Sharon Vornholt, Author at The BiggerPockets Blog

Archive of Sharon Vornholt

Sharon has been investing in real estate since 1998. She owned and operated a successful home inspection company for 17 years. In January of 2008 she took the leap of closing her business to become a full time real estate investor.

Sharon has written 88 articles for The BiggerPockets Blog.

Real Estate Investing

Cabbage, Onions and ….What’s In That Crate?! A Story of Drugs, the DEA, and Real Estate Investing

by Sharon Vornholt May 21, 2013

I think most real estate investors would agree; you just never know what is going to happen in this business on any given day. Or another way of putting it would be “there’s never a dull moment”. It doesn’t matter if you invest in single family homes, commercial properties or really even if you are [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Setting Your Virtual Assistant Up For Success

by Sharon Vornholt May 14, 2013

In last week’s article I talked about successful delegation and outsourcing; the big picture in other words. This week I wanted to really go into what your duties and responsibilities are as the business owner since you ultimately play such a big part in setting your virtual assistant up for success. Here’s a clue: it’s [...]

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Real Estate

The ABC’s of Successful Delegation and Outsourcing

by Sharon Vornholt May 7, 2013

Most real estate investors are terrible at delegation. We are slow to delegate for a variety of reasons. Most likely it is because of one of these reasons: Money; “I can’t afford it”. I can do it better myself; “No one is as smart/as good as I am. I can get it done faster myself; “It [...]

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Real Estate Investing

The Hour Of Power: A Life Changing Habit

by Sharon Vornholt April 30, 2013

I am a big fan of Jack Canfield. As you probably remember, Jack wrote one of my favorite business books of all time called “The Success Principles; How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be”. He also created the “Chicken Soup For the Soul” books. Jack is a brilliant businessman [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Procrastination: The Thief of Time and Accomplishment

by Sharon Vornholt April 23, 2013

I read a great book recently about procrastination and how to get it out of your life for good by creating new habits. This book is called “Eat This Frog” by Brian Tracy, and it is one that I have read before. But no matter how much we all think we are “cured”, I have [...]

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Real Estate Investing

How to Use Postlets to Create Awesome Flyers to Showcase Your Property [Video]

by Sharon Vornholt April 16, 2013

Real estate investors are always looking for time saving tools to use in their business, and if they are FREE then that’s even better. Creating flyers for properties whether they are for sale or for rent can be a time consuming task if you are doing it from scratch. Some of you may already know [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Is Your Real Estate Business Supported By Toothpicks and Band-Aids?

by Sharon Vornholt April 9, 2013

Many real estate investors jump and decide to “go into business”; just like that. Something piques their interest and one day they come across a house. Maybe a “friend of a friend” knows about a great deal someone is selling. The next thing you know, without much hesitation and almost no due diligence, they have [...]

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Real Estate Tips

10 Tips For Maintaining Your Rental Properties

by Sharon Vornholt April 2, 2013

Just about everyone takes care of the maintenance on their personal home; it’s a matter of pride for most of us. We all know that it doesn’t take too long for little problems to become big problems. Over the years, I have found that many landlords just aren’t as diligent when it comes to resolving [...]

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Real Estate Investing

The Importance of Doing Regular Inspections on Your Property

by Sharon Vornholt March 26, 2013

Real estate investors that are seasoned landlords or property managers know how important it is to do regular inspections on their property. If you aren’t in this first group then there’s also a good chance that you are one of the unlucky ones that found out the “hard way” that you should be doing regular [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Guidelines for Using a Home Inspector in Your Real Estate Investing Business

by Sharon Vornholt March 19, 2013

Home inspections have been around since the late 1980’s, so when I opened my home inspection company in 1991 it was still a pretty new field. In the real estate community “Buyer Beware” was still the unspoken word especially with the “old timers”. When it came to home inspections most Realtors didn’t like them, didn’t [...]

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Real Estate Tips

The Benefits of Using Video in Your Real Estate Business

by Sharon Vornholt March 12, 2013

Video is one of the most powerful tools you have at your fingertips to build your business. So why aren’t you using it? Today it’s quick and easy to shoot a video. You don’t have to be concerned with buying fancy equipment anymore. You can use your smart phone or a flip camera like mine [...]

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Real Estate Marketing

What Exactly is a Direct Mail Campaign?

by Sharon Vornholt March 5, 2013

A direct mail campaign is an ongoing process; not a one or two time event where you mail to prospects. So what are the pieces that make up a direct mail campaign? There are four major parts to a creating a direct mail campaign. The mail piece The message The list The mailing What Type [...]

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Real Estate Investing

Developing and Protecting Your “Expert Status”

by Sharon Vornholt February 26, 2013

In any business, there is something that you as an individual should strive to be known for and that is your “expert status”. When I say this I’m not talking about putting yourself above another person or about being better than another individual. What I am talking about is merely that when someone thinks about [...]

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Real Estate Investing

What Does Your Success Have To Do With WD-40?

by Sharon Vornholt February 19, 2013

Everyone knows that real investors are a thrifty bunch! We are all looking for cost effective ways to do things. And, we love products that can be used to do multiple tasks. So what would you think the creation of WD-40 would have to do with success in real estate investing? Everything! As we go [...]

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Real Estate Investing

The Psychology of Making Offers

by Sharon Vornholt February 12, 2013

When you are just getting started investing in real estate, it can be tough making your first offers. I’m not talking about just any offer, but the actual offer you should be making on a fixer upper property. Most of you have probably heard the saying, “If you are not embarrassed by your offer, you [...]

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