Disaster Recovery: Self-Directed IRAs Provide Social and Financial Returns

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Mother Nature Has Not Been Kind to the Nation this Year, Yet Real Estate Investors Find Ways to Assist.

By Stephanie Mojica, Staff Reporter

This year has been a record hurricane season, with multiple historically strong storms destroying neighborhoods and even entire communities in Florida, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Now, Southern California is gripping with widespread damage and disaster where multiple wildfires have scorched an estimated 90,000 acres near major cities in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.

As of late October, some Houston residents were still unable to return to their homes after Hurricane Harvey struck the area more than two months before, according to articles published in the Houston Chronicle and Marketplace.

Some major corporations that had pledged millions of dollars to charities’ hurricane relief efforts had not followed through as of late October, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Nearly two months after Hurricane Maria, about 70% of Puerto Rico (a U.S. territory, which makes Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens) was still without power and reliable drinking water, according to CNN. As a result, tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans were moving to Florida.

However, South Florida has plenty of issues of its own after September’s Hurricane Irma rendered some hotels and private residences uninhabitable, according to The Sun-Sentinel. As of late October, that situation had not changed.

While all the news of expensive and slow recovery efforts can be a bit depressing, there are things real estate investors can do to help while making money, according to Kaaren Hall, founder and president of uDirect IRA Services, LLC in Irvine, Calif.

“Just like when we had Hurricane Katrina, we have a crisis where there’s so much need,” Hall said.

However, there is also a great need for all people to save for retirement, she added. There is a nearly $1 trillion deficit between what Americans have and what they need to retire, according to Hall.

 

 

 

Also, an estimated 45 percent of adult Americans do not have any retirement accounts at all, according to Forbes.

Hall’s company deals with self-directed IRAs, which she said can be used to simultaneously meet the needs to save for retirement and rebuilding America.

“It turns into a win-win situation, where people can take the money they have in their retirement accounts that is presently in the stock market and move them into a self-directed IRA to finance the rebuilding of these areas,” Hall said.

She noted that the stock market is currently at an all-time high, but questions how long that will last. However, she emphasized that people should not self-direct an IRA before doing all their homework.

“Self-directing isn’t for a novice, really,” Hall said. “You want to make sure that you understand what you’re doing and do your due diligence, but there will be a lot of opportunity due to the hurricanes, as well as the recent fires in Northern and Southern California.”

An estimated 8,400 homes and other buildings were destroyed during early October’s wildfires in the Santa Rosa, Calif. “Wine Country” area, according to The Los Angeles Times. There’s an estimated $27 trillion in U.S. retirement accounts, according to Hall. That figure includes everything from 401(k)s and all types of IRAs to defined benefit plans.

“If you have an IRA or a previous employer plan, you can roll that over into a self-directed IRA and invest in these opportunities,” Hall said.

Self-directed IRA companies are not permitted by law to suggest particular geographic areas of investment. Thus, doing plenty of research to choose an area is especially important.

Kaaren Hall, uDirect IRA Services, LLC

“If you’re looking to build your retirement and you’re looking to help your fellow Americans who have lost their homes, then everybody wins regardless of where you choose to invest,” Hall said.

Jeremy Rubin, aka “The Friendly Flipper,” is a real estate investor from Santa Maria, Calif. Regarding the recent hurricanes and wildfires, Rubin said there’s a definite need for people with the means to do so to get involved in the recovery process.

“I feel terrible for all the families that have been displaced,” he said. However, investing in real estate in the affected areas can help speed up the recovery process, according to Rubin.

“There’s going to be a lot of homes that weren’t insured or under-insured, unfortunately,” Rubin said. “In all of those cases, if people let those homes go, the banks are probably going to end up flooded with inventory.”

Jeremy Rubin, the Friendly Flipper

People in such situations could likely stop paying their mortgages, leading to foreclosures, according to Rubin. This presents potential opportunities for investors.

There are also possibilities for investors to stop people from going into foreclosure after the recent natural disasters, Rubin added. However, the possibilities for a real estate investor would depend on the extent of the damage to the house—especially its structure. Some houses simply cannot be rehabbed after a hurricane or fire.

“Where we can really come in to help is before the homeowners decide to just let it go because unfortunately that might be the best hand that they can make with the cards they have right now, but if we can get in there and they can possibly get something for it they can make the best of a bad situation,” Rubin said.

Rubin said investors could simply take a look at the homes in the affected areas, and try to locate the homeowner to discuss options.

“The goal shouldn’t be to go out there and buy every single house to solve problems,” Rubin said. “Of course, you’re going to buy some. But the process of filtering is where we can really help, by shining light on options that they hadn’t considered.”

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Interview by Realty411 Staff

Realty411: What can investors expect at your Find and Flip Summit 2018?

Kent: The Find & Flip Summit is all about showing investors how to take the “next step” towards financial freedom. We have an amazing group of speakers and trainers from around the country coming – myself, Grant Cardone, Sean Terry, Pat Precourt, Justin Colby, Elena Cardone, Chris Clothier, Brett Tanner, and Frank McKinney are just a few of the big names joining us this year. In fact, at last count, our lineup has bought and sold over 8,000 properties, sold over $1 Billion in 2017 alone, and manages or owns rental portfolios valued at over $1.3 Billion. It will be the best-of-the-best and will create massive impact to the 500+ attendees we are expecting.

Realty411: What are some markets that your team is most interested in acquiring properties in?

Kent: Memphis, Phoenix, San DIego, Oklahoma City, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, Las Vegas, and Little Rock are just a few of the markets that we are currently really focused on.

Realty411: Can you give our readers some advice on how they can get their investment career to the next level?

Kent: Pay close attention to who you are learning from. Do they have the scars? Do they have the experience and wisdom you desire? Are they living the life that you desire or are they just really good at marketing? Your mentors should have bullet-proof systems, processes, online trainings, and lead-generation systems. We have worked really hard over the years at REWW and Memphis Invest to truly demonstrate what it takes at every level of the game and to be leaders in the market for anyone to follow.

Realty411: Who are some of your mentors or people who have impacted your way of thinking?

Kent: I have had mentors my entire life that have helped guide my career. My father played a critical role in early business and leadership development. He pushed my brothers and I harder than most people would think is normal, but it paid off. Outside of him, there have been a ton. Specifically, Sal Ricciardi, Roland Frasier, Frank Kern, my uncle – John Bloodworth.

Realty411: As a real estate entrepreneur, you are diversified by having an array of products such as 1-800-SELLNOW, Find Motivated Sellers Now, Find Cash Buyers NOW and Find Private Lenders NOW. Do you believe in diversifying in different markets as well for your real estate portfolio?

Kent: I do. I own properties or notes in Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Arizona, and California. To your point, I have business interests in many facets of real estate, digital marketing, online training, software as a service, an investment fund. My partners and I are always looking for ways to expand our reach and add to our portfolio of companies and properties.

Realty411: What are some of your goals for 2018 and beyond?

Kent: I am very excited about 2018 and our road map. We have great outlook and game plan to continue to expand our reach through our Boardroom Mastermind program and our REWW Academy program. We feel there is a real void in the market right now and an area that is underserved.

That area is the “tweener” investor or agent. What I mean, is there is the huge swath of people that know how to do the transactions and are making some money, but it’s not even close to being a business. Equally, there are a lot of people out there that have a great circle of influence – like a Meetup group or REIA – but have no idea how to turn it into a business.

No one is talking to these people and certainly not providing them with real leverage points to help them turn the corner and FINALLY get what they want….financial freedom. We can do that for them. We have a highly-acclaimed online training academy (REWW Academy) that we have spent an enormous amount of money to develop over the last 2 years with a team of PHDs. We used a proven learning ISD format (just like they do with college courses) and brought in the best experts to teach these classes.

So now, here we are with this massive asset that literally anyone in the country can leverage and point their team members, new hires, local network, local meetup, or local REIA club right to it to get trained by the best in the business. They can buy it for their own purposes or sell it as a service to their group and get paid a commission by us. Bottomline, it’s “plug and play” and is a complete “white glove” business in a box for them.

The same is true of our Boardroom Mastermind. This has quickly become the premier real estate investing mastermind in the country with almost 200 members from around the country. Again, it’s an easy place for people to get their teams trained by the best, rub shoulders with the brightest and most successful investor network in the country, and help to grow and monetize their own network if they desired.

Bottomline, we have invested in a lot of infrastructure, so others won’t have to. They simply need to step into our world and let us show them how to make it their own.

Realty411: How did you and your family turn your real estate passion into an empire? When did you decide to leave your previous occupations and focus only on real estate?

Kent: We all came into the business in the early 2000’s in different cities and for different reasons. I was in South Florida, Chris was in Denver, and my father was in Memphis. It wasn’t until the mid 2000’s that we really began to understand that we were doing something unique with our business model, our marketing, and our customer service. At that point, we turned the corner and went all in and decided we are going to become leaders in this industry because, quite frankly, there was just a sea of mediocrity out there and we couldn’t stand it.

Realty411: What are some of your favorite ways to unwind and rejuvenate?

Kent: I love to hang with my wife and kids. Love to go to the beach here in San Diego, go paddle boarding, or just travel the world.

Realty411: Real estate is a relationship-based business, what are some ways investors can create rapport to enhance their careers?

Kent: Decide what your core values really are and only communicate from that place. What do you stand for? What do you stand against? Why are you doing what you’re doing? Why does your business matter? What impact are you trying to create in the market?

You see, people want to belong. We are all looking for our tribe and want to surround ourselves with people that inspire us or make us feel better about life. So, being clear on who you are first and then being very “out there’ with that information, allows people to quickly connect with you. It also allows you to cut through all the noise and confusion and just surround yourself with people that are going to build you up, make you better, and make this business more successful. It will also allow you to easily run off the naysayers and time vampires. They won’t want anything to do with you. Best part, either way – you win.

Realty411: You’ve stepped back from speaking at many events, how can our readers learn from you if they cannot attend a live event?

Kent: We are not hard to find. We have hundreds of YouTube videos, Facebook posts, blog posts, articles, and a big social media presence. Go look up “Kent Clothier” or “Real Estate Worldwide” and you’ll find a ton of stuff out there. But in the end, there’s nothing like one of our live events and getting that “raw and uncut” information straight from the horses mouth. Do whatever it takes to get there, but I’ll make it worth your time. Guaranteed. 🙂

 

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Investing in Cash Flow – Doing Well by Doing Good

Topstone Investment, LLC (“Topstone”) started in 2013 with two clear objectives – Do Well by Doing Good. At the core of our operations are the values associated with “social investing’. To us, it is more than simply ROI, it is a holistic approach to solving and tackling issues often encountered in the inner city.

The company’s founders found a niche in buying, rehabbing and renting out Section 8 Properties in the Midwest (Kansas City, MO and Saint Louis, MO) markets. Since 2013 the company has acquired over 310 single family residences and rehabbed many to provide the residents with a clean, safe, upgraded home that they can live in. Topstone has acquired a large volume of homes such that certain neighborhoods have improved significantly. Residents are thrilled to be living in a ‘new, fixed up home’ where the property management team actually listens to them.

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Armando Montelongo, Star of “Flipping Nightmares” and former star of A&E’s “Flip This House” – Armando is the ORIGINAL real estate reality star, and is consistently ranked as one of the most successful Hispanics in business.

The OG of house flipping, Armando Montelongo, is back with a new television show, new houses to flip and the same ‘don’t-give-a-#%&$!’ attitude that made him famous.

Armando first burst onto the scene in 2006 with a nearly three-year run on “Flip This House,” and then largely steered clear of television. He made a few appearances, including a 2015 episode of CBS’ “Undercover Boss,” and some others. Meet Armando IN PERSON at this event!

 

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From struggle to success, Justin Ford truly lives the saying “It’s not how to start but how you finish.” At the age of 19, with his life in disrepair, Justin made the critical decision to turn it all around. Now at the age of 34, Justin has become a successful Entrepreneur, Business Owner, Real Estate Broker, Investor, Motivational Speaker, TV talk show host, Author, and Mentor.

He has earned numerous achievement awards, and demonstrates daily that talent, drive and ambition really do lead to success. Justin also excels as an inspirational youth and marketplace speaker. People can feel his powerful presence when he walks into the room. He wants to make a difference, and he takes that responsibility extremely seriously. Justin’s passion and desire to see people rise to success leaves a lasting impact as he challenges all to become the champion they were created to be.

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Justin will introduce our guests to an amazing financial strategy: FOREX. Trading foreign currencies is a trillion-dollar a day industry and individuals, as well as insitutions and corporations are capitalizing on movement of currency. All trading can be done on your phone, 24 hours per day. Justin and his team are actively trading on FOREX with a company that has opened up the knowledge and access to trading to average, regular people without a traditional financial background.

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Here is more information about FOREX from Investopedia:

What Is Forex?

The foreign exchange market is the “place” where currencies are traded. Currencies are important to most people around the world, whether they realize it or not, because currencies need to be exchanged in order to conduct foreign trade and business. If you are living in the U.S. and want to buy cheese from France, either you or the company that you buy the cheese from has to pay the French for the cheese in euros (EUR). This means that the U.S. importer would have to exchange the equivalent value of U.S. dollars (USD) into euros. The same goes for traveling. A French tourist in Egypt can’t pay in euros to see the pyramids because it’s not the locally accepted currency. As such, the tourist has to exchange the euros for the local currency, in this case the Egyptian pound, at the current exchange rate.

The need to exchange currencies is the primary reason why the forex market is the largest, most liquid financial market in the world. It dwarfs other markets in size, even the stock market, with an average traded value of around U.S. $2,000 billion per day. (The total volume changes all the time, but as of August 2012, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) reported that the forex market traded in excess of U.S. $4.9 trillion per day.)

One unique aspect of this international market is that there is no central marketplace for foreign exchange. Rather, currency trading is conducted electronically over-the-counter (OTC), which means that all transactions occur via computer networks between traders around the world, rather than on one centralized exchange. The market is open 24 hours a day, five and a half days a week, and currencies are traded worldwide in the major financial centers of London, New York, Tokyo, Zurich, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris and Sydney – across almost every time zone. This means that when the trading day in the U.S. ends, the forex market begins anew in Tokyo and Hong Kong. As such, the forex market can be extremely active any time of the day, with price quotes changing constantly.

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Learn about Private Money, Local Deals, Out-of-State Opportunities, Private Capital, Business Expansion, Wholesaling, Tax Liens and More.

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Last Five Events for 2017 to Spotlight Magazine’s NEW TV Pilot: PROPERTY PITCH

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  • Keep Your Eyes Open for Realty411’s National Media Campaigns

Realty411, the only California-based real estate investing magazine, which also owns and operates several private and public online social media networks frequented daily by thousands of investors, is hosting five additional events in November and December, including in Florida, Georgia and California.

The complimentary events will feature non-stop education, exhibitors to connect with and succulent appetizers to munch on*. An array of timely topics will be covered, as well as true-and-tested strategies that have lasted real estate cycles. Plus, we are going to focus on important aspects that every investor should include in their portfolio such as asset protection, diversification and making money on the purchase — not on the sale.

Our events feature some of the most active and experienced investors in the industry who freely share their knowledge and tips for others to learn from.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR UPCOMING EVENTS: *

NOV. 4th – Fort Lauderdale:

https://realty411.ticketleap.com/realty411southflorida/

NOV. 11th – Atlanta, Georgia: https://realty411.ticketleap.com/atlanta/

Nov. 18th – Pleasanton, CA: https://realty411.ticketleap.com/pleasantonexpo/

Dec. 2nd – Santa Barbara, CA: https://realty411.ticketleap.com/sbrealestate/

Dec. 9th – Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA:

https://realty411.ticketleap.com/carmel-california-rei-wealth-summit/

BACKGROUND – CRUSHING IT IN 2017

Realty411 hosted 21 events previously this year. Their two largest events featured four HGTV stars — from the hit shows Listed Sisters and Good Bones. The company’s magazine brands have also been featured in numerous widely-circulated media reaching millions with expansive public relations, marketing and advertising campaigns in multiple languages across the nation.

Realty411‘s goal is to inform the public about their upcoming new magazines, expos and the production of their TV pilot, Property Pitch. The investment publication is venturing into the entertainment industry with their production of their first TV pilot, Property Pitch, starring Bruce Dinger, Kenny Rushing, Scott Mednick and Justin Ford.

Property Pitch is being produced by Realty411, Planet Cutty and Andrew Kavovit, co- creator/executive producer of Hatched. The nationally syndicated TV show connects emerging brands with successful mentors and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.

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*Complimentary admission to all events is valued at $49. Complimentary food will be served at our events in Atlanta, Georgia; Pleasanton and Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. For events serving breakfast and appetizers, tickets are valued at $99. These cost of admission is waived thanks to our generous sponsors.

Top 10 Reasons To Use CIX To Fund Your Next Deal

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CiX.com is one of the greatest innovations to ever hit the real estate investing world.

For the first time in history if you want to buy or refi any type of property, you can press 12 simple buttons and get multiple offers from the top private and hard money lenders at once.

These are the premier vetted and verified private and hard money lenders who will COMPETE to fund your deals.

So here we go… THE TOP 10 REASONS TO USE CIX TO FUND YOUR NEXT DEAL:

1. One Simple Loan Application Is Submitted To All The Top Hard & Private Money Lenders Near You

2. Competing Private & Hard Money Lenders means you get to compare offers

3. CiX Uses Only Verified Lenders so you can avoid the scammers

4. 100% percent free to use – No middle men to mark up the prices

5. Local Lenders Near You – All 50 States

6. You can apply in less than 2 minutes

7. Get your deal funded much faster than a bank

8. Loans are based off the deal, not your credit

9. Get anywhere from $100K all the way up to $10M

10. Reusable – You can use this source of funding over and over

Simple, one-stop funding for Fix & Flip, Buy & Hold, Commercial, Residential, Non-Owner Occupied Construction.

So, don’t settle for just any lender or just one option. Have them COMPETE!

Visit CiX.com today and find the best lender to fit your needs.

Enjoy!

Realty411 & Connected Investors

Yes, You Can Use Section 1031 for a Vacation Home Exchange

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Trading Up Can Increase and Leverage a Portfolio.

By Dr. Robert G. Hetsler, Jr

For many individuals, the sale and replacement of a second home will incur capital gains taxes. The good news is that, if appropriate rules are followed, these homeowners can benefit from the tax-deferral benefit of a #1031 exchange.

The rules governing such transactions are explained in Revenue Procedure 2008-16. Here the IRS offers clarification to a previously confusing section of 1031 code. As of March 10, 2008, vacation home exchanges will qualify if all of the following are met:

Relinquished Property

The owner must have held the vacation home for at least 24 months prior to the exchange.

For each 12-month period preceding the exchange, the vacation home must have been rented to a third-party at fair market value for 14 days or longer, and

The owner can not have used the vacation home for personal use for the greater of 14 days or 10% of the time the home was rented to third-parties at fair market value.

Replacement Property

The owner must hold the new property for at least 24 months* after the exchange takes place.

For each of those 12 month periods, the property must be rented out to a third-party at fair market value for at least 14 days or more, and
The owner cannot use the vacation home for more than 14 days or 10% of the time it is rented at fair market value to a third-party.

When it comes to determining whether the rental price meets the IRS definition of fair market value, Revenue Procedure 2008-16 offers this:

For purposes of this revenue procedure, whether a dwelling is rented at a fair rental is determined based on all of the facts and circumstances that exist when the rental agreement is entered into. All rights and obligations of the parties to the rental agreement are taken into account.

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If you’re considering a 1031 exchange, please visit our website to learn more about the exchange process, our qualified intermediary services and how we can help you find and close on your next 1031 exchange property. Learn More about Qualified Intermediary for 1031 Exchanges & 1031 Exchange Replacement Property Experts, CLICK HERE!

Are You Ready to Take On Another Mortgage? Before You Do, Read This.

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7 Personal Finance Questions to Ask Yourself Before Getting a Mortgage

Are you ready for your first (or yet another) mortgage?

It’s a big step that requires careful planning. A mortgage will affect your financial future for years to come.

Before you sign that mortgage, consider these finance questions:

  1. What is your credit score? Credit scores affect mortgage rates.
  • Before buying a house, check your credit score. Should youraise your score to get a better interest rate? In general, high scores with no late payments during the last three years are enough to get good rates.
  1. Are you capable of handling maintenance costs? It’s important to consider the cost of maintenance before buying a house.
  • The mortgage is only one part of the total cost of owning a house. Maintenance is another important piece. Will you be able to pay for a new roof or air conditioning system whenthe current ones wear out?
  • Does your monthly budget include enough savings for maintenance?
  • It’s also important to consider DIY projects and hiring others to complete tasks. House maintenance can involve expensive and ongoing projects. Are you ready to pay for these costs?
  1. How secure is your job? Before signing a loan, evaluate your job security. Will the work last? How will you handle changes?
  • Evaluating your job future is part of planning for a home purchase.
  • Consider emergency funds and savings in your plan. If your job situation changes, will you be able to continue making monthly mortgage payments?
  1. Do you have the necessary financial paperwork? Mortgage applications require a great amount of paperwork. Lenders can ask for old tax statements, check stubs, savings account statements, and other information.
  • If you have a high credit score, you may get a no documentation loan.
  • It’s rare to get a no documentation loan, so it’s better to be prepared by checking your files and collecting the financial papers you may need.
  1. Did you calculate the hidden expenses of owning a home? Home ownership comes with multiple expenses that go beyond appraisal fees, property taxes, mortgage closing costs, and insurance.
  • One of the hidden expenses of moving to a home ismorebills. If you’re used to renting, then home ownership can change your monthly bills by adding new ones. You’ll add trash collection, water, recycling and sewage in most locations to the expense list.
  • Home insurance is higher than renter’s insurance. In addition, older homes cost more.
  • Homeowners’ association fees are becoming more common in neighborhoods. You may be aware of condominium association fees, but are you ready to pay homeowners’ fees?
  1. Do you have an emergency fund? Emergencies can vary from broken dryers to flooded patios, so you need to be ready for anything. Is your emergency fund big enough to handle common, unplanned expenses?
  • Emergency funds are a better option than credit cards or loans. Putting enough money aside can help you avoid new debt.
  1. Are you applying for other credit? Mortgage lenders can see applications for other types of loans on your credit report.
  • Applying for other types of credit while trying to get a mortgage can hurt your loan.Mortgage companies view these applications as risks, so it’s better to wait before trying to get another credit card.
  • Applications for new credit lower your credit score and affect interest rates.

A mortgage is a responsibility that affects multiple areas of your financial life.

Before you buy a house, consider how your current financial situation will be affected and plan for emergencies.

Dr. Teresa R. Martin, Esq. is the founder of Real Estate Investors Association of NYC (REIA NYC). REIA NYC (www.reianyc.org) is a premier real estate investment association serving the New York City marketplace. Its primary focus and mission is “helping our members build, preserve, and harvest multi-generational wealth” in the areas of real estate investments, business ownership and personal development.

 

 

How to Make $13,000 in One Week…Without Breaking a Sweat…

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How iMarketsLive is Bringing Wall Street to Main Street and Changing Lives Every Day.

BY TIM HOUGHTEN – EXCLUSIVE REI WEALTH COVER FEATURE

You never realize just how precarious your financial situation may be until something comes along and shatters your hopes, your dreams and your ability to provide for those you love.

Seven years ago, Justin Ford was faced with a problem. He had one stream of income and when that stream dried up his life was turned upside down.

He went through foreclosure, bankruptcy and at one point, he and his family – including three kids – were homeless and living on welfare.

Justin decided at that point that he’d never get stuck with only one stream of income ever again. When he found iMarketsLive, Justin knew he’d discovered the tool that would help him realize his plans and build a great future for himself and his family.

Curtis Branch had a scholarship to play basketball for a Detroit college, but before he could realize his dreams, tragedy struck…he was shot in the face. His hopes and his dreams were finished…just like that.

But like Justin, Curtis learned a skillset that brought every dream he ever had back to life…bigger than ever!

So what is this skillset?

More on that later, but for now, let’s consider what you’re doing with your money right now. How hard is it working for you?

Is it sitting in your bank account earning very little interest?

What if there was a way to turn your cell phone into an atm machine? To have access to a community of like minded individuals all working together to help each other grow both financially and as investors?

Does that sound like something you’d be interested in?

iMarketsLive offers products and services for investors all across the globe who want to invest in the Forex and Futures markets.

But more than simply using iMarketsLive services and products, investors also have an opportunity to network with others and build a residual income that grows as their team grows.

Features

  • An autotrader that you can “set and forget” which will do all of the trading for you.
  • An app that lets you access your account on any device; if you have internet access you can make a trade or even withdraw funds from anywhere in the world.
  • A harmonic scanner that analyzes thousands of trades, finding patterns and using those patterns to look for high probability trades.
  • Three professional traders send out trade alerts to the entire customer base through the app
  • Both long and short term trading options with varying degrees of risk
  • The CEO – an $80 million dollar earner – shares his trades 3 to 5 times a week which you can choose to mirror in your own account
  • A live translating chat so that no matter what language you speak you can connect with others
  • You don’t have to pitch anyone…you can simply invest through the platform

iMarkets is like nothing else.

Christopher Terry and Isis De La Torre founded iMarketsLive with the sole purpose of “…creating a true vehicle that will bring people respect, dignity, and power to change their lives, and the lives of others, around the world.”

When you sign up with iMarketsLive you’ll not only learn how to trade – a skillset that will remain with you always – but you’ll be part of a community of individuals who are focused on building wealth for themselves…and others.

You can pay someone else anywhere from $5,000 to $20,000 dollars to teach you about trading, but for just a couple hundred dollars, you can learn how to trade and earn money at the same time. Plus, unlike other programs, you’ll have access to tools and resources that shorten your learning curve, putting you on the road to wealth creation faster!

Benefits of using iMarketsLive

  • As you’re learning you can earn by simply copying and pasting what the pros do.
  • You can practice trading until you’re ready to go live.
  • You can simply use the autotrader and do nothing but sit back and collect money.
  • You’ll be part of a community, learning from the pros and connecting with like minded investors
  • You have the option to make a lot of money trading alone, or you can join forces with a team and compound your earnings.
  • You can withdraw your money in whatever form you like…even crypto-currency.
  • You can use your money for trading in and out of the sequence; unlike real estate, it’s very liquid.
  • It’s a home based business so you have all of the tax write-offs available to small businesses – including the small cost to join

Who uses iMarketsLive?

iMarketsLive has a membership of 40,000 individuals; 30,000 of which simply use the trading aspect part of the business. The remaining 10,000 are all active network marketers who are focused on connecting with others.

The customer base of iMarketsLive is very diverse. Doctors, lawyers, athletes, TV stars, real estate investors, veterans and even retired army generals use iMarketsLive to grow their wealth.

But what about results?

All trade histories are available on the website (listed below) so you always know, right up front, the success rate of each trade. With a trade win rate of 70% to 90%, it’s not hard to see just how quickly your funds can accumulate.

Justin and Curtis are actively growing their team and are always on the lookout for people they can partner with and mentor. They know what’s it like to be on the other side of winning and truly want to help others gain the financial and personal freedom they’ve now achieved.

To find out more about iMarketsLive, be sure to join us for our next Expo to explore this amazing opportunity to grow your wealth and connect with others who are doing the same. For more information, visit: Realty411Expo.com/rsvp