Hello:

See my COMMENTS BELOW:

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Hello Roy!
I hope this letter find you and yours in great happiness and health.
I do have some questions,I bought your New York manual.

First of all my name is Char and I have been interested in doing this for some time.  But I am not sure I would have done it if I hadn't have done a couple things.  I found your site, then I read all the questions and answers that everyone wrote and then I went to the auctions part and when I did that and found that there was one in NY,and that it was about three hours away, I thought I can do this I know I can! So to reasure myself I had read one of Bevan's stories and figured out he was from NY,so I emailed him with some questions and he gave me some more confidence to take the first step.(sorry this is getting longer!)

COMMENT:

We are all grateful to BEVAN for sharing his success with us. I appreciate him sharing with you.

 I asked my husband if he would go with me to the auction and he agreed.  We got to the auction and we were a little nervous just being there,but we sat through the bidding, and couldn't believe what we saw. WOW! I said we can do this. One of the properties worth $209,000.0 went for 0nly $175.00.  And of course there were more that went for $50.00 and 100.00 and so on. Some high and some low,it was great. But now I have some questions about the ones that don't sell at the auctions.  I just read about what you said about some of the the properties.  I didn't know if you ment struck offs or some thing else.  I am interested in stuck-offs and You said when you bid, you bid the min. Well how do I know what that is. I am going by the listing for the auction and they don't say min. bid it just says amount:,

COMMENT:
It sounds like you went to an auction where regardless\ of the value of the property or the amount of taxes due there was no minimum bid.  Those are the ones that I love to go to.   Some fabulous buys can be made.
 

I was just wondering how you bought those properties in Arkansas, for as little as 10.00.  I was hoping to be able to bid alot lower that 500-4000 dollars on the stuck-offs. Can you give me an example of what you would do?

COMMENT ON STRUCK OFF PROPERTIES:
It works different in different jurisdicitons.  Some counties or cities that have struck off properties will accept almost any bid in order to get the property back on the tax rolls.  Others have their own formula for the minimum they will accept.  Many who want too much end up with a lot of properties on which they are not collecting any taxes. Sooner or later they learn their lesson and change their attitudes. You just have to experiment.  Bid as little as you like.  The worst that can happen is that they will reject your bid.  You have lost nothing.

And another thing they say at the auction is, it is absolute,do I need to be concerned about this and if so could you explain its purpose?

COMMENT:
An absolute auction is where the property is sold to the highest and best bidder. In most cases there is no minimum bid and the high bidder wins.

I really think I am going to love this business and I am very grateful to you and all your help.I stay in touch with Bevan and he gives me his input alot which helps alot. Thank you more than you know and may God bless you and yours....... CHAR

10 AUGUST 2000

HOW YOU GOT STARTED

From: "KMatarazzo" <kmatarazzo@home.com>
To: <roys@wt.net>
Subject: How you got started....
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 22:33:54 -0700

Great communication.  Thought you would get a kick out of what led me to your site.

A few days ago I was browsing EBay Real Estate listings.  I clicked on a property being offered in Arizona because I would one day like to relocate there.  Being a Real Estate Appraiser in the San Francisco Bay Area made me skeptical of all the seller was claiming.  So, I dropped him an email and requested plat maps, APN#s and proof of his legal right to sell the property.

This guy in Ohio sends me the plat map (which I could have obtained myself having public record and plats for all the western states on a private database) but most interesting he sends me a copy of a Warranty Deed.  A woman in Los Angeles sold him not just the one acre he was trying to auction for $ 700.00 but TEN separate one acre parcels for the grand total of $10.00.  This transaction occurred in March, 2000.

And I thought.... hum, wonder how many sites in this area of Arizona are for sale and how?  If he can buy them for a measly dollar an acre, so can I.   I did a little net searching and located an online tax delinquent list for that particular county in AZ.  Amazingly, it was 290 pages long.  More amazing was that 20% of the properties that are delinquent are located in the same sub-division the man from Ohio is selling in.  That lead me to more net searching about buying foreclosure/tax forfeited properties which lead me to you. I have no intention of paying anything close to retail for vacant land in AZ after all I found out searching the net.  I ordered your manual for AZ and am quite interested to read it.   I had a head start already having 15 years in the field but I was thinking about finding a way to make some money in cyberland.  Should be interesting to see if I can pull this off without field work ( I am a way too busy an appraiser in San Francisco to do field work in another state!).  I laugh to think that I was considering something boring like jewelry resale in my old age....this sounds way more challenging and fun.

Wish me luck....

Kim Matarazzo

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ARKANSAS AND NORTH CAROLINE SUCCESS.  29 JUNE 2000

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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 21:22:42 -0700
From: Suzanne Leonard <jazzyone@rtmc.net>
Subject: foreclosed-properties

DEAR ROY,

WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP.  I ACQUIRED 2 MORE PROPERTIES AT AUCTION IN N.C. ABOUT THE PROPERTIES I BOUGHT IN ARKANSAS I BOUGHT AS STRUCK-OFF   PROPERTIES;

HOW COULD I BEST CHECK ON POSSIBLE LIENS FROM N.C.?

ALSO;WHAT POSSIBLE WEB-SITES WOULD BE BEST TO ADVERTISE FROM?
THANK YOU,

STEVEN HALL

P.S.THE ARKANSAS PROPERTIES WERE STRUCK -OFF IN THE MID TO LATE 80S!

MY REPLY TO THE ABOVE:

Hello:

Sorry for taking so long to answer.  You sent this email to the incorrect email address.  That address is used exclusively for subscribers to our newsletter and for those who wish to un-subscriber.  Our regular email address is roys@wt.net.

With respect to the Arkansas properties struck over that many years ago, I do not think you have to worry about liens.

I would suggest that you advertise the Arkansas properties in a local throw away type of publication like Thrifty Nickel or other FREE Advertise.  You can write the Chamber of Commerce of the county in which the properties are located and get a list of newspapers in that county.  You might also want to get a list of real estate brokers.  One or more of them might check out the property for FREE for you and give you an evaluation of what they think they can get for it.

I would also suggest that you might try advertising on EBAY on the Internet.  I have head about a lot of sales of properties advertised on EBAY.  You might also locate other auction places on the Internet.  In some cases you may be able to advertise for free.

Roy
 

10 JUNE 2000
EMAIL FROM A SATISFIED CUSTOMER WHO IS GETTING READY TO MAKE AN OFFER ON A STRUCK OFF PROPERTY - 4 ACRES PLUS A HOME. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT SHE SAYS OTHES ARE CHARGING.

X-From_: vjomiller@yahoo.com  Wed Jun 14 21:32:07 2000

From: Vicki Miller <vjomiller@yahoo.com>
Subject: Thanks!
To: Roy Stubblefield <roys@wt.net>

Roy I just wanted to say thanks for responding to my emails and so quickly too.  It really helped because I am trying to make a decision and soon.

I wanted to tell you that I got your manual and I also attended a seminar (Russ Whitney) and I just wanted to say that by far you're information is the best.  They just seemed so money hungry instead of really trying to help us out.  Sure they had some great information but they would only share it with you for a price of course.  People were just flocking to pay this outrageous price ($4,400) for a 3 day training course, and I just sat there in my chair thinking how crazy they were and if they only knew about this manual for $39!!!!!!!!!!  And I still get help and advice from you and I'm not paying for it.  I really feel like I have something very valuable and I just wanted you to know that you must truly care about helping other people instead of being money hungry. I will definitely recommend your site to anyone.

Thanks again for the emails!

Vicki Miller
 

THE FOLLOWING WAS POSTED ON 10 JUNE 2000 AT:
Topic:success story:  michael from www.taxsales.com success story           Posted 06-10-2000 23:55

 went to my first sale.  only three properties for sale.  i successfully bid on a fairly good  lot in a nice small town, fair market value of 6000.  min bid was 211 dollars to cover taxes,   etc.  i got it for 231 dollars including 6 dollar filing fee!  i think that's 4 cents on  the dollar.  i want to sell it for cash at 25 or 30 cents on the dollar, or 3000 dollars with  little or no money down and 80 dollars/mo for 36 mo.  or make me an offer.  there are nice  houses on each side of this lot. i will first approach these owners with an offer to sell  at a huge discount from the county appraised value.  thanks roy for your help.  thanks bevan  way out in n.y. !!!!

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Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 15:22:34 -0700
From: Suzanne Leonard <jazzyone@RTMC.Net>

Roy --

Please note I now have a new e-mail address.  Used to be jazzy@asheboro.com.  We've moved and had to get a new service.

Just want to thank you for your help and advice; I picked up ten properties in Arkansas for under $500.

Thanks a lot.  Please keep me on your e-mail list.

Steven Hall

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  Posted 05-18-2000 14:35

 I just want to mention how much I appricate Roys hard work for us. His methods have truly  spoken for themselves. Two years ago I learned of tax sales through a infocommerical of Ted  Thomas. I sent away for his material, which was okay, but $175, wow! He had the gall to call me 2 months later to have my own finical advisor for I th ink $1500 for a year. By than I had
 purchased 2 other books by different wrighters and also Roys information. What I liked about  Roys information it was by someone who had experince, and he showed how just anybody could  do it. I also wrote Roy emails from time to time with questions, he has always answered right  on, honest, and sincere. Ive proven real estate lawers wrong with Roys information. He has
 set up a internet site with chat room to help out others with questions, truly appricated.
 Free advice compared to Ted Thomas $1500 a year. With Roys help I was able to purchase my  first peice of property in Hawaii for $100 through his letter wrighting method. I than went  to washington state where through his advice went into the county office look through there  struck off properties and found a 100 acre parcel for $10. I usually get what Roy says with
 the average 1-2 responses per 100 letters. But I also have seen 150 letters with no response,   but the county over 150 letters with 7 responses. If one county dosent respond I just move  on to the next. My last 4 properties Ive received this month. ($200- 10 acres vauled at $9000)  ($100- 1 acre vauled at $4000) ($50- 1 acre vauled at $4000) ($300- 6 acres vauled at $18800).
 The letter wrighting certainly works when the effort is put forward. I have a few list with  hundreds  of struk off properties, properties which the county owns and are avilable to buy.
 I havent even been able to get to that. I called one county and asked what a accepable bid  would be for a peice of propery, they said any thing over $50. With Roys suggustions and encouragement  Ive went to tax sales and bought land for $100, and seen it go much cheaper. Im overwhelmed  with the deals out there and the different oppurinties for everyone. It certainly is a fun
 buisness and with Roys help also succussful. Thank you Roy , I just wanted to show my apprication for your hard work, encouragement and wonderful ideas.

Bevan

20 APRIL 2000

Sharon from Arkansas is excited.  Just read her latest successes in the email below.  I have removed her email address but she is a regular in our chartroom on Sunday Evenings.  You can chat with her about her success and methods there.

Subject: Great wonderful news!
To: roys@wt.net
Guess what I received today in the mail, the day before my birthday.? Three
Limited Warranty Deeds for the properties I put bids on. Tomorrow I will have to check out who is living in them, and direct them to pay rent to me or move out. I would prefer them moving, so I could sell the properties. One was assessed at $31,000 in 1993. That is in Greenland, and will probably sell for 38,000. More if I was greedy. The other two were last assessed in 1994, one for $15,700. and one for $16,000. That is a  good thing, the negotiated list. WOW!!!!!!!!

Sharon

COMMENT:
Sharon is referring to NEGOTIATED SALES type properties.  These are
properties which have come up for a tax sale but on which there are no bidders. These type of properties exist in almost every state.  In Oklahoma they are known as county owned properties, in Texas they are what are called "struck off" properties.  There represent some excellent profit making opportunities in almost every state with respect to these type of properties.  As an example I acquired a "struck off" property here in Texas in March and sold it within one week after getting the deed for $27,000.  My
acquisition cost was $5,000.

Another success story.
 Thu, 20 Apr 2000 18:50:13 -0400
 From: "Bevan White" <mango@rochester.rr.com>
To: <roys@wt.net>
 Subject: tax lands

Hi Roy;
Was just reading some of your success stories and thought I would drop in my latest.. Obivously the information you give is the best out there! Thank you! It amazes me how many people you can tell this information to, but it seems to fly over there heads.

 I'm not talking about your readers; I'm talking about people I have told. Most people seem to be afraid to get there feet wet and jump in and spend a couple hundred dollars. Well within the last 2 weeks I sent out about 150 letters, so far from my 2 responses, I've been able to pick up a 10 acre parcel valued at $9000 for  only $200. I just went to an auction last night where I picked up 2 lots for $100 a piece, valued at $3000 each. Maybe not the best property in the world, but for only $200 I have $6000 worth of property. Plus I picked up another parcel valued at $14,000 for only $800. There was a lot of people there and  only 34 lots.

Couple other lots went for $100. There's opportunity for everyone even if you only have $100. Within a week I picked up 4 parcels for $1200 with a market value of  around $30,000. Not bad for a weeks work. I also want to thank you for the information on the trust. Everything I buy goes into a trust.
Thanks again Roy........
.Bevan"

9 MAY 2000

X-From_: Lovey1998@aol.com  Tue May  9 11:44:38 2000
Received: from Lovey1998@aol.com
Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 12:44:12 EDT
Subject: (no subject)
To: mango500_@yahoo.com
CC: roys@wt.net

Hi Bevan,

I just wanted to say congrats on praising Roy's techniques!

I have just two questions for you, when you're going to auctions are you researching properties before bidding on them?

And second, have you sold any properties yet?  If so, are you using some of Roy's suggestions or do you have your own techniques?

My name is Vanessa and I am a friend of Roy's and I too have attested that the program works; I'm just curious
about more selling techniques.

Keep up the good work, wow, you're making me consider going to auctions now!!! (smile)
Vanessa.

7 MAY 2000

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Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 05:52:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bevan White <mango500_@yahoo.com>
Subject: small guy
To: Roys@wt.net

Hi Roy just thought I would send you my latest report of last auction. I just attended one yesterday I bought 3 properties for $1400 valued at $11000, all prime properties. So my last 2 auctions Ive spent $2400 for $31000 of properties. But my main reason to write this is once again to let you know how cheap some went. Again over 100 people and around 60 properties. Which might seem discouraging for some to see that many people, but what Ive noticed is theres always properties for everyone. I bought 3, and the last auction there were over 100 people for 35 properties and I bought 3 there. Now back to the recent auction. As I said there were 60 properties and "15" of them went for $100 or less! I saw people get them for as low as $10. Deals such as $30 for 2 acres valued at $5300, $100 valued at 5300, $25 valued at $2000. The list goes on and on. So as we can see as little as $10 a person can get started.  I just mention 3 properties bought for a total of $150 valued at $12600. Humm.. where was I for these deals? My best deal was $300 for a $4000 piece of prime property.

Anyway keep up the good work Roy by encouraging everyone, especially the little guy like me..

Thanks, Bevan
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MY COMMENTS:

Hello Bevin:

I really appreciate you sharing your success.  I notice that you purchased your New York manual back in July of 1999.  It took you a few months to get started but now you are going great guns.

I have tried to tell my potential customers for a long time that there is very little competition at most tax sales that I attend.

Your success helps fortified my contention.

You may receive some emails from "doubting Thomas's" but if I did not include it in the success stories some negative minded folks my think that I was just blowing smoke.  I do not have to  mislead anyone.  This is a wonderful business and you are proof that it is a  lot of FUN and highly PROFITABLE.

I get a few emails from potential customers who ask me why I would share these closely guarded secrets and go to all the trouble to provide this information to others.  Obviously, I can make a lot more money just going to tax sales; buying and selling the property than I can offering this information to others for only $79.00 for each state.

Your success and your gratefulness is worth more to me than money.  Customers like you are the  the answer to their questions.

By the way I just purchased a 78 parcel at a tax sale on Tuesday, 2 May 2000, with a FMV of approximately $150,000 for only $36,235.92.  That was the minimum bid.  I had not competition whatsoever.  I would have to sell a lot of manuals at $79.00 each to make the kind of profit I will make on just that one property..

Roy

A SUCCESS STORY FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK 20 APRIL 2000

 From: "Bevan White" <mango@rochester.rr.com>
To: <roys@wt.net>
 Subject: tax lands
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 19:04:49 -0400
Hi Roy;
Was just reading some of your success stories and thought I would drop in my latest. Obviously the information you give is the best out there! Thank you! It amazes me how many people you  can tell this information to, but it seems to fly over their heads.

 I'm not talking about your readers; I'm talking about people I have told. Most people seem to be afraid to get there feet wet and jump in and spend a couple hundred dollars. Well,  within the last 2 weeks I sent out about 150 letters, so far from my 2 responses, I've been able to pick up a 10 acre parcel valued at $9000 for  only $200. I just went to an auction last night where I picked up 2 lots for $100 a piece valued at $3000 each. Maybe not the best property in the world, but for only $200 I have $6000 worth of property. Plus I picked up another parcel valued at $14,000 for only $800. There was a lot of people there and  only 34 lots.

Couple other lots went for $100. There's opportunity for everyone even if you only have $100. Within a week I picked up 4 parcels for $1200 with a market value of  around $30,000. Not bad for a  weeks  work. I also want to thank you for the information on the trust. Everything I buy goes into a trust.

Thanks again Roy........

.Bevan"

FROM A CUSTOMER WHO IS UPGRADING
29 March 2000
I ordered and received the Georgia Manual for $39 on March 20.
I have been so impressed with the information in it that I have decided to update to the beginner's special.

Please send me the Florida and Iowa manuals along with the trust manual for an additional $61 as you offered in the e-mail message I received with my Georgia manual.

Thanks!

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14 MARCH 2000

From a Houston Attorney

From: "William Hodge" <wchodge@hotmail.com>

Subject: Re: Tax Research Foundation Newsletter

Dear Roy: Thanks for the information you provided so far.

You gave me more information in the newsletter than I had got from the Ted Thomas program.

I am trying to purchase 5-10 acres within the Houston Metro Area to build an apartment complex.

We shall see very soon.

NOTE: Mr. Hodge is now the proud owner of the "INTERMEDIATE SPECIAL" 7 State manauls plus the Trust Manual.

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Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 09:09:17 -0600

From: Team Linton <mikelinton@worldnet.att.net>

"Roy,

I don't know if you remember me but I bought your Florida tax sale manuel. I also sent you an email telling you my bad misfortune during my real estate career and you told me what you would do if you had to start all over from scratch. Well we ( a couple of partners and I) have bought 5 properties and have never paid over $100 for any of the properties. I am now a big advocate of tax sales. My real estate career has taken on a new turn for the better."

Mike

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10 March 2000 - From a CPA in Chicago.

"I've been reading the manuals that you emailed me on Monday night and think they are fantastic....."

Sharon

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29 January 2000

From: "Gerald Beasley" <Ladywavr@aol.com>

I found the Oklahoma manual to be very useful.

I havent aquired any properties as of yet but i do have a couple of tax certs. and am aquireing investors for the sale in June.

Wish me luck!

Jerry

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ALREADY DOING GREAT IN THE YEAR 2000

25 January 2000

Hi Roy:

Nice to talk to you today and hope to come by and see you soon. Here the info we spoke about today

Roy I bought your Texas Manual about two years ago and I have bought and sold a few nice of properties.

This is an update of my progress over the last couple months. In December 1999 with the help of your letters I bought a 3 acres tract valued at 15,000.00 for 500.00 plus I assumed $3200.00 in back taxes. I put a sign on the property, a week later I sold it for $8,000.00 in cash and the person assumed the back taxes. Nice profit for 500.00!

This month is January 2000 I jump-started quickly and started working the February 2000 tax sale as soon as the newspaper published the next month tax sales. I began a quick research on the properties I want to buy. I focussed on a near the lake lot valued at 12,000- 15,0000 that I wanted to buy before the sale. I called a the property owner knowing that the lot would mostly likely go to taxes sale since he lived in California. I bought the lot for $500.00, plus back taxes of about $2, 500.00 for a total of 3,000.00. I am going to make a nice profit on this deal at least 10,000 plus for a quick sale.

You have permission to edit and use the letter on your site. Thanks for the great work on the manuals and your advice!

Sincerely

JC

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Spends less than $500 for over $60,000 worth of property.

24 JANUARY 2000

From: Evelyn Flowers <Evelyn_Flowers@excite.com>

Hello Roy:

I just want to let you know that I am thrilled with the quality of your material. Your techniques are simple and easy to implement and work like magic.

I recently purchased your Texas Manual through the advise of a friend. Roy, you are correct. You can start on a shoe string. I followed your advise; obtained a list of delinquent property owners; and wrote the suggested letter to them which is in the manual.. So far I have spend less than $500 and obtained deeds to six very nice properties with an appraised value in excess of $60,000.00 total.

I cannot thank you enough for revealing the secrets of how to be successful in this business. This has been exciting, a lot of fun, and very profitable. I have already sold two of the properties using the Purchaser's Agreement form available in your trust manual.

What a wonderful way to retire young.

Evelyn 

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22 January 2000

From: "Alex Walker" <alexwalker28@hotmail.com>

I have been looking everywhere for something real. So far eveything has been click here and click there. Thanks for having something real. 

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29 December 1999

Hello Roy!

Just wanted to drop you a note to let you know how I'm doing...

Using the techniques outlined in your manual, I purchased 3 tax certificates from the State Land Commissioner. All three will mature in May 2000 and I will get deeds for them. I purchased all 3 back in June 1998. Lot #1 is in a
country club development, and is fairly level with lots of trees. Appraised value per county is $11,000. I paid $279.49 to the state and then taxes for 2 years at $93.50 per year (1998 & 1999). Not too bad, but it gets better! Lot #2 is located in a mobile home subdivision in a beautiful community on the Gulf Coast. I paid $294.14 initially and taxes of $100.80 for two years. I just got the new appraisal from the county- this lot is now worth $18,500! And finally, Lot #3: I paid $166.63 to the state and taxes of $44.55 for two years. This lot is located in a community by a bay. The new appraisal shows a value of $20,100!

Roy, thanks again for making this great program available! It really works,
and it's a lot of fun!

Rob Grant
(rgrant)

29 November 1999

"I would like to give you an update. In October, we acquired 3 properties for a $125. One in Illinois worth about $2500. We paid $100 for this one. The other 2 are in Florida. One is worth $1500 and the other is worth around a $1200. We picked these 2 up for $12.50 a piece. Not bad for mailing about 150 letters."

Mike Linton

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17 November 1999

Hi Roy:

Thanks for putting together these wonderful manuals. They're awsome! I have'nt been able to put them down. They're that good. I have a question though concerning the mailings to delinquent property owners and county officials. Do you think it would be better if one writes to them as a business with the professional stationary, or would it be better writing as just another ordinary citizen on plain paper albeit nicely presented? Would I scare off property owners as a business (may think I'm trying to take advantage of them in some way), or maybe as an ordinary citizen they won"t take me seriously (especially the county officials). I'd appreciate some insight on this subject.

Thanks! 

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To: roys@wt.net
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 19:57:35 -0800
Subject: Propterties
From: Chad Carpenter <iwearboxers@juno.com>
Roy,

I wanted to update you on my progress. I received a deed to a 3 acre propterty in Colorado. I also got a refund on my unused portion of deed application money. I spent about $945.00 dollars and received a free and clear treasurer's deed for a property that is worth about $10,000.00 dollars. Also, I received about 16% interest on another proptery I purchased the tax sale certificate to. Anyway, thanks for your help and your wisdom.

Sincerly,

Chad Carpenter (A satisfied customer)
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 19:19:27 -0700

Hi Roy:

A little over a month ago I ordered your manual for California and Arizona on TLC. I decided to investigate, to my surprise after about week of trying I ended up with two parcel of land in Arizona for 750.00 with full cash value of $38000.00 and this is clear title. I never thought this was possible, thanks to you Roy; millennium year is looking very interesting.

I have a question, I found two other parcels of land, each land was issued tax certificate for year 1992,3,4; but not foreclosed yet. year 1995 state cp and no cp was sold since 1996. I know that those two parcels of land are worth 10,000 each and back taxes on each property is $1005.25 will bring it up to year 1999. I can not locate owner of property and people who holds tax certificate has no intension of foreclosing how would you go about getting those two parcels of land.

Your reply on this is very appreciated.

mas massa1@home.com

ANSWER:

You have two options.

One: Buy an assignment from the County Treasurer of the state held 1995 certificate and immediately apply for a deed through a court action. You can do this after the certificate is 3 years old in Arizona.

Two: Buy an assignment of one of the 1992,3,4 certificates from the certificate holders or any one of them. You appear to know who they are. You might even get them to assign the certificates to you for less than the taxes due. On those certificates the five years is up and you do not have to go through a judicial foreclosure. All you have to do is apply for a deed from the county treasurer.

I am proud of your success. Keep it up and keep in touch. We love success stories like yours.

It encourages others to get involved in this very profitable business.

Roy 

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NOTE: The following three emails were in response to an email received by some of our customers from Shawn. The request for information and the response were both dated 28 Sep 1999.

We are proud of Shawn for emailing these participants and asking these questions. It is always wise to check out a program before investing your hard earned money. I suggest that any of you do this with the other programs being offered. We have heard horror stories about people attending a weekend seminar and paying as much as $3500 and getting very little usable information. We welocme your inquiries to any of our customers. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. 

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From: Bob Baggett <baggett@tibs.com>

Hi Shawn,

Glad to know that you are a new'member'. .. And are you in for a great surprise, much to your benefit - personally and financially.

I know this might sound like a story but this is the way it really is.

A little bit of my research and background with Roy and Gina - I checked out, researched, rechecked, verified and scrutinized many sources on and off the internet about this whole business of tax lien certificates.

I'd known about tax lien certificates for many years but no one could give me the answers I needed to have - especially how do I stay out of trouble and not become a horror story - because they didn't have the answers. Most, if not all, of those people were just selling books - not real world answers based on experience.

I came across Roy's site and really looked at what he was saying AND what we Wasn't saying. I started corresponding with Roy. He had no reservations in telling me the straight scoop on any and all of the many questions I asked - and do still ask - What to do and what not to do as well as how to resolve a potential situation before it happens. I could tell by his answers, sincerity, patience and clarification - after repeated questions that he is a real genuine person that has a Big Heart when it come to sharing what he knows about this business and helping people to succeed.

He tells it like it is. No sugar coating, no promises - just the plain honest to gosh truth. It's my experience with Roy that what he says - is the way it is.

I met Gina when I wrote to Roy about the coaching class. She and I talked at length a number of times by email and on the phone. About Roy, about past experiences, with tax liens, about mail order courses and information, who was hawking their goods, what worked and what didn't, what our objectives are, Gina's success, and importantly about Roy's information, and what he and Gina can and will do - to insure success.

Gina, I found is also a very real person also with a Big Heart, kind and considerate. Gina is passionate about her efforts to help people learn and know this tax lien business. She and Roy really click together when it comes to working with and for people to teach, encourage, promote everyone's success. I've asked pointed questions about why they do it; and basically they get excited more by seeing people get ahead, helping property owners, and investors than by making money at this. Gina really knows her stuff and sincerely works to make sure you kno and feel comfortable and understand what you need to know and ask about property and how to get information to make good decisions. There's a lot to know but it all falls in place, makes sense, and is easy to get. You get out of it what effort you put in.

Crazy isn't it.. I wonder what happened to the Greed factor. But they are contagious together and you will find that the 'helping people' side of this business is so rewarding personally as well as financially.

I, myself, am the ultimate skeptic but I opted to take the coaching class wondering whether the promise of guaranteed rewards was real. (I had just paid off my credit cards after carrying a high balance for many years - and really hated to carry another balance.) The coaching class was just beginning and as everything started coming together - it became evident that there are unlimited opportunities to go as far and as fast as a person want to go with this whenever and wherever they want.

As for my initial success: I followed Roy's advice and looked in/near my own back yard. What I found were many opportunities to acquire properties and/or liens in my area and surrounding states. I went to several local counties, looked at properties, talked to Roy, asking questions based on the training I had received from Gina, I chose to get more experience by researching and attending auctions to see what it was all about before letting myself get biten by the 'buy' bug.

In the meantime, I opted to target several planned communites within a few hours drive. I requested and received information from several counties. I drove through on a mini-vacation just to find these properties and see what the area looked like. I narrowed my scope of what was available to out of town land owners - as is suggested to get the best results. I wrote to my list of about 350, this was in late July of this year, 1999.

And as of this time, late September, responses and deeds are still coming in, I have 9 recorded free and clear properties (two a double lot side by side), with several more promised on the way. Some of these properties sold for an average of about $9,000 and as much as $14,500 in 1984. My specific cost for each property was $25.00 with another overall out of pocket expense - envelopes, stamps, recording fees ($6/each), a few phone calls, etc (I used a PC and printer I already had, but someone could adapt and actually do this without a PC and printer - just more handwriting) of maybe $100 covering the complete mailing, correspondence, etc. So presently, for about $200 direct cost and $100 indirect costs, I've acquired about $75,000 worth of property, and expect to end up with about $100,000 for an overal cost of about $350.

You do the numbers - Is that a good deal or what ??? ... and that's part time, on a shoestring budget.. and that's just my first dealing. I've found about another dozen planned communities within hours where I could repeat the process. I'm looking at lakefront properties - just for camping and weekend getaways.. the possibilities are endless.

You might ask what do I intend to do with these properties I currently have - I have endless options. I offering these for trade, barter, sell - less than 1/2 price/value, give as gifts, give to charities or local community organizations, lease with resident privileges (golf/clubhouse, boating, swimming, fishing, exercise facilities, hiking./nature trails, picnic pavillions, playgrounds, etc, you name it - they got it - and very friendly people).

I will say that $100,000 worth of free and clear properties (in a developing planned community area with explosive growth, abundant natural and man-made amenities, land value appreciation, ease and convenience to necessities (schools, restaurants, shopping, etc) yet peace, quiet and tranquility of a quiet, open spaces, neighborhood / development / natural settings..) looks awfully good on your Net Worth statement.

Please excuse my being so wordy, but I can't applaud Roy and Gina enough for what the are doing. I'm proud to say I know them and honored to be their student. I'm glad they think highly enough of me refer you to me - just to tell it like it is.

I welcome any correspondence,

Thanks, Bob Baggett 

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ANOTHER RESPONSE TO THE SAME REQUEST

From: John Meyer <jdmeyer@telepath.com>

Hi,

I first got acquainted with Roy about 4 years ago. I have purchased a number of pieces of property in that time. I really like the business. It is very profitable. Using the techniques Roy discusses in his material I have built up a monthly income by financing all the properties I sell @ 10%. I had the benefit of actually going with Roy to a couple of sales, looking at properties etc. I have purchased many pieces of property for 10 to 25% of their fair market value and sold them for 5 to 10 times what I paid for them. On a couple of occasions I sold them for over 20 times what I paid. Couple that with the interest I make by financing them and it turns out to be a very good deal.

Since you are just getting started you might also consider taking advantage of the Roy's coaching program.

Let me know if you would like further information.

John Meyer 

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