Business Planning for the Worst Case Scenario: What Happens if You Die?

Today, we’re going to address a tough topic – what if something happens to you? What happens to your business? What happen to your family? This is a huge part of planning your business. You need to plan for the worst case scenario, so that you put the proper actions in place. This is especially [...]

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What Do the REITs Know That You Don’t?

Morgan Stanley’s report Housing Market Insights – A Rentership Society was released recently and has a fantastic prediction for real estate investors and those that are operating in the bulk REO arena scouting packages. One of the study’s authors, Oliver Chang, was interviewed recently on CNBC and has some encouraging news for investors. What do [...]

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Building the One Page Business Plan for Real Estate Investors

As we saw in my last article, building a business plan helps you focus, prioritize and measure your business. Consider it your roadmap to success. You start at point A and get to the next point. If you miss a turn, you can always refer back to it and readjust. Today, we’re going to talk [...]

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Why You Have to Have a Business Plan

It’s officially 2012 and it’s time to kick your business planning into high gear if you haven’t done so already. This month, we’ll be exploring the benefits of REI business planning. You’ll learn a lot about how to put your plan on paper and how to use this tool in sales, tracking and growth. Today, [...]

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Seven Marketing Myths You Need to Overcome for 2012

Real estate marketing is easy if you spend just a little time with it and don’t believe the myths that you have to pay someone thousands upon thousands of dollars to create your website, write your mailers and generate leads. Let’s look at seven marketing myths you need to overcome for 2012. Myth #1 – [...]

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