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ensei Gilliland, of the extremely successful 12
ROUNDS real estate investors club and Black Belt
Investors, just gave us the scoop on Remote Re-
habs SM , and where to find big spreads like it was
2010 again…
The U.S. housing market may be even hotter than the club
house fireplace at this time of year, but many new and veteran
real estate investors alike are finding themselves battling heavy
competition, rapidly rising prices and the logistical challenges
of out of area investing.
Sensei Gilliland’s simple “Find it. Fix it. Profit” mantra
hasn’t just helped him come through some of the toughest years
the U.S. housing market has ever experienced unscathed. It
has evolved into the formidable weapon many rapidly growing
investors, portfolios and investment businesses are crediting
with using to get the edge – Black Belt Investors.
In the past four years Black Belt Investors has been respon-
sible for an incredible number of transactions. A big part of this
certainly has to do with the focus on investing in the individual
success of other investors. Rather than simply trying to pitch
investors or consumers on a product, or overpriced inventory
which needs to be shed, Black Belt Investors offers a full suite
of assistance from education to investment opportunities to
coaching and hard money lending in order to help all investors
grow from the ground up to achieving their personal goals.
Sensei explains this unique approach has helped many with
their own breakthroughs, and just making what they were
already doing better. This variety of strategies has helped others
to reduce risk and hone in on what they really want more of.
To date Sensei Gilliland’s students have used these strategies
to generate cash via flipping houses, lease options and owner
financing.
Still, when asked which was his favorite real estate in-
vestment strategy for 2014, Sensei says he is still bullish on
Remote Rehabs SM .
Remote Rehabs SM enable global investors to benefit from ac-
cessing discounted properties, adding value and either flipping
them for sizable, fast profits or holding them for ongoing cash
flow and passive wealth building.
Satisfying the demand for strong returns and below aver-
age acquisition costs, with the perk of having multiple exit
strategies to choose from, Remote Rehabs SM enable investors
to engage in the most profitable markets, at the right times and
leverage expert teams to maximize their returns.
Obviously the biggest question most have today is where to
engage in remote rehabbing?
Black Belt Investors continues to see primary markets such
as Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Southern California as the territo-
ry of wealth builders with an extremely long outlook, or who
are okay with modest yields in exchange for enhanced safe-
ty. These markets continue to attract plenty of domestic and
foreign interest, yet to a certain extent have suffered due to this
popularity. Rental property investments in these areas can be
great for long term hold and wealth preservation, but lack the
advantage of rapid price appreciation today.
Secondary is the new primary according to real estate experts
and analysts across all industry sectors. Sensei Gilliland points
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to secondary markets such as Kansas City, MO and Indianapo-
lis, IN as offering a superior solution for those seeking a blend
of appreciation and cash flow.
However, for those looking for rapid wealth building Sensei’s
top pick for Q1 2014 is Cleveland, OH.
As he puts it “Cleveland, OH is now like Southern California
in 2010,” It’s ripe with pent up equity, offering tremendous ben-
efit to cash flow and value seeking investors.” Put simply Sensei
sums up the current opportunities as being able to “pick up a
beautiful home, in a good suburban neighborhood, with a strong
cap rate,” but warns “the window of opportunity is short.”
Right now Sensei paints a good example of this opportunity
as being able to scoop up one of these homes which previous
sold for around $100K, for just $45K. He also points out some
of the benefits of this market right now include:
1. Getting ahead of hedge funds (and profiting from the rise
they will provide later).
2. Affordable homes.
3. Cleveland is pumping millions into revitalization.
4. A city committed to avoiding developing a reputation
like Detroit, and determined to maintain and lift local property
values.
5. A county invested in the success and protection of real
estate investors through ‘point of sale’ check, home inspection
reports, monitoring contractors and ensuring investors are not
overcharged on rehabs.
This is backed up even further in recent news headlines:
• Q3 2013 figures from Ohio banks show $2B in REOs and
$35B in non-performing residential loans on their books.
• On Oct. 17th, 2013 it was revealed Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Le Meridien brand was joining the Cleveland rebirth with a new
luxury hotel.
• Nov. 4th, 2013, Crain’s declared “Cleveland is in the vanguard
of urban revitalization strategies.”
• Forbes says more than $3.5B is currently being invested in
redeveloping the Cleveland area.
Most real estate investors are probably familiar with the con-
cept of turnkey and remote investing. So what really separates
Black Belt Investors from the rest and has fueled the firm’s
success?
Sensei says the real differentiating factor in working with
BBI is that unlike other investment firms and the endless line
up of gurus out there which all appear to be punting their own
inventory, much of which is being sold at, or even above market
rates is “built in value, and being able to make acquisitions at
wholesale rates.”
Rather than picking from an old menu of stale listings which
have been turned down by other investors, those investing
through the Remote Rehabs SM program are helped to find hot
and fresh opportunities, which meet their individual criteria and
investment objectives.
Find out more about Sensei Gilliland, Remote Rehabs SM , and
request your free copy of Black Belt Investors’ Cash and Wealth
Report online at: www.BlackBeltInvestors.com
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