Moore Anthony's Blog

Over the past few years, I've discovered an endless treasure trove of inspiration, wisdom, and education on YouTube . Every now and then, I stumble across a clip that rocks my world and helps me see things from a new perspective. Whenever I find these gems, I've made a habit of bookmarking them for such a time as this. Today I want to share with you 15 of the most powerful, inspiring and important YouTube videos I've come across over the past few years. These have all played a role in shaping my personal and entrepreneurial endeavors – and with any luck, they just might be able to help you along the way too . 1. The Time You Have Left What are you doing with your time today? Is it important? How would your schedule change if this was the last day you had to live? If you've never stopped to think about this, the video below will help change your perspective a bit. 2. Alan Watts: What If Money Was No Object? What would you like to do if money were no...

Before you read another sentence, make sure you're sitting down . In the next few minutes, I’m going to show you some unbelievable things about real estate that will make you question the nature of reality . 1. Cinderella's Castle at the Magic Kingdom was constructed using a set-trick known as forced perspective , which makes the castle appear much larger than it really is. Fact: Wikipedia via Reddit | Image: Thomas Kelley 2. The domed top of the Seattle Space Needle was built to be perfectly balanced , so the restaurant could be rotated with the help of a tiny 1.5 horsepower motor . Fact: Wikipedia | Image:  Sarah Ferrante Goodrich 3. When the Leaning Tower of Pisa was built, it started shifting on its foundation before construction was completed because of the unusually soft soil it was built on. This same soil is the reason the tower has survived at least four earthquakes since 1280 A.D. Fact: Wikipedia | Image: Davide Ragusa 4. If you've ever felt los...

If you want to succeed as a real estate investor, you need to know how to find motivated sellers. That's not just my opinion, that's a fact . When I first started pursuing my real estate investing career, I wasted a TON of time trying to find these people the wrong way (at one point, I was almost convinced it was impossible). There finally came a point when I was just about ready to throw in the towel – and that's when I discovered the power of direct mail marketing . But it wasn't just ANY direct mail marketing that did the trick. There were some very specific steps that simply  had to be followed  – and if I didn't put the time and effort into doing it right, I'd end up throwing a lot of money right out the window. Bonus:  Get a FREE copy of the INVESTOR HACKS e-book when you subscribe! Success requires decision and action The market moves fast. Stay ahead with the latest tips in low-ris...

One of the most common questions I hear from people in the real estate business is, “Where can I get funding for my next deal??” It doesn't matter what type of real estate investor you are, at some point, you're going to run out of cash . If you want to keep buying properties and grow your business, you'll need some other source of funding in order to stay liquid. Now, there are a lot of ways to deal with the issue. Some investors turn to  hard money loans , some will partner with other investors who have the cash, others will buy properties with seller financing or work with conventional lenders (until their bank decides they've borrowed enough money). The problem is – all of these “solutions” have some big costs associated with them, and that's why this interview is such an important one. In this episode, we talk with Mike Banks of Fund & Grow . This company has made it extraordinarily easy to get short term financing that charges 0% interest for the ...