My inspiration for this post comes from dealing with many new students’ fears (which is also why I wrote the first positive attitude article). Here’s an example of what I hear regularly: “All the lists have already been requested. Everyone’s already worked these claims. There’s nothing left for me. This found money business thing is a hack.”
That’s a great example of a negative attitude. Again and again, people are finding and collecting claims. One student (who is pretty new to the business) has gotten something like 7 claims – from one county! I’ve emailed personally with this student, both before and after his success. I can tell you this: I have never detected one hint of negativity when corresponding with him. If you know who I’m talking about, I’m sure you’ll agree.
The same is true for other successful people here. They are not positive because they are successful. They are successful because they are positive. Another example? Rick himself. Obviously, I’ve known him for 30+ years. While he was an evil tormenter when we were kids, I can honestly say that Rick has never had a negative attitude about almost anything.
If you are one of those “this doesn’t work, nothing works, I just end up failing at everything I do” types, man, you’ve got to get over that as soon as possible, or that will end up your reality. Make that priority #1.
By the way… no judgment here. “Hello, my name is Maggie, and I’m a recovering negative thinker.” I have been the worst of the worst in this respect, so I speak from experience here. It wasn’t until I made a conscious effort to stop viewing everything in negative terms, and expecting the worst, that my finances (and everything else) started to really change for the better.
Not only that, but when you change that attitude, it seems like you suddenly start running into successful situations that didn’t appear before. Why? Who knows. The scientific types hate this, but anecdotally, evidence of this is everywhere.
Here’s the bottom line. If you stop expecting the worst, if you stop finding all the possible pitfalls, if you stop complaining, and you put in a diligent effort, you will become a successful money finder.
Guess what? “Hooked on Overages Scam” is now the number one search term leading people to this blog! People hear about the program and want to enroll, but there’s that little inkling of doubt that leads them to search for others who might say Hooked on Overages is a scam.
It’s sad that there are so many real estate programs out there that leave people feeling scammed. There are even a few programs available out there now about overages that are scammy – one was even produced by a member of Hooked On Overages, who joined, took our information and then used it to produce a second-rate ebook – with no support, no updated information, in general just a scammy rip-off of the real thing.
But overages is no scam – unless you’re looking at it from the perspective that the government effectively scams people out of their money by seizing it when they don’t collect it in time.
Nope, overages are very real, and so is the profit potential that comes along with it. And sadly for homeowners, there’s more tax sale overage and mortgage foreclosure overage out there now than ever before. Their loss is your opportunity to help them get some of their money back.
If you’re considering getting in the program but have been burned by crappy systems in the past, don’t worry. There’s a money-back guarantee with Hooked On Overages. You’ll have plenty of time to check the program out before committing – and you should know pretty quickly whether this is something that excites you, that will make you feel good to do for business, and that you can see yourself making money with.
Hooked on Overages… definitely not a scam.
Lately, I have been having a problem with burnout. I haven’t been getting stuff done – at least, not enough stuff. I’ve been waking up in the morning with serious backaches, which I think have a lot to do with the amount of time I spend sitting in the same position. I’ve been hustling to get a lot done, and seemingly haven’t gotten as much done. My workouts have fallen by the wayside, and I put on 5 pounds (which makes me very, very unhappy). I haven’t been enjoying my off-time as much, since I feel like I can’t spare the time and need to be working. In general things have been off.
I’m very thankful this happened. You wanna know why?
I’ve stumbled on a better way of getting stuff done.
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If you’ve heard that you can make huge finder fees on tax surpluses, you haven’t been led astray. Unlike state-held funds such as old bank accounts, stock dividends, and utility deposits, tax surpluses are often for huge amounts of money and aren’t advertised publicly on the state’s website. They’re the best-kept secret in the “found money” business. But are tax surplus finder fees legal?
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By now you’ve probably heard about the billions in unclaimed funds the government is holding on behalf of private U.S. citizens. If you want to collect unclaimed funds for finder’s fees, you’ll want to stay away from state funds. Limitations on state funds generally don’t apply to big funds that are held outside the state level, namely real estate overages. Tax sale overages are the best place for a beginner to start.
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If you’re anything like me, all the things that you need to get done could fill both sides of a college-ruled notebook paper. Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed at the amount of tasks that have to get done, the logistics of all of it, and the limits of 24 hours in a day. Let’s take a deep breath and be logical about your to-do list.
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When working as a professional money finder, there is one overriding quality you must have: credibility. This is especially true when working with people to collect overages from tax sale. Tax sale and mortgage foreclosure overages are often for huge sums of money, and if people think you are a scam artist you don’t stand a chance.
In order to ensure you don’t look like a scammer, you’ve got to have several things in place.
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It may sound like an obvious answer, but the best states for tax sale overages are ones that actually have them. Did you know that in about half of the states in the U.S., when more is bid at tax sale than is owed in back taxes, the overage escheats immediately to the government? In the rest, the tax sale overages are held for at the very least six months for the owner to collect. A few states hold these overages indefinitely.
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The answer to this question is: it depends on which unclaimed property you are recovering. Some funds are great to work; others can be difficult for a number of reasons, and offer little in the way of profit to the money finder.
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I’ve been emailing a lot lately with members of our Hooked On Overages training who are struggling to get their businesses off the ground. Throughout these interactions, as well as observing other people’s actions in the class and reading posts on the forums, I’ve noticed one thing is constant: those with the right attitude are the ones that are succeeding. Across the board.
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