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I was wondering what list people are having the most success with pulling. We are skip tracing and cold calling and always looking to improve our business. I think stacking lists is brilliant and I have found it to be highly effective. One time I bought a house and when I went to get the power turned on the power company required me to pull a permit just to turn on the power because power had been disconnected from the house for so long. Now those houses with power disconnected for extended periods of time is a list I would like to get my hands on. What lists are you having the most success with?

I was wondering what list people are having the most success with pulling. We are skip tracing and cold calling and always looking to improve our business. I think stacking lists is brilliant and I have found it to be highly effective. One time I bought a house and when I went to get the power turned on the power company required me to pull a permit just to turn on the power because power had been disconnected from the house for so long. Now those houses with power disconnected for extended periods of time is a list I would like to get my hands on. What lists are you having the most success with? Let me know!

I get a lot of negative energy come back at me in the business world and specifically in the Real Estate world. I understand that the world is full of negative people and nothing is going to change that. What I do not understand is what do people hope to accomplish by their comments?

If I send out some texts about a wholesale house and someone feels the need to write back some smart-*** comment, what are they hoping to accomplish? The reality is I am going to get that house sold. It might not be the deal for them, or they might feel they know better or can do better. Fine. I accept that. Why the reply text with a comment? I am long past the point of it hurting my feelings or getting upset but I genuinely am curious as to their train of thought. Do they hope to impress me with their smugness? Do they need to feel better or smarter? Are they just physically not able to resist? I’m curious give me your thoughts.

I get a lot of negative energy come back at me in the business world and specifically in the Real Estate world. I understand that the world is full of negative people and nothing is going to change that. What I do not understand is what do people hope to accomplish by their comments?

If I send out some texts about a wholesale house and someone feels the need to write back some smart-*** comment, what are they hoping to accomplish? The reality is I am going to get that house sold. It might not be the deal for them, or they might feel they know better or can do better. Fine. I accept that. Why the reply text with a comment? I am long past the point of it hurting my feelings or getting upset but I genuinely am curious as to their train of thought. Do they hope to impress me with their smugness? Do they need to feel better or smarter? Are they just physically not able to resist? I’m curious give me your thoughts.

I have been thinking about Real Estate in general and how Covid is going to have a long-term effect. I am more and more convinced that we are going to see serious urban flight. I think the appeal of living in urban environments is going to be greatly diminished. What is the point if you can’t enjoy the restaurants, nightlife, easy commute, etc? People are working from home and I think that is not going anywhere. If you are a business owner with a large overhead on office space, why keep it? How many businesses do you think have barely skipped a beat during all this? A ton I bet. If the kids ever go back to school people will be happy to stay at home. Of course, they will want that home to be a nice suburban house with a big yard and not a cramped apartment in a high rise. Restaurants are getting destroyed. Bars are basically shut down. Any form of live entertainment is on the back burner. People are adjusting their lifestyles and even with a vaccine, which has no guarantee on the timeline, the population is going to be hesitant to get back to normal. I know people hate to hear it, but we truly are looking at a new normal.

I have been thinking about Real Estate in general and how Covid is going to have a long-term effect. I am more and more convinced that we are going to see serious urban flight. I think the appeal of living in urban environments is going to be greatly diminished. What is the point if you can’t enjoy the restaurants, nightlife, easy commute, etc? People are working from home and I think that is not going anywhere. If you are a business owner with a large overhead on office space, why keep it? How many businesses do you think have barely skipped a beat during all this? A ton I bet. If the kids ever go back to school people will be happy to stay at home. Of course, they will want that home to be a nice suburban house with a big yard and not a cramped apartment in a high rise. Restaurants are getting destroyed. Bars are basically shut down. Any form of live entertainment is on the back burner. People are adjusting their lifestyles and even with a vaccine, which has no guarantee on the timeline, the population is going to be hesitant to get back to normal. I know people hate to hear it, but we truly are looking at a new normal.

I have been thinking about Real Estate in general and how Covid is going to have a long-term effect. I am more and more convinced that we are going to see serious urban flight. I think the appeal of living in urban environments is going to be greatly diminished. What is the point if you can’t enjoy the restaurants, nightlife, easy commute, etc? People are working from home and I think that is not going anywhere. If you are a business owner with a large overhead on office space, why keep it? How many businesses do you think have barely skipped a beat during all this? A ton I bet. If the kids ever go back to school people will be happy to stay at home. Of course, they will want that home to be a nice suburban house with a big yard and not a cramped apartment in a high rise. Restaurants are getting destroyed. Bars are basically shut down. Any form of live entertainment is on the back burner. People are adjusting their lifestyles and even with a vaccine, which has no guarantee on the timeline, the population is going to be hesitant to get back to normal. I know people hate to hear it, but we truly are looking at a new normal.

I use social media everyday for my business. I have found it valuable if leveraged in a creative manner. However, it does not play a large role in my “normal” life. Over the years I have found it fun to be able to keep up with people from my past in a passive manner but that has mainly been the extent for me. I don’t post things very often and I don’t get engaged in long arguments over current events. What I am having a difficult time understanding is how people don’t realize that what they say on social media is a reflection of how people view them. If you are posting something provocative or controversial, no matter how much you believe in it, you are alienating a segment of the population. If you are in business of any kind people are inevitably going to find you on social media. We use it to track people down every day in our business! I have seen many people in the Real Estate business post racist, homophobic, sexist, crude, embarrassing stuff with little to no thought. If that is the portrait you want to paint, fine more power to you, but don’t be surprised when it comes back at you in a negative manner.

I use social media everyday for my business. I have found it valuable if leveraged in a creative manner. However, it does not play a large role in my “normal” life. Over the years I have found it fun to be able to keep up with people from my past in a passive manner but that has mainly been the extent for me. I don’t post things very often and I don’t get engaged in long arguments over current events. What I am having a difficult time understanding is how people don’t realize that what they say on social media is a reflection of how people view them. If you are posting something provocative or controversial, no matter how much you believe in it, you are alienating a segment of the population. If you are in business of any kind people are inevitably going to find you on social media. We use it to track people down every day in our business! I have seen many people in the Real Estate business post racist, homophobic, sexist, crude, embarrassing stuff with little to no thought. If that is the portrait you want to paint, fine more power to you, but don’t be surprised when it comes back at you in a negative manner.

When do you feel that you have an abundance of deals? Is it when you are too busy to take on a new project? When the bank account is looking pretty good? I honestly don't know if I have ever felt like I had an abundance of deals. I certainly have had periods when I am too busy to handle everything but that is mostly due to my lack of systems or proper time management. I have been there when I am feeling flush and the bank account is healthy but I am always thinking about future expenses. I wonder what people feel is an abundance of deals. Not a number but a feeling that you have more than you need. What triggers that feeling?