The OPM Guru

Updates made to OPMGuru.com

timothy — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:12:03 +0000

We’ve had a slight make over to OPMguru.com . For starters, we’ve added a much needed contact page so now you can find our latest contact info with ease. Also, we’ve added links to our social networks so be sure to check those out too! New blog posts have been added to both sites, and a whole new look for www.jilliansidoti.com is coming soon!

“Be A Money Magnet” is Over!

timothy — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:01:43 +0000

The weekend was as arduous as it was fun and exciting! We met a lot of great people from all over the country and couldn’t be happier with the overall turn out. The class size was small by designed and prove to be an effective method in educating people in the complexities of real estate investing using other people’s money. We discovered that keeping the seminar personal enabled use to help our attendee’s with their specific situation and needs. The speaker’s, as always, were at the top of their game. Aside from Jillian Sidoti (The OPM Guru), speakers included; Dave Stech, Curtis Gabhart, and Chris Yates! Audio clips from all speakers will be available soon!

Hear what some of our attendee’s had to say:

Be A Money Magnet Testiomonials

We are already looking forward to planning our next event which won’t happen until 2011! Stay posted for more info!

Our New “Investor Attraction” Series! FREE!

The OPM Guru — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:09:53 +0000

Join us for our new FREE three part webinar series, “Investor Attraction.” Learn:

What the current trends are in investor returns and investment structure
About the types of investors investing in real estate
How to get investors to invest MORE money
How to keep your investors so that they alway invest with YOU
The emotional investing of investors and investor psychology
Tricks to get your investors to write a check quicker

Gain the confidence you need to go out there and find the investors you need for your real estate project.

Watch these webinars now before we start charging for them in June! Every Thursday at 1pm PT/4pm ET. Click here to sign up today!

Optimal OPM Boston!!

The OPM Guru — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:01:02 +0000

Optimal OPM Boston was a huge success thanks to a lot of hard work from some really great people. Speaking at the event was, of course, the OPM Guru, Jillian Sidoti, as well as, Adam Davis and Chris Yates, who without none of this would have been possible.

The seminar mostly focused on the added benefit of not only knowing the law, but how to get the money, information that is priceless in the interest of becoming an effective investor. The attendees of the seminar were guided by some really talented professionals who have decades of experience between them! We are all very proud of the tremendous success of Optimal OPM Boston!

Industry News September 24th

The OPM Guru — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:04:03 +0000

Turning Research into Inventions and Jobs
msnbc.com
… ingredients to help them achieve critical mass and bring their concept
close enough to product stage to interest venture capitalists or angel
investors. …

American Midwest: A Growing Center For Water Investment
NuWire Investor
“We have 20% of the world’s surface fresh water,” says Teresa Esser,
managing director of Silicon Pastures, a group of angel investors who fund
startups in …

DEMO: Armorize’s HackAlert notifies you if your web site is under …
VentureBeat
… a second round of funding this year from investors including Ambient
Sound Investments, Birch Venture Capital, and the company’s own angel
investors.

The Cliff: Most popular ideas and what’s next
By tjameson
Most popular ideas: angel investors (find a way to get good ideas to rich
people), banking the service hours (volunteer now, get help later) and
tickets for charities (unused tickets sold at discount prices and money
donated to …

Raising Capital Funds: A Strategy for Success · Free Work at Home Jobs
By Sam Parks
There are a number of lending institutions available and just to name some:
banks, venture capitalists and angel investors. You can research about them
online or ask for an expert’s help on which one will best fit your
business

MeLLmo Raises $4M to Expand its Market for Mobile Business …
By Bruce V. Bigelow
The secondary round means MeLLmo has now raised a total of $10 million from
its angel investors since the company was founded 21 months ago. “I think
we’ve ended up with a whole new paradigm for how to visualize and analyze
data,” says …

Sungevity brings in $6M to bring satellite data to solar …
By Camille Ricketts
Previously, Sungevity raised $2.5 million from Isolventures and Solon —
both solar companies in Germany where government subsidies have turned the
country into a photovoltaic watershed — as well angel investors, notably
including …

TECHNOLOGY: Green shoots taking off
North County Times
Lepre likened the growth in environmental technology companies to those
industries. Biotech has crossed over into green tech with biofuels. …

G20 summit: Too busy to be green?
Toronto Star
It makes for a compelling story of job creation, energy self-sufficiency,
reduction of America’s trade deficit through green-tech exports and civic..

Global Real Estate News Center
Real Estate Channel
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony buy Icon Brickell condo. “I bought a condo
today in Miami,” Marc Anthony told People Magazine this past Monday. …

Colleges Take Advantage of Cheaper Real Estate
New York Times
As the recession prompts many adults, some jobless, to return to school,
including community colleges and technical institutes, commercial real
estate …

Coldwell Banker: Dallas homes for corporate transfers highest in Texas
Dallas Morning News
But the information collected citywide by local real estate agents through
the Multiple Listing Service doesn’t show this same price disparity between
…

Foreclosure’s shadow falling over commercial real estate
Baltimore Sun
Pity the poor commercial real estate owner. These guys often must refinance
– their loans only last, say, five to 10 years — and they’re having a
dickens …

Seeking Real Estate Bargains? Try Looking at the High End
Wall Street Journal
By BRETT ARENDS Falling real estate prices are becoming as much a feature
of high-end neighborhoods as ocean views, infinity pools and four-car
garages. …

Real estate agent ranks thin as market suffers
Miami Today
A real estate license is valid two years and post-licensing education is
required. From 2005 to 2006, the state issued 12235 fewer new sales
associate and .

News Alerts for Sep-22

The OPM Guru — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:09:11 +0000

Learn What It Takes To Become An Angel Investor
Voxy
Nationally, angel activity is on the rise. Angel investors have invested a record $30 million into young New Zealand companies over the first six months of …

Venture Atlanta Continues to Showcase High-Quality Presenting …
Reuters
As the state`s largest investor showcase, Venture Atlanta connects local entreprene

Green Tech Investment News

The OPM Guru — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:07:41 +0000

Investing Into “Green” China
TransWorldNews (press release)
Many green technology companies require heavy investment in infrastructure and debt financing, which due to the credit crunch, is more difficult and more …

Nokia tops green technology firms
ComputerWeekly.com
This includes reducing travel, investing in R&D in new technologies using renewable energy resources. It has plans to increase its proportion of green …

India, China should invest in green technology: Bundchen
Hindustan Times
“They should invest on green energy and really put their money into that,” Bundchen told PTI. “The whole idea is to reduce the gas they are emitting and not …

Saskatchewan Premier Pushes For Green Technology Investments
AHN
18 to 25, Saskatchewan Brad Wall encouraged a US congressional delegation which visited Regina on Sunday to invest in green technology for the United States …

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090920/NEWS01/909200348/Gaslight+pipe-smoking+contest+still+smoldering

Deal Structuring for Real Estate Purchases

The OPM Guru — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:13:08 +0000

If you are looking to purchase investment real estate properties for the first time, you need to be concerned with HOW you own the real estate. It’s easy enough to just buy property and put it in your own name, however this is not always the most prudent idea. Although real estate investing and developing can be very profitable, it also presents new liabilities leaving a property owner wide open for lawsuits against their own personal assets or other corporate assets.

The most popular trend in owning investment real estate, especially with smaller properties such as single family and multi-family properties, is ownership via a limited liability company (LLC). A limited liability company offers corporate protections without the corporate formalities. The tax consequences are usually the same as a partnership.* A limited liability company has members as opposed to shareholders in a corporation. As opposed to “officers” the limited liability company is managed by a “manager.” Instead of bylaws which govern a corporation, a limited liability company’s rules are laid out in an operating agreement.

For investors looking to really build their portfolio, you might want to consider utilizing a corporation as the manager of the limited liability company holding the property. This way, individual properties are shielded from the liabilities of other properties while the manager (you) is further protected by the corporation as another layer of protection.

The formation would look something like this:

Limited liability companies and corporations are formed though the secretary of state of individual states. Most real estate investors are able to do this themselves. If you need a specific or comprehensive operating agreement, or are unsure of this formation, contact a corporate/ business attorney to assist you.

In my next blog, I will focus on which states are conducive for this structure and some inventive ways to make this process easier.

*Consult a Tax Professional

“Real Estate Seminars: Are They Worth The Money?”

The OPM Guru — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:40:52 +0000

If you read news on print media, you’ll see that there’s a widespread of new real estate gurus and seminars…

LINK

How to Finance Your Real Estate Deals Without a Bank

The OPM Guru — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:28:24 +0000

Next up in our Free Webinar Series:

I just wanted to let you know about our upcoming Webinar – We do these once a week and they are quite popular. If you have any suggestions for other topics, email us and we’ll get right on it. Here’s a description of the program

JULY 8 2009 – 1:00PM PST – Presenter: Jillian Sidoti

Overview

In the current economy, even the most qualified loan applicants are being turned away by banks that are gun shy about getting involved with Real Estate Investments. This Webinar covers alternate financing options available to individuals and groups seeking funding for real estate ventures.

You should attend if:

You’re tired of hearing “No” from traditional lenders
You’ve developed a real estate deal and want to move forward immediately
You have all of the pieces of a deal in place and want to learn more about finding investors