“What would you do if you were to get started in Real Estate today?…with a limited budget?”  This is a question I hear a LOT, and with the current state of the economy I’m not totally surprised.  This is often followed up with questions about where should I advertise, is Facebook advertising effective in Real Estate, and how do I find leads?

Well, I decided to put together an article that should help the newest investors launch their businesses on a limited budget.  I won’t focus on the questions concerning advertising and getting leads in this article, but may come back to address that issue.

So the answer to the great question of how to get your business started is simple:  treat it like a business.  Read the rest of this entry

Birthday’s are a strange time of year for some folks.  For some people it is a time of joy, especially amongst the younger crowd.  As we get older, birthdays become a time of stress for many people because, I suppose, it’s a time that reminds them that they are getting old.  For me it’s a different story.  You see for me it has always been a great time of year, filled with love, presents, and family.  That could have to do with the fact that Christmas is the week after my birthday, but who am I to judge.

For the last few years, my birthday has taken on a different role in my life.  While it is still all about me, it is less about the people in my life celebrating my birthday and more about me celebrating another year of being me.  You see, there isn’t anyone else out there like me, just like there isn’t another version of you other there.  I, like you, am unique.  I have chosen my birthday to reflect back on the year that was.  I take that time to celebrate my victories, learn from my mistakes, and look forward to the year that will be.  I call this a ME day.

As the name implies, a ME day is all about ME.  Not you, not my clients, not my family (although they still play a big part of it), and not my business.  It is a day that I Read the rest of this entry