The secret formula to investing success “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” -Thomas Edison I’ve been blessed to know and have relationships with some truly great investors. One family in particular adopted Ashley and me as their real estate kids. You always hear great things about these people, and they’re very well known in the real estate investing world….
Don’t let a rental eat your seed corn: Jimmy Napier is one of my teachers. He’s an old country boy from Chipley, Fl., and when you listen to his recorded classes, his accent and story telling reminds you of a young Andy Griffith. And just like Andy talking to Opie and Barney, Jimmy uses roundabout parables to teach you about investing. One story he tells is about…
How the Fourth Commandment will make you a successful investor It never fails: each time we start a new property a contractor will ask me why they can’t work for us on Saturdays. You see, our job sites shut down on Saturdays. That’s because I observe Sabbath from sundown on Friday night to sundown on Saturday night – and no it’s not because I’m Jewish. Believe it…
If you want to learn about real estate investing, buy the man lunch I’m often asked where the best place to get education is for new investors. Truthfully, some of the best seminars I’ve ever taken happened over lunch when I’ve taken out successful investors and had in-depth discussions. Here is how I prepare: before we go, I tell the investor I want to be respectful of…