Life is good. You made bail, again. Your roommate hasn’t found out you borrowed her credit card. Your mom’s insurance settlement came through on the jewelry you lifted. You’ve got enough cash to spring for a limo to Rosemont this weekend for the Wealth Expo. The $179 fee is waived for the next 485 registrants – and the next 485, and the next 485 and …
The Donald and 52 wealth experts will teach you the secrets of unlimited wealth. Your name will be added to 1,000 sucker lists. You can look forward to a deluge of mail – teaching tools for your next cons. Prosperity is just around the corner.
These people must also believe in the tooth fairy (or would that be the house fairy).
Wonder if the Donald will suggest “Marry one of my kids after they come of age” as a possible wealth-builder.
How do you think these guys get rich? Having these seminars.
Of course!
Bob – you hit the nail on the head. We Realtors are constantly getting bombarded with invitations to these “motivational seminars” whose ultimate aim is simply to part us from our increasingly slimmer wallets, to buy videos, books, and other “marketing tools” from the perps – er, pardon, promoters.
When my clients ask me if it’s a good idea to attend one of those “building wealth through real estate” scamfests (or buying the stuff via TV), I tell them that the way this person is “getting rich through real estate” is by selling his “stuff” to “the people who attend these events.” (I politely refrain from saying “suckers like you!)