The Right Real Estate Agent Can Make You Rich
93.5% of Everything You Need to Know
By
David Kline Lovett
Broker, GRI
Copyright © 2015, David Kline Lovett
The Right Real Estate Agent Can Make You Rich
93.5% of Everything You Need to Know
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ISBN 978-1-4566-2517-7
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Special Thanks
to
Rev. Dr. Joanne Coleman
The Right Real Estate Agent Can Make You Rich!
93.5% of Everything You Need to Know
This book was written for investors to better understand the true value of their Real Estate Agent:
A Real Estate Agent serves as a:
Friend
Colleague
Counselor
Negotiator
Time Savor
Deal Finder
Money Maker
A Valued Expert
Information Center
Acknowledgments
I’m grateful, first of all, for life. For whatever or whomever made this wonderful world and gave us the ability to live, to love, and to laugh. I’m so blessed to be alive at this time in history in this wonderful country, and have the ability, and freedom to write this book, to share the vision and some steps so we can have and be anything we desire.
I am thankful to my coach, friend, minister, guru, teacher, Dr. Rev. Joanne Colman. This book would not be possible without her encouragement and pit-bull-isht-ness. (I know that’s not a word…yet). Rev. Joanne gave me the tools, the confidence and the knowledge that I’m good enough. Thank you.
I acknowledge Rev. Kristina Collins, Rev. Karen Rice, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Teri Thayer, Jessie James, and David White Cloud Burkheart who have nurtured, taught, inspired, and encouraged me to believe in myself.
Special thank you to Shelly Greenhalgh-Davis, my editor, and to Ravi the graphic designer who designed the front and back cover. Thank you all for gifting me the encouragement and motivation to help me express and believe in my gifts and talents so I can make a contribution to the world, thank you!
Introduction
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”
~ Helen Keller
Author, political activist, and lecturer
The right real estate agent can make you rich! The most vital person to a real estate investor is their agent. Your real estate agent is the key to success in your investment business. Over 90% of all millionaires have made their fortune by investing in real estate, and so can you!
This book will help you realize how valuable the right agent is to your real estate buying, rehabbing, and selling success. They perform a plethora of duties to make sure your investment projects are profitable. A well-selected real estate agent can assist you in every aspect of your real estate investment business. Your agent will become your partner, friend, guru, and even psychologist for you and your business.
After reading this book, you will know why you need a real estate agent to ensure the best outcome for your projects. You will be able to locate, select, and assist your real estate agent in making your real estate investment business a success. The right agent will introduce you to everything your business needs, starting with the best available properties. With a real estate agent on your team, you can easily transform every project into a home for your buyers and a big profit for you.
Chapter three explains how to select the best agent for you. Locating that real estate agent isn’t rocket science, yet it will take some old fashioned work. One will need to shift through a bit of sand and gravel to get to the gold. The places to look are:
1.The internet
2.For sale signs
3.Friends
4.Agents who don’t specialize in investments
5.Agents who are in another geographic location
6.The newspaper
7.Other investors
Talk with several agents, notice how long it takes for them to respond. Ask tough questions, see if you have rapport, and go over the criteria outlined in chapter three before you select the agent that is best for you.
I. Why You Need a Real Estate Agent
“The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend.”
~ Aristotle
Greek philosopher and scientist
To Become a Millionaire Plus
More millionaires have used real estate to acquire their wealth than any other method. The right agent can be your ticket to financial freedom. A real estate agent knows the correct path that will lead you exactly where you want to go.
This is the same reason you invested in this book. You made this wise investment to save time and money. You decided to learn how to best use an agent to help your real estate investment business. You want to benefit from their time, experience, expertise, and most of all, mistakes, expertise won at the expense of someone else and NOT YOU...
A real estate agent—no, let me rephrase that—the right real estate agent will not only make you rich, he or she will also save you time, minimize headaches, and help you in countless ways. The right real estate agent can save you from investing in the wrong property, a mistake that could drive you out of business. At the very least, the wrong investment puts you and your business on hold by tying up time and funds you could be using for other projects.
One unsalable or even a slow-selling property may not sound like that big a deal, but it can be devastating. Rather than turning a project for a $50,000 profit, you could be tied up for nine months (or more) and barely break even, if you’re lucky. With a ninety-day turnaround you could have made a profit from three projects rather than breaking even (hopefully) with one property.
The right agent can make sure you buy with selling in mind. It’s easy to buy a property. It’s essential to be able to sell it, and that’s not always so easy. The right real estate agent will know if a property will be sellable, at what price, and how long it will take to sell. You want a ninety-day flip, not a 270-day flop.
Time Saver
I’ll never forget my dad’s idea that he was the only person who could do anything right. My father was a skilled veterinarian who felt he had to do everything himself. I couldn’t get