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Hello and Welcome!
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With another New England winter just about over (we hope!), many
investors are already turning their energies towards marketing and
selling some of their investments. And with that in mind, this month's
edition of ForeclosuresMass Monthly brings you plenty of specific, useful
insights from a range of marketing professionals and experienced
investors.
We kick off with an article by regular contributor, Ken Lizotte, Chief
Imagination Officer (CIO) of Concord, MA Emerson Consulting Group, Inc.
Ken's a communications expert, and his powerful article, "Four Marketing
Secrets Turn Connections Into Gold," is packed with specific suggestions
for increasing both the visibility and profitability of your business.
Next, marketing guru Lisa A. Maini, Principal of myMarketingManager, a
full service marketing outsourcing firm in Arlington, goes deep on the
topic of identifying and selling an investment property, in her article,
"Buy It If It's A Steal." Lisa
interviewed several experts in the real
estate field in putting this together, and combines the best of their
insights with her own expertise in this informative and tactical piece.
Our "Interview With The Expert" segment for April features Dolly Di Pesa,
President of Di Pesa & Company, CPA's, a Quincy firm established in 1923.
Although there's little to be done concerning your 2005 taxes at this
point (other than file your return!), 2006 is still largely unwritten,
and Dolly pulls no punches in discussing "The three biggest tax-related
mistakes made by inexperienced investors." Take a look, and make sure
you're not guilty of committing any of these common and costly errors!
And finally, this month Debbie
Siegel's Mortgage Minute - our monthly
column in which we explain a critical real estate investing concept -
covers the topic of Annual Percentage Rate (APR). Understanding this
powerful concept will help you make consistent, intelligent comparisons
between competing mortgage financing options.
* Next 37 17 investors only!
Enjoy the issue, and as always, please contact us to send us your
comments.
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Jeremy B. Shapiro
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Sheila Farragher-Gemma
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Co-Founders, ForeclosuresMass.com
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