motivation
Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | May 26, 2011 
“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” - Michael Jordan Thomas Edison [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Peter Giardini | February 10, 2011I am always struck by the number of individuals who want desperately to get into real estate investing but for a variety of reasons, they just don’t get going. The article I wrote last week for the BiggerPockets Blog sharing the success story of one investor in Baltimore Maryland, provided some insights into an investors [...]
Commentary by J. Lamar Ferren | August 31, 2010Have you ever wondered why some businesses fail? It’s more than just a business plan or lack thereof. I think its something much deeper than that. You see, in the mist of all this “doom & gloom” in the economy that we keep hearing about, there are businesses out there that are failing but there [...]
Commentary by Shae Bynes | April 29, 2010 
Encouragement is the fuel that hope runs on. ~Zig Ziglar Last weekend at the Extreme Business Makeovers event in Orlando, I had the awesome privilege of meeting Zig Ziglar and his beautiful wife Jean whom he affectionately refers to as “The Redhead”. The five minutes we chatted and the hug I shared with both of [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by John Fedro | April 24, 2010 
The more investors I talk with the more I am convinced that the lost art of conversing and getting to understand a seller and their needs has been replaced with handing over complicated forms and giving low-ball offers. It seems in this fast-paced, digitalized, G4 world, we have forgotten how to make friends before making [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Julie Broad | April 16, 2010 
Let’s talk about success for now to the people at home or in the crowd. It keeps coming up anyhow. Don’t decoy, avoid, or make void the topic. Cuz that ain’t gonna stop it. For all those people who weren’t born in the 70′s or early 80′s to know I am referencing an old song [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Tips by Shae Bynes | February 25, 2010 
It’s a catchy blog post title and an even catchier song from the 90′s. I’m not talking about hundred dollar bills in this post per se, but I am talking about the man on the “Benjamins” — Mr. Benjamin Franklin. Over the weekend I attended a great conference and one of the sessions was led [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by Stephani Davis | February 25, 2010 
Well, here we are almost 2 full months into 2010. This is usually right about the time of year when many people start to fall off the wagon and forget about those goals and resolutions that they set for themselves on January 1st. Hopefully you are still moving full speed ahead towards your goals, [...]
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 → Cool Stuff by Stephani Davis | December 24, 2009 
With only one week left before the New Year is upon us, these last few days of December are a great time to recharge your batteries, and get yourself ready and motivated for an awesome 2010. To help you get revved up for the coming year, I thought I would post a list of some [...]
Read the full article → Commentary by J. Lamar Ferren | November 22, 2009 
This morning I was a part of a youth mentoring group. Mentoring teens is something I’m passionate about and is something I commit myself to each week. Today we talked about passion and the ability to control your passion for something. In this post I want to focus on the passion for real estate investing. [...]
Read the full article → Starting Out by Ryan Moeller | November 17, 2009 
Many investors never acquire any level of comfort with investing in real estate. They wander from strategy to strategy, read, learn and attend every event they can and then? Nothing. They do nothing and cannot overcome their sense of fear. Here are some steps to overcome your fears and to get you on the fast [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Tips by Stephani Davis | November 12, 2009 
It’s no secret that life as a real estate entrepreneur is filled with ups and downs- it just comes with the territory. I’ve only been a full time real estate wholesaler for 3 years now, but I’ve definitely had my share of highs and lows during that time period. There have been several times over the [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by J. Lamar Ferren | November 7, 2009 
A couple of days ago, a fellow blog contributor named Shae Bynes posted a great blog post regarding a 7 day plan for aspiring real estate investors. You should definitely check it out when you get a chance. With that said, I really liked one of the key aspects she mentioned in her post which [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Shae Bynes | November 5, 2009 
(This blog post is for the newbies, but for those who have crossed the line into actual real estate investor, I believe there’s something in here for us all!) As someone who was an inexperienced real estate investor only two years ago, I can completely relate to the challenge of moving from an aspiring real [...]
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by J. Lamar Ferren | August 31, 2010Have you ever wondered why some businesses fail? It’s more than just a business plan or lack thereof. I think its something much deeper than that. You see, in the mist of all this “doom & gloom” in the economy that we keep hearing about, there are businesses out there that are failing but there [...]