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Most real estate investors purchase their investments under the name of a corporation.  Obviously, that is smart both legally and for accounting purposes, but it is also smart for marketing purposes. Any business that had a product or service to sell knows that it is a lot easier to sell to people who knock on your door rather than vice-versa.  This also applies to the internet marketing world. There are many free, online directories where you should be listing your business.  By doing so and using keyword rich titles and descriptions, you will see your traffic increase along with your search engine rankings. If more...

There are many real estate investors who look into foreclosures as the primary method to make money in this economy. And these days, there are so many foreclosed properties out there that you can get lost just by having to choose from a whole range of distressed properties. One of the best ways to invest in foreclosures is to avoid the pre-auction stage and instead, buy properties with free and clear title after auctions, directly from banks and other financial institutions. These banks own hundreds to thousands of properties (internally known as non-performing assets) and want nothing but to take these more...

I can remember when Bernard Madoff would approach me in Palm Beach, Florida, about investing some money with him. He’d say “Why don’t you invest in my fund?” I didn’t know much about him and I’m not a fund guy so I said no. I had enough going on in my own businesses that I didn’t need to be associated or involved with his. Madoff was a frequent visitor at my Mar-a-Lago Club and he was a respected guy. I know several people who have been victims of his unscrupulous scheme and what’s happened to them is dreadful. He is without a more...

The lending landscape is an ever-evolving one.  While banks try to figure out what risks they are willing to accept, there seems to be a need for people to get access to more cash for down payments.  Historically, people were selling stocks, bonds, borrowing against the equity in their homes, or as many of you know, investing with NO MONEY DOWN. In the new economy, one way to get access to cash is by tapping your retirement account.  With the stock market’s volatility and no real rhyme or reason why companies’ values are in the dumps, it makes sense in many cases more...

What do you think is more important: investing money in technology to solve the country’s energy problems or investing money in research to cure cancer and other diseases? That’s a tough one, isn’t it? If you’re like the majority of Americans, you think it’s more important to raise energy efficiency than it is to cure cancer. I’m not sure I agree with them. Of course, the results of this nationwide survey come as gas prices are well over $3 a gallon and continue to rocket to new highs, so it makes sense that breakthroughs in the development of alternative fuels would be high more...

It’s a well known fact that most Americans invest their money in American-based companies and securities rather than looking to do so abroad.  In part, this is due to a lack of knowledge about how to go about doing so and what the risk/rewards are. The purpose of this writing is to bring about awareness to a strategy being used successfully by many US investors (but not nearly enough). This type of investing can act as a nice insurance policy against the falling value of the US dollar and provide a quality return-on-investment with very little risk.  In buying foreign bonds, you are investing in more...

The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative Takes Live Learning a Level Higher Since the day The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative opened its doors, students have been asking us to add more live instruction. We are starting now, with a new program of three-day seminars that we are calling Immersive Retreats. These live retreats have been under development for months. We have worked with the The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative instructors, with educational consultants and with Mr. Trump himself. As a result, our Immersive Retreats are something quite unique: You have to set aside three days to attend them. That’s right, three days. They’re only for people who are willing to make a genuine commitment more...