GETTING YOUR YEAR OFF TO A FAST START SCOTT CARSON
You should also have a good mortgage broker,
along with a hard money lender or two, who can
not only help you get financed, but also help you
filter through buyers for your deals to make sure
you can move your properties/deals to qualified
buyers.
Being
networked
into
your
local
investment club is also important in order to meet
other investors and to find the ever important
private investors to help you fund your deals.
NETWORK
The end of the year is usually full of holiday parties
Taking action is the most
important aspect that
differentiates the people that
actually do something from
those that attend classes or
pay for seminars but never end
up writing an offer or making a
phone call to a distressed home
owner or bank
BRAG ON YOURSELF
for your local networking groups and is often the
best time to meet other people in real estate who
Real estate investing is always a “sexy” topic to
will have connections to banks, private investors,
discuss and most people want to be investors or
buyers, and others who can serve as referrals
enjoy watching the HGTV and AMC shows of those
sources for you.
Some of the groups that I
buying and flipping real estate.
recommend
BNI
Networkers
hearing success stories and investment clubs
International), Young Real Estate Professionals,
actually want you to discuss closed deals that you
Chamber of Commerce, and other investment
have completed. So take the time to brag on a
clubs through Meetup.com.
So, make sure and
deal or two that you’ve done, as it will help you
take plenty of business cards to hand out to others
build credibility and separate you from the tire
while you are sipping on a cocktail or munching on
kickers who only think about doing something.
are
(Business
People love
a chicken wing.
TAKE ACTION
Taking action is the most important aspect that
differentiates the people that actually do something
from those that attend classes or pay for seminars
but never end up writing an offer or making a
phone call to a distressed home owner or bank.
The Parento or 80/20 rule is more like 95/5 in real
estate where only 5% of people actually do
something. The market right now is full of amazing
deals that you can make money on.