For the first time...My kids are going school shopping at the mall!!!!!

Congratulations Carol!!! I am happy to hear RE has turned your life around for the best. I hope that we can all find the success that you are enjoying real soon. I haven't done any deals yet, but am looking for properties, sellers and buyers everyday.

Best wishes,

Brian

It's so nice to read such happy news! I am glad for you that your hard work and efforts are paying off for you and your family. Have fun with your kids shopping at the mall

Lea
SPR Property Solutions, LLC

Great story! I would love to find out more about how you got your feet wet and how you do this wholesaling a month gig.

Yuri

Touching story, thanks for sharing with us. That must be a great feeling for you and your family. I'm sure they are all very proud of you! I'm glad to hear life has changed so much for the better. It's great to see how much of an impact Dean, his products and his staff can have.

I hope that all continues to well for you and your family!
-Mike Hutchins

Times has surely changed. You had a dream and it became a reality. Continue to ride the waves in your new career of real estate investing. Continued success to you and your family. God Bless.

Sandra

I have subscribed to various lead sites as Dean recommends in his new book "Profit from Real Estate Right Now". for a small fee each month I have for sale by owner leads sent to my email every day. I just take action on them and call.

your buyers list is the key. You have to work on building it long and strong. I have put some tips on building a buyers list on my blog http://www.realwholesaling.blogspot.com along with some other resources.check it out!

How wonderful that your kids got to see how you and your husband have gone from having no money to having money for what you need as well as want like taking them to the mall to go school shopping (the emost important shopping trip of the year!). Now no one can tell them that they can't accomplish anything they put their minds to, they've seen you do it. Great story, thanks.

Thank you very much for that post. I am off to reading your blog now.
Good luck with everything. I am looking to invest in Jersey since I live in Brooklyn and NY market is not the best for assigning to bird-dogging right now.

Thanks again!!!

Yuri

What a heart warming story...it made me well up with emotion! You are an inspiration not only to me but us all.

-Eric

I am so happy for you and all you have accomplished! Have a joyous time with your kids. I would say get yourself something special too, but I know seeing your family secure and happy is about the best gift you could have given yourself. And you DID it! Congratulations!

God bless,

Rina

CONGRATS on your success!!!!
Love the blog!
Kat

I could not have done it without your support! you have played a big role in the success of allot of people. Thank you my friend!

Thank you.. But you are a true, true success story because of what YOU have put into it. You are and always will be, in my mind, the classic beautiful example of a Dean Graziosi Success Story, because you started with NOTHING, took the incredible tools Dean offers, and ran with it, my friend. You RAN with it. And your family is blessed because of it. Truly blessed..
Love you.

Rina

Hi Carol! What a wonderful post! I'm like you, just spent money I didn't really have to spend on Dean's book a couple of weeks ago. I actually lost my own home to foreclosure due to a rather messy divorce a handful of years ago. Since then I have remarried and have 3 boys and we struggle virtually every day to make it. Dean's book has shown me a glimmer of hope and you have inspired me to keep trudging along. I'll check out your blog when I get a sec Any tips for a FRESH investor with very little money for marketing?

Internet Marketing is key and free!!! you don't need to spend money marketing if you own a computer. My suggestion would be to go to my blog http://www.realwholesaling.blogspot.com when you can. I have posted 20 FREE classified websites that you can use to market yourself. They are free and many of them reach thousands of people a day. Also join social media groups like facebook, twitter, linkedin etc... you will be surprised how many buyers you can find by utilizing those sites. Great way to advertise your properties as well!

Good Luck!!

Rina,

I am gonna keep running till I reach my goal. Dean says I can be a millionaire and darn it I AM GONNA DO IT!!! See ya at the finish line!

LOL. See ya there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is wonderful and exciting to hear your success. Like you I have children and ambitions. I also bought Dean's book over a year ago. I had a question for you, are you birddogging as well because I am having some problems closing on properties. Please let me know how you do your deals exactly because I want to do exactly what you are doing now. I want to know the contracts that you use for both the buer and the seller. Thank you so much and good luck with your future endeavors. God bless you!

"are you birddogging as well because I am having some problems closing on properties."

I am not sure I understand this question. As a wholesaler I am ALWAYS bird dogging. Looking for properties is my nature at this point. I can spot a vacant property a mile away without even trying! lol

As far as closing a deal... what problems are you having?

Congratulations for getting Dean's book and taking action. Thanks for sharing your story and progress with us. It is great to know that as people learn something new, it can benefit you the rest of your life. I am sure your story will inspire many to take action. Continued success with real estate investing. Believe and Achieve! - Joe

Your story has truly inspired me! I am just beginning in this new adventure and I am so excited....but so nervous, as well. I'm afraid I will get in over my head - but I can't afford to not try this. I am so happy for you and your family - what a wonderful feeling that must be!

Somehow your story has stirred something in me that makes me feel like I can be successful at this, too!

Two questions for you...Did you have 2 different types of business cards made up with a separate phone number (one for buyers and one for sellers?) How did you come across as experienced in the beginning? I'm afraid that the investors will be able to tell how "green" I am, and not want to work with me.

Thanks for sharing!

I found that being honest with Investors worked best for me. Sometimes being "green" works in your favor because Investors (the ones I came across) enjoyed being able to help me get started. Don't try to be something your not cause believe me a seasoned investor will be able to read you from the start. I was upfront and honest with my investors and now they have taken me under their wing and insist that I call them first when I have a property.

One thing I have learned is that sometimes you just have to do it afraid! That's what will make you successful.Many people do not make it in this business because they allowed fear to stop them. Fear can always be overcome with DETERMINATION!

Don't come off as being something your not, trust me I tried it both ways and I still pretend to be green !

I just love your story!

For the record, your new pic. is great too.

Congratulations!

I can see already how inspiring you are being with this thread!

Angela

Great story! That is an amazing accomplishment! Congratulations!

I want nothing more than to inspire others to be successful at this.My heart breaks for those who have no way out of their situation. But EVERYONE on this site has a way out, an open door. I want to stand on the other side and say come on through, I did and it's real.

I am not gonna say that It was not tough. It was hard as heck to get started. There were times I wanted to quit and say I could not do this. But my 7 children needed me to do this and I am soooooo glad that I did. I am not wealthy yet by any means. But, I am finally able to do things that I could never do before.

The power is within each of us to succeed. If we fail the only excuse is ourselves!

Hello Carol,
Your comment about having to "do it scared" zoned in on what I'm having to push through. I am trying to get my first assignment deal together and plan on having my seller sign our contract Monday. My question to you is this: When assigning properties, do you market only to cash investors? Is this the only way an assignment can go through without a hitch? I'm so afraid of being blind-sided at the closing table.
I guess I'm just going to have to "do it scared...." I'm having to distinguish between what is me studying and preparing and what is really my stalling out of fear. (Reality check here)
I'm close to getting this ball rolling...I just need advise on avoiding the pitfalls. Is not having a cash buyer gonna be a huge issue with assigments? I was talking to one of the coaches on the advisor line and the issue of having a financed buyer become a red flag made my heart sink. What has been your experience with this?
By the way, your blog is awesome. How does one set up something like that? It's great.So professional. I'm NOT very computer literate so it's very intimidating to me thinking I need to have something like that to be successful. Once I get my properties going (I'm close to having a contract on a second one) how can I get the most mileage out of my meager computer skills?
I'm so impressed with the financial success you have brought to your family. I'm thrilled for you. Your family must be SO PROUD.
I look forward to reading more of your comments. Regards, Kara

You need to look around for title companies that will do assignments. There are not many. Assignments usually require a cash buyer unless you find a title company that will do one with an end buyer. Check with your local investors club.

Also there are many other ways to complete a deal without having to do an assignment. You can do a double closing, Instant Equity Exchange etc... I don't like to recommend other books besides Dean's (don't want him to think I am cheating on him.) but a great book that discusses various ways to close a deal is "We buy houses sometimes" By Michele A. Gorman. She has become a good friend and mentor to me and she is very informative when it comes to wholesaling.

Hope this helps!

That's wonderful Carol! I think the most important thing here is the education "YOU" are giving your children. As you grow in the real estate world they will be watching and learning. Keep up the good work!

Rhonda

I googled the book you suggested and have been looking through that website. My goal this week is to focus on finding title companies or attorneys familiar with assignments. That's probably the key factor here. Thanks again. Have a great week. Kara

Thanks for the inspirational post. I've also read your blog and found some really great advice there too. Good luck on everything you do!

Rick888