Life has gotten in the way

[David Medina]

So last year I really got seriously interested in learning about real estate investing. I was put to this site by a realtor who I now call a friend. from then to now, my place of work was sold to a much larger company in February. Since then....its been hell staying on my feet with the changes. Long hours...short staffed..and Im in charge of the place and have to put in the hours. That being said...this change has drained the life out of me. Literally exhausted at the end of the day. My family barely sees me. I have lost my way on this journey to trying to change my life through investing. Cant seem to find a way to do my job...give to my family and kids and find the time to learn this so I can grow and provide for my family. So....im sure many have been on this journey before me.  Im looking for insight on how you have overcame challenges like this. Where did your start your journey? What reading did you start with...How did you begin. Thanks 

[Duncan Hayes]

I drive a truck 5 days a week, 10+ hours a day, for a major window manufacturer in CA. I listen to podcasts and audio books while I'm in the truck. I use services like Propstream and REIpro to pull targeted lists of home owners with distressed properties. I use the evenings to skip trace those owners on the list, and to reach out to FSBO's via text message/email. I do this instead of call because I don't want the noise from the kiddos in the background, and I'm also reaching out to at least 15 people at once so it's easier to do it via text. Plus 90% of texts are seen within the first five minutes they're received.

On the weekends when I don't work I call a minimum number of leads from the list(s) I've pulled and take notes on what happened. After I reach that minimum, if we're not doing anything major with the kids then I call more leads. I can't call hundreds of people a day, thousands a week, but calling 100 or 200 every weekend is better than calling none. I don't really drive for dollars anymore, but when i was doing it every weekend then we made it a family thing, got the kids slushies and snacks, breakfast, or whatever. 

It's tough when you're working full time but it's gonna be tougher for you to look back wishing you woulda did more. Just analyze your day and find all the time you spend on non income producing activities and try to use that time differently. Whenever I find myself doing something unproductive, I literally remind myself that my time to build my investing business is limited and I should use this time to do something to progress that. 

Hope you figure it out, good luck!