I really haven't used the colleague system very effectively because I have hundreds of colleagues with no way to organize them.

I am trying to stay organized with everything by using a filing cabinet system.

L in April and I've organized a meetup for this Saturday in Miami.My post has the purpose to share experiences and get to know more one another.Thanks in advance for all your replies

Yes, it is time consuming; and yes, you do take a risk of your application being turned down; but there are many steps you can take ahead of time to help ensure success.FIRST, before you even consider writing a grant, make sure you have on file the kinds of documents you'll need for most grant submissions: Mission statementBy-laws and articles of incorporationOrganizational chartOrganizational historyAudit or, if an audit is not required, a financial statementFavorable newspaper articles about your organizations, and other PR materialsSufficient copier paper, FedEx packages, binders, dividers, etc.Having these at the ready will make the writing process go much easier.SECOND, after you've done your homework and isolated a funding source to which you want to apply, READ THE APPLICATION CAREFULLY.

That being said, as much as I would love to write a full post on how much I love my job and BiggerPockets, that's not my objective for this one.I came into this position knowing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about Real Estate or Investing.

To be clear, I'm not making cold calls these days unless I'm tracking down a particular person, such as an heir, note or lien holder.Also, I have a call center that talks to my prospective clients before I do.Most of my calls, therefore are inbound, and most of those are legal professionals such as attorneys.I no longer use a fixed script however two important tools that I still use include:1) List of key questions to remember to ask (without sounding like an interrogation)2) Intake sheet that organizes my notes.

And you can hire more experienced on-site staff (managers start at small properties and work their way up to larger ones just like owners should).That said, if your objective is to acquire property with investor's money, a large property with a sophisticated management company isn't going to be your golden ticket.  

Flipping PropertiesIf the primary objective of your real estate business, or one of your real estate businesses, is to buy, potentially fix up an existing property and resell it within one year, the Internal Revenue Service can consider that to be an active trade or business.

This way when your phone starts blowing up you will know where the lead originated and its all organized for you when you get the calls.  

I've heard that having a website to drive your audience to will help organize your leads.