SF Invest and Commercial RE

Have you guys heard about this free tax service - I am just looking into it and wondering if anyone has had good or negative feedback on the service and if it brings more business

I am looking for creative ways to prospect and wondring if this is worth my time - I am a believer internet presence and think this sounds like a good idea

any thoughts

Top 10 Reasons - Benefits of Investment Property over Stocks:

•1.      Leverage - mortgage allows to by more property for the money

•2.      Cash Flow - money left over after expenses and loan payments

•3.      Principal Reduction - tenants pay down your mortgage

•4.      Income tax savings - due to IRS rules, depreciation allows for income to be tax sheltered

•5.      Appreciation - over time the property increases in value

•6.      Insurance - you insure your property against catastrophic events

•7.      Local - can drive by your property to look in on in whenever you want

•8.      1031 Exchanges - deferring capitol gains when sell to roll into a purchase of something bigger

•9.      Can buy investment property with your IRA - still taking advantage of the tax benefits

•10.  Add value - simple updates, or an increase in the rent will increase the value of your property

Eating healthy is important. Eating healthy:

1. Ditch the Soda - drink water Take a bottle wherever you go.

2. Eat Eggs for breakfast - cheap - protein - vitamins

3. Protein like Beans and/or Meats. (Lean or Fatty) Fat doesn't make you fat, excess calories do

4. Veggies. make as 1/2 meal - use as snacks

5. Fruits - that sugar fix in the afternoons

6. Multivitamin. Pesticides lower the vitamin levels of your fruits & veggies.

7. Make a Plan. A classic, but worth repeating. Everything starts with a plan.

8. Take Food To Work. Ever counted how much money you throw away buying food at work daily? Start preparing your food for the day on waking up:

• Get up earlier
• Eat a solid breakfast
• Prepare your food for work in the meanwhile

9. Eat Less. This one is obvious. The less you eat, the lower your grocery bill. If you're overweight, get on a diet.

10. Don't Buy Junk Food. Empty Calories - make you fatter and add little to no nutritional value

When seeing some ActiveRain members out there reminds me about a query I have had for years.  All the letters for certifications that run, sometimes stream off the back of a name on a business card or letterhead.

Maybe its just jealosy that I don't have the same yet.

But I have always wondered does this matter to the most important people - Customers!

Don't get me wrong - I think they are a great thing.  To obtain a certification one has to educate themselves and become an expert in there field which benefits the customer.  But does the customer know this??

What are your thoughts out there in AR land?

I just saw a recent post and thought I would put in my two cents.

Everyone is always complaining they do not have enought time to do this or do that.

Awhile back I had a friend that taught me a very powerful tool. 

Get a journal - a note book - what ever and spend a week tracking your time during the day

-write down everything:

lunch 1 hour -

email - 30 minutes

active rain - 30 minutes

stood in line @ bank - 15 minutes

-you catch my drift - you will begin to see that if you cut out - standing by the water cooler and many other items (or just scale them back) you will have plenty of time to work on those little things you never had time to get to