I wanted to spend some time giving you a central description of all of the free services that The Coast-to-Coast Real Estate Investor offers. All of these I’ve mentioned at one point or another in my blog or Podcast, but I thought it would be prudent to give you all of them in one central place. It just seemed important to collect everything into one location where I can put it all out there to you.
Let me begin with the Coast-to-Coast Real Estate Investor website. The site is very much under construction, as I have concentrated most of my energies on the blog and Podcast. What you’ll soon find on the website is a central source to access all of the Coast to Coast Real Estate Investor resources instead of having to access each one separately.
The address for the website is: www.thecoasttocoastinvestor.com.
Of course, there’s this blog. The purpose of the blog is to provide continuous real estate investor information and training for those who want to learn how to invest in any marketplace. If you look back on some of the recent editions of the blog you’ll see articles such as a multi-part series on valuing property remotely, and how to find properties in which to invest. In coming editions I’ll be discussing financing, working with professionals like realtors and property managers, and will constantly discuss up-and-coming markets for your purchases.
The Coast-to-Coast Real Estate Investor Blog address is: http://www.coast2coastinvestor.blogspot.com/
(of course that’s in your browser window currently!)
My intention with both my blog and Podcast was to make them ad-sponsored and keep them free to the public. Each time you access the blog you’ll see useful real estate-related advertisers on the blog pages, so pay them a visit and learn what they have to offer.
Then, there’s my flagship, the audio Podcast available at http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=20058&cmd=tc
The Podcast is a weekly audio informational and training broadcast on how to invest in real estate; it’s indispensable whether you invest at home, or anywhere in the country. One of the beauties of the Podcast is that most of the time I run it in a “live” call-in format, similar to a radio call-in show. So, you can come on live, ask questions, and interact with me, or my guests directly. And, if you can’t be on live, you can listen to or download the episodes to your computer or MP3 player.
I’ve had episodes on subjects ranging from how to value property remotely to hiring property managers to creative financing, and am starting to bring in guest speakers – people to fill up your Rolodex as resources. There’s always more to come.
To be a live show, you'll need to make sure you've registered with my Podcast host www.talkshoe.com, and you've logged in for the evening.
The Coast-to-Coast Real Estate Investor audio Podcast link is:
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=20058&cmd=tc
You can also go to www.talkshoe.com and search for "real estate investing" or "coast to coast". The show will display about halfway down the list.
To get on a live call-in show, you'll need the following information to access the show:
Phone Number: (724) 444-7444My Talkcast ID: 20058
Registration is free, and only takes a couple of seconds, but you'll want to do it in advance of the show. On the night of a show, to get on live just dial the number and you'll be prompted for the Talkcast ID# and the PIN you set up when you registered. You don't need a microphone on your PC because you'll use your phone, and if you are shy about speaking you can even use Talkshoe's chat window to type! It's a really simple program to use, and you'll feel like you are on a live call-in radio show.
If you just want to listen or download a broadcast, you can just go to Talkshoe and look for my broadcast. All the previous episodes are there for your benefit.
Keep in mind that you’ll want to get my weekly bulletin so you’ll know when the broadcast is running and what the subject will be. I’ll give you the information for getting my bulletin in just a moment.
One service I am really proud to offer is the set of audio discussion boards for the Coast-to-Coast Real Estate Investor. There are many text-based discussion boards for real estate investing available (including mine), but I’ve taken the concept to the next level – now you can have discussions with investors and professionals in audio rather than text. The idea came to me like an epiphany – that people miss out on a great deal of value in communication when it’s just typing. The subtleties of having a conversion – like inflection and volume communicate so much…not to mention that speaking is less time-consuming than typing! It's much more like a face-to-face…or at least a phone conversation then any text board can offer. So, now you have a place where you can actually talk to other real estate investing folks, ask questions, have discussions, listen to and learn from others’ conversations and so forth.
I use a wonderful service now in it’s second version called www.Vaestro.com.
The link to my real estate forum is: www.vaestro.com/viewforum-371
Keep the link handy – it’s easier to access all the boards if you have the link rather than trying to use Vaestro's searching tool.
You do not need to register to participate in the boards, but to make use of it, you will need a microphone and speakers. If you don't have one, a headset microphone runs as little as about $8 at places like Best Buy or Circuit City. Do yourself a favor and invest a couple of bucks for the opportunity to tap into this one-of-a-kind resource.
Finally – and something that I am really excited about - is my social networking platform for the Coast-to-Coast Real Estate Investor. In case you are not familiar with the term social networking, I’ll mention the Internet phenomena of Myspace.com and Facebook.com – those you may have heard of. If not, social networks are communities where like-minded people can get together to meet, interact, socialize around favorite topics (in this case real estate investing), network, learn, and access hosts of resources. They are the latest thing on the Internet, and are hot, hot, hot!
So, if you are a www.facebook.com or www.myspacecom user, you'll love this! It's the Facebook for real estate investing! If you aren’t a www.facebook.com or www.myspace.com user…you’ll love this!
I'm using a wonderful easy-to-use social networking site called www.Ning.com.
The web address for the Coast-to-Coast Real Estate Investor community is: http://coast2coastinvestor.ning.com/
One of my big objectives with the site is to develop a central resource of investor-friendly lenders and private money investors. If you grasp how difficult the credit market is right now, you’ll understand how valuable this resource is going to be. And, don’t be shy to contribute to it!
My Ning site is really in it’s infancy, so I’d like to encourage all of you to jump in there and get it off to an exciting start. Remember – like all these other resources, it’s free!
Finally, I want to affirm that you are welcome to get in touch with me directly. Every day, I have investors and newbies contact me with a variety of questions. Some have basic questions regarding investing concepts, and others have questions regarding specific deals. Sometimes, they are just making contact for networking, and that’s fantastic!
Whatever your motivation, feel free to contact me at william@thecoasttocoastinvestor.com
Additionally, please pass along all this information to your friends and associates. I welcome having new folks join the group. Send along their (or your) contact information and I’ll get it into my mailing list for my weekly bulletin that announces the Podcast topic and any upcoming news. As well, if you know of anyone who is interested in real estate investing, whether beginner or otherwise, please tell them about these resources. And, have them contact me at william@thecoasttocoastinvestor.com so I can include them in the mailings, and let them know of upcoming episodes and provide the other resources I have available.
Once again, you are your associates can contact me at william@thecoasttocoastinvestor.com
Have a great week,
William Flood
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