Mentors and Gurus

[Ray]

I've been a CRE investor for a year now, full time. One of the millions of things I've learned is that NOTHING beats a mentor. Courses and material will get you a foundation for the terminology. Imagine going back to high school and trying to teach yourself Physics with nothing but a textbook!

I am ashamed to admit that a year ago I had a TON of money in the bank. I bought houses with cash, I held them for several months and sold them. I tried to talk sellers into subject-to deals. I tried lease-options, and failed miserably. Finally, my cash dwindling, I called upon the help of Brian Gibbons.

We immediately talked about the difference between sandwich lease-options and the non-exclusive. We talked about cooperative assignment. Then he dropped the bomb on me with a simple diagram. The four corners to success are shown on www.creiu.com

Brian showed me how I can, and must, master the 4 skills of successful investors. They are:
1. Be able to buy and control property
2. Be able to sell and lease-option property
3. Build a pool of private money investors
4. Network with Agents, Professionals and other Investors

My head is spinning and my business is exploding! I have appointments with investors. I have a database of tenant/buyers. I have a database of sellers. Best of all, I KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO THEM NOW, THANKS TO BRIAN. Every CREI professional understands that we can pay 8-10 percent interest. But how do you get in front of investors? How do you convince them they should invest with you? Brian taught me how. He did it by talking to me. It's not something you can do in a newsletter.

Many gurus are marketing geniuses. Many have mastered foreclosures. Some people even know how to gather private money. I got lucky when I took a gamble on Brian Gibbons because he gave me the complete package.

If you look at the list of services on Brian's site, you'll see that there is so much to CREI. Look at http://www.brian-gibbons.com/Our-Services
and you'll get an idea of Brian's depth.

I'm starting to sound like a commercial for Brian and that's not my intention. After 1 year in the business, I want to make sure others don't make the same mistake I made. Hire a mentor. If you don't like him or her, hire someone else. It is the absolute best investment you can make. I was too stingy and it almost cost me dearly.

Can you build a house with just a hammer? Can you build a fortune and a SOLID business with only 1 CREI tool? No way. Learn to master them all with a good mentor. You need look no further than www.brian-gibbons.com as far as I'm concerned. My family owes a large debt to his thorough coaching.

Please respond to my poll - I want to know how many investors have used a mentor and if you feel it was worth it?

[Dan Auito]

Ray you're bordeing on a commercial post here, I'll let it stand but! Let's not make it a habit. If you want, there is a commercial posts block at the bottom of the boards to sing, sing, sing!

Glad to see you have found something that worked! :SM103:

[brian-gibbons]

CREI Businesses are a HARD and DEMANDING and FRUSTRATING to build well.

Ray, you are building yours EXCEPTIONALLY well. :praise:

Thanks, Ray for your kind words, and you are one of my FAVORITE STUDENTS because you:

LISTEN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL
PRACTICE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS
EXECUTE WITH AN INTENSE FOCUS
ARE OPEN TO NEW IDEAS, "OUT OF THE BOX" THINKING
CREATIVE IN YOUR THOUGHTS
STRONG, NIMBLE NEGOTIATOR
HANDLE THE FEAR and DO IT ANY WAY
DO NOT LISTEN TO THE NAYSAYERS
HAVE A PLAN for SHORT, MEDIUM and LONG TERM
HAVE YOUR SPOUSE SIGNED ON TO THE PLAN COMPLETELY

These atributes are MANDATORY for success.

But, Ray, you are also a great decent, fair, FUNNY family man. You will be one of my most successful mentorees.

I hope you post your deals here for the folks to see that many things can be done that so many naysayers say that CAN NOT.

God Bless,

Brian
CREIU

[Dan Auito]

Point taken! Thank you for the insights and example of what can be done when you get the right information and apply yourself to taking action Ray. Congratulations! Dan

[brian-gibbons]

Point taken! Thank you for the insights and example of what can be done when you get the right information and apply yourself to taking action Ray. Congratulations! Dan

Dan, thanks for the nice word to Ray. :SM135:

My day as a teacher of CREI is FUN and DEMANDING.
Many look-ee-lous!
Trying to figure the whole mess out while being in a job that is UNREWARDING and LOW PAYING.

The days are GONE when you can buy 1 CREI course and gross $100,000 with just lease option course working 20 hours a week while raising a family and working 40-50 hours somewhere else.

For my students-mentorees, creating a road map and to do list is the FIRST thing I do.

I do the same thing as Peter Conti and David Finkel do for their mentorees. I love Mentor Financial in Colorado. You would be extremely fortunate to have a better Purchase Option Coach.

I have taught US University and taught secondary school. I understand learning. But I have also taught sales and negotiation in my own businees of 40 staff. In the MONEY business. The field was Debt Negotiation and Teaching Living Trust Planning to Seniors.

CREI is in the MONEY business.
Making it.
Keeping it. Protecting it.

CREI is also the SOLUTION business.
If there are no problems to solve, it is FUTILE to go farthur.
We are PROBLEM HUNTERS, GATHERERS, and KILLERS!
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One thing that is missing from all the TEACHING and SELLING of CREI techniques, whether it be Buying w options, sub 2 or all cash, and selling via lease option, wrap, cfd, et al, is NEGOTIATION LEARNING and PRIVATE MONEY RECRUITMENT.

All cash purchasing with investor money is the STRONGEST, FASTEST WAY to build a CREI business full time. No Banks, No Credit, No FICO. Just 401(k) investors wanting 8% to 12% GUARANTEED with security.

When I was in Financial Planning, I talked about
DO YOU WANT TO SLEEP WELL or EAT WELL? :icon_knab

What does that mean?
Sleep well is AVOIDING LIVING IN THE TRAILER PARK when you are 65 with alot of toys, BUT DEAD BROKE! :SM118:

Eat well is living for today, CARPE DIEM, WHO CARES ABOUT DOWN THE ROAD?

So, what do you want?
And what are you willing to do to get it?

Willing to learn scripts?
Financial Concepts?
Self-Directed IRAs?
IRC Regs?
It will take that to learn Private Money.

But once you learn it,
You have $500,000 at any one time to buy with,
Now you are a player!
You have CHOICES! :beerchug:
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Learning negotiation takes TRAINING.
I learned from heavy hitter sales professionals.
I learned from Tom Hopkins, Lonnie Scruggs, Roger Dawson, David Finkel, Ron LeGrand and many others.

You are not BORN a negotiator. You LEARN it.

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So, my wish for you all,

Get the skills to:
Buy Well
Control Well
Get and Keep Private Money Well
Sell Well
Negotiate Well
Run your crei business well

And you will have MORE FUN and make MORE NET PROFITS FASTER with LESS STRESS abd LESS PERSONAL ASSET RISK!

Best Wishes,

Brian Gibbons