Letting Go for Your Bottom Line: A Lesson for Real Estate Investors

[Grant Shipman]

Letting Go for Your Bottom Line: A Lesson for Real Estate Investors

Hey BiggerPockets Community,

If you’re a real estate investor, whether you own rental properties, flip houses, or manage syndications, there’s a critical lesson that could boost your bottom line: Letting Go.

Many of us get into real estate because we want control over our financial future. But the very thing that gives us success at first—handling everything ourselves—can also hold us back from scaling and growing our business.

How Trust Works in Real Estate Investing

Letting go isn’t just about delegation—it’s about choosing to trust rather than operating from fear.

🔹 Afraid to let a property manager take over?
🔹 Micromanaging every contractor’s move?
🔹 Stuck in the day-to-day of bookkeeping, maintenance, or leasing?

Many investors fall into this "do-it-all" trap, believing no one else can handle things as well as they can. But in reality, holding on too tightly limits growth, causes burnout, and actually costs you money.

Why Letting Go Helps Your Bottom Line

✅ Frees Up Your Time – Instead of handling every single tenant issue, you can focus on strategy, acquisitions, and big-picture decisions.

✅ Allows Specialists to Do Their Jobs – A leasing agent will lease faster than an investor juggling 10 different tasks. A good contractor knows rehabs better than you do.

✅ Reduces Stress & Burnout – Investing should be about building wealth AND freedom. If you’re working 24/7, you’ve just created another job.

✅ Creates a Scalable Business – You can’t grow if you’re the bottleneck. The most successful investors systemize and delegate.

How to Let Go (Without Losing Control)

🔹 Automate – Use rent collection software, project management tools, and automated messaging for tenants.

🔹 Delegate – If you’re spending hours on tasks that someone else can do for $20 an hour, it’s time to outsource. Property managers, VAs, bookkeepers—use them.

🔹 Trust But Verify – Set up accountability metrics, KPIs, and reporting systems so you oversee performance without micromanaging.

🔹 Know Your Role – Your job is to build and grow your portfolio, not handle every maintenance request.

Final Thought: What’s One Thing You Can Let Go of Today?

Letting go isn’t about being careless—it’s about being a strategic business owner. If you’re holding onto tasks that someone else could do better, faster, and cheaper, you’re limiting your income potential.

Discussion: What’s One Area of Your Real Estate Business You Need to Let Go of?

Drop your thoughts below! Let’s talk about what’s holding you back and how letting go can increase your bottom line. 🚀👇