All Forum Posts by: Michael Carbonare

What Patrick said.  It's a roll of the dice.

Of course not, Joe.  But when months becomes years and someone is still searching for the secrete sauce, it's a problem.

"𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧; 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲."
Harsh truth? Most people in real estate investing don’t fail. . .they just never start.
You've read all the books.
You binge on YouTube and, god help you, TikTok.  Podcasts, seminars. . .you've done it all.  And still?
Nothing.
You stay on the sidelines, telling yourself that one more spreadsheet or seminar will finally take you from waiting for "the right time" to ready. But it doesn't.
Real learning happens in the doing.
In the phone calls that feel awkward.
In the deals that don’t go perfect.
In lessons you cannot get from a textbook.
Street smarts are earned by taking action, making mistakes, and adjusting fast.
If you’re still waiting to feel ready you’ll be waiting forever.
Start where you are.
Use what you have.
Learn as you go.
Turn book smarts into street smarts.

I'm in. . .but only if we get a Tim Horton's here in Florida.

 True!  LOL

From a distance I've been following Canada's housing market.  The condo market sounds eerily similar to what's been happening here in south FL.  Sellers can't sell 'em, buyers won't buy 'em.
And what's the latest with Canada becoming the 51st state?  

It's a glorious time to be alive. LOL

Wow!  A Doug Pretorius sighting!  How are you, bro?  What's the real estate market up in The Yukon these days?
Lasagna baking competitions. . .hmmm. . .I see a reality TV series coming from this idea.

“𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭.”
I hear this every week. The truth is, most people don’t get started because they think they have to figure everything out upfront.
Here’s the mindset shift I learned that changed my results: you don’t need to master real estate. You just need to master your next move. That could mean:
Learning how to talk to a seller without sounding like a noob
𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧. 𝐃𝐌 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞.

Finding a way to control a property without using your own money
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐈 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭. 𝐍𝐨 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭.

Discovering how to make money from a deal you never even close on
𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭.

You don’t need 20 steps. You need the right first step.
DM me if you’re tired of spinning your wheels.
I’ll help you find your starting point and get you moving.

You're a motivated buyer.  Never a good thing.  If you're not 100% confident, walk away.  No deal is always better than a bad deal.  There will be other opportunities.

Like Mike G. said, don't mix family or friends and finances.