My partner and I have posted advertisements for the 'Buying Philippine property' report all over the internet. The response has unfortunately been underwhelming, so I went back to the customers who have purchased the report and asked for their insights. The good news is that they were happy with the detail of the report, even at a higher price. They did however suggest that they almost bulked at the thought of paying for the report because of the risk that it could be crap since it was purchased off the internet. These people did however buy the report because there was no competition and because of the detail implied by the table of contents. One of the buyers suggested that we offer a free chapter as a teaser, and so we have just done that.
A critic on eBay who did not buy the report said it was too expensive, and that all the information is available on the internet. I assure you that everything to learn is not on the internet. Most of the content on the internet is offered by the agents who represent the sellers. In addition the training for Philippines real estate agents is just a few months and very slim. More problematic still is that they are not great analytical thinkers. You can get information from the internet but often it does not state how things are. For instance the usual commission is 5%, but wouldn't it be nice to know if you could pay as little as 3%. Do you think an agent will tell you that. Do you think an agent is going to investigate property boundaries? Might have just saved you $800 minimum on a house purchase. This is an integrated report offering over 330 pages of detail on the Philippines property market. Basically you are getting the benefit of 4 months research and analysis for $19.95, not to mention a lot of travelling around the country looking at properties. That's a low sum when you consider the lack of competition and time that has been invested. Download the table of contents and a free chapter to give yourself confidence that this is a worthwhile purchase. In addition I will offer a free listing of over 2900 foreclosed properties and growing. These properties come from the major banks as well as a lot of the smaller rural banks that no one bothers with.
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Andrew Sheldon http://www.blogger.com/www.sheldonthinks.com
A critic on eBay who did not buy the report said it was too expensive, and that all the information is available on the internet. I assure you that everything to learn is not on the internet. Most of the content on the internet is offered by the agents who represent the sellers. In addition the training for Philippines real estate agents is just a few months and very slim. More problematic still is that they are not great analytical thinkers. You can get information from the internet but often it does not state how things are. For instance the usual commission is 5%, but wouldn't it be nice to know if you could pay as little as 3%. Do you think an agent will tell you that. Do you think an agent is going to investigate property boundaries? Might have just saved you $800 minimum on a house purchase. This is an integrated report offering over 330 pages of detail on the Philippines property market. Basically you are getting the benefit of 4 months research and analysis for $19.95, not to mention a lot of travelling around the country looking at properties. That's a low sum when you consider the lack of competition and time that has been invested. Download the table of contents and a free chapter to give yourself confidence that this is a worthwhile purchase. In addition I will offer a free listing of over 2900 foreclosed properties and growing. These properties come from the major banks as well as a lot of the smaller rural banks that no one bothers with.
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Andrew Sheldon http://www.blogger.com/www.sheldonthinks.com
2 comments:
Your blog entries are very well written and shows how qualified you are (or appear to be) with property matters in the Philippines. However, you are not the first one with a convincing expertise discussion to write a book about this. A certain Dinna Revilla wrote "Riches in Foreclosures" which sadly, ended in estafa (fraud) cases against her. Are you aware of this:
http://www.pinoymoneytalk.com/2008/02/20/dinna-revilla-real-estate-investing/
Best, Jade
Thanks Jade, not all real estate agents are frauds, just a lot of them. The licensing process does not instill much confidence. I don't profess to be an agent. I'm a buyer, though my wife passed the real estate course.
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