28 June 2011 | 6 replies
Become an expert.As you become recognized, you'll be surprised at the emails and leads you will get.Hit me up on PM and I can recommend a group that can consult you a little deeper than I've gone.
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23 August 2014 | 26 replies
Absolutely agree...Which is why it's always interesting to revisit opinions after the facts are evident to determine whose opinions bore out and whose opinions were completely wrong.Only then do you start to recognize which opinions should be taken more seriously in the future...On the subject of the economy, it's those who have made accurate predictions in the past who now get my attention when they continue make predictions...and those people are few and far between...
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27 January 2010 | 1 reply
Or, at least interview some others.Foreclosure laws are in flux.
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31 January 2010 | 11 replies
She was in a similar situation as mine with moving and she sounded so much more intelligent than any of the other applicants, I interviewed 20+ people.
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12 July 2010 | 14 replies
I just read a well recognized residential guru, who does do alot of deals, say he makes four times his deal income in selling programs and coaching.
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18 March 2010 | 9 replies
their pitch is just so much more enticing than the real road to successful real estate careers: hard work, long years of education, familiarity with a specific market, and above average intelligence to recognize an opportunity along with the guts to risk your capital (having risk capital helps alot too!).
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15 March 2010 | 18 replies
I think the "will you be running any type of home based busines" question should be part of the initial phone interview, not as a qualifier or disqualifier, but because the answer would influence considerations for rent, deposit and other items for negotiation.
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19 March 2010 | 2 replies
Its an entrepreneur magazine and they do in depth interviews with the those who are rich and not so famous.Aside from that I use BP (duh lol) and Activerain (but I do have to say they are not investor friendly so i just really lurk there and don't participate )
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25 March 2010 | 14 replies
While Frank is a successful real estate investor with two other books that pertain more directly to real estate, this particular book is one of the better ones for principles of success that you can apply to your life including practical, actionable things you can do to change your life using each of the principles.The first two are the most important: Recognize your highest calling as early as possible in life- and the odds are, for the vast majority of people your highest calling has zippity doo da to do with real estate.
17 May 2010 | 47 replies
Originally posted by Tom Cullen:The growing consenus is that the Obama admin took too long to recognize the scale of the environmental impact the oil rig explosion posed.