5 Books That Keep Me Focused As A Real Estate Entrepreneur

5 Books That Keep Me Focused As A Real Estate EntrepreneurI am an admitted bookworm who loves to read anything I can get my hands on.  My children are in awe of my library and are always asking me to point out which books are on history, which are on the presidents, which books are the classics and which ones are on real estate.  My oldest is right at the point where a Kindle sounds like a whole lot more fun than an actual book itself.  So far I have not given in and I continue to remind him … [Read more...]

How Your Business Plan Can Help Keep You Motivated

How Your Business Plan Can Help Keep You MotivatedEarlier this month, we discussed the why of having a business plan. But this is not about the why you need one. This is about why having a plan keeps you motivated. This week is considered the most depressing week of the year for a number of reasons including the credit card bills from the holidays, seasonal depression, loss of focus on resolutions and overall disdain with your position in life.I don’t know if you find this “science” to be … [Read more...]

Five Reasons Why I Keep My Full Time Job while Investing in Real Estate

Five Reasons Why I Keep My Full Time Job while Investing in Real EstateI have been asked many great questions by the readers of BiggerPockets, but one caught me off guard and caused me to sit back and think about what we are doing: “Why I are you still working and why haven’t you jumped into investing full time?”I found the question to be very thought provoking, as I have focused on being a full time employee and a part time real estate investor for so long that it feels like part of my … [Read more...]