"Internet Marketing vs. Real Estate Investing

(Which has more potential)?"

 

Three years ago, I stumbled into Real Estate as the vehicle to becoming financially independent. A book (Rich Dad Poor Dad) propelled me to act.

How? By reading “Rich Dad Poor Dad”, and realizing the importance of financial literacy as the key to building a wealth foundation. I then proceeded to buy and sell (wholesale) or rent-to-own houses. Read “Think Rich, Pinoy” for my story.  Along the way I learned what passive rental income feels like. It felt very very good. But it also presented challenges.

One key challenge is marketing. Selling. What Robert Kiyosaki call the sine qua non of entrepreneurship (meaning you can’t succeed without it). Either you learn marketing/selling or you are out. You simply cannot be an entrepreneur much less aspire to be one unless you learn how to sell.

Here’s my dilemma.  Sales/marketing, like numbers, do not turn me on. Or so I thought and believed. I’m a white-collar professional, not a salesman. That’s for the “bombai.” My mindset was off.

Buying property on the one hand. Selling property on the other. Wholesaling. Some say flipping. Now that turns me on.  When I flip a property, I earn cash. When I buy and do a rent-to-own,  I generate cash flow. Cash and Cash Flow from my real estate investments. As described in “Think Rich Pinoy,” I had stumbled on what I felt then was the ultimate cash machine business model.

Question: How do I continually generate cash and cash flow from real estate? Back to, guess what,  marketing/selling! I was selling to tenant/buyers using a Rent-to-Own unique selling proposition. It made sense but somehow I was still uncomfortable.

Until it hit me.

Marketing today cannot ignore the internet.  For example, I sold a Townhouse simply by advertising in www.Bahay.ph. And my tenant/buyer was a Japanese married to a Filipina who contacted me because of my ad on the internet in www.bahay.ph

Wow!  This internet experience hit me like a solid left hook.  I began to snoop around.

And quietly as I talked to people and “Googled” the internet, an issue emerged.

Real Estate Investing vs. Internet Marketing (which has more potential)?

Are the two mutually exclusive? You either do Real Estate Investing OR spent time doing Internet Marketing?

For example, I knew from my experience (see “Think Rich, Pinoy!) that real estate is a good way to generate cash and cash flow.

I also realized, however dimly, that internet marketing by itself can generate income, substantial income. For example, the internet is fast and has a global reach. I read of internet gurus like Jeff Walker, Ryan Deiss and Mike Filsaine making millions working alone from their basement. Not having to go to the office. Not holding a boring 8 to 5 job.

Furthermore, succeeding in Real Estate and succeeding in internet marketing requires time and focus. You cannot do both. So you have to choose one or the other, right?

Wrong!

Why not synergize Real Estate and Internet marketing? Make Real Estate your core business. Internet Marketing simply supports your core real estate business.

So here’s my hypothesis. Properly combined real estate with internet marketing can be a dynamite one-two-punch knockout combination.

So, do you want to make a lot of money and truly create financial freedom? Here’s  the one-two-punch combination that you can follow to achieve this goal.

It’s called Real Estate Day Trading (see Larry Goins) and/or Property Launch Formula (see Greg Clement). Here’s how to do it.

     1. Continue to learn how to invest in Real Estate and do deals consistently.
         This will be your core business.

     2. Learn how to market on the internet to build a list of customers. Customers
         who are interested in either selling you their property, buying
         a property, investing as private lenders or equity partners in real estate.

Step 1 - Requires that you continue to learn the business of real estate, go to seminars (ex. Think Rich Pinoy Wealth Seminar). Attend a Real Estate Brokers Continuing Education Course, and then apply what you learn out in the real world.

For the serious player who wants to jumpstart her business we have the Think Rich Pinoy Real Estate Franchise.  The Think Rich Pinoy Franchise hands you a business-in-a-box that requires heavy  front-end work on your part. In time you learn how to work less even as you earn more. The Think Rich Pinoy Franchise way.

Step 2 - Requires that you learn how to market offline AND online. Understand how to drive traffic to your websites, get people to opt in to your list and then build a relationship with them. You then sell properties and other services to them. This will bring in additional  income supplementing and augmenting your core Real Estate business. I had stumbled into my MSI model of income generation—Multiple Streams of Income. Rent-to-Own evolved into becoming an MSI generator.

I had stumbled into the connection...Real Estate Day Investing and Internet Marketing. Each supporting and reinforcing the other. I found myself developing a Think Rich Pinoy Wealth Creation System.

I am going to show you Step 1 and Step 2 on Saturday August 29, 2009  at 11:00am to 2:00pm.

Register at www.thinkrichpinoy.com/aug29 to reserve a seat. This event is exclusively for Think Rich Pinoy Silver and Gold Members.

We are going to show you the power of Step 1 and  Step 2 COMBINED on Saturday August 29, 2009 from 11:00am to 2:00pm.  Register at www.thinkrichpinoy.com/aug29

In this Gathering, I will show you how I am slowly harnessing the power of the internet to grow my real estate business. And how you can too. You will meet Think Rich Pinoy Franchisees who have bought and sold real estate with and without the help of the internet.

We only have a limited number of seats available. Once filled you will get locked out if you don't register early!

When I say that you MUST be on this live seminar if you want to make ongoing income from real estate.  I am not joking. We, at Think Rich Pinoy are building personal wealth doing Steps 1 & 2. We’re learning to do it every day...we know what we are talking about and we will show you the way.

Join Us: Register at:  www.thinkrichpinoy.com/aug29

P.S. EVERYONE who ATTENDS the live seminar is also going to get a chance to Learn more about Real Estate and Earn passive income in U.S. dollars through the Think Rich Pinoy Affiliate program. Find out how.