Rental Property Investor · Pittsburgh, PA · Member since 2015 · 712 posts · 173 votes
So i feel and have heard comments about me getting rich while the contractors or employees do work for me which i feel isnt there business. They dont understand it and it makes me angry and mad but do feel exactly where they are coming from and feel bad. How do i keep this from happening think im getting the reputation of being some real estate rich kid and having people make me rich while i sit back?
This isn't the first time you've posted about how envious the people around you are. Yet look at your profile pic. There you are, shirtless and buffed out to display how much leisure time you have to spend at the gym, having fun in a world where everything is easy. I think it's probably safe to assume much of your social media exposure is like that, too.
What kind of car do you drive? Where do you buy your shoes? How many outward signs of wealth and status do you exhibit?
And how much wealth did you inherit or how many gifts did you receive to get your business going? Is there any truth to the rumor of you being a "real estate rich kid"? If there is, well, welcome to the reality of never being able to live it down.
On the other hand, if you feel compelled to protest that nobody gave you anything and you had to work for every penny of it, you need to make sure that's what you look like. Holes in your shirt and drive a s***box where anyone can see you. When you travel, you have to do it for "family reasons" (practice your sad look in the mirror). If you get a tan in Western PA, it sticks out, as you know.
Do you live in a personal castle and frequently have people over so they can look at it and understand how successful you are? Do you talk to other people about how many rental properties you own, or how many high-end homes you've flipped, or the multifamily you're looking at for your next buy? If you are, you need to drink a big glass of ****.
This is real estate. It's a brutal business. Suck it up, Buttercup.
Severna Park, MD · Member since 2013 · 7k+ posts · 7k+ votes
8y
You want your contractors , respect . Pay them the minute they are done . They wont care about anything else . And when you call again they will come running to your job first
Rental Property Investor · Bandera, TX · Member since 2017 · 148 posts · 56 votes
8y
Have you ever read the millionaire next door?? He talks about this very thing and his employees and how it makes them feel and act towards him.
Same scenario
@Derrick E. That's a pretty narrow view. The point of hard work isn't to work hard forever. I started hand-blistering work at an age when most people we're busy playing hide and seek. And now the only occasional blisters I get are from the gym. Work smarter not harder
pfft
I retired 8 years ago but still love the hard dirty work flipping. I quit the gym and just work on the houses lol