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14 August 2019 | 38 replies
Whether that's in your business, relationship, personal growth, skill development, career, real estate, or your quality of living!
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24 June 2019 | 2 replies
The down side is that I would wager that being a real estate agent has one of the highest attrition rates of any career field.
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30 June 2019 | 58 replies
So, i’ve decided to change careers and focus more on increasing my real estate investment.
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25 June 2019 | 5 replies
So far deals are pretty scarce and I'm later in my career cycle so not looking that hard.
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11 July 2019 | 106 replies
Most of the time, we are our MAIN obstacle to success.If you read through my story, you will find out how I was able to re-start my real estate investing career without money & with bad credit.
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25 June 2019 | 2 replies
I'll have to speak with my accountant of course but I'm bracing for about 24% in taxes which would leave me with around $23k.About Me: I have been in commercial property management for most of my career (I did a quick stint as a Realtor when I first fell in love with RE), so I was well prepared for almost every curveball this process threw at me.
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26 June 2019 | 7 replies
I'll have to speak with my accountant of course but I'm bracing for about 24% in taxes which would leave me with around $23k.About Me: I have been in commercial property management for most of my career (I did a quick stint as a Realtor when I first fell in love with RE), so I was well prepared for almost every curveball this process threw at me.
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25 June 2019 | 2 replies
I never wanted to invest in real estate until after this, its set off my career which has done a complete 180 from healthcare and now my full time career is real estate based.
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1 July 2019 | 28 replies
Loyalty and a personal connection is great and will hopefully be of great benefit, but if one of the above no longer suits you as you develop your skills and career, see if another is a better fit.Best wishes in your endeavours.
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25 June 2019 | 1 reply
A good friend of mine, who’s ahead of me a bit, & i developed a script & got a list of leads that we have called a few owners but what are some of the first things we should to get our careers in Real Estate Investing & Wholesaling on the right track?