Entrepreneurship

Goals and Awesomeness

by Sharon Vornholt | January 9, 2012

Every year in December, I begin the process of setting goals for the upcoming year. I actually spend quite a bit of time looking back at what worked and what could have been better. I try to do an honest assessment of the year, and part of that assessment includes admitting that you fell short [...]

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Entrepreneurship

The Best Way To Project Your Future…Create It!

by Chris Clothier | January 5, 2012

I was jolted this week during our staff meeting when my father posed a question to the staff that got me thinking about the first company I started back in 2002. It was almost nine years ago when I started that company. It was a grocery wholesaling company that I started on the 4th floor [...]

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Entrepreneurship

Continuing Your Education is Key for Real Estate Entrepreneurial Success

by Chris Clothier | December 13, 2011

No matter how you view it, the real estate business is a business for entrepreneurs! It is the ultimate capitalist endeavor. Whether your chosen route is as a real estate agent, a long-term real estate investor or a short-term speculator, deciding to make a living in the realm of real estate takes the guts, the [...]

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Entrepreneurship

The DNA of a Real Estate Trail Blazer: Introducing Rob Grant

by Joe Salcedo | April 23, 2011

LAST WEEK, I had a chance to get to know Rob Grant, one of the biggest real estate domain owners in the world, some of his names include NewYorkrealestate.com, BeverlyHillsrealestate.com, and many more. His recent sale, ParkCityrealestate.com (Utah), was sold for a cool $60,000. What’s interesting to me is he started in “offline” real estate [...]

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Entrepreneurship

Why You Need A Rocking Mission Statement

by Christian Russell | November 5, 2009

Having a mission is important. To run a successful business, you need to be on a mission. Yet many of us small business owners (particularly real estate investors and professionals) skip writing a mission statement. Companies put their mission statement on the wall, not because it’s cheesy but because it’s important. Actually, many company mission [...]

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Entrepreneurship

How to Acheive Your Personal and Business Goals in Five Minutes a Day

by Ryan Moeller | November 3, 2009

If something takes 5 minutes a day, but saves countless hours and drastically improves your success would you do it? 100% of you are saying yes right now . . . now I want you to commit one whole year to doing this before you have the chance to back out. You will be amazed [...]

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Entrepreneurship

How To Find Out Your Buyer’s or Seller’s Biggest Problems Every Time

by Peter Kolat | April 5, 2009

Real Estate marketing is a science, not an art. One of the greatest books you could ever read for Real Estate marketing, whether it be by marketing articles and tools for your website, is called “How to Master the Art of Selling” by Tom Hopkins. The book is fantastic for Real Estate professionals who are [...]

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Entrepreneurship

How To Master Your Time Before The Time Masters You

by Peter Kolat | March 29, 2009

Today I am going to share something with you that can literally change your life. This little technique will give you the power to master your own business and your own life. You need to master this technique if you want to be successful in life. What am I talking about here? I’m talking about [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Buy an Apartment Building With a Tool Chest of Knowledge

by Ted Karsch | December 31, 2008

When people first decide to buy an apartment building it is common for them to make a few easily preventable mistakes. The most common error that I see new investors make is not having what I like to refer to as the “investor tool chest”. For example, if you wanted to build a house you [...]

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Commentary

How to Buy an Apartment Building

by Ted Karsch | August 5, 2008

Apartment buildings are starting to receive a lot of interest from many investors who have little or no experience in the world of commercial real estate. Investors are now attracted to apartment building investments because of their relative security, positive cash flow and growth potential.

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Commercial Real Estate

Buy an Apartment Building Today?

by Ted Karsch | July 22, 2008

Buy an Apartment Building Today? In today’s turbulent financial markets many investors are looking for ways to grow their money that will offer a steady flow of predictable income and limited market risk. More and more people are buying apartment buildings to help diffuse the effects of inflation on their portfolios. Apartment buildings offer many [...]

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Entrepreneurship

The Power of Networking

by Richard Warren | April 28, 2008

We have all heard the classic saying: It’s not what you know, but who you know. It’s true in life, it’s true in business and it’s certainly true in real estate. The people you know and the connections that you make have a profound impact on all aspects of your life. This was something that [...]

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Blogs

Dreams to Reality

by Richard Warren | January 3, 2008

Another New Year is upon us, where did the last one go? Sometimes it seems like I’m still preparing to celebrate the new millennium, yet here we are almost a decade into it! With every New Year we have the obligatory resolutions, I’m going to lose weight, exercise, save money, get out of debt and [...]

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Commentary

Looking to Advertise Real Estate Effectively? Stop Being Like Everyone Else. Be Different!

by Joshua Dorkin | April 16, 2007

Doesn’t it seem like every realtor has the same website design, the same blog content, the same business cards . . . basically, the same everything? Doesn’t it seem like all the real estate investors are spinning their wheels with the same marketing, same bandit signs, etc . . . ? You get the point! [...]

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Entrepreneurship

After Several Failures, A Successful Website Launch

by Joshua Dorkin | August 9, 2006

It was an experiment gone bad. Actually, it was proof of how difficult it is to be successful online. About a year or so ago, I registered the domain ChartingYourWealth.com. I had plans on creating the BiggerPockets of Personal Finance. It would be easy: Get some good articles, set up a successful forum, find great [...]

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