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Day 80:
Spoke with some new DGers and answered some questions for them. Some interesting partnership ideas came about which we will see if they pan out.
Besides that, I posted to a few forums and answered my PMs.
Attended another webinar by Greg H then called it a night. Didn't even have the energy to do my dailies.

Day 81:
Heartbreak and frustration ruled most of today. The short sale firm I was going to use never got back to me so I called again today to find out what's happening. They turned me down because it was too far out of their investment area. Thankfully, I started making calls earlier in the day trying to line up other companies just in case the outcome became what it became. HINT: ALWAYS think ahead!!!

Well today started off with a whimper. My first appointment was delayed until Thur. My second appointment was delayed because I couldn't reach them on the phone. My 3rd appointment was with a fellow Northerner turned Floridian so we had a lot to talk about besides RE. I believe we hit it off which is good because I don't think he was going to like the price I would have to offer.

Today was supposed to be a non RE day but once again no such luck.

My day was filled with researching properties from the calls I got, tootling around DG.com, making appointments for tomorrow and talking to a fellow DGer on the phone.

Will be more specific tomorrow after seeing 3 houses.

Till then...

Couldn't spend too much time today on RE but surprisingly, didn't get too much done on my order either. Kept thinking about the pending meeting with the short sale people as well as the other houses I called about, I guess.
I made an appointment to see a house not too far from the short sale house.
Things are starting to look up. Not quite the 30 day deal but at this point who cares. I have to consider this a marathon and not a sprint...for now.
Once I get my feet wet with a closed deal, I'll hopefully be able to move a little quicker. It's tough when you have the bills man breathing down your neck. You tend to want to take care of him first even if he is contrary to your bigger picture. I just hate second notices.

Besides that, I posted to some journals
Researched some homes

Today was a break through day. FINALLY!!!!!!!!!

I went to see someone who called from my signs about their house. They are the perfect candidate for a short sale. I went to see them today and have given their info to the Short Sale experts in my PSL REIA club. (I guess it's a good thing I still go to those meetings even tho they are so far away. I never met any short sale people at PCREIA.) If it works out, I'll be getting a check for half the profits from the sale. Even if it takes 6 months to complete, I'll know that I helped someone out of their jam and got them started on rebuilding their lives. That's a good feeling to have.

Other than that,
I returned a bunch of other calls from my signs
Read and posted to some forums

Doing my dailies then calling it a night.

After my last entry, I didn't expect to be making another entry for about a week because I really need to make my lure order. However, Things have happened that I need to share.
Day 74:
The only RE related thing I did was I answered my PMs and (I admit) I read the new postings in my bookmarked forums.

Day 75
I believe I have found the secret to successful Bandit Sign replies: DO SOMETHING ELSE!!!
What do I mean? There is an old addige about fishing that goes "The fish bite best when you least expect it." For me, that usually happens when I would unwrap my food or just opened a nice cold drink or was relieving myself. (I get more fish when doing the last option )