Orlando, Fla. – November 18, 2010 – Brian Fricke, CFP founder of Financial Management Concepts and the author of “Worry Free Retirement,” recently initiated an Elite Professionals Group consisting of “Best in Class” professionals from various industries.  The purpose of this group is to have a trusted and competent pool of professionals that can be recommended to his clients on an as needed basis.

One of the members of the Elite Professionals Group is Orlando-based realtor and training expert, Andy Tolbert. (http://www.AndyTolbert.com)  Recently, Andy wrote about how one of her foreclosure interviews led to a reunion of a family that had been out of touch for several years!  Below is an excerpt from Andy’s blog post:

Wow, this is a story you probably don’t hear every day.  Yesterday I was contacted by email by someone stating she was a relative of someone I had interviewed about losing her house.  Through some back searching I found the article she was referring to, and it wasn’t me that had interviewed the lady, I just happened to be interviewed in the same article.  I never met her relative.  In several emails back and forth though, I explained that I had never met her, but did a quick Google search and sent her a link with some local contact info including an email address and place of employment (all public records here… not disclosing any secret info!).

Well, today I just got this email:

Andy

You have just been used by God to help two sisters fine each other and to discover that there are two more sisters My daughter and her sister are so happy right now it is unbelievable. They are both Managers and have two children thanks thanks and more thanks

My The Lord bless your life and family

Pastor Nissi

Isn’t that unbelievable?

Out of the tragedy of losing her home, a single mom and her 2 kids are now reunited with their family because of the story that was written about her.

Brian points out that this kind of wonderful event is a testament to the power of networking and is one of the main reasons for organizing the Elite Professionals Group.

Members of the Elite Professionals Group include wholesale automobile purchases, insurance experts, mortgage expertise, business, estate and elder law, health and medicare supplement insurance expertise, and many more.

“Members of the Elite Professionals Group, meet monthly to keep each other informed of our respective areas of expertise so we can take exceptional care of our clients now and into the future,” remarked Brian.

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Orlando Business Journal has named Brian’s company, Financial Management Concepts, one of the top financial planning companies in Central Florida. Financial Advisor magazine – an industry trade journal- has recognized him as one of the leading financial planning firms in America.  Brian Fricke is a Certified Financial Planner. Financial Management Concepts is a Fee Only Financial Planning firm. They currently manage over $98 million of investment assets for a select community of clients.

Brian also holds a weekly teleconference call, “Coffee Talk,” which is a live call held every Tuesday morning from 9-9:30am, to discuss current economic and lifestyle issues that affect retirees and anyone wanting to retire within the next 5 years.  Brian has also recently launched a live in-person meeting, built around the teleconferences, called “Coffee Talk Live.” These teleconferences and live events are not limited to clients and will be available to the public, free of charge.  Details for each week’s call can be found at http://www.BrianFricke.com/news_room

For more information about Brian Fricke and Financial Management Concepts, please visit http://www.BrianFricke.com.  You can also call toll free 1-800-294-4917 or send an email request to info@fmcretire.com

About Brian L. Fricke, CFP®:

Brian Fricke is the Author of “Worry Free Retirement, Do What You Want, When you Want, Where You Want”.

For the last 6 years in a row Brian and his company – Financial Management Concepts – have been named one of America’s Top Wealth Managers.

Orlando Business Journal has named his firm one of the top financial planning companies in Central Florida. Financial Advisor magazine – an industry trade journal- has recognized him as one of the leading financial planning firms in America.

If you’ve been in Central Florida over 10 years, you may have heard him on the radio. He used to host his own show on WDBO radio. He’s also served on the City of Winter Springs Board of Trustees Pension Fund.

Brian is a Certified Financial Planner. His firm – Financial Management Concepts – is a Fee Only Financial Planning firm. They currently manage over $98 million of investment assets for a select community of clients.

Brian and his team have worked with retirees and pre-retirees from companies like AT&T, Sprint, Harris, Lockheed Martin and Siemens/Westinghouse.

For more information, please visit http://www.BrianFricke.com

Although interviews with Presidential Candidate Barack Obama and Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin took priority, Tolbert was still excited by the whole event. “It was fun and exciting while it lasted and it’s still a great opportunity that I was even considered for the show! I was hoping I was going to get my 15 minutes of fame as well as help some people understand what’s going on today in the Orlando market with foreclosures but that didn’t happened this time. What can you do? If you’re going to get bumped who better than a couple of Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates!” Andy Tolbert said.

Andy Tolbert, a real estate agent and expert in foreclosures, was found through her website, a CelebritySite™ designed by Dicks Nanton & Glass Celebrity Branding Agency, when ABC Producers were searching for guests for Good Morning America. Tolbert, a 10-year veteran in the real estate market, speaks around the state on foreclosures helping those being affected.
“I guess good website promotion can really pay off” Tolbert added.

For more information about Andy Tolbert and her foreclosure seminars visit www.AndyTolbert.com.

About Andy Tolbert:
Andy Tolbert has been in the real estate industry for over a decade. She has been in the mortgage business since 1995, holds an active real estate license since 1998, has been training others for over six years and has personally been investing in real estate for nine years. Andy Tolbert’s specialty is investor financing and restructuring to maximize profitability and cash flow. She and her husband Tim have a combined 22 years of mortgage experience and owned their own FHA approved Correspondent Lender for almost six years. Andy Tolbert is founder and immediate past president of Investors Resource Center, Orlando.

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Orlando, Fl- January 17, 2008- Foreclosure Training Expert, Andy Tolbert, has presented her series of real estate classes across the state of Florida and has vowed to “help agents that truly want to become more successful in their chosen fields.” Recently, the Orlando Regional Realtor Association turned to Tolbert for her New Year’s Resolution and what Realtors needed to do in 2008 to be successful.

“I resolve to reach out to more agents and other real estate professionals and show them the silver lining in our current market and how to succeed in it. I am planning on getting more of my trainings approved by DBPR and FREC to be able to give continuing education credits for the agents that truly want to become more successful in their chosen fields. My message: Don’t give up!”

Recent news had shown Orlando in a real estate slump. But when asked about today’s market, Tolbert said, “Many economic indicators are showing positive signs in the

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Andy Tolbert has been in the real estate industry for over a decade. She has been in the mortgage business since 1995, holds an active real estate license since 1998, has been training others for over six years and has personally been investing in real estate for nine years. Andy Tolbert’s specialty is investor financing and restructuring to maximize profitability and cash flow. She and her husband Tim have a combined 22 years of mortgage experience and owned their own FHA approved Correspondent Lender for almost six years. Andy Tolbert is founder and immediate past president of Investors Resource Center, Orlando. ###

Orlando, Fla. – January 16, 2008 – Orlando foreclosure expert, Andy Tolbert was recently selected to be a part of Agent Direct News panel of experts. Agent Direct News is the nation’s largest direct-mail real estate newspaper. With a print circulation of 150,000 and an online e-newsletter that reaches 200,000 people it specializes in providing sales, marketing and technology content for real estate agents as well as builders and developers. Andy Tolbert will not only be featured on the Agent Direct News site, but her expert status will include 1 article a month in their national newspaper as well as 1 webinar per quarter. Andy Tolbert’s first scheduled webinar with Agent Direct News is Tuesday, February 19^th. “This is a great opportunity for me to help more agents understand both the foreclosure market as well as the investment property market. It’s up to us as professionals to do what we can to help turn this market around quickly, and I’ve pledged to do my part by educating real estate professionals in their chosen field,” Andy Tolbert said. For more information about Andy Tolbert visit www.andytolbert.com. For more information about Agent Direct News visit www.agentdirectnews.com.

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Andy Tolbert has been in the real estate industry for over a decade. She has been in the mortgage business since 1995, holds an active real estate license since 1998, has been training others for over six years and has personally been investing in real estate for ten years. Andy Tolbert’s specialty is investor financing and restructuring to maximize profitability and cash flow. She and her husband Tim have a combined 22 years of mortgage experience and owned their own FHA approved Correspondent Lender for almost six years. Andy Tolbert is founder and immediate past president of

Orlando, Fla. – December 19, 2007- Bank of America recently announced their sponsorship of Foreclosure Feast, a 3-hour continuing education course for real estate agents in

Attendees can expect to learn about ‘short sales,’ an option for people in foreclosure that owe more money on their house than what the market says it’s worth, as well as different strategies for buyers and sellers to decrease hassle and stress throughout the process.

“Everyone realizes the potential effects of the foreclosure situation in

“Due to the amount of foreclosure and short sales going on in the

To date, Bank of America has sponsored three events all over Florida,

For more information about Andy Tolbert or to sign up for Foreclosure Feast visit www.AndyTolbert.com.

About Andy Tolbert:
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Andy has been in the real estate industry for over a decade. She has been in the mortgage business since 1995, holds an active real estate license since 1998 and has been training others for over 5 years. Tolbert’s specialty is investor financing and restructuring to maximize profitability and cash flow. She and her husband Tim have a combined 20 years of mortgage experience and owned their own FHA approved Correspondent Lender for almost 6 years. Tolbert is also a founder of

Orlando, Fla. – December 19, 2007- Andy Tolbert was recently featured on the JT Foxx Show, a nationally broadcasted show on real world topics Americans are facing. Because of the direct and honest approach they take on the show, the JT Foxx Show has gained national recognition being compared to shows such as Bill O’Reilly and John Stewart.

Tolbert, rumored to be a recurring guest on the show, was questioned about Florida’s real estate market and the current foreclosure situation.

“The truth is that people in every part of America are closely watching the Florida real estate market as an indicator of what’s to come in the next few years… everyone’s interested,” Tolbert said.

The show aired December 15 and December 16 on 560 AM WIND.

For more details about the show or for archived shows visit www.jtfoxxshow.com, for more information about Andy Tolbert visit www.AndyTolbert.com.
 

About Andy Tolbert:

Andy has been in the real estate industry for over a decade. She has been in the mortgage business since 1995, holds an active real estate license since 1998 and has been training others for over 5 years. Tolbert’s specialty is investor financing and restructuring to maximize profitability and cash flow. She and her husband Tim have a combined 20 years of mortgage experience and owned their own FHA approved Correspondent Lender for almost 6 years. Tolbert is also a founder of

Orlando, Fla. – October 25, 2007- Although the real estate market may be slow, local real estate agents are turning to Andy Tolbert to boost their income in this otherwise down market. The Real Estate Mastermind Group, led by Andy Tolbert and her husband Tim Tolbert, allows members to gain insight through real-life, real-time, hands-on coaching for what it takes to maintain and grow their income in a market where many others are struggling.

 “If you are an agent that loves the business you’re in, and you’re ready to not only excel as an agent, but also add the element of personal investing to ensure your future as well as your present success this group is for you,” said Tolbert.

Tolbert’s Real Estate Mastermind Group meets in person once a month for a 4-hour session. Members also receive special negotiated discounts, a 60 minute conference call per month as well as email consulting.

For more information or to sign up for Andy Tolbert’s Real Estate Mastermind Group visit www.AndyTolbert.com or contact Stacy Dunn at 407-328-0970 or Stacy@Compass123.com.

About Andy Tolbert:

Andy has been in the real estate industry for over a decade. She has been in the mortgage business since 1995, holds an active real estate license since 1998 and has been training others for over 5 years. Tolbert’s specialty is investor financing and restructuring to maximize profitability and cash flow. She and her husband Tim have a combined 20 years of mortgage experience and owned their own FHA approved Correspondent Lender for almost 6 years. Tolbert is also the founder of Investors Resource Center, Orlando.

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Even in today’s slow market, Tolbert teaches attendees how they can use creative financing to help sell properties for top dollar.

For more information or to sign up for The Money Buffet, visit www.AndyTolbert.com or contact Stacy Dunn at 407-328-0970 or Stacy@Compass123.com.

About Andy Tolbert:

Andy has been in the real estate industry for over a decade. She has been in the mortgage business since 1995, holds an active real estate license since 1998 and has been training others for over 5 years. Tolbert’s specialty is investor financing and restructuring to maximize profitability and cash flow. She and her husband Tim have a combined 20 years of mortgage experience and owned their own FHA approved Correspondent Lender for almost 6 years. Tolbert is also the founder of the Investors Resource Center, Orlando.

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Orlando, Fla. – October 24, 2007— The Foreclosure Symposium is a one-day real estate class divided into three distinct seminars taught by real estate expert Andy Tolbert. Throughout the day, attendees will learn foreclosure strategies as well as how to negotiate short sales with lenders.

Attendees can also expect to learn how to understand foreclosure documents, risks to the seller and agent in a foreclosure transaction such as deficiency judgments and income tax considerations as well as how to attract both foreclosure buyers and sellers.

“The foreclosure market will continue to be a big factor in our market for many year, the savvy agent and investor can niche in foreclosures and stay very busy in today’s world,” said Andy Tolbert.

Class highlights will include the stages of the foreclosure process, the benefits of being an investor in foreclosure properties and the secret places Andy Tolbert uses to find properties under value. The class is $69 for the entire day and attendees can bring their spouse.

For more information about Andy Tolbert or for information on how to sign up for the class, visit http://www.AndyTolbert.com. Contact Stacy Dunn at 407-328-0970 for special group discounts.

About Andy Tolbert:
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Andy Tolbert has been in the real estate industry for over a decade. She has been in the mortgage business since 1995, holds an active real estate license since 1998, has been training others for over five years and has personally been investing in real estate for eight years. Andy Tolbert’s specialty is investor financing and restructuring to maximize profitability and cash flow. She and her husband Tim have a combined 20 years of mortgage experience and owned their own FHA approved Correspondent Lender for almost six years. Andy Tolbert is also the founder of

Orlando, Fla. – September 4, 2007— The Foreclosure Symposium is a one-day real estate class divided into three distinct seminars taught by real estate expert Andy Tolbert. Throughout the day, attendees will learn foreclosure strategies as well as how to negotiate short sales with lenders.

Attendees can also expect to learn how to understand foreclosure documents, risks to the seller and agent in a foreclosure transaction such as deficiency judgments and income tax considerations as well as how to attract both foreclosure buyers and sellers.

I show attendees how to “buy properties anywhere from 10%, 20%, 30%, to 40% or more below market value,” said Andy Tolbert.

Class highlights will include the stages of the foreclosure process, the benefits of being an investor in foreclosure properties and the secret places Andy Tolbert uses to find properties under value. The class will be $49 for the entire day and attendees can bring a guest.

For more information about Andy Tolbert or for information on how to sign up for the class visit http://www.andyTolbert.com or contact Stacy Dunn at 407-328-0970.

About Andy Tolbert:
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Andy Tolbert has been in the real estate industry for over a decade. She has been in the mortgage business since 1995, holds an active real estate license since 1998, has been training others for over five years and has personally been investing in real estate for eight years. Andy Tolbert’s specialty is investor financing and restructuring to maximize profitability and cash flow. She and her husband Tim have a combined 20 years of mortgage experience and owned their own FHA approved Correspondent Lender for almost six years. Andy Tolbert is founder and president of Investors Resource Center, Orlando.