Real Estate?

If you are reading this then you have already shown you have the thinking skills to become a successful real estate investor because you are asking the most important question and doing research. The problem, of course, lies in determining the answer, since all the "gurus" (with one exception) promote themselves heavily and utilize professional salespersons to hawk their programs. So, the answer is not to be found in a "free" seminar or a free digital presentation (often offered under the pretext that suggests it will teach you investing).

Let's take the three most popular real estate investing programs (by actual  sales) as examples of what you might expect from them.

Like most of the late night "infomercial gurus", Armando Montelongo and Than Merrill (FortuneBuilders) rely on free seminars to lure prospects in. These seminars are purposely and professionally designed by expert marketers to provide just enough information to whet your appetite, but not enough to help you get started. To be perfectly clear, Forbes said it best when they wrote, "Seminars are not for teaching - they are for selling." In fact, the entire selling process is patterned after the old "medicine shows" of the wild west, where they first entertain you with a dancing girl or trick shooting, then they tell some wild tale of finding the ingredients for their "cure-all elixer" in the remote jungles of Borneo. And then comes the hard sell. Today's real estate seminars have upgraded the medicine show to a powerful, modern sales pitch. NOTE: Both these programs teach less than 5 methods.

The entire premise of free seminars is to up-sell prospects into the next level, usually a "boot camp" or some weekend program at an average cost of $1500 or so. And in that weekend you will learn more - but still not enough to go out and succeed as an investor. So - you guessed it - the core of the weekend is devoted to up-selling to the highest level, given a cool name like the "Mastery Program". Brace yourself - such top level training will often cost upward of $35,000. And even then there is no guarantee the training will lead to success.

So, what do you do? You may note it was mentioned there were three programs to compare. The third has sold more programs than any other, with the possible exception being Carleton Sheets' "No Money Down" program which has been marketed for nearly 50  years and did not cost all that much back in the day.

The third program was created by Bill Vaughn, a veteran investor with over 50 years experience, who developed the real estate investing guide, "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate" and teaches all 24 legitimate methods of real estate investing. You likely have not heard of Bill, because he does use paid advertising - he doesn't have to. With nearly 320,000 copies sold since 1989, this program sells itself simply by being the most effective, which results in "word of mouth" advertising. In fact, it is the only real estate investing program that has no need of infomercials, radio sales, pay-per-click or any other paid advertising - all sales are via a static website. No pressure, no up-selling - and no high cost! Unlike any other real estate program, Bill Vaughn's is offered on a non-profit basis and is sold at its actual cost to produce and ship - under $100.

Furthermore, "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate" includes everything needed to succeed, including patented agreement software that easily creates the necessary purchase and sales contracts specifically designed by investors, for investors, and also includes unlimited, lifetime mentoring at no additional cost - the mentoring is provided freely by professional investors who volunteer to help others succeed.

Without the cost of advertising (millions), the cost of "free" seminars (millions more) and the cost of paid mentors (still more millions), it is easy to see how Bill Vaughn's program can be offered for under $100.

But is his program effective? Here are just two examples of thousands, posted on their website:

• Homero, who received a certified check for $10,000 from a wholesale transaction he pulled off in just two weeks
• Russell, who pocketed $16,900 on his first attempt

In other testimonials, some clients made MUCH more. So yes, it works as it should. But only if the client puts in the effort.

If you are seriously looking into learning how to invest in real estate, any of these programs CAN get you there, but only one is affordable and includes a guarantee: if you do not succeed, there is a double money back guarantee. That program is "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate" and it is worth looking over.

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Rolling Out Our FREE Guide to Wholesaling

 

So many of today's real estate "infomercial gurus" are touting what they call wholesaling. And almost every one of them teaches a method that is technically incorrect - even illegal in most states.

The method, itself, is actually and accurately called "assigning". To set the record straight, and in an effort to teach the correct (and 100% legal) way to assign, the investor/author who developed "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate" has written a new ebook, "The Simple Man's Guide to Wholesaling Made Easy", and it is currently being offered FREE to all customers. 

"The Simple Man's Guide to Wholesaling Made Easy" takes the investor step-by-step from the very beginning - what type property to look for, and how to find them - all the way to cashing out and taking the assignment fee to the bank. 

Wholesaling does not require cash or credit, and you do not have to apply for any mortgage or go to any "closings". You simply get a property under contract, then sell that contract to another buyer who wants the deal you put together (which we also show you how to do). You simply pocket the cash, often within a couple of weeks, as shown by Homero's cashier's check for $10,000.

 Assignment fees can run from a couple thousand dollars to as much as $30,000 or more, depending on the property and the deal you put together. At that rate it would not take long to pay off all your debt, and pay cash for your own home. I know, because I have used such methods to pay off all debt and own several homes, all of which are owned free and clear.

And, as always, "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate" course includes free mentoring, just in case you need any further assistance.

"The Simple Man's Guide to Wholesaling Made Easy" is just one more way we have your back and  continue to provide the most complete, most effective real estate investing course available. And the entire course is still under $100, complete.

And with real estate now on the up-tick, and set to explode, there has never been a better time. Rates are still low and the population increasing daily - and everyone needs a place to live.

Maybe it's time to check it out...

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Than Merrill's FortuneBuilders - A Close Look

One of the previous stars of A&E's hit show "Flip This House" and former football pro Than Merrill is one of the the most popular additions to the growing list of real estate investing gurus with his Fortune Builders course. From flipping footballs to flipping houses - neat! But can he really teach a person to become a successful real estate investor, or is it just another scam? Read on, then decide for yourself (though we will add our opinion).

scam Slang n. "A deception practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain. Any act, expression, omission, or concealment that deceives another to his or her disadvantage"

That is an accurate definition of a scam. The question is: does it apply to Than Merrill or FortuneBuilders? Than's program is among the most expensive. Here are a few facts, and how he stacks up against the least expensive that is both effective and low cost so you can compare "apples to apples". Take a close look...

THE SHORT TAKE

Frankly, this review is not really about Than Merrill - we believe he is an honest, upright man who has "franchised out" his FortuneBuilders real estate course. When we mention Than Merrill, we are actually referencing FortuneBuilders. And it is the crews that run what some call the Fortune Builders scam - that's where we have serious issues. This FortuneBuilders review will hopefully allow you to determine for yourself if it truly is a scam, or just unhappy customers complaining.

Than Merrill's FortuneBuilders gets your attention by offering a "free" seminar. If you make the mistake of believing you can become an expert by attending one of Than Merrill's weekend seminars, or even his second step (boot camp) costing up to $1500 you will be disappointed. To get a comprehensive education in real estate investment. Than's FortuneBuilders Mastery program is what you will need to sign up for. But that will cost you - big time! Upwards of $35,000. Compare that to the lowest cost program, "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate" which includes unlimited mentoring by actual investors at a total cost of under $150 and teaches all 24 legitimate methods of real estate investing, providing virtually unlimited opportunities for profit. (FYI: the cost is so low because they operate as a not-for profit and the mentors are professional investors who volunteer their services).

Of the 24 tried and true legitimate methods of real estate investing, Than Merrill and his FortuneBuilders primarily teach only a couple - rehabbing and flipping foreclosures, which has very limited applications, and also requires availability of cash and good credit - two things that most people looking for financial security do not have. Having only one or two methods of investing is not a good plan - markets and economies change. A method that works well in one market type may be a complete bust when the market changes. Compare that to "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate", which teaches all 24 methods, in clear detail, 8 of which do not require cash or credit from the student/investor. No matter what the current economic conditions, there are strategies that will make you money. A successful investor starts with a well stocked toolbox which simply is not what FortuneBuilders provides.

Like most "gurus" Than Merrill uses high-pressure sales gimmicks like infomercials and seminars and pay-per-click Google Ads to hawk his program. The fact they have to keep doing infomercials would indicate that his program is not effective enough to create substantial word-of-mouth recommendations and the bulk of his students are not successful enough to result in enough referrals. The comparison program, in this case "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate" does not use, or need, such gimmicks. Most of their students come from word-of-mouth referrals by current students.

As a side note, Than's FortuneBuilders ran afoul of the Better business Bureau until he agreed to clean up the misleading hype to reflect something more in tune with reality.

COACHING

Like most real estate gurus, Than Merrill and his FortuneBuilders offer coaching if you join the FortuneBuilders Mastery program at upwards of $35,000. The exorbitant cost of his program can be directly attributed to the cost of the mentors, the costs associated with running infomercials and radio ads, and hosting the "free" seminars. In comparison, "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate" has none of those costs - their qualified mentors are volunteers, and they don't run infomercials, advertise on radio or host seminars designed to upsell - they start right out with the training, not with salesmen trying to upsell you to the next level. And because their mentors - professional investors - are volunteers, the mentoring is free, keeping the entire cost to under $100. (find out why their mentoring is free)

As of this writing, the real issue - and it's a big issue - we have with Than Merrill and FortuneBuilders is the "medicine show" seminar structure designed to upsell the audience to much more expensive add-ons, and the exhorbitant cost that is so typical of most gurus. As so aptly stated by FORBES magazine, seminars are for selling, not teaching. Than Merrill and his Fortune Builders entices folks with a "free" seminar, and then will slap them for $1500 for the "follow up" seminar, and upwards of $35,000 or more for the full program. No training in real estate investing is worthy of the prices most of these gurus charge - thousands, and tens of thousands of dollars. Real estate investing is not rocket science - average folks have been doing it successfully for centuries. It does not require a college level education, so it should not cost as if it were. When gurus such as Than Merrill or Armando Montelongo charge anywhere from $5000-$60,000, they are billing their students for the humongous costs incurred for traveling the country, promoting and hosting expensive seminars, and paying for their infomercials and pay-per-click ads. Frankly, if a person has upwards of $35,000 to invest, they likely do not need Than Merrill!

COMMENTS

Most people would expect Than Merrill, himself, to be present at his seminars, considering how much they are paying him. And most people would be wrong. People who have attended his seminars report to the BBB that Mr. Merrill does not even show up at them, instead having high-pressure sales persons handle the seminars, since they are sales pros adept at separating people from their money. Here's the "why" - Than Merrill created FortuneBuilders to be a franchise. Expert salesmen run the seminars and programs. The odds of seeing Than Merrill at one of his seminars is as slim as meeting Colonel Sanders at your local KFC (assuming he were still alive). Frankly, we suspect you would make more money buying into his FortuneBuilders franchise and selling his program than you would make from using it

OK, so the question we started with - whether or not Than Merrill aka FortuneBuilders is a scam...

You can decide that for yourself, but the way we see it, it is not a true scam and does not really fit the definition, but the effect is nearly the same. But our issue is that it is far too expensive for what you get, and for the slim odds that Than can make you wealthy.

A Low Cost, More Effective Choice

If you want to learn all 24 methods of real estate investing , and you think you would like access to a free coach who has at least 20 years field experience in real estate investing, personal one-on-one calls with the author, and if you want to save a ton of money over what Than Merrill would charge, then check out the course that beats them all, combined. With an "A+" rating at the Better Business Bureau, and offered by a non-profit to keep it affordable (under $170), "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate"  is the most comprehensive and effective of all the courses available today.

It's lot like fixing your car - when it starts to act up, and your mechanic says it could be a $5.00 part, or maybe a $5000 new engine, which would you have him try first? 

It doesn't cost anything to look...

Than Merrill's FortuneBuilders - But WHO is Building the Fortune?

 

We all know that real estate makes millionaires out of ordinary people. And anyone interested in real estate investing has probably heard of FortuneBuilders, operated by the former star of A&E’s “Flip This House” Than Merrill. It appears no city in America misses his real estate seminars.

But as Forbes magazine so aptly pointed out, seminars are not for teaching - they are for selling! And Than's "FortuneBuilders" is very good at selling. And selling. And SELLING!

"Kim" wrote me a letter recently detailing her experience with FortuneBuilders:

Here is Kim's letter - we receive many such letters every month:

Kim<******@ymail.com>
To:intellibiz@yahoo.com
Subject: Than Merrill
Mar 25 at 11:20 AM

"Where I already knew Than Merrill Fortune Builders would try to sell us on a more expensive program. We went to get some insight to the weekend workshop.

"Having previously been involved in some RE dealings but still learning it did give me some helpful info worth my $200

"We knew they would try to upsell a larger program & after looking them up expected $15,000-$30,000 as their price. People fell over at the $49,000 price tag then $34,000 or $25,000. In addition $97 monthly for software. $20,000 for an intense 2 day program after the Mastery program. It went on & on.

"They should be ashamed to ask that much. Sell books at $100-200, sell software for $250, sell forms for $300. Anything in bits & pieces people can choose, I would think they would get more sales as opposed to having all but 2 people walking out

"It's not an accredited college so don't compare it to one with those prices.
Yes invest in knowledge but don't rip people off.

"We are so glad we found "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate". A simple, complete program at a VERY affordable cost. Thank you"

The primary purpose of this article is to try and help keep some people from falling into the “medicine show” trap of the seminar circuits of infomercial gurus like Than Merrill, Armando Montelongo and the rest. That is not to say that their programs cannot work - what I am saying is that success stories are relatively rare, and NO real estate investing program is worth upwards of the $35,000-$60,000 some of these people charge.

FortuneBuilders first lures people who are desperate for financial security to their “free” seminar. This seminar is just a teaser, where a high-pressure sales pitch is used to get attendees to shell out $1500 for the REAL seminar. And at that “real” seminar the attendees are pressured to protect their $1500 investment by plunking down another $35,000 for the "full Monte”.

There are legitimate real estate investing courses available, but you won’t find them on late-night “infomercial” TV. And they will not cost an arm and a leg. Courses like “The Simple Man’s Guide to Real Estate” which includes everything needed to invest successfully, including free mentoring for life - and the cost is under $100 COMPLETE. How is that possible? It's easy - they operate as a not-for-profit, run strictly by volunteer investors. It's unbelievable what you can do when the profit motive is removed!

Can You Buy Real Estate Without Cash Or Credit? YES!

There are 24 legitimate methods of purchasing real estate. Most real estate gurus like Than Merrill, Armando Montelongo and Ron LeGrand only teach between 2 and 5, which severely limits opportunities for making money. "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate" is the only program that teaches all 24 methods - and 8 of them do not require cash or credit!

I will now show you a simple, little known method anyone can use that does NOT require you to put up any cash. None. In fact, your credit need not be great, either. This method is a great way to break into real estate investing - or even to buy your first home - if you are short on cash and/or credit.

This method is also great for those who have cash to invest and want to put it into a safe, profitable investment vehicle. No matter which side of the transaction you are on, this method can provide huge profits with little or no risk. 

Approved by the I.R.S. this is known as Equity Participation, aka Equity Sharing. While it is often used in non-real estate transactions, it works equally well for real estate. What I am about to share here are the basics, so you can fully understand how it works. The finer details can be found in "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate" investing program along with 23 other methods, some well-known, some not. Equity Participation can be used to buy your own home, a rental unit, or a property you want to flip to another homeowner. It can also be used in a way that allows you to be on either side of the transaction - buyer or seller, which shows how versatile this method is. 

To buy the property with no money down and less than best credit, you would locate a property (using methods taught in "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate") where the seller does not require all cash at closing and wants to "invest" some of his equity in a profitable investment, and one he knows well - his own home. The seller would leave enough of his equity on the table at closing, to be used as the down payment required by the bank from which you are obtaining a mortgage for the balance. That takes care of the down payment. If your credit is too weak to finance a mortgage, the seller could also use his credit to co-sign for you, since you will be co-owners of the property. 

 Here is how it works: 

Let's say the home is valued at $150,000 (just as an example). The bank requires 10% down ($15,000) and will issue a mortgage of $135,000. The seller owes $85,000 on the house, so he has $65,000 in equity. At closing the bank puts up the $135,000. From that, the closing agent uses $85,000 to close out the seller's mortgage, leaving the seller's equity - $65,000. The seller puts up $15,000 of his equity as your down payment, and both of you would be "partners" in owning the house. Your Equity Share agreement with the seller would lay out all the specifics of the partnership. Typically, the agreement would be for 5 or 7 years. You and the seller-partner would share in the appreciation of the property in that time, and in any profits if used as a rental. At the end of the term, you would refinance on your own and pay the seller the amount of his investment plus half of any appreciation. If the property has appreciated 20% over the 5-7 years ($30,000), he would collect his initial cash outlay ($15,000) plus $15,000 of the appreciation, all taken from the cash at the refinancing. If the refinance does not provide enough cash, you can simply sell the property at its appreciated value ($180,000), pay your partner his $30,000, pay off your remaining mortgage (now under $135,000) and you pocket the remaining $15,000+ profit. 

You had the property 5-7 years to live in or rent out, and made $15,000 to boot. 

 NOTE: if you rented it out at a profit over and above your mortgage & expenses, your partner would get half that profit, as well. 

Now let's assume you have money to invest, and want a safe, secure investment. Instead of a seller putting up equity, you, as an investor would do that on behalf of a cash-poor buyer. You are partnering with the buyer. At the end of the term you could easily have doubled your money without the risk that investing in the stock market could incur. 

This method, used either way, is powerful, and much safer than most other investments. For more detail, and to have access to a professional investor as a mentor, order your copy of "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate". In addition to all 24 methods of investing it includes 24 real estate related bonus books, software that creates your agreements/contracts easily and a 24/7 mentor - all for Under $100 complete. 

How can we do that? Simply put, we operate as a not-for-profit and the professional investors we engage as mentors are all unpaid volunteers. We are faith-based and this is how we give something back to the community. 

At least check it out - it costs nothing to look us over.

 Thanks, and stay safe 

 

New, Risk Free Method to Wholesale Real Estate

 

You may already be aware that several "infomercial gurus" talk about wholesaling (assigning) real estate by selling a purchase agreement contract to another buyer. And while there is a good case to be made for wholesaling, there are risks - and costs, cited below, but there does not have to be either risk or costs, as explained later.

Let's start with the cost of typical wholesaling. No seller is going to agree to a purchase contract without 1) checking your credit, and 2), getting a substantial earnest money deposit. Assuming, however, you are able to overcome those things, once you have a contract you can end up locked in if you are not really careful - if you cannot sell the contract to an end buyer in the time available, you could get stuck having to buy, and that is a serious risk.

That said, a good "contingency clause" like the one in "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate" can overcome that, but even that may not completely eliminate all risk.

But what if I were to tell you there is another way to wholesale, without the cost or the risk. A much simpler way, developed by the author of "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate". A successful investor who started in 1969, Bill has developed several of the methods now being promoted by "the gurus", and soon they will likely be promoting this one, too.

Simply put, everything is the same as wholesaling a purchase contract except that the investor would be wholesaling an option agreement. You see, with an option there is a right to buy during a specified time frame, but in contrast to a purchase agreement there is no obligation to do so. Because you are not actually buying at this time, there need not be any credit check UNTIL the option is exercised, at which time your end buyer would be having a credit check done, not you. And because you are not yet buying, there is no need to put up a substantial earnest money deposit - in most instances a small payment for the option is all that is necessary. In fact, under the law it could be as little as one dollar, and the option agreement could stipulate a more substantial earnest money payment to be made upon exercising the option - a payment your end buyer would make.

What if the seller objects because he does not want to tie up his property if another buyer should come along? Simply offer to put a "kick out" clause in the agreement - if another buyer comes along, seller would give you, say, 30 days to exercise the option and buy, and if you cannot, he can cancel the option and sell to his other buyer. He has nothing to lose.

Using the option method simplifies wholesaling and eliminates all risk. An investor could not ask for more.

It is important to note, however, that any form of wholesaling real estate does require a complete understanding of the process, in detail, and being aware of any caveats and how to avoid them. And that's where "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate" becomes your most valuable resource, not only because it provides all that, but because it also comes with free mentoring if you need help.

If you have ever considered becoming a real estate investor, you owe it to yourself to check it out. It costs nothing to look, but can cost you a fortune if you do not.

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The "Great Reset" - Are You and Your Family At Risk?

 

Anyone who is not financially secure within the next 2-4 years is apt to find themselves in a very, very bad place as the globalist elite make their final push to their New World Order - the "Great Reset."

You may not believe that is possible, but history is replete with instances where tyrants gained control and destroyed even the strongest civilizations in their quest for domination. It is a fact of life - power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Today, in liberal, blue states and cities we can see examples of how it begins.

Look at the places where dictatorial mayors and governors have shuttered small businesses and crippled their cities and states. Those who already had financial independence are relatively safe and unaffected. But everyone else suffers terribly, even to the point of suicide. If ever there was a time to become financially secure in order to survive, that time is now. Not next year, next month or even next week - NOW! Those who wait will suffer.

A lot of people will just give up, believing there is no avenue for them to achieve financial security, but such a belief is unfounded. There are ways for virtually anyone to create more wealth for themselves - all it takes are two things, neither of which requires a college degree nor a pile of cash:

1) desire, determination and a little effort, and
2) knowledge - knowing what the options are, and knowing how to make them work

So, just what are the best options for people who are limited by circumstances that, so far, have kept them from getting ahead? There are two options. One is risky -- buying into cryptocurrency or, as some are doing now, jumping on shorted stocks like many did with GameStop. Such methods are very volatile and while you can make big money, it can be lost just as quickly. And crypto plays into the hands of those same globalist elites that do NOT want your genes in their pool - the push for a cashless society. You would be feeding the very monster that is coming for you.

The other option that anyone can succeed with, and involves minimal risk is real estate. And before you say you cannot afford it, or that it is too complicated, or that it takes too long, know right now that it does not require cash, it need not be at all complicated and profits can be made in as little as two weeks. As long as you can take a few hours to learn how, and you have someone to mentor you, to take you by the hand and guide you, you can do this. There are many "gurus" who will help you do that - some good, others not so good. One of the most popular is FortuneBuilders by Than Merrill - but the cost for his "Mastery" program is roughly $35,000 - far beyond the means of most people.

On the other end of the spectrum we find "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate", a program that teaches all 24 methods of investing and provides everything necessary for success - including unlimited mentoring. The investor who created this program has over 50 years experience. And because it is offered on a non-profit basis and all the mentors (actual investors) are volunteers, they can offer the entire course for under $100 - well within the means of everyone.

Whatever route you take (or do not), the point remains the same - if you are not financially secure in the next couple of years, you may very well find yourself at the hard bottom and with no other options left.

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How To Win Elections in 2022

 

Brought to you by IntelliBiz

 

We are living in troubled and dangerous times, made all the more dangerous by the left instituting a frontal assault on free speech, making if very difficult to oppose them and their narrative - which is, of course, the point. Which means we must try harder, and go "low tech", since they control most of the high tech. And here is a plan...

For the next two years the end game is to retake the House of Representatives, disabling the arm of government that writes bills with the intent of passing laws. At the same time we need to try and regain a majority in the Senate. By doing this, we would completely neuter the Biden administration. And while that seems like a tough hill to climb, it is far from insurmountable.

Some of the angrier people on the right are so ticked off at the Republicans in the GOP that they are calling to start a 3rd party. But that would be self-defeating - we only have two years, and we need half of that to run candidates. That leaves little time (and money) to build an effective, powerful infrastructure. And a third party means competing not with one powerful party, but against two. We would be dead in the water before we even get this tugboat away from the pier.

Here's the only viable option: we RETAKE the GOP, and remake it into the party that serves us, not the establishment. If we do our job well, we can do that rather easily, simply because we have the numbers - there are at least 75 million of us which represents the majority of Republicans in the country. And as the left continues their purge tactics, our numbers are sure to grow. The GOP has the infrastructure and mega-donors, but none of that will do them any good if they do not have We, the People to vote - we have the power. Therefore, our FIRST task is to display that power. To accomplish that, we must unify; work as a unit. We need to find and elevate "generals", people who can pull our movement together, quickly. This, then, is the first and most important task.

Once we have unified, much like the Tea Party did but with a lot more people, we would put the GOP on notice that the power is ours, not theirs, as we have the numbers. Roughly 31% of Americans are Republican, 33% Democrat and 36% are Independents or "other". As of February 2020, there were roughly 45.7 million registered Democrats, 33.3 million Republicans, 33.5 million Independents, 600,000 Libertarians and a handful of Green and other parties. So, what does that tell us?

A strong majority of Independents end up voting Republican as do the majority of Libertarians and the 100,000+ Constitutionalists. Those people are more closely tied to Republican ideals, but chose to separate because thev GOP has failed them. It is safe to assume that, with the right message and presenting it in a convincing and memorable manner, we could amass a majority of voters nationwide.

While we would work to spread our message far and wide, there are specific seats we should set our sights on for 2022 - the most vulnerable seats now held by Democrats and some Republicans who empower the left. Thirty-six Democrat House seats are particularly vulnerable along with (6) vulnerable Democrat Senate seats up for grabs in 2022, all listed at the American Patriot Party website, here. Also listed in that site are the names of "RINO's" that need to be primaried.

As soon as possible upon organizing in a unified movement, we need to identify patriots who, like Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan (who won 49 states), are populists and constitutionalists, and then strongarm the GOP to embrace them. They will have little choice since we would be financially supporting each candidates' individual campaign, and not contributing to the GOP. For example, Virginia Republicans would contribute directly to the individual campaigns of Virginia candidates. If the GOP wants money from us, they would need to support OUR candidates. In this manner we retake and reshape the GOP to our standards, and eliminate RINO's.

Even before we choose and support candidates (which we have vetted extremely well) we need to build a policy platform and form the messages we will be putting forth. It is critical that the platform be simple and attractive to the majority of the general population - ideally it would be a platform that 80% of the country would find appealing.  The "messages" that sell the platform would be tailored independently for each candidate based on the needs and desires of their specific constituents - voters in farm country would have different needs and desires than people in industrial areas, for example. We are talking salesmanship, folks! That is how messages get sold.

We cannot be all things to all people, but we CAN be MOST things to MOST people. In fact, it is conceivable that we can "borrow" portions of the Democrat platform that can be remodeled and reshaped to conservative standards which would take fuel away from Democrat candidates.

As an example, take health care. Democrats beat us up on that subject not because they have a better plan, but because we don't even have a plan. We could add health care to our platform and sell a better plan - instead of a "one size fits all" government health plan, we could offer several individual plans that, combined, fix the system, as Donald Trump started to do with lower drug costs and price transparency. His mistake was that he did not message it well, and the media did not tell people. We should have a policy plan to reduce the cost of medical insurance by capping lawsuits for medical errors; a plan that reduces health care needs by promoting and subsidizing certain industries such as fitness centers, and rebates on fitness equipment. A plan to defeat unhealthy lifestyle choices by increasing costs of junk foods and applying that extra money to lower costs of healthy whole foods. And another plan to reduce the revolving door of referrals and excessive testing currently mandated to reduce lawsuits and pump up profits. In this manner we can come up with a combination of mini-plans that, together, make health care not only more affordable, but also make the population healthier, requiring less health care. You can find a series of these health care ideas here...

In short, we need a platform designed to attract the greatest number of voters, which means co-opting parts of the Democrat platform in ways that change the narrative, providing different and better solutions than socialism offers. We can get lousy healthcare via government control, or great health care via the free market and ingenuity.

We can do the same with other parts of the Democrat platform such as education by creating a message that convinces people that school choice will provide their kids with better education (feature) that results in greater success in life (benefit).

Now that we have a coalition with good leaders and have begun the search for great candidates, we need to enlist people experienced in advertising to help craft our messages for each platform policy - how to sell it to the greatest number of people. For the most part the Republican party has tried to succeed by stating facts and logic because conservatives are "left brain" thinkers while liberals tend to be "right brain" thinkers (emotion and sensory stimulation). Jesus, Aesop and Ronnie Reagan all understood that you simply cannot win people over with facts or logic because as the best salesmen know, people do NOT buy "features". They buy "benefits" that arise from those features. If you want to sell more steaks, throw one on the grill and let people smell it. Instead of trying to sell the steak, sell the SIZZLE.

People do not react to mere facts or features. They react to sensory input (the smell of fresh-baked brownies, the sound of patriotic music) and respond to their emotions which is why Democrats beat us to death - they sell the imagery (pushing granny over a cliff) and whip up emotions. We have to get great salesmen to craft such messages for us. After all, you cannot win over a person by preaching to them - you must first gain their attention by entertaining them, then use the entertaining message to point out the truth in the message, like the parables of Jesus and Aesop, or the humorous stories of Reagan. Those are the messages people react to and remember - and they vote accordingly.

Think about it - do you remember the facts and logic that republicans have used to sell health care? Probably not. Yet you likely recall the simple Democrat ad of a Republican pushing granny over a cliff. Therein lies the difference between winning and losing. We need to sell our platform with messages that are entertaining, funny and memorable. Appeal to people's emotions and sensory perceptions. To this last point, we should make it a point to highlight that all the violence, loss of businesses and income was at the hands of people on the left, and we will reverse that and restore peace in the land. Play on those emotions to win over non-socialist democrats and independents, showing how Republicans will restore law, order, stability, fairness, family.

This, then, is how we win:
1. Coalesce, become a single, unified army and enlist good leaders, "generals" to lead the way
2. Create a solid platform that appeals the at least 80% of the public to a large degree
3. Create messages that concentrate on law and order for safety; economics, liberty, independence and power to the people to drive the policies home
 4. As the new driving force of the party we convince the GOP through strength of numbers, great platform and super messaging  to restructure or get out of our way
5. Choose and support great candidates that are charismatic and smart, like Reagan & Trump

If we stick to such a plan, we will retake the House and Senate in 2022, and stifle the socialist agenda of the Biden administration. We can then concentrate on 2024, and the new "great reset" will be a strong, independent nation as a beacon to the world instead of the reset planned by the destructive "Illuminati" globalists that want everything for themselves.