Kyle Harper
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Feel Frustrated, Stressed Or Disconnected?
How do you feel when your computer is disconnected from the Internet? Frustrated? Stressed? Disconnected with the outside world? When we live our lives from the perspective of our ego, that is as a mind-centered being, it is much the same experience. We are frustrated, stressed and disconnected.Think about it like this. Your computer has stuff on the hard drive that you can access even when you are not on the Internet. But this information had to be assembled or created by you as an individual. And although it is important, it is probably not the main reason you use…
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Who Am I? What Do I Want? What Is My Purpose?
“Desire fades as you merge into the Whole. How could you want when you are? How can you desire when you are fulfilled? You are that which you desire; Your perceived separateness creates an illusion that you must seek. Realize.” ~Moving beyond MindAbout a year and a half ago while attending a meditation retreat with Deepak Chopra, he instructed us to ask ourselves three questions as we entered into silence. Who am I? What do I want? What is my purpose? Since then, I ask myself these questions twice a day, every day.You would think that these are easy questions,…
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Real Estate Investing Intentions vs. Goals
How do you achieve Real Estate Investing Success?Some people set goals. I prefer to plant intentions. What’s the difference?An intention is more about the seed of the thought, the beginning. A goal is the destination, the end.Intention vs. GoalsAn intention is about starting the journey but then allowing the journey to take a life of its own. A goal is about a predetermined destination. An intention is flexible. A goal is rigid. An intention keeps creativity alive during the whole journey. A goal has the potential to stifle creativity.GoalsWhen you set a goal or declare an intention, you can only…
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Real Estate Success Is More Than Money
Building wealth through real estate has helped me to live a happier life.By investing in income producing properties, I have had the freedom to write books, to give seminars, to produce CD’s, and to design training programs.I have had the freedom to grow as a person, the freedom to share my experiences with others, the freedom to examine what is really important in life.This freedom is what is really of value, not the money. The money is just a tool for the freedom the money provides.Benefits of Real Estate Investing SuccessWhen you free up your day, you start to use…
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Meditation For Real Estate Success
In my opinion, meditation is the single most important thing you can do for your success and happiness in life.Meditating itself is not religious or philosophical in nature.You don’t have to change your lifestyle or beliefs.Sometimes people think that meditating is just for Eastern Religions, and that is not the case. Meditation is a way for anyone to get in touch with their true self.It is a process of going inside to find your true identity so you can present it to the world. Meditation will work for you regardless of your religious beliefs or lack thereof.Mediation Can Change Your…
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How Soon Do You Market A Flip?
Let’s assume that you bought a house with enough of a spread between your purchase price and the repair value that you can fix it up and sell it immediately.You close on the property, so now what?Well, as you probably know, you need to get the repairs completed as quickly as possible. The questions are where do you start and when do you market the property.When Do Your Market Your Flip?I know from experience, your instant urge is to get the property right back on the market. Sometimes this is the right thing to do. Other times, it is not. …
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How To Handle Your First Flip Sale
After the Rehab – Get a RealtorNow you have the repairs completed, and you need to market the home. I always advocate the use of a Realtor. He only gets paid if he sells your house, and his fee is well worth it.Once you leave your kids’ soccer game to go meet someone at the house on Saturday morning, and they don’t show up, you will believe me.Make sure your Realtor has a marketing plan. You don’t want a Realtor that is just going to stick up a sign and put the property on the MLS.You want to work with…
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Have A Buy & Hold? – You Need Property Management
You just purchased your first house! Congratulations! Now what?Well, you should already have the plan that you developed when you analyzed the house. If you are going to try to rent the home to hold it for a certain period of time to ride the market or to lessen your tax burden, then you are going to need to decide on a management strategy.My advice is to seek the help of a professional management company. They can help you as soon as you close on the property. Most can even handle the remodel and upgrade that need to be completed…
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Analyzing The Property – Most Important Aspect Of Investing
One thing is for sure, just because you find a foreclosure that is selling for half of what it did three years ago doesn’t mean that it’s a good deal. As a matter of fact, determining if a property is a good deal and acquiring it for a good deal are the most important aspects of investing.Included in this exercise is estimating your repair cost, and maybe even harder, estimating what you are going to need to do to the house to get it in selling shape.It is all too easy to take a home that is a marginal deal…
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Best Type Of Real Estate Inventory For Negotiating Deals
My favorite way to negotiate properties is dealing with aged inventory.This is a much less stressful way of buying properties. Let’s think about this for a moment. It is kind of like the laid-back Warren Buffet type of investing versus the stressed-out day trader.If you need your properties to age before you buy them, then there is no hurry to do anything. Properties come on the market, and you go look at them when you get around to it. You don’t worry about hopping in the car and being the first investor on the scene.You don’t sit up until 2…
