Having Good Lists Is Essential For Success with Direct Mail Marketing your real estate business is vital to your success. If direct mail is one of your chosen strategies, there are some things that can really make or break you when it comes to success. Having a good list is one of those things.You Must Have a Good ListIt’s not good enough to have a bunch of people that are homeowners on your list. What if they are free and clear houses you might ask? Does owning a free and clear house make … [Read more...]
The Number One Irrational Behavior of Real Estate Investors
September 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Number One Irrational Behavior of Real Estate Investors If you ever get a chance to read my posts on the BiggerPockets forums, you notice that I am a big proponent of education, mentor ship, coaching, whatever you want to call it. I call it surrounding yourself with people you want to learn from and always learning something new. One week ago, I had the chance to travel to Boston to attend the Hubspot Inbound ’12 conference and do both!Before tying this into real estate, I think … [Read more...]
Why I Allow Pets in My Rental Properties
September 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Why I Allow Pets in My Rental Properties I’m a fan of pets. I like animals in general. In fact, I have a cat with me on my desk right now as I write this. Pets can evoke some pretty strong emotions, both for and against.No matter what your feelings are on pets, should you as a landlord allow pets in your properties? I know landlords that would shout a hearty “Hell No!” back at me to that question. I however tend to see advantages to allowing pets, so I do allow then, but with … [Read more...]
Real Estate Networking: Cup of Coffee Persistance
August 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Real Estate Networking: Cup of Coffee Persistance Before I begin, ask yourself which statement you’d like to be said about you: A) “This guy/gal is persistent to the point of driving me nuts! ”B) “This guy/gal seems to be pretty lazy with their lack of initiative and motivation.”Both statements do contain a hint of negativity as no one wants to be annoying; however, if your annoying of someone is being caused by your passion for persistence, then I would argue that is … [Read more...]
Investors: Be Careful of Misplaced Motivation!
July 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Investors: Be Careful of Misplaced Motivation!I’m sure many of you have heard the cliche’ saying, practice makes perfect.It’s a great saying, but sorry to say, is 100% wrong. I don’t remember where or how long ago, but I remember someone telling me that which caused the “huh?!?!” type expression on my face.This person then said, perfect practice makes perfect.After soaking it in, things finally clicked, “Ahhhhhh! That makes sense.” What benefit is the practice if you aren’t … [Read more...]
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