Scotty's Kick-Ass Guide!

How To Start & Setup A Blog In 2018 [to make money]

Learning how to start, make, and set up a blog successfully is a carefully crafted process. Whether you’re starting your blog to build a personal brand or marketing a small business, this guide will show you exactly what is required to get your new blog started on a path to success. So you can do the more important things such as writing and filling it up with your creative content.

There’s a right way to set things up and a wrong way; we’re going to focus on the right things so that you can avoid problems later.

Throughout this guide, I’ll be linking to other articles I’ve written and other resources to help further you jump start you’re becoming a blogger journey, so keep your eyes open!

Quick Note: If your already a business owner and don’t have time to start a blog yourself, you should still review this guide and use the points to help you hire someone to help you!

Let’s Begin!

Step 1: Picking & Registering A Domain Name For Your Blog

If the blog is for your already existing small business, you probably already have a website and name registered.

Registering the name of your new … READ MORE

How To Sell Your Home On Craigslist [as a For Sale By Owner!]

Knowing how to sell your home on Craigslist is a huge advantage! Especially, if you’re planning on selling your home as a For Sale By Owner.

I’ve sold every property I’ve ever owned on Craigslist and ended up saving thousands of dollars in commissions fees!

The best part about it is, I actually enjoy doing the marking to line up potential buyers, then showing them my property.

Quick tip: Even if you’re working with a realtor already, read on because it’s still a fantastic idea to list your home on Craigslist. The more exposure your home gets with online marketing, the better. Btw… You can use Craigslist for both the Sales Listing and announcing an Open House!

Once you have a buyer, you can proceed one of two ways.

1) Execute a full For Sale By Owner and do all the legal work yourself.

2) Or hire a real estate agent at a discounted rate. Preferably one you know or spoke with ahead of time about the idea.

Honestly, It’s pretty amazing how awesome Craigslist is and how great the results can be.

Especially in cities or towns like the SF Bay Area where there is a decent amount of … READ MORE

6 Things To Consider Before Selling Your Home

Selling your home or investment property can be a stressful decision. In this article, we’ll discuss some things you should consider before making the final decision to sell your home.

We’re going to dive into some very important topics to help you make the final decision of whether you’re ready to sell your home. So you can finally put your mind at ease.

BE CAREFUL – Your mind can fill up with anxiety by overthinking the decision for whether or not to sell your biggest asset, your home! If your mind is already made up and at ease, still read on anyway.

Let’s Begin!

1) What Price Should You List Your Home At?

Will you get enough of a sales price to cover all of your repair costs, sales commissions, and escrow fees? If you were expecting to roll over some equity for a down payment on your new home purchase, is there enough left over?

To know for sure, you’re going to need to evaluate and estimate all of the repairs that are required (to fix up your property), so that it will sell for the highest price possible.

For example, if your roof leaks, then you’ll need to … READ MORE

Selling Your Home? How To Hire A Rock Star Real Estate Agent!

After careful consideration, you’ve decided it’s time to sell your home or rental property! Every property owner will eventually be faced with this life-changing decision.

It can be a difficult decision to make!

And… Deciding on how to hire the right realtor to help sell your home or rental property can be even more difficult! Especially, if you don’t want the headaches of doing a For Sale By Owner.

Quick Tip: Doing a For Sale By Owner (an FSBO) to save on commission fees sounds like a great idea. But the truth is, it’s just not practical for 90% of the people who want to sell their home. Hiring the right realtor will be the next best option!

In this article, we’ll discuss how to hire a real estate agent that has all of the qualities required for earning your business and their sales commission. After all, you should have nothing but the best help for selling the biggest asset you’ve ever owned, your home!

We’ll also discuss a bit about what a listing agreement is and why you’ll have to sign it to make working with your realtor official.

A rockstar realtor will have to serve you well … READ MORE

How To Avoid Auto Insurance Collision Repair Scams! [with auto body shops]

In this guide, we’re going to discuss how to avoid being ripped off or scammed when opening a claim with an auto insurance company.

Let’s start with a little story first, the dream of buying a new car.

Everyone dreams of the day when they can finally buy a new car. You drive it off the lot, and everything feels great! Then one day your lovely new car gets into an accident. Whether the accident is your fault or not it’s almost a 95% chance you’ll be dealing with some type of auto insurance claim to get the necessary collision repairs completed.

The big elephant in the room would ask the following question:

Will you know how to avoid getting scammed or ripped off by the insurance company?

In this article, you will learn how to avoid getting ripped off by finding and hiring a reputable auto body repair shop. I’ll also show you how to research the consumer laws regarding auto collision repair in your state.

With a little knowledge, you can beat the insurance company at their own game of cutting corners on the repair costs of your car. And prevent them from underpaying!

In my opinion, a … READ MORE