Handling Phone Calls

[Derik S.]

Today, I received a call from an agent down in Denver, actually who has been calling me a couple times (just because I haven't had my cell on me), who asked me about where I was in my RE-investing journey. While I told him I had no concrete plans at the moment, I did say I was looking to invest  in multi-family homes. What I did learn from the phone call though was rents have been going up in Denver (for better or for worse, not quite sure), and I cannot realistically look at a property for less than $300k. The details of the phone call are not as important as dealing with the phone call itself. 

Coming from a background where I am relatively nervous answering phones, my brain drew multiple blanks in the short time I was talking with the guy. I was put on the spot. How do I better deal with this phone calls?