Setting Priorities: How to Keep First Things First
Years ago, I read Stephen Covey’s famed book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and the very first habit was, by far, the most important to me. Be proactive. But I also recognize that in order to be proactive AND effective, we must also learn to put first things first by setting priorities.
Four Simple Strategies to Buy Your Dream Home at 20% to 30% Below Market
Traditionally, home ownership has represented a huge chunk of the American Dream. Wedged between “Get married” and “Have children” on the list of things to do, the home ownership ethos is important for Americans, but it’s not at all easy. It’s definitely not as easy as it should be to buy your dream home.
Don’t Just Make the Deal, Construct the Deal
Creating deals that help you get what you need. “How?” That is, by far, the most frequently asked question I get when it comes to real estate investing. How do I buy with no money down? How do I buy with bad credit? How do I buy if I filed bankruptcy before? How do I […]
Need Money? Don’t Get a Loan, Buy a House
Is Real Estate the Alternative to Alternative Lenders? If you’re old enough to remember the Great Recession, you, no doubt, have seen the its effects. They may come in the form of more vacant homes on your block or listening to the woes of a friend who has gone unemployed or underemployed for too long. […]
How to Have Success in the Next 24 Hours
Yesterday, I asked my 17 year-old son this question: “What is the one thing that every human being has in common?” He did not have an answer for me and after several long seconds of silence, I gave him the answer. “24 hours.” Every human being has 24 hours a day. Most of us have […]
Routine or Rut?
Are you living life as it comes or is life passing you by? Life goes by fast. This is true whether you are an employee or self-employed. I remember being an employee and watching my days go by and my kids get older without my permission. Now, as a self-employed individual, I sometimes catch myself […]
The Cure for Underearning
Get paid what you’re worth I have a morning routine that works for me. I wake up, exercise, and read TheWall Street Journal. “The Journal” is 100 pages of business news, national news, world news – content that impacts my wallet. It’s where the mergers, acquisitions, stock plummets, and those all-important Greenspan and Buffett warnings […]
How to Get Nothing Less Than Exactly What You Want
Okay, new real estate investors. It’s the middle of the third quarter of 2014 and I’m wondering what goals you set for yourself this year that you have yet to reach. You did set goals, didn’t you? Well, what are they? A stable income? More money? A happy family? More time with your family? Your […]
The Three Keys to Earning Money in Real Estate
Earning money in real estate is not difficult, but it’s also not for the faint at heart. The savvy investor can break real estate down to three simple components.
