Have the dough… but this real estate thing is

a little intimidating for you?  Tired of the insecurity and fear in the stock market?

So you’re ready to get rich with real estate. Are you ready for the headaches? The marketing…. the leads… the titlework issues… the contracts….the purchases…the risk…the neighbors… the contractors… the deadlines… the holding costs like taxes, insurance and utilities….((deep breathe))…the sluggish real estate market… the realtors…the tenants calling at 2am… the showings… the offers…the tire-kicker buyers…the speculators… the paperwork…the disclosures… the attorneys… eviction court… did we mention contractors?

If real estate investing was easy, everyone would be doing it.

The truth is, there has been a lot of interest in investing in real estate over the past 5-8 years as the real estate market boomed and television shows highlighted what we real estate investors do. It seems everyone these days is selling "how-to" real estate investing seminars, books, bootcamps, tapes, etc. And what's more interesting is... a lot of people have bought them!  So where are all the professional real estate investors?  Even with the market decline, you'd expect to see a lot of investors out there, as investors ride markets up and down. 

There are two kinds of people that dominate this industry: speculators and pretenders.

Speculators invest small scale.  They will buy in when the market is great, but pull out when it goes bad.  Most have a full time job or other income.  Its a part time gig for them.  Speculators lack either the specialized knowledge or the intestinal fortitude that a professional real estate investor has that works the industry full time.  Pretenders are just that... pretending.  They act like they are expert investors, but they aren't.  There are a lot of pretenders in our industry! 

So where are the real investors? 

The truth is, people who start investing learn what this real estate stuff is all about.  They start to realize how many dynamics are involved, what could go wrong, what kinds of things you have to stay on top of in order to do it right. This business is not for the weak stomach and most don't know how to manage all that's being thrown at them.  Of course its possible to invest in real estate successfully.  There is just a lot more to real estate investing than most people think. After working the business successfully for 14 years, we have a good handle on what this is all about.  Sure, we've made our fair share of mistakes... but most of them were early on... and we don't repeat mistakes.  The two things that real estate investors need to be successful are a) the specialized knowledge to invest, to anticipate change, and to react to changing markets and b) the intestinal fortitude to ride the waves.  Most people who invest in real estate don't have a clue what they are doing.  And right as they understand one concept or strategy, the market shifts, the mortgage industry gets tight, or any other change in the economy or markets, and they have to start all over again.  This can be frustrating.  Fortunately, we have witnessed a couple of these cycles and have been mentored by some that have been through a bunch of them... and we listen.

So we have an alternative.

If you would rather have a passive opportunity and spare the headaches and hands-on dynamics and risk, put your capital to work by lending it to us. Or we can setup a partnership where we inherit all the liability.  We invest in real estate as a full time profession. We have almost 50 years collective hands-on experience in this industry and in this market. And we have all the connections that are necessary to keep a business like this going.  We know how, when, and where to buy our real estate based on an incredible amount of research, marketing, and powerful relationships we have.  And we bring tremendous buying power to the table when we buy. That is important because when we buy, we don't get any old deal that any other real estate investor or speculator could get.  We get tremendous deals on the properties we buy because of these factors.  Each home fits an 8 point rigid purchase criteria and each home has a minimum of 3 exit strategies in place before we purchase.

What is in it for you?

You'll enjoy a higher return than you could get anywhere.... or a share in our profits, depending on whether we borrow it from you or we form a partnership.  We're not promising ridiculous and unrealistic returns.  But we have a proven track record of returns higher than anything else we know about.  You'll have the confidence knowing professionals that know this industry and market are being good stewards with the money you lend.  You can literally make money while you sleep.  You'll enjoy  peace of mind... as we can place a mortgage on the property securing the money you lend us.  And you can be as involved with the process as you'd like!  Some people we do business with like to see the progress on houses and learn a little bit about the business.  They like to witness a trash-hole house turn into a gem.  This metamorphosis is cool to watch!  Maybe that would be fulfilling for you, too.  So, this can be as passive or as active as you would like to make it.  We will meet with you and find out what your needs are and try to find a way to meet your needs.  Everything we do in our business model revolves around making win-win situations.

What types of capital do we work with?

We work with capital from all different sources.  Right when we think we have seen it all, someone else has a unique situation to offer.  In the past, we have worked with clients that have had traditional savings, CD's, money in the stock market, IRA's (traditional, self directed, etc.), annuities, equity in other real estate, any many other sources.  So we are comfortable in these environments and situations.  If you have a unique situation to offer, we will learn what we can about it and find a way to make it work.  We consider ourselves more professional problem solvers than real estate investors.  For example, we have had clients in the past that are concerned about their penalties and costs for breaking a CD or annuity.  We have paid those for our clients and we can pay those for you, too.  It is all about meeting your needs and we will give 110% in finding a way to do so.   In fact, through some perseverance helping another client, we found a way to keep your money in the stock/other market while still helping us at the same time... and enjoying extra profit from us for that.  Now that's what they call double dipping!  So, if you don't want to pull your money from other markets/obligations, we still might be able to work together.

What's the worst thing that could happen?

You might want to sit down.  The worst thing that could happen is we go out of business and don't fulfill our obligation to you. That would mean that you would eventually own a home with a tremendous amount of equity, thus giving you the ability to make a lot of money.  This is certain because the property was purchased at a steep discount and you would have inherited all the benefits of the work that we did and the relationships we have to get us to the point of purchasing/rehabbing the property. Depending on the circumstances, its quite possible that you would make more money on the transaction had we gone out of business!  But that's not the plan here!  But its not a bad worst- case- scenario!  How has the stock market provided you this safety net?  How have mutual funds or 401K's or IRA's done for you lately?  Gosh, look at this article from May 2010... when things started to look up for the stock market.... http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=121825&catid=14

What's the best case scenario?

The best case scenario is that we do exactly what we've done for over 13 years, and we perform as we agreed to and pay you exactly what we agreed to pay you. Our short term goal is to make you so happy that you want to keep doing business with us.  Our long term goal is to develop a long term business relationship that works for everyone.

What we believe...

We believe that we are witnessing the most advantageous time in our generation (and maybe longer) to purchase real estate.  Sure, its counter-intuitive.  Everyone else is selling.  Well, we're buying.  Real estate has proven itself over and over in our economy and in this worlds history.  So we're in...  wanna join us?  

What's the next step?

We'd love the opportunity to have coffee and share with you more about what we do and explore the potential of working together. No strings attached.  We can share with you our business plan, our market segmentation, and talk about why we believe so strongly that the stars have aligned for us.

If you'd like to have coffee with us, and talk more about the potential of working together, CLICK HERE.

If you aren't ready to talk about the potential with us yet, but would like more information, CLICK HERE for a free report entitled "What this Real Estate Investing Stuff is Really All About".  In this free report, we talk about the potential pitfalls of real estate investing and the challenges with the market right now.  We also talk about what we do to avoid these pitfalls and how we keep up with all of the changing dynamics which gives us our competitive edge.

We are prepared to earn your business. So we can provide you with references and credentials spanning this 13 years, so we can prove this track record that we have.  

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Midwest Investment Services Inc., nor any of its principals or employees, is not an attorney or CPA. None of the information contained on this website is meant to offer legal or tax advice. There are no guarantees offered on this website.

Investing in real estate is not easy, can be very difficult, and should employ the advice and involvement of an attorney and/or CPA. We encourage anyone to seek the advice of an attorney or CPA before taking any action.