http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/37/category BiggerPockets Business Management Articles http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/610 Learn how to use the Science of Goal Setting to allow yourself to grow and gain all that you desire. http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/610 http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/552 As a real estate investor, it is very important that you surround your self with a good, strong team of trustworthy individuals. You will need to develop and maintain good working relationships with professionals for each stage of the process. http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/552 http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/515 Some say that the secret to success is being in the right place at the right time. Some say that success comes to those who work smart. You can say that success comes with having drive or passion for a certain field. All of this is true, but I also believe that another way to be successful in the real estate business is to have the right mentor, the right business coach, knowledge, and action. http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/515 http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/477 Good negotiations require thorough due diligence. Most investors do very little due diligence. Many simply verify the rent roll, do a physical inspection, make a few adjustments to an operating report and call it good. Then they close on the property and wonder why they struggle with it for the first six months. http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/477 http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/268 This article highlights the importance of developing and maintaining contacts for your real estate business http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/268 http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/230 Having an assistant is one of the best investments you’ll make as a real estate entrepreneur. It requires an small investment of your money and also your time. But in exchange, a good assistant will save you countless hours help you to generate ten times more money than you are paying. http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/230 http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/228 Businesses, like real estate, can be planned, built, finished, and sold for a profit. Unfortunately, though, no one will buy your investment company and pay you several times your current yearly profits, as they would other businesses. So, you’ll never sell your real estate business, so you might as well automate it. http://www.biggerpockets.com/articles/228