A Closer Look at What You’ll Learn in the Rapid Cash Program Home-Study Kit
Creative Real Estate Investing as a Business
- The 5 building blocks of successful quick turn real estate
- The 7 essential steps to building a successful creative investing business
- 5 key steps to maintain and grow your business
- How to make (and keep) a weekly/quarterly accountability planner for peak productivity
- 12 things to monitor each week so you hit your quarterly and annual business goals
- 6 things to review each quarter to keep yourself—and your business—on track
- The step that most real estate investors skip that will make or break your ability to turn your investments into a solid, thriving business
- 6 questions to help you build a business foundation that is stable, sustainable, and long-lasting
- How to systemize your business to bring you a steady stream of potential deals
- 3 people you must have on your team … plus 6 additional specialists you’d be wise to invest in
- 8 important steps to follow to ensure your real estate investments are a business, not speculation
- The secret to success: your guide on life-saving organizational procedures to keep your business running smoothly
Marketing
- Winning marketing techniques and strategies to keep a steady stream of clients
- The simple change that will boost recall for your marketing message by a whopping 31 percent
- What a brand really is (most people get this wrong)
- Everything that goes into building a powerful brand that lasts
- Why most real estate investors gloss over the importance of marketing … and how you create stability in your business with a few simple decisions
- 4 distinct type of leads you need to attract if you want a stable business
- Lead generation techniques that bring willing buyers and sellers out of the woodwork
- 2 rules you must follow to succeed in marketing—and where most real estate investors mess up
- A simple formula to calculate the profitability of your marketing and advertising campaigns
- 4 critical questions to ask before launching a new marketing campaign
- The hands-down most important part of an ad
- A unique marketing model that ensures you speak to only the most qualified and motivated prospects
- Suffering from writer’s block? These 15 sample ads will get your juices flowing
- An inexpensive way to get your message out to the general public—or to a specific target area
- A surprising addition to your marketing tools that will make the rest of your marketing campaigns more effective
- The proven, 4-step process to writing your marketing materials—even if you couldn’t write a letter to save your life!
- 13 unbreakable laws of real estate copywriting to make your ads pull like a Clydesdale horse
- 9 time-tested templates for fliers and letters you can model to market to your target audiences
- 12 essential steps for effective social media marketing
- Want to actually get your potential tenants’ attention? We show you 5 ways to write advertisements that work
Analysis
- How to spot a lease option opportunity that others don’t see
- Secrets for analyzing properties to give you complete confidence in your decisions
- All you need to know about creating a comprehensive financial analysis spreadsheet
- 5 Steps to effective deal analysis
- The most surprising thing you need when determining which properties to invest in
Fix and Flip
- 5 mistakes that make house flipping a flop
- The top 5 must-haves for house flipping
- 6 tax tips that most renovators don’t know
- 5 bonus fix and flip resources
- 3 key fix and flip lessons from our graduates
- Signs that the property you’re considering is in the right market
- The “Warren Buffet” rules to investing wisely in fix-and-flip properties
- 3 critical outcomes that should be the focus of every fix-and-flip deal you do
- 8 key professionals you need to have on your fix-and-flip team
- 7 ways to find good properties for fix-and-flip deals
Rent-to-Own (RTO)
- What does Rent-to-Own mean anyway? Your complete rundown of what to expect
- A full breakdown of need-to-know RTO technical industry terms
- 3 Common RTO myths (and why you shouldn’t buy into them)
- 7 Advantages of Rent-to-Own
- 3 Proven Rent-to-Own strategies
- How to utilize RTO to start joint venturing
- Why joint venturing an RTO is a win-win-win for you, the investor, and the target buyer
- Who is your ideal RTO candidate? Discover the 8 potential tenants you should look for
- 7 ways to reach your target RTO candidates
- What to look for in a tenant-buyer
- How to qualify your tenant-buyer, reducing drama, headaches, and risk
- 13 pieces of information every application must ask for
- 3 components of a qualified tenant
- 4 essential points (plus a secret 5th) you must consider before qualifying an applicant
- The 6 components of a credit report
- “Hard” vs. “Soft” credit inquiries and what to expect from each
- 8 Steps to repair bad credit
- Exactly what to say to prospective sellers and tenant-buyers
- Techniques for managing your property effectively and profitably (hint: it’s a lot less time-consuming than traditional buy-and-hold deals!)
- Building your perfect RTO power team—the 7 people you need on your side plus 1 surprising extra
- What to look for in the ideal rent-to-own property
- 32 FAQs about Rent-to-Own
- Easy-to-follow guide for writing RTO Pre-Approval, Approval, and Decline letters
- Your essential RTO checklist for smooth sailing
- What an “Option” document is and why it matters for your RTO deal
- 7 RTO worst-case scenarios and how to navigate them like an expert
- Provincial rental rules and regulations (Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario)
Agreements for Sale (AFS)
- The ins and outs of Agreements for Sale
- The 2 parts of closing an AFS deal
- The 7 risks of an AFS
- 8 Considerations to make before jumping into an AFS
- The expert guide to AFS: 6 FAQs
- The comprehensive AFS checklist to guide you through the dealing process
- Approaching the bank when the seller has an existing mortgage
- 3 steps to minimize the likelihood of the bank calling the mortgage due in an AFS
- Savvy structuring strategies—if you structure your deals properly, you may never have to qualify for a mortgage again
Assignments
- How to write a purchase contract that allows you to assign your interest in a property
- How to protect yourself in an assignment transaction and reduce your risk
- How to ensure you get paid for assigning (selling) your agreement
- 3 basic scenarios when assignments should be used
- Why lenders and title companies don’t like assigned contracts … and how to calm their fears
- How to write a purchase contract to give yourself flexibility
- 4 potentially dangerous pitfalls to avoid when doing assignments
Options
- 5 ways you can use an option to control a piece of property
- The one specialist you must hire if you want to use options
- What to verify with a landowner before finalizing an option
- Why options are more saleable and attractive than lease-options, agreements for sale, and joint ventures
- The biggest mistake to avoid (do this, and your option becomes worthless)
- The one element that makes or breaks your ability to succeed with options
- The 3 types of option purchase contracts you’ll encounter and how to determine which is right for you
Creative Joint Ventures
- Joint Ventures (JV): What it means from a legal and an investor perspective
- The top 5 JV FAQs and answers
- What to look for in a potential JV partner
- How to prepare an impressive JV presentation that will entice—but not overwhelm—prospective investors
- 7 Steps to the perfect JV pitch
- How to attract people with money to invest who are looking for someone with expertise to help them make those investments
- How to do due diligence on a JV partner to be sure the partnership will be a good fit
- Tips for managing the JV long after the papers are signed, so that you and your partner can continue to do profitable deals for years to come
Negotiation
- 22 Secrets for street smart negotiation
- One of the best things you can do to protect your deal
- 3 tips for smart negotiation
- The exact language you can use to nail negotiations every time
- 2 methods for exiting a deal and how to execute the best one for you
Documents
- 6 vital pieces of information you need before preparing a caveat/notice
- 4 key steps to provide clear instructions to your lawyer, so you can save time and keep your legal bills to a minimum
- How to use deal-ready templates to fast-track the deal process (and the 1 catch to watch for)
- 4 components to consider when approaching a lawyer for a new deal
- 4 steps to streamlining your documentation process with your lawyer
- How to write win-win deals with proven templates that are legal and binding
- A full overview of the most current and effective documentation available
- Writing your agreements and contracts so that they protect all parties