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Detroit, Michigan at Wayne County Community College Free Workshop "Internet Income Workshop Alert!"

Ralph Mark Maupin: Real Estate Agent in Highland Township, MI

Internet Income Workshop Alert!

Are you interested in making money online? How about making a living online? On Thursday July 9th, Wayne County Community College District will host a workshop featuring Bryan Eaddy, a professional internet marketer who actually makes his living selling online. That’s right! Bryan actually makes a living selling online! He’s not a person who primarily makes his living by telling other people how to sell online, or by selling training products, Bryan actually makes the majority of his living selling a variety of products online.

This workshop will focus on the following:

How to sell Online thru Alternatives to eBay

Strategies aimed at generating income within the next 30 to 45 days

Are you interested in another source of income? How about possibly another primary source of income? If so, mark your calendar for July 9th at Wayne County Community College District’s Downtown Campus at 1001 West Fort Street.

The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. There’s no charge! Bring a friend!

Cost Effective Marketing with Free Resources to Generate Money, Interneting workshop at Wayne County Community College, Downtown Campus, Detroit, Michigan

Ralph Mark Maupin: Real Estate Agent in Highland Township, MI

When: July 9, 2009

Time: 6-7 pm Networking

7-9 pm Meeting

Where: Wayne County Community College

Downtown Campus – Multi Purpose Room

1001 W. Fort Street

Detroit, MI 48226

The Internet Marketing Round Table meets the 2nd Thursday of each month. The focus is marketing yourself, your business and your services on the internet. A different technique is discussed each month.

Come join this discussion group on Thursday to learn how to market your particular company on the internet. We will be having local experts at this meeting to discuss many topics, including:

  • Social Networking
  • Affiliate Marketing
  • Creating Videos
  • Writing and Submitting Press Releases
  • Writing and Publishing Articles
  • Generating Credibility for Yourself

The Internet Marketing Round Table is the fastest growing club on campus where people learn how to market globally on the internet. Come learn why internet marketing is the most cost effective way to generate customers and build your business.

You don’t want to miss this event. The speakers are all there to help you promote your business – with the most cost effective tools available.

For contact information for this event, go on to the NREN website www.megaeveningevent.com.

Pay It Forward

Jared Pomranky ~ Detroit Investment Properties: Real Estate - Other in Detroit, MI

I’m sure you’ve heard from someone that you need to pay it forward. What does this really mean though and why am I talking about it in a real estate and business blog? Well paying it forward is a great philosophy for your personal life and relationships and it’s even better for your business relationships.

This isn’t hard to do but you don’t see it all the time because people get a little bit of “what’s in it for me”. The premise of paying it forward is to do something helpful for someone or an organization without requiring any action by the receiver like payment or a reciprocal action. This seems a bit unnatural to some in the business field because they feel like it’s wasting their time. Nothing could be further from the truth!

When you do something for someone else without requiring a reciprocal action, you’re paying it forward and the benefits will become apparent. Business colleagues and clients will see you in a different light and lo and behold, guess what happens? Someone will remember the good things you’ve done and it will come back to you. There’s a trick here though. Somehow this law of “paying it forward” knows whether you’ve asked to be paid back up front or not. If you have, your payback won’t be quite as big. If you’ve truly paid it forward, it’s going to come back to you in a big way.

Think about this the next time you’re talking to colleagues, someone new in your field or when someone really needs your help…

So you didn’t think that I would talk about paying it forward and not give you an opportunity to do so, do you? Of course not. We have a great opportunity to do just that on Saturday July 18th with a great non-profit Motor City Blight Busters.

Meeting Time: 9:00 AM, Saturday July 18th
Meeting Location: Motor City Blight Busters parking lot, 17405 Lahser, Detroit

What are we doing?: We will either be knocking down a house or cleaning up a neighborhood!

What do you need to bring?: Blight Busters needs tools! There are thousands of volunteers a year that help Blight Busters in their mission and to continue letting them be effective, we need to have each person bring one of the following:

  1. Sharp axes
  2. Sledge hammers
  3. Brooms (heavy duty)
  4. Or a check for $20 made out to Blight Busters.

This is going to be a great event so make sure you put it on your calendar now!

Be a renegade,
Jared Pomranky


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Are they really representing the Bank or Not ?

RACHEL BURNSIDE-SALTMARSHALL: Real Estate Brokerage in Detroit, MI

What's on Rachel's Mind ?


Cash for Keys Agreements

Are they really a representative of the bank or not?

By: Rachel Burnside-Saltmarshall

I have been servicing REO properties for over 5 years now . I entered the real estate market as it was entering the catastrophic down turn that we are still very much a part of today . This market has unleashed some of the worst real estate scams I have ever seen with consumers being on the losing end almost 100% of the time . There is now this feeling of distrust towards just about anyone connected to the real estate business by those either going through or who have gone through a foreclosure an eviction a failed deal etc. We are all suspect it seems .

As part of my job as an REO Broker I must over 95% of the time offer Cash for Keys or CFK for short. Here's how it goes. The bank produces a document that pretty much states to the client we will give you x amount of dollars if the property is left in broom clean condition from the rooter to the tooter along with all exterior buildings ie., garage,shed as well as the exterior surface's of the home ie., front yard,back yard and the keys are surrendered to the agent . A w-9 accompanies this document for verification purposes as well as for tax filing purposes of the bank . They must know that Sue James is really Sue James.

Lately I have been running into much opposition when it comes to CFK Agreements . Me being the all caring , all knowing broker when it comes to REO's has been hitting some road blocks . Upon the banks first request to offer the CFK we do an initial mailing to the occupant. Which is followed up with a knock on the door and another notice and then followed up yet again with several card drop offs informing the occupant that "it is imperitative that you contact me" and Yes I use face cards (current ones , not glamour shots from 20 years ago). The 20% that do not respond bother me deeply and probably 90% of the time when I do finally make contact with them its either too late or they thought I was just another crook trying to get their information only to never show up again .It's sad but this is where we are . I had one young lady hold onto the docs for almost a month trying to see if the docs were legit . The error in that is when the check finally comes depending on who she talked to they may want a consultation fee! and while I understand the fear involved (I was a victim of loan fraud back in 2001) there are precautions you can take .

No.1 If an agent shows up at your door ask to see their real estate license . We are all required to carry our pocket cards when conducting real estate related business.

No.2 Go onto the state website http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/verify.htm to verify the license . If its legit it will be listed . Note : many large franchised firms may be listed under another name on the state website , so do not be alarmed if the broker name on the card is different than the one on the site .The adresse should be the deal breaker in this case.

No.3 Ask the agent for their brokers contact information to call them directly . In some cases the broker is the one showing up at your door and in that case the two former follow ups should be exercised .

No.4 Sometimes the bank sends someone out that may not be an agent or a broker . In that case you very well want to see a company card and have the ability to look up their company.

If they refuse , somethings wrong !

No.5 Above all else it is your right to exercise caution and Consult Legal Counsel . Its no fun being scammed ! Utilize that Prepaid Legal subscription .

Just remember if I should show up at your door offering Cash for keys don't turn me away . I'm Legit and am truly at your doorstep because I care .

5/31/2009

An open letter to criminal defense lawyers part 1

Russ Ravary - Michigan Homes for sale -  Michigan Real estate & Mortgage info: Real Estate Agent in Northville, MI

Dear Mr. Lawyer,

I know you are smart you did pass the law exam and I know you spent a lot of money on your degree but......you aren't an expert in the real estate field. I am writing this to you because of a recent experience with another criminal defense lawyer.

He wanted to protect his wife's friend from getting scammed. First he was worried about Warranty Title in Michigan. He had read somewhere that some title companies were going out of business. You see Warranty Title is one of the bigger title companies in Michigan. I think it is a subsidy of Trott & Trott attorneys which run one of the biggest property foreclosure legal business in Michigan. They do a much bigger business than my "smart attorney". They are a title machine. I bet they close over 50 properties a day just in their Detroit office. There waiting room is usually jammed full.

What my smart attorney didn'tt realize is that local title companies are just agencies of bigger title insurance companies. So even if the local company goes belly up the larger underwriting title insurance company makes good on the title policy and the defects. If the large title insurance company goes bankrupt then a lot of people would have issues. But...........

My client "smart attorney" had my client get another title policy from another title company that he knew of. So it cost my client more money just to "be safe" in the attorneys opinion.

So my first piece of advice to as a criminal defense lawyer is don't advise people or practice law in areas you are unsure of. Let a professional real estate attorney handle it.

Russ Ravary your Metro Detroit real estate specialist

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