Funky Idea - Live In My House For A Month!

great idea... you friends with Dean Hunt? Run it by him on twitter, he might find it interesting.

You could make it the grand prize in an Affiliate Contest for your membership site. You might just make that $4,000 back and then some. The time is short however.

Genius. I might be down.

A house on the beach?? Surfing??? Hold on a minute while I pack my bags. Pick me up at the airport, here I come!!! I'll even let you surf with me.

Wait, why would you move from a beach house?? Why? Is it another house on the beach or are you crazy?

Wish I had $4k and I'd take you up on that in a NY minute. I think it's a great idea myself.

My old stomping grounds were in Poway in the mid-90's and haven't been back since. Used to enjoy watching the roller-bladers sashaying (the ones without the hairy legs) down on the beach.

Geeeez I hate being broke.

Jason,

For $10,000 a month I'll move in as your personal coach.

That's "Mates rates" by the way.

John

Mind if I bring my kids? Maybe I'll just leave them there and come back to Cinci alone hahaha

Jason,

I'll move in but I'm not going to pay you anything.

INSTEAD!

In exchange for you coaching me i'll give you surfing lessons. Everyone knows Aussies are the best surfers

Cool idea and 12 spots should get snapped up pretty quickly I'd imagine.

Oh and here's a really cool bonus.

I'll leave all my marketing library and contents there so the person staying could go through it all if they like.

The idea gets better by the minute.

Steven Wagenheim, give me $10k so I can move to San Diego by the beach!!!!

I think the idea of offering a coaching program to get people down there would be a good benefit for both you and your members. Are you providing accommodations other than the roof for each traveler, or do they cover the costs of food and such?

Hey Peckerhead (Palms in Vegas... hahaha... that was funny)

Anyways, you could always just let me and some friends throw a fat party at your place. You can come too!

Hi
If your chucking in your girlfriend as well, $4000 a month don't seem to bad........ can I see a picture of her first

Cheers
John

Jason,

I think it's a splended idea. Give it a couple of months and test it out for demand.

I imagine you'll have to charge a good penny for the overhead expenses, but it should be doable.

And if you get John T to come up, well I'd double the cost lol.

Btw, love that subject line.


Mary

This is so crazy......It might making the next reality television show. It's actually a good concept, try it never know.

Start a reality show!!!

OHHHHHHH let me live there free, turn it to a reality show and sell it for big bucks to a TV network. Ya know Donald Trump has "The Apprentice" and you do kind of like The IM By The Beach Apprentice Ohhhh I'm getting a plane ticket now.

love it - - A reality show would ROCK - you can put it up on the new youtube functionality of films pre-screening too!

If you decide not to go WF way for any odd reason...you could put it up on vrbo dot com - I've had great success with renting by the week (up to $3k per) for my Florida homes.

let us know what you decide and how much - sounds like a great place to get creative, create product!!!

There are companies that will advertise it, rent it out, and keep it up for you as well.

Jason,

Sounds like an intruiging idea... if you have the cajones to try it, it might just work. A few ideas:
- Offer the package in 1-2 week intervals. This will not only make it more affordable for people, but can allow you to make more overall.
- Offer the package per room, or a couple/roommates get a discount
- Be very clear on what they get - surf lessons, dinner/meals by a local caterer/chef, IM course of a specific flavor, etc.
- Have a single, measurable goal (major product release, increase current site traffic or conversions by XX%)

For example, maybe offering a one week program for $2000 (couples/roommates for $3000). If you got 3 "full" weeks a month (times 2 rooms), then thats at $12-18k gross. Once you subtract your rent, meals, utilities, housecleaning, etc (assume $6k)... you could end up with $6-12k profit pretty easily. And thats relatively conservative. With some good promotion, you could work it up to $20k or more.

Just some ideas, but it could very much be worth it... Imagine having just 45 "classes" a year, teaching IM, teaching surfing and enjoying life. It could be a great way to go.

You could do 2 week or even monthly classes, but I honestly think you are better off with smaller chunks. Not only do people rarely take more than a week vacation at a time, but it would be easier to "sell" them on a smaller price tag ESPECIALLY if room and (some) board is involved.

Oh - another thought... instead of doing all the work yourself, why not JV with some other people and let them teach their classes and stay in your pad. Promote it to your local community (or anyone who wants to get a hotel) and have the course at the beach house. The JV can stay there and you get a split of the profits.

Lots of potential. I think IF you decide to do something like this then:
1) You need to focus on a specific model and hit it hard
2) You need to get serious about making it work

Of course, you know that already

Actually, this is one of the most innovative ideas I've heard this year (and the year is ending, so I guess that counts as a compliment? ). There will definitely be people interested in getting one-on-one IM coaching for a full, intense month for a 4 or 5-digit figure.

Better make sure you set some ground rules, though. Like, no banging on your bedroom door at 4am just because your latest 'tenant' had a brilliant IM dream.

~ Sirius

I don't care so much about hanging with J-Mo as hanging out in the ocean in some waves. So I'd be perfect cause I wouldn't be demanding or clingy or require much time. Maybe just an hour of intense IM coaching a day. And I cook my own meals, cause I'm picky.

Now this is gonna be a big thing and all the big IM guys are gonna host some Apprentice type live in deal. Instead of just internet coaching, it will be move in my house for a month and get intense coaching. Then it will be a hit reality show. There will be a contest with 20 IM wannabes move in to a house and each week after a project one person is eliminated until 1 is left to win a million dollars.

Sounds like a sweet idea...

I spent a week with the family down at the Bahia a few years ago and it was a blast.

Now, the question is can you teach someone who knows ZERO about surfing some good skills in a month? If so, I may be interested!

Maybe you can do something cool like get the participant a spot in one of Frank's crazy videos or something. Now that would be a cool bonus!

Mike

Might work as a Vacation House, if it's located right

Jason,

You obviously have a great "REASON WHY" to create a MASSIVE marketing promo around the beach house.

I'd create a contest with like 4 GRAND prize winners who each stay at the beach house for a week or so.

Small ticket item that leads to a continuity program...that's what I'm thinking. You'll get bunch of heads on your list(even though your a MASTER at making a fortune with a tiny list) and not only will they get a GREAT product from you....they'll also get your beach house along with your marketing library for a certain time frame.

I'll be cool with that.

He's not renting out a spare room, he's renting the entire house cause he'll be living in another house.

Most people would not want to rent out a spare room cause renting a house you don't live in is totally different than living with someone. They could be loud, messy, crazy, dirty, and you'd have to see them and cohabitate with them everyday. And not that many people live right on the beach in southern california that has warm weather all year. Oh gotta get to the airport.

Okay "Officer Spadanko".

Roger that!

I'll move in on a 48 hour notice. I'm pretty clean too. Just tell me how much and where.

Hi J-Mo,

That sounds great, but......

I'll only come if you teach me to surf, the marketing can wait until when surf's not up

Andy

So I get a beach house, IM coaching and surf lessons?

Where do I sign?

pfft
you know you love it!

Does this include 'surfer chicks'?? []

Rich

Hi Jason,
I think it is a great idea. Better yet, I think it would make an awesome reality show on T.V. Some of the funkiest ideas turn out to be our best!

Susan

Wow, sounds like a ton of people are excited about this idea man.

Jason,

Want to hang out sometime? I live in the San Diego area too. By the way...

When's the next internet marketing kegger? I missed the last one.

Awesome idea!!

A great idea. It will surely go a long way!!

Why don't you try to rent by the week, make it into a time share venture. That would jack up the revenue it generates tremendously.

Maybe it's just me but it sounds like you've got nothing to lose. In other, words if you try to rent it and no one bites you're out the $4k you would have been out anyway.

Perhaps you could hold some kind of contest and then offer a month in the house for free?

Or perhaps you could just throw a big damn party!

This is a great deal. I'll formally put in a request for a spot. Not sure how exactly this works, but I'd like December if that months open.

Seems like you would have better weather in Winter then in Canada that time of year.