What do you think of this deal?

Engelo Ivan

I have no dog in this hunt…. Engelo I am going to put you on the spot here… a 13k home by definition in the US is usually not a strong B class asset LOL….

does not mean its a bad deal however I think anyone who has read anything I have written over he last years knows my stance on these types of properties.

Engelo I have a few words of advice for you.. ONE you need to go to California LA specific why your hanging out in Toledo OH of all places … Go West young man… deals are there but you also have the female of the species ad at your age that’s were you want to be LA not Toledo.. I am an old gezer but you my friend need to move on.

Catinthehat wrote:

For Gods sake find a videographer who can teach you some basic video compilation skills because the ones you make suck! I absolutely hate the slit type view. They invented panorama for a reason!! Everything I and others view on these days is 16:9. Why oh why would I want to waste 2/3 of my screen view to blur and its ten times worse on a phone screen…doh!

I think he is using a phone to film it Catinthehat.

Andrew

Interesting vid Engelo. I tend to agree with some of the feedback but certainly not all.

Catinthehat wrote:

For Gods sake find a videographer who can teach you some basic video compilation skills because the ones you make suck! I absolutely hate the slit type view. They invented panorama for a reason!! Everything I and others view on these days is 16:9.

For $500 Australian get yourself a gopro and shoot in 1080P or 4K (will be slow but well worth it as video processing technology catches up). They would have to be a hell of a lot cheaper in the US??

Catinthehat wrote:

The other thing that sucks, and I think you caught it off your mate Nathan, is your always in the middle of the shot. Your not the subject so get out of there. Shot your focal points and then clip them together and voice it over(You get better sound wink wink). If you want your mug in the thing do an intro or summary.

I completely disagree. Do you honestly think people want to stare at white walls?? What makes property investing so interesting is the human component. Real people making real money. Nathan gets so many ‘likes’ because people find him engaging. Without him on the screen the true value would be lost – and no-one would bother watching. I can imagine how my students would react if I stood at the back of the classroom, while they looked forward, and I clicked away at a Powerpoint and spoke. Poor teaching. Learning occurs through connection. Engelo, I think you’ve done a great job at achieving that in the vid.

Redwood wrote:

My only constructive feedback is button up the shirt bro!

How long have you been in the states? It seems to be rubbing off a little!

Hi Super,

So Engelo standing in front of the camera was shielding the progress? Pretty sure he was pointing it out.. Videos have to be entertaining and yes, target the emotions, but that doesn’t have to necessarily get in the way of the finer detail. IMO, they go hand in hand. This is business, and Engelo is trying to promote himself just as much as the progress of the reno.

True, everyone learns differently. I guess you’ve got to find a happy medium to target everyone’s needs. Personally, I would have liked to know how much stuff cost etc.

Catinthehat wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>sciencesurf wrote:</div>
This is business, and Engelo is trying to promote himself just as much as the progress of the reno.

Horses for courses. You don’t do naff 5 min vids that try to achieve too much. The last thing I would be doing to promote my business and image is these sorts of low grade sloppy slapped together videos. Birch has spent the last several months cleaning up his YT mess that exposed his over inflated claims. He was popular based on the human interest story… a young go get’m teen making good not his videography skills because they obviously sucked.. Poor publicity, customer service complaints and poor presentation have left a video trail of questionable practices, ethics and honesty. He’s now trying to launder and re-present his brand.

Engelo’s making the same mistakes.

question answered…….sorry

Cheers, Ivan

• This reply was modified 10 years, 5 months ago by  Redwood.

Haha no offence taken! Thanks for the objective debate. Interesting comments about what makes a successful investor. What path are you taking then super?

You’d think Nathan should have a few dollars behind him to pay people to sort the ‘business’ side out? And he must know a little about leveraging by now…

Although as you’ve stated previously Freck, having access to experience doesn’t necessarily translate into a good product.