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I’ve been blessed to have a great friend — but an even better mentor — by the name of Bill Cook. He’s the man who taught me most of what I know when it comes to property management, creative deal structuring and running a real estate investing business. And to this day, he challenges me to be better. You may be asking how Ashley and I earned the privilege of having Bill and his...
According to a recent article by businessinsider.com, 80 percent of New Years resolutions fail by the second week of February. By the time you’re reading this, it will be the third week of February. So let me ask you, how are you doing? Another article I read by Forbes said only 8 percent of people achieve their New Year’s resolutions. That’s staggering. I’ve never...
I had two recent experiences that were the epitome of poor customer service. One was at a recent closing where the real estate professionals were bantering back and forth so loudly that the attorney and the buyer (the actual customer who is paying everyone’s salary at the table) couldn’t hear each other. The second was at a big box store where I had a less-than-enjoyable time picking up...
“The Ranger Regiment is the U.S. Army’s premier large-scale special operations force, and is made up of some of the most elite Soldiers in the world,” according to goarmy.com. For the past two and half years, I’ve had the pleasure of having a Ranger work for me. His name is Miles McGuire and he’s currently my project manager. During our time together, Miles has told me...
I was talking to one of our helpers while we were working together on a recent flip. I asked the 18 year old if he’d done any goal setting for the New Year. What he said next, I think, is all too common: “I don’t have time for goal setting. I’m too busy working.” How many of you have heard the saying, “Time is money?” I disagree with this statement wholeheartedly. Time is not money...