Why You Can’t Live Without A Personal Assistant
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Having an assistant is one of the best investments you’ll make as a real estate entrepreneur. Like all parts of your business (and yes, buying, leasing, and selling houses is a business), they require an investment of your money and also your time. You’ll need to invest a little money in order to hire, train, and compensate them for their services. And, you’ll need to invest some time to help them get the job done right—more in the beginning and much less as time goes on.
In exchange for your investment in them, a good assistant... continue reading >>
Only a Tired, Broke Fool Does Everything Himself
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Why do you think most investors get into real estate to begin with? Is it because they like wading through 3 feet of trash inside of dilapidated junkers? Is it because they savor talking on the phone so much that they found a way to make money doing it? Could it be because they enjoy leaving their families at the dinner table in order to spin tires and get a deed signed by a seller who waited until the night before the auction to finally do something about their problem?
The odds are that if you’re... continue reading >>
How to Avoid Training Your Competition
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One of the questions I am asked frequently is, “If I get an assistant, how do I avoid training my competition, but also get someone with the initiative to make things happen on their own?” This question assumes that the only people with initiative are those who are interested in investing in real estate. This is simply untrue. Don’t you know plenty of people who are interested in real estate, but don’t take the initiative to do anything about it? Likewise, there are plenty of people with initiative who would be willing to work as your personal assistant, but are... continue reading >>
