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Entrepreneurship by Sharon Vornholt | January 9, 2012Every 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 [...]
Real Estate by Sharon Vornholt | December 5, 2011 
At this time of year, a lot of folks are thinking that the year is almost over and it’s time to kick back and take it easy for the next month. But there is another whole segment of entrepreneurs that are steadfastly racing toward the finish line; they are laser focused on completing their 2011 [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Michael Zuber | September 5, 2011Well it is the first Monday in September again (aka Labor Day). Do you celebrate the day as the official end to Summer? Or is it the day you simply enjoy off for all your hard work throughout the year? Or maybe it is just the latest reason to party, throw a barbecue or be [...]
Real Estate by Andrew C. MacDonald | May 9, 2011 
It is no secret that success breeds success, so to keep the proverbial ball rolling, why not pour some fuel on the fire? A great way to do this is by celebrating your wins. Whether they are big or small, reward yourself as you make progress. Why Celebrate Your Wins? Making a conscious decision to [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | January 21, 2011 
This week the USA Today reported that “nearly half of the nation’s undergraduates show almost no gains in learning in their first two years of college, in large part because colleges don’t make academics a priority.” The article went on to state that “after two years in college, 45% of students showed no significant gains [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Peter Giardini | December 30, 2010 
With the New Year just around the corner, your goals for the coming year should be well thought out, committed to paper, and not stuffed into a drawer only to be looked at in the next couple of months. The funny thing about goals is that while most real estate investors understand their importance, very seldom [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Bryan Hancock | October 16, 2010 
Everyone has a different perspective on how to set goals. A recent BiggerPockets forum post asked about whether or not achieving $1B was doable in a single lifetime. There were some excellent answers and some good commentary to go with it. I prefer to think about setting achievable goals and possibly a few stretch goals [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Peter Giardini | July 2, 2010You may recall that I started this series by posing the “Million” dollar question… and that question was… As a new real estate investor what strategy should I focus on to get started? Over these past several weeks I have attempted to answer that question and have provided what I hope is useful insight to [...]
Commentary by J. Lamar Ferren | January 3, 2010 
Did you make your New Year’s Resolution for 2010? I hope your commited to following through on it. Why? Well, statistics show that many people tend to fade off of their new year’s resolution within the first 3 months of the new year, never reaching their goals. It’s gotten so bad that you’ll find many [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Tom Koziol | January 1, 2010 
Before I launch into my post, I want to say happy new year to everyone. May your real estate investments be the ones that see unprecedented growth in 2010 and your rentals stay occupied. Once upon a time I was a motivational speaker. That is, folks would hire me to give their employees or convention [...]
Read the full article → Starting Out by Shae Bynes | November 26, 2009 
It’s probably safe to assume that the majority of people who have relatively new real estate investing businesses are likely juggling a full time or part time job while growing their business. If you take the time needed to hustle to grow a business and then add in family and community obligations you have yourself [...]
Read the full article → Entrepreneurship 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 [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Tom Koziol | January 9, 2009This 2009 wish isn’t original. I received it in an email from a friend but it seemed so appropo for us real estate investor types I felt the need to pass it on. Heck, it may even be called a real estate investor’s prayer. May peace break into your house and may thieves come to [...]
Commentary by Joshua Dorkin | January 3, 2009This episode covers such topics as setting your goals, localized real estate markets, the challenges for real estate agents and brokers in the current market and more. Any thoughts? Comments?
Real Estate by Brendan O'Brien | January 3, 2009I’m writing this in bed, at 6:30 a.m. on January 1st – which makes this blog post my first official act of 2009. Seems like a pretty good time to think about goals and habits for 2009. Of course it’s important to set ambitious, yet reachable goals. But we’re never going to reach them if [...]
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Labor Day: Who is Laboring Harder, You or Your Money???
by Michael Zuber | September 5, 2011Well it is the first Monday in September again (aka Labor Day). Do you celebrate the day as the official end to Summer? Or is it the day you simply enjoy off for all your hard work throughout the year? Or maybe it is just the latest reason to party, throw a barbecue or be [...]