The upgrade to the shopping cart went better than expected. However, I forgot to include a requirement in the terms, so I’m going to have my coder do one more task for a small additional fee. Once that’s completed (by Friday), I’ll be able to upload products and start directing my current customers to my site. I can’t wait to show the world the final product.

I got that third property under contract for a potential wholesale deal, and I’m still dealing with title issues on the wacky property. At this moment, I have four properties under contract: two are short sales, and the other two are “traditional” wholesale deals. I first shortsale that I’ve been working on for about three months just requested the interior BPO, so it’s almost there. This one has the potential for a 20K profit. So I just need to be a little more patient.

I got to meet with a group of Philly wholesalers last week, and it was awesome. One of the wholesalers invited one of his mentors/partners as a guest speaker. This guy has done everything in Philly from wholesaling, to rehab flips, to subject-to. He shared a lot of good information, and even gave us a tips on what he would’ve done differently if he knew then what he knows now. It was very enlightening, and I can’t wait for the next meeting.

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Here are quick updates on what’s going on with my ventures this week:

• Real estate – I got another wholesale property under contract Wednesday, and I’m meeting with a seller to get another one under contract tonight. This will keep me on track to meet my goal of wholesaling at least one property a month. Two of the properties are shortsale/wholesale deals, and the other two are “traditional” wholesale deals.
• Mobile notary service – I had two more appointments for notary service this week, which is okay. I’m still working on the automation of marketing this business. I contacted a targeted publication for classified ad rates, so I should have an answer soon. One of my old friends is also moving back to Philly, and she wants to be a notary. So I may have her replace me, and just run the business without having to run around notarizing stuff. We’ll see.
• Designer fragrances – Today is the day that I select an eLance vendor to install the shopping cart software for my designer fragrance website. I’m selecting someone from overseas, which makes me a bit nervous, but I expect everything will work out. I originally planned to install it myself, but after two failed attempts, I realized my time was better spent doing other things.

That’s it for now, gotta get back to work

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