is a correction coming?
Friday, December 18
Before I proceed with my blog I want to make 2 statements: 1) I am politically neutral. I am not red or blue. 2) I truly feel bad for people going through hardships right now. With that said, prior to COVID, real estate prices were sky rocketing. Sellers wanted 2-3 times what a property was re...
have the right mindset when making cold calls
Thursday, December 17
Mindset needs to be reinforced everyday to your team making cold calls and finding deals for you. I asked my team member why does he always seem to rush what he is saying when he is put in a new situation or talking to someone new. He forgets what we talk about everyday during our mock calls of ...
DONTLISTEN TO BROKERS (THERE'S STILL GOOD DEALS OUT THERE)
Wednesday, December 16
Agents always tell me, "the market is hot. You won't find apartment properties at a discount". I never listen and decided to go to direct to owner approach instead. Even though I haven't ran into a real motivated seller yet who's willing to sell below market yet I know deals out there exist. We...
BIGGIE SAID DONT MAKE MOVES UNLESS YOUR HEARTS IN IT
Saturday, December 12
Biggie said, "don't make moves unless your hearts in it". I finally found my passion after 32 years of living. Growing up wanted to be architect, singer, and an NBA player. But, growing up with cerebral palsy I realized being a singer or a basketball player would be a little far fetched. Growin...
2020 was rough (considering changes)
Friday, December 11
I had a series of unfortunate events happen to 3 my properties this year: 1) one property, my first tenant ever, moved out because they bought their own house so I saw my first year's cashflow go out the door due to turnover cost (tenant left junk behind) 2)my other property was rented out durin...
2020 is coming to an end
Tuesday, December 08
I had one goal this year which is to close on a 8-20 apartment unit. I haven't given up yet. I know that anything can happen in 3 weeks. My team can call the right seller tomorrow and all of a sudden we have a property under contract . I am like Kobe bryant. I can be down 4 points, but as long a...