It's All About Networking and Taking Action



The Gold Bus from the Armando Montelongo VIP Bus Tour Feb. 2011


Hey guys I decided not to be all technical with my blogs and try to write all proper.  This is the reason why I haven't written one in so long.  I have now decided to write my blogs just like I am talking to my friends and family. 

Most of you that read this blog are friends of mine that I met thru different Real Estate Investment events.  If we met at one of Armando Montelongo's VIP Bus Tours than we are like family then.  Remember the song and dance, "We are family, all my brother sisters and me, yay...yay!!"  I actually have lots of fun when we do that. :) 

Guys what I learned at this last Bus Tour was that some of us need to be more transparent and open with eachother.  Sometimes this business can become highly competitive and this holds us back from networking with others.  This is a PEOPLE BUSINESS and more important a RELATIONSHIP BUSINESS.  We all need to get out there and talk more and find ways to help eachother.  The way we help eachother is by sharing our stories about our experiences.

Our experiences being what obstacles we are running into, what are our needs (private money, deals, and etc.)  This weekend at the Armando Montelongo VIP Bus Tour we began opening up with other investors more with what was going on in our business and what we needed help with.  The investors that we were talking to shared their experiences and areas of struggle.  In the end we had tools and strategies that ended up solving these issues for eachother.  All just from taking the time to network and be transparent with eachother. 

I know we all want to be the next Self Made Multi-Millionaire investor and we go about trying to be the LoneWolf of investing.  The reality is there is no such thing as a Self Made Millionaire.  You become successful in this business by helping others.  Just like Zig Zigler says

"You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want." 

You see its not about what you know...It's about who knows you and how you can help them.  The only way to accomplish this is by getting out there and networking.

Let me share a little story about how I networked and took action.  I read the book "The Insider Secrets Of The World's Most Successful Real Estate Investors." by Mark Evans DM.  Mark Evans is known for Virtual Real Estate Investing.  Basically he invest from his computer and has other virtual assistants doing a lot of the day to day activities.

I read the book and enjoyed it so much that I felt the need to let Mark Evans know.  I sent him a friend request via facebook and sent him a message too.  It took about a week then he accepted my request and told me to keep him posted on my success as an investor.  I recieve daily emails from Mark that he sends out to his email database.  He had mentioned in his email that he was in Malibu California so I sent him an email about meeting up and discussing a business opportunity I had.  To my surprise he responded and long story short I rented a car and drove almost 2hrs to Malibu to meet Mark.

I had tons of reasons not to meet him and ask him for a rain check but Armando's words kept ringing in my mind "When do Millionaires TAKE ACTION.....NOW!!!"  So I did what I had to do to make it happen.

At the meeting Mark Evans DM and I hit it off great.  He had so much great advice to offer me concerning how to take my business to the next level and offered me an opportunity to do business with him. 

So I want to encourage all of you to get out there and Network and this includes Taking Action.   Now Take Action and fill out our survey we have developed so we can see how we can help you become more successful in your business.
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We will evaluate your information and see if we are able to give you an offer that will work for you. 

God Bless,

Antonio Macias
Real Estate Investor

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THE BEGINNING "First Bus Tour First Flip"

I called up Joe and asked him to go to this Real Estate Investing event that Armando Montelongo from Flip This House San Antonio was going to be at.  Joe was like "Armando who??"  Joe at the time had really no idea who Armando was like some of you didn't either.  Needless to say my buddy Joe made it to the meeting despite the crazy rain that was coming down that night.

We listened to the countless reasons why now was the time to invest in Real Estate from the several mentors speaking at the event.  Honestly I did not have to be convinced I already knew investing in real estate was the best way to build wealth but I just didn't know how.  I could see the look on Joe's face as the information was being layed out.  Joe had already done a flip and ran into a lot of issues in the process. He didn't make as much money as he expected and was already thinking about not investing anymore.  But I could tell he was getting excited about investing once again.

Armando Montelongo started to share his story about coming from living in his in-laws garage in California to being the #1 Flipper In The Nation.  His story was not only inspirational but gave us great hope.  Armando shared how he developed systems to flip houses and he was going to show us these systems if we decided to be mentored by him and his mentors.  When the time came to make the decision I turned to Joe and said "Are you ready to do this?"  as I stood up and headed to the back table to sign up.  Joe was in shock and followed behind me.  Everything seemed to be perfect timing.  My wife and I just paid off all our credit card debt so we just happened to have the credit available to pay for the mentorship program and the Armando Montelongo VIP Bus Tour.  I charged it up with out calling the wife because I knew she just might say no if I asked.

We did it!  Joe and I had no idea what we got ourselves into.  We didn't know where this decision was going to take us but we knew we had to do it.  Everything happened so fast from that point of decision.  We had a mentor come to Houston and taught us so much about investing in real estate and how to run your business.  Then after are mentorship Joe and I took the tour of a lifetime.  We went on the Armando Montelongo VIP Bus Tour.  We went on the very first Bus Tour and there was about 40 people.  Armando taught us how to assess properties and create flipping systems.  He changed our destiny in the course of 3 days.  We had a mind shift that changed absolutely everything. 

We purchased two properties in Southern California.  The very first property Armando Montelongo showed us on the Bus Tour was our first property that we purchased and flipped out of state.  We used everything Armando taught us and put it into action.  We were able to flip two houses all the way in SoCal from Houston TX.  We used the systems that Armando taught us and just as he said we were able to successfully flip houses from another state.  Check out the video and you will see our first California flip.  Our first flip is the light blue house that Armando Montelongo is standing in front of and teaching students how to properly assess properties and write out contractor bids.
Check out the video.

Antonio Macias

Real Estate Investor



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