Here are a few of the many success
stories IWS customers
have shared with us during our
40 years of continuous business.
Testimonials are unsolicited
comments we received from
customers by mail, e-mail and
fax. Copies of written
testimonials are on file in our
New York office.
Customer comments cover such topics as:
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Real Estate:
getting started in
income real estate; how
to make your real estate
fortune while fully
employed; buying up to
two properties a month
with no down payment;
finding zero-down loans;
second mortgages;
getting hard money
financing; specialty
investing; borrowing
millions to purchase
rental properties,
residental and
commercial deals,
condos, town homes,
multi-family, and
single-family buildings;
mortgage cash-outs;
lender names, types and
contact details; income
real estate in specific
cities and states;
making money in real
estate investment trusts
(REITs); flipping
properties; success
strategies for building
your real estate wealth
in good times and bad;
getting cosigners;
government assistance
and much more.
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Independent Business/Small
Business/Home
Business: working
from home in a small
office or home office
(SOHO) environment;
testing the market and
marketing methods for
products you might sell;
deciding on the type of
business you want to
start; the tools needed
to do the job; choosing
suppliers; preparing a
short business plan;
determining how much
money you need to get
started; types and
sources of loans;
registering your
business with city,
state or federal
agencies; expanding your
business and more
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Finding Loans for
Yourself and Others: How
to make commissions and
get financing for
you, your real estate
and small business
deals, and in numerous
"niches" business fields
such as construction,
religious organizations,
deals in specific countries,
and more
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International
Trade: Operating a
lucrative "paper"
business as an agent
exporting and importing
products around the world.
Exporting and Importing Your Way to
Wealth: in international trade,
getting started with very little
out-of-pocket money; making
commissions or buying and selling
wholesale, discounted or retail
merchandise; providing your clients
with the products and services they
need; using letters of credit to
help finance a deal; documentation
you may need; linking foreign
importers with domestic exporters;
arranging shipments; communicating
with importers and
more
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Grants and
Fundraising: government
and nonprofit grants:
How to prepare grant proposals, how to select and contact
appropriate grantmakers, how to use grant money profitably; how to
get grants for an organization or firm; what a grantor looks for
when you submit a grant proposal; and much more. IWS kits on topics
related to grants also include directories of grant making
organizations--with name, address, types of grants made, purposes
for which grants are made, and examples of recent grants with the amount and
purpose of the grant. These listings are valuable in helping grant seekers find
potential grantors who might be interested in supporting their projects. Note:
most grants are NOT made for personal financial needs--only for helping specific
groups of people. So these products are directed at professional group grants
only--not personal grants, and more.
Testimonials
ACQUIRED TEN $10 MILLION IN REAL
ESTATE: "I have been investing in
real estate in my spare time for ten years.
I have accumulated over $10 million dollars
worth of real estate with $6 million in
equity. I must say that the ideas, resources
and knowledge that I gain from reading Ty
Hicks' book(s) is the big factor in
contributing to my success in real estate
investing." By email, CA
SMART BUSINESS BORROWER: “I bought my present
business, a tavern, using your methods. I took out 3
personal loans of $5,000 each and have since paid
back one third of each. Or I should say my business
has paid them, and continues to do so. The three
personal loans were used for the down
payment and other fees. My
net income after paying all notes, and an auto loan, is $800 a week, every
week. Now I'm planning to buy another tavern near mine. its income is
better than my present one. i have done all of this due to your methods
and will continue to make a great deal more money
from my business.” By letter, NY
TWO PROPERTIES IN 6 MONTHS: “I bought your book in January of this year and after reading it I bought two rental properties. One is a 3-bedroon townhouse condo; the other is a 2-family home. My positive cash flow is about $600 per month from these
properties. My next goal is to raise my rental income to $2,000 per month.” By e-mail, Canada.
SUCCESSFUL STARTUP: “I am pleased with
the materials I have obtained from you. I have
taken many of your ideas and modified them
to start my business. Starting with a budget of
$250 I have already grossed $6,000 (in 2
weeks) and netted $2,100. Now I’m ready to
share my sbusiness with others.” By letter, OH.
BEGINNER SUCCESS: “I bought your book
while on my lunch hour in a large bookstore.
I read it twice and called to see if the
phone number in the book would lead me to
you. It did! In July I signed a contract for
a 2-family house having a $175.00 per month
Positive Cash Flow (PCF). Three weeks later,
with your book in hand, I signed a contract
for a single-family home in a great
neighborhood that I now live in. The price
was excellent. After closing on the
single-family home, I bought a 5-family home
with a monthly cash flow of $400. I
purchased all these houses using credit
cards and a home equity line of credit. The
first two houses had zero down payment, just
closing costs which I was able to get from
my credit cards. For the 5-family I took an
equity line of credit. My goal is to buy a
multi-unit property and convert it into
condos.” By letter, NY.
SUCCESS IN IMPORT-EXPORT: “Mr. Hicks
told me there are [more than 200] Trade Lead
Web sites. Using his knowledge and my
persistence, along with e-mail, fax and the
telephone, I got three orders from electric
utilities for controls. Three weeks after my
price quote I got an order for 6,000 pieces
from Saudi Arabia. The next order, from
Taiwan for 3,000 pieces, took about 4 weeks.
Then Korea ordered 7,500 pieces. And a large
U.S. company ordered 1,000 lamps that I
obtained from overseas. The four orders will
be shipped and paid for in the next 6
weeks.” By letter, Trenton, NJ
LOANS BY PHONE RESULTS:
“I ordered your ‘Loans by Phone Kit’ about two months ago. I have already made $16,400 from it. Now I’m projecting earning over $100,000 in the next two months. And I want to thank you for your time on the telephone with me. You have been most helpful.” By
letter from NJ.
VALUABLE CONTACTS:
“Through the IWS Newsletter I formed my own corporation and made a number of valuable international contacts that have been most profitable. I quit my job to devote full time to my business ventures.” By letter, MD.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS: "Six years ago. I was eagerly searching for lenders to finance my second income property. I found a 16 unit apartment building in a nicer part of town listing for $600,000. The property is not in
good shape (the appearance) because the out of town owner didn't take good care of it. Banks turned me down on my application for a loan. They said the rent was low (due to mismanagement) and I only had 5% down payment from credit card and
personal loan. But I knew I could turn it into a positive cash generator with some minor cosmetic improvements and careful selection of tenants. I read the IWS newsletter and found a loan broker who got me the loan to purchase the property. Thank you very
much for your help Ty. I
just renewed my subscription to IWS for
three more years. Keep up the good work!" By
email, NE
MAKING GOOD MONEY, PART TIME: “The
last time we spoke, about 2 months ago, I
was earning $12,000 a month as a part-time
Professional Financial Broker. I split my
fee with my real estate lender. My real
estate deals are usually $600,000, and up.
Plus, have a business lender (co-broker), in
normal loan ranges of $500,000 and up, where
I earn a 4% brokerage fee that I split with
my co broker. As of today, I am pulling a
minimum of $19,000 per month in fees, and
increasing my earnings every month. I expect
to go full-time in this business next month
as a Professional Financial Broker.” By
letter, NY
SUMMER RENTALS: "Using your advice I bought 22 seasonal summer buildings which rent only for the warm weather season. I got $150,000 cash out in my hand at the closing. My brother and I run the buildings, doing renting and
maintenance. We could double or triple our
income if we upgrade the buildings." By
letter, GA
VENTURE CAPITAL: “As a direct result
of your IWS Newsletter we sold 20% of the shares in one project to venture capitalists.” By letter, New Zealand.
SUCCESS FINDING A LOAN: “We started
our newest venture, a non-profit vocational
school, using your ideas. We ran one ad in a local
medium-size city newspaper for a 6% loan with a
5% finder’s fee. We got two $100,000 loan offers
within one week.” By letter, OH
FINANCIAL BROKER SUCCESS:
“Your Financial Broker training is very profitable. We just concluded a $20-million mining deal and contracts to have 250 houses built.
Financing will take 6 months because there are three projects. So we’ll receive our 5% finder’s fee when the contracts
are completed. At that time we will be paid
around $1-million, 5% of the amount of the
total deal.” By letter, CA.
REAL ESTATE HAS BEEN GOOD: “The first time I read your ‘3-Year’ book (How to Make Millions in Real Estate in 3 Years Starting with No Cash) it lead me to take action to begin buying property in my home town. I bought a triplex with a 100% FHA loan (zero
cash) for $220,000. One year later it appraised for $385,000 after doing about $5,000 in repairs on it. So my equity went up $160,000 in one year, or about $13,333 per month; that's $444 per day. I refinanced this first property and bought a second for
$505,000 using $51,000 of my refi money. Three months later the second property is worth $560,000 and I'm refinancing it to take cash out, tax-free. Both properties have a positive cash flow, giving me about $1,200 per month, not counting the equity
increase. Since real estate has been so good
to me, I want to buy more!” By letter,
CA
BIG SALE FROM SMALL AD: “Thank you
for placing my 7-line classified ad for electric
lamps in the IWS Newsletter in the past
month’s issue. All lamps (over 8,000) were
sold at a discount because of the large quantity.
Your Newsletter sure brings results!” By letter,
OR.
FLIPPING LAND:
“Thanks to your encouragement, I recently
closed on a one-acre parcel that no one else
wanted. I subdivided the land into three
building lots and pocketed $165,000 profit
when I sold the subdivided land.” By
letter, CT
FLIPPING HOMES:
“I have successfully completed my first
‘flip-it’ property with a profit of $17,000.
My goal for this year is to locate, and
flip, six properties in 12 months.” By
letter, IA
BIG EQUITY INCREASE: “The first time
I read your ‘3-Year’ book it lead me to take
action
to begin buying property in my home town. I
bought a triplex with a 100% FHA loan (zero
cash) for $220,000. One year later it appraised
for $385,000 after doing about $5,000 in repairs
on it. So my equity went up $160,000 in one year,
or about $13,333 per month; that’s $444 per
day. I refinanced this first property and bought
a second for $505,000 using $51,000 of my refi
money. Three months later the second property
is worth $560,000 and I’m refinancing it to
take cash out, tax-free. Both properties have a
positive cash flow, giving me about $1,200 per
month, not counting the equity increase. Since
real estate has been so good to me, I want to
buy more!” By letter, CA
FINDER FEE WORKS: “I want to thank
you for your book ‘How to Borrow Your Way
to a Great Fortune.’ Your concept of offering a
Finder’s Fee to raise money is outstanding. I
raised $50,000 for a corporate loan by offering a
potential investor a finder’s fee, which included
a cosigner’s fee. It worked!” By letter,
IL.
ZERO CASH: “My husband and I bought a 2-story, 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath condo for zero money down for $136,000. Three years later it appraised for $230,000, giving us a $2,611 equity increase every month. We rented the condo and immediately bought another
property for $276,000 for zero down. Today, 3 years later, it appraises for $400,000. Our equity increase was $3,444 per month, or nearly $115 per day, on zero cash. We think we’re doing the right thing since we started with zero cash!” By letter, AZ
IMPORT-EXPORT SUCCESS: “I’m into
closing a deal of 25,000 metric tons of cane sugar
for China. I’ll make $2 per metric ton on this
deal. And I only got your ‘Import-Export Kit’ five
weeks ago!” By letter, The
Netherlands
GOOD RESULTS IN ONE MONTH: “The bank just accepted my offer for the property I told you about on the phone. Comps’ appraisal is $607,000; it’s an REO listed for $399,000. The bank agreed to pay 100% for closing costs. So, like you said, I can buy with
instant equity and zero down. And that’s exactly what happened! I just have to pitch in $3,000 for earnest money that will be returned to me at closing. “I thank you so much for the motivation. I would not have thought of doing this if I had not read your
books and if I had not talked to you on the phone. I bought two of your books in August, subscribed to your newsletter and started acting on it right away. It’s only been a month and I’m looking at an instant equity.” (About $208,000, Editor). “There’s
still some upgrade work to do on this
property. But I was assured I can get rehab
money fairly easily.” By letter from
WA
FAST REAL ESTATE SUCCESS: “I am a
beginning wealth builder (BWB), as you like
to call us. I have been doing real estate
investment for a little over 4 months.
Currently I own 4 duplexes that I bought
without using any money out of my
pocket.” By letter, TN
THANKS FOR THE MOTIVATION: "In the
last year I added five investment properties
to my real estate portfolio, thanks to the
motivation you provided. I presently have a
bid in for a sixth property and an offer out
on a seventh". By email, NM
ONE SMALL STEP AT A TIME: "I enjoyed your books over the years and finally got the nerve to buy a small investment property, and then another, and then
another. It's amazing what you can do one small step at a time. I am a legal secretary by vocation but I work only 3-4 months a
year, mostly to socialize with old friends. They always ask me how can I live on that amount of money. They don't know that's my
'mad money.' My real assets are my real
estate investments!" By letter, VA
MONEY IN FIST: When I first subscribed to your
Newsletter in 1994 I was a Police Corrections Officer working in the
toughest local jail house. I was on the list for Captain. The job was very
stressful and I decided to invest in real estate. I saw an ad in the Miami FL
paper for a single-family home with an assumable mortgage. I borrowed $10,000
from my Credit Union and got a local Police Officer to manage the property. Then
I decided to specialize in fourplexes with assumable mortgages. In 6 years I
acquired 20 fourplexes with assumable mortgages, each giving me about $600+ per
month Positive Cash Flow. My total income, with my 1-family house and the
fourplexes is more than $12,000 per month. I would have bought all my properties
in less than 3 years, except that my son became seriously ill. He has since
recovered. My Police Officer Manager has been dependable and honest. Two years
after subscribing I quit my Corrections job when I was earning more than $4,000
a month on it. I closed on each fourplex on the 3rd of the month, so I was able
to get all the prorated 1St and last month rent, plus the security deposits due
me. I received thousands of dollars extra cash at each closing. I am also a
Financial Consultant, thanks to the Kit. I make $60,000 a year at it."
By letter, NY.
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