Master Real Estate Investing

If you ever feel like there's not enough time in the day to get things done, scheduling is your answer. In this lesson, Tony Javier discusses the importance of scheduling. Scheduling makes you focus better, it makes you feel accomplished, and it helps keep you on track. If it's not in your schedule it doesn't exist. By scheduling time for things with high returns on investment such as the Real Estate Prodigy Program, you can learn things that may help you save time later in your day. By setting aside time to schedule your day or week, you end up saving time in the long run.   Tips for scheduling:             Schedule personal or fun things first. This gives you something to look forward to.             Time block tasks for 90 minutes, take a break, then move on to the next task.             Schedule a time for things you don't

When it comes to getting someone prequalified, you typically think of a buyer. However, in this lesson, Tony Javier, shares with you how and why it's important to prequalify a seller. Prequalifying sellers can save you so much time in the long-run. By asking a few simple questions you can find how how motivated a seller is, about how much repair work the property is going to need, and how much money they need to be satisfied with the deal. These tips for prequalifying a seller are essential to anyone flipping multiple houses a month. Questions to Prequalify a Seller:     What is your asking price?     Why are you selling?     What condition is your home in? (scale of 1 - 10)     How much do you owe?     Name 1 thing you need solved by selling this house.

Negotiating with sellers is a little different then negotiating with buyers. This video, by Tony Javier, teaches you how to negotiate with sellers using RPOW, especially focusing on creating good rapport and operating with integrity. To get someone to feel comfortable with you buying their house, especially when you're going to flip it, is essential for making the deal. By operating with integrity and getting to know why the seller is selling their house is really what will differentiate your business from others in your market. By creating good rapport with the seller they will feel comfortable selling their property to you, and will recommend you to their friends. Sometimes putting in the extra work to hear the needs of your seller will benefit you in the long-run.

One of the first members of your team should be your realtor. This is how you’re going to find most of your business, so it is important to find the right one. This interview with Tony Javier will provide you with tips for hiring the right realtor for you. This includes the characteristics of a good realtor, where to look for realtors, and how often you should work with them.  This interview also includes how to utilize our Deal Analyzer to benefit both you and your realtor.  To find out more information please go to www.GetMyProdigy.com  

Building a team isn’t always easy, it takes trial and error, but once you get the right people working for you it will make your job so much easier. A good team will help your business run smoothly, it’ll free up your responsibilities and allow your business to take on a lot more work. This video will give you a general overview on what you should be looking for when trying to build a great team.   A great team member is someone who:         Has experience.         Fits in well with your brand and culture.         Is full of positive energy and willing to work.

One of the biggest opportunities to net large profits in real estate is by rehabbing. Although taking on a rehab may seem a bit overwhelming at first, Real Estate Prodigy, is here to offer you the ins and outs of rehabbing a property. This lesson, taught by Real Estate Prodigy founder and CEO, Tony Javier, gives rehabbing beginners a general overview on how to successfully take on a rehab property. This lesson will provide you with an overview on how to:         Find opportunity for large profits in homes that need updating.         Create a project budget using the Deal Analyzer.         Compose a detailed scope of work.         Hire the right contractors.         Decide whether to become the General Contractor or hire one.

So you've found a deal and you're ready to sell. The following video, by Tony Javier, will give some quick tips for negotiating with buyers. This video includes ways to get offers without ever having to name your price, how to pay closing costs without losing money, and how to make a property seem scarce. Tony will also teach you how to get as much leverage on your buyer in order to make the best possible deal. These tips are some of the best kept secrets in the real estate industry. Find out more at GetMyProdigy.com

After you find a buyer for your property, they're most likely going to come to you with a list of repairs they'd like fixed before they close on the property. Tony Javier sits down with you and shares how he negotiates which repairs you should and shouldn't take care of. Make sure to asses the repairs and see what are little fixes you can handle and what fixes you need to hire a contractor for. Its also important to see which problems are at the fault of your sub-contractor, in which case he needs to fix. Be sure to check life expectancy for big items, if the roof functions and still has ten years left in it, you don't need to replace it. Usually if buyers really want the house they won't be unreasonable in their requests, be sure to asses which repairs are worth losing the buyer over and which are not.

Negotiating can be a daunting task when first getting into real estate. You may think you’re not a very good negotiator or you don’t have the skill for it, but Tony Javier is here to help. He’ll break down how to become the best possible negotiator no matter who you’re negotiating with. Developing your skills as a negotiator takes practice, but by following the four keys to negotiating you’ll get a hang of it in no time.   The 4 Keys to Negotiating: R – Create RAPPORT. Get the other person to feel comfortable with making this deal with you. P – PERSON who names their terms first usually loses. O – OPERATE with integrity. W – WIN-WIN, make sure everyone wins in the deal.

For those of you still working on setting up your business, this podcast is perfect for you! In this podcast, Tony answers some of his most frequently asked questions when it comes to setting up a business. This podcast will help you with; what entity to use, what bookkeeping software to use, tips for naming your business, and setting up your website. Tony will share with you what works in his business and can work in yours too!

When marketing your business there are three things every ad needs to have. This podcast, by Tony Javier, will give you an overview of the marketing techniques he uses in his business and how they can work for you too. There are many different types of marketing that can work in the real estate business. TV marketing, Internet, news articles, bandit signs, and direct mail are just a few ways of marketing to your customers. Tony will go over how to use each different type of marketing outlet and what three things need to be in every ad. You will also find out the #1 marketing tip everyone in this business should be using.   Three Things Every Ad Needs:     Hook – something to grab people’s attention.     Credibility – testimonials, success rate, years in business, etc.     Call to Action – what do you want people to do next?

Contractors are one of the closest people you will work with when fixing up a property, so be sure to find the right one. In this interview, Tony Javier will provide you with his best advice for hiring a good contractor. Tony also explains how to use Real Estate Prodigy's contractor interview sheet and price sheet to pre-qualify your contractors. If you hire the right contractor you can build a professional relationship that can last over ten years. To find out more please visit www.GetMyProdigy.com