Is This The New Wave of Real Estate Investing “Reality” for 2010?
Posted on December 19th, 2009
This is a bit of a ramble, so I apologize
if it goes on a bit long…and I’d love to
have your opinion on something to see if
this will be the wave of real estate in 2010.
But first, a lot of people have said they
want to get to know a bit more about me
So for those who are interested, I’ll just
let you know that today, Haley and I are
in Toronto.
And it’s a cold (thankfully sunny) day here
in Toronto. Haley and I are heading off in
an hour to start our round of weddings…
Today, we’re attending TWO
(yes, TWO) Weddings.
TWO December Weddings…the same day…
“Who would’ve thunk it?”
The first is for the daughter of a personal
friend and mentor of mine, Murray Smith.
Murray’s one of those serial entrepreneurs
who founded AllTel wireless, bought and
then rebuilt the Indian Motorcycles brand
in the late 90’s…
And generally “plays” at business.
The funny thing is 30 years ago, he
was told by teachers he had ADD, and
that he’d “never amount to anything”
For a short while, Murray bought into
their belief about him, and was cleaning
sewers in Toronto…
100 feet below the surface of the city,
cleaning sewers.
Thank God, Murray changed his mindset,
shed his old belief systems his teachers
had about him, and set out to conquer
the world
(I’d say the 14 separate multi-million dollar
companies he built in over 2 decades
qualifies him as a ‘conqueror’ of sorts)
To be self-serving, I’m thankful he did
that because his business advice that
I’ve paid for has helped me tremendously.
Coincidentally, it was Murray and his
business partner who introduced David Koons
and I together…
“It’s not only WHAT You Know, It’s WHO knows YOU”
Oh, and the second wedding?
A friend of Haley’s…
Her family owns a winery down at Niagra
on the Lake, and the reception is taking
place at “Casa Loma” in Toronto.
www.casaloma.org
It just finished a mega million dollar
reconstruction, is decorated for the
holidays, so we’re looking forward to
tonight’s reception there with great
anticipation
(and Free wine from an award-winning winery!)
Needless to say, I don’t think we’ll
be getting up early tomorrow.
But I digress.
“What’s Your Opinion?”
Two weeks ago I was sent a video from
somebody and have been wrestling with
my thoughts over it.
Seriously, I’ve had mixed emotions.
The net-net is that there’s a new
Real Estate Investment Reality TV
show poised to debut early in 2010.
For our consulting and 10X MasterMind
clients that know me, I’m not someone
who watches much TV.
And I’m Definitely AGAINST Reality TV
shows.
In fact, I think the majority of them
are downright boring, some are tasteless,
and the bottomline, nearly every one
I’ve come across is full of negative
people doing mindless things…
Leading mind-numbing lives.
I believe that the majority of Reality
TV shows on the market today should have
their plugs pulled because they provide
NO VALUE WHATSOEVER to Society.
NONE.
And if the next generation of kids that
are being raised now looks to Reality TV
shows to educate them on the What’s-What
of life, then we’re in for some serious trouble.
So you see now where I’m coming from.
When the trailer for the new investor
reality tv show came over, I rolled my eyes.
When I saw who it was from, I rolled my
eyes even more.
But someone said “give it 10 minutes”.
I did.
And there’s good, and there’s bad.
The Bad?
I don’t like the way people here talk.
It could be more polished. A little too
entertainment for me.
You’re going to see and hear some of these
people talking like they’re an Eminimem
impersonator.
And it’s too flashy for me.
I definitely don’t fit this crowd.
Firther, Call me “macho” but…
If you’re someone who knows what the term
“metrosexual” means, then you’ll probably
enjoy it.
Personally, much of the bantering here is
not my style.
Though what you’ll hear is PG rated, and
more akin to a bunch of fraternity guys
and girls yipping back and forther,
I simply wouldn’t tolerate that much of
it at our office.
The Good?
There’s a great, live, investor negotiation
here that is awesome.
This showcases a perfect, quick scenario
of getting what you desire in a negotation
while making it win-win.
The live negotiation is between an investor
seller and investor buyer.
If you’re JV’ing or Syndicating deals, I
think this is a great example of what beginners SHOULD do.
Secondly, you’ll get a peek into the full
time investor lifestyle of what NOT to do.
In the interest of full disclosure, there is
nothing to buy on this site (yet), because
with all reality shows and investors, there’s
going to come a time where there will be right?
If you do buy a t-shirt or something if this
show takes off, they’ll send us a referral
check.
There is NOTHING TO BUY though, and NO EMAIL ADDRESS
required or anything when you go here.
The problem is, I asked to use this as a case
study on the negotiation part.
They agreed.
They wouldn’t allow me to host it though
(chalk that up to copyright issues).
But I digress.
I started off this post seeing if you think
this will be the ‘new wave’ for investors
in 2010.
This is an open post, and I’d like to encourage
discussion.
Watch the trailer if you want, you already
know how I feel about everything, and then
post to me your comments and questions.
Heck, correspond with others here about their
posts and comments.
http://www.8figureempire.com/ForReal ?
Have a look and then tell me if you think these guys,
and this ‘new wave’ of reality tv for 2010 is
for real or not.
Have a great Saturday
Cheers,
Brad













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