REI Wealth Monthly Issue 10 | Page 7

HOW TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF YOUR BUSINESS TODAY WITH AN ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER SHARON VORNHOLT My Accountability Partner and Why Our Relationship Works Your accountability partner should have experience in your type of business otherwise they won’t have any idea about the day to day challenges you face in your business. My accountability partner happens to be a person that invests in multi-family homes, whereas I primarily invest in single family Just ask. You can start by asking people that you know if they could make a recommendation. homes. Finding an accountability partner can be a little bit She also has another business not related to real estate. It is a business that is built on creating like dating; you might not hit a homerun on the first date. You just need to keep trying. passive streams of income; the ATM business. The interesting thing that has happened over the past 18 months is that what was once her secondary business (the ATM) business, has become her primary business and real estate has somewhat been put on the back burner for now. I have said it before; this is not the time to tap a friend or relative for this job. You need an outside person that can “hold your feet to the fire” if necessary. What do these two types of businesses have in common? 5 Tips for Creating the Perfect Relationship Passive income! Both the ATM business and real 1. The person you choose should be in the same estate generate passive income. We are also both general type of business as you are in, such as the building online businesses too which will generate broad topic of “real estate” or “internet business”. … passive income. Can you begin to see how They need to understand the challenges of your beneficial it is that we are both alike in some business. However, they do not need to be in the respects and different in other ways? same exact niche. In fact, it’s probably good if they are not just like you. I also recommend that they So How Can You Find An Accountability not be located in your city. Partner? accountability partner that is also a competitor. You don’t want an Your accountability partner is there to help you stay on track, but they will also be invaluable when it comes to helping you grow. This is a good time to point out that it’s OK to have more than one accountability partner especially if your business is growing in several different directions.