Have a planned/practiced 1-2 sentences about how you help people buy and sell real estate.Keep your expenses low, track not only what you spend (personal, and business), and track your "lead indicators"...x hours daily lead generating, # people you talked with daily about real estate, # social media posts you created about real estate topics.  

Agreed @Nate Marshall - I chose the "guru" route to level-up my portfolio, brrrrr stopped working for me as frequently and since becoming a mom, I didn't feel as comfortable flying to locations where I could get the 1% rule so I've transitioned to flipping and enrolled in a course so I can be competitive in a HCOL cityLastly, though I'm not an influencer, I do enjoy sharing my projects on social media (like most people who take pride in their work).

Determine your ideal investment property and create a checklist to stay organized.

A quart of regular milk is about 1 Euro, grass-fed organic milk is 1.10 - the difference is very small. (1 Euro = roughly 1.1 USD) Here in Milwaukee I pay about about $7 for for a 2 quart container grass-fed.

Feel free to inquire about their staff qualifications if it's a larger organization.2.

Feel free to inquire about their staff qualifications if it's a larger organization.2.

You don't necessarily need to, but we found it helped us keep things organized for end of the year taxes.2) Consider paying for preventative maintenance.

I always say to go follow different people that offer STR masterminds/courses on social media, and whichever one clicks for you and has similar goals consider joining the group.

NARPM is an excellent organization that ensures property managers meet professional and ethical standards to be a member.

I am well aware that nobody who bought into this was thinking in purely analytical terms when they bought it -- there was a national media figure freshly retired from a network a lot of people trust at the head of it, waving them in.