When I was younger, I really hated going to school. I would make a thousand and one excuses just to skip school and stay home and play all day. And when classes are suspended due to severe weather conditions, I would jump with glee while my brother, who was my opposite and loved going to school, would mope and sulk.

When I grew older, I realized that skipping classes is not really good for my education. And when I entered the real estate investing business, it all became clear to me that attending real estate seminars, which is kind of like going to school, is not so bad after all.

Participating in workshops and other similar events is good for a budding real estate investor. Why? For starters, you can learn various tips and pointers that you won’t easily understand by reading real estate books or watching instructional DVDs. In addition, you can clarify certain things since you can directly ask the speaker if something is bugging your brain out.

Another perk of attending real estate seminars: you can meet lots of people who share the same interest and passion in life with you. If you feel alone and isolated because you’re the only one in your family or your circle of friends who has a thing for real estate investing, you can remedy that by attending real estate workshops. Who knows, you might even find a potential “better half” or a mentor who can show you the ropes.

So if you don’t like going to school as a child, you better not bring that attitude into adulthood because, trust me, mingling with your “classmates” and listening to your “teachers” during real estate seminars will definitely help boost your career.

So you have finally decided to give real estate investing a try. You have a good potential to make money in real estate. Lots of money. However, before you finally make the big leap, there are a few things that you need to keep in mind. To succeed in the business, you need to learn at least the basics of the industry. The good news is that, finding a real estate mentor is now as fast as a click of a mouse and as easy as a flip of a page.

So who can be your real estate mentor?

The Internet – Do not underestimate the power of the Internet. In seconds, you can find a wide range of articles, e-books, and videos to help you in your real estate investing business. Most of these materials come from firsthand experiences of successful investors. Take time to absorb the most important tips and apply them into your business.

Books – The traditional way of learning never goes old. Yes, e-books may be more convenient than hard books but the information that a 50-page book can give you is very comprehensive and educational.

Fellow investors – If you want to get the most credible firsthand information, you talk to fellow real estate investors in your area. Choose experienced businessmen who have been in the business for years.

The market – One of the most efficient ways to succeed in real estate investing is by familiarizing yourself with the market. The market can be a good real estate mentor as it tells you what needs to be served on the table.
A good real estate mentor will play a huge role in your success. Find one now!

RehabList is excited to announce Heather Seitz as one of the guest educators at the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar April 11-13, 2008 in Tampa, Florida.

Heather is a very successful real estate investor and is a well known educator in the real estate investment industry.  Heather is dedicated to educating investors while delivering low cost learning tools to ensure new investors don’t have to spend a fortune to get started in this business.  Heather is the co-founder of The Real Estate Training Academy, The Real Estate Rant and creator of many highly effective real estate investment training courses, tools & programs. 

All attendees of the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar April 11-13 in Tampa will receive a copy of Heathers complete investment course, “Motivated Seller Marketing”.  Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet and speak with Heather face to face during the seminar.

If you are interested in learning more about the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar or Heather Seitz, visit www.PitchFreeSeminar.com.

Steve Cook, owner of FlippingHomes.com and well known real estate investor will be a guest educator at the April 11-13, 2008 Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar in Tamp, FL. 

Steve is an active real estate investor who has seen much success, flipping over a hundred homes in his ten years of investing.  Steve has created many products and educational tools to help beginning investors learn to invest in real estate successfully. 

Steve’s most successful and useful real estate investment tool is the Wholesaling for Quick Cash, 2.0 course which gives investors a comprehensive, down to earth, real life guide to flipping homes.  All attendees to the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar will receive a free copy of Steve’s Wholesaling for Quick Cash course.

To learn more about Steve Cook and the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar, visit www.PitchFreeSeminar.com.

RehabList is excited to announce Gary Boomershine as a guest educator at the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar April 11-13, 2008.

Gary is the chief executive officer of Sales Team Live, a complete direct mail marketing tool for real estate investors.  Gary, a former real estate agent, developed sales team live to allow individual entrepreneurs as well as small companies to market like a powerhouse at a fraction of the cost or time. Many real estate investors use Sales Team Live on a regular basis. 

Gary is well known in the real estate investment industry and speaks at many real estate investment seminars.  Gary is well educated on ways to effectively use new technologies and software in the real estate investor’s everyday marketing mix.  We are proud to have Gary as a guest educator at our own Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar April 11-13, 2008.  To learn more about Gary Boomershine or the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar, visit www.PitchFreeSeminar.com.

RehabList is proud to announce Cris Chico as a guest educator at the upcoming Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar April 11-13, 2008 in Tamp, Florida.

Cris Chico is one of today’s direct mail experts in the real estate investing industry.  Cris sends over half a million post cards across the nation trolling for prospects which has earned him over $1 million in profits over the past two years. 

Cris Chico is also an expert at investing in absentee owner investment properties virtually without ever viewing the properties.  In addition to hearing Cris speak about his successful real estate investing techniques, attendees to the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar will receive a free copy of Cris’ Absentee Owner Profits the complete system to replicate his extremely effective absentee owner investing strategy. 

To learn more about Cris Chico and the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar visit www.PitchFreeSeminar.com.

The Pitch Free Real Estate Seminar coming up April 11-13, 2008 is jammed packed with some of todays most sought after real estate investment educators.   One of the guest educators that will be speaking at the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar is Preston Ely.

Preston Ely, also known as “The King of Wholesaling”, is one of today’s most successful real estate investors and educators.  Through hard work and hours of reading books, watching course and going to real estate investment seminars Preston has become a very savvy and very wealthy investor.  Preston is dedicated to educating others on the methods he uses on a daily basis that fuel his personal real estate investment career. 

Preston is the author of Flip Your Way to Financial Freedom, a best selling real estate investing book of 2007 as well as one of the industries most popular newsletters, The Flip Factor.  Preston educates real estate investors via personal mentoring programs and speaking at real estate investment seminars and events.  Below you can view a video of Preston speaking at the last Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar in January, 2008:

To learn more about Preston Ely and the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar visit: www.PitchFreeSeminar.com.

The RehabList team is thrilled to announce Larry Goins as a guest speaker at the April 11-13, 2008 Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar in Tampa, Florida. 

Larry Goins is a very well know real estate investor who has created one of the industries most successful real estate investment training courses, The Ultimate Buying and Selling Machine, which attendants to the Pitch Free Seminar will receive FREE!

Larry has been investing in real estate for over 20 years and he has an extensive background in finance.  Larry is a licensed mortgage broker in North and South Carolina and is also a member of the National Association of Mortgage Professionals.   Larry is the Owner and a Managing Member of Financial Help Services, Inc., offering traditional and hard money loans to real estate investors.

Larry is also an enthusiastic educator in the real estate investment industry who specializes in personally mentoring investors and speaking at investment seminars. Larry also hosts Dream Big & Wakeup Wealthy real estate investment boot camps on a regular basis.

Between speaking engagements and mentoring other Investors, Larry also oversees daily operations of Investors Rehab, Inc., a real estate investment company that buys and wholesales 10-15 houses per month to other investors at 70% of ARV.

To learn more about the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar and Larry Goins please visit www.pitchfreeseminar.com.

Kenneth or Kenny Rushing is one of the featured speakers at the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment seminar April 11-13, 2008 in Tampa, Florida.

Kenny Rushing is a very successful real estate investor who specializes in motivational speaking and educating future real estate investors.  Kenny is the President and CEO of House Hustling Enterprises Inc., a real estate investment education company and Rehabbers Superstore Inc. 

Kenny Rushing is also known as “Captain Save-a-House” as portrayed in television commercials and on billboards where he conducts most of his business in Tampa, Florida.  Kenny Rushing is seen as a great inspiration within inner city communities in Florida and across the nation. Like many, Kenny was a youth with a troubled past, a hustler on the streets who turned his life around and is now a self described “House Hustler”.  Kenny works to grow the House Hustler Movement by inspiring and educating today’s youth to become a “House Hustler” and avoid making many of the mistakes that caused him so much trouble as a kid hustling on the streets.

Kenny is a true inspiration to the RehabList Team and we are excited to announce him as a guest keynote speaker at the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar April 11-13, 2008. 

To learn more about Kenny Rushing and the Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar visit www.PitchFreeSeminar.com.

Than Merrill is a featured guest speaker at the upcoming Pitch Free Real Estate Investing Seminar April 11-13, 2008 in sunny Tampa, Florida.   

Than Merrill is a very successful real estate investor and real estate investment educator.  Than speaks at real estate investing seminars across the nation educating investors on the process of wholesaling and flipping houses.

Than has seen success throughout his impressive career.  As a former football alumni and now graduate of Yale University, Than was drafted into the NFL to the play for the Chicago Bears and eventually traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before being released. After a successful NFL career Than Founded CT Homes which he grew into a multi million dollar firm in just a few short years.   Than can be seen regularly on A&E’s Flip That Houses New Haven Edition along with his business partners and colleagues as they flip homes for profit.

The RehabList team is thrilled to have Than Merrill as a guest speaker at the April 11-13, 2008 Pitch Free Real Estate Investment Seminar.  To learn more about attending the upcoming seminar or to learn more about Than Merrill, visit www.PitchFreeSeminar.com.