We like to call the big-fish opportunities “windfalls.†Unlike your wheelhouse, a windfall is that heavyweight business deal that flies through your doors at a moment’s notice. It’s an added bonus—a juicy profit you weren’t anticipating, but will welcome with …
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Chris and Jason are going over the results of a survey taken at our Meetup about what investors want out of a real estate group. The most important things to the people surveyed were being able to network with experienced …
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We all know what ambition entails. Yet few recognize the exceptional leverage that investing in it offers. For example, even though both of us had typical middle class upbringings, our ambitions led us to envision and realize a success beyond …
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Chris and Jason are answering audience questions today. Some of you sent in questions, as we’ve been hoping you would, so thanks to RJ from Baltimore, David from D.C., and Ed from Buffalo. Their questions were about getting complacent when …
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Chris and Jason are discussing their perspective on goal setting. They are going over the “rules” of their accelerated approach, which include writing it down, putting a timeline on it, making it measurable, starting at the end and working your …
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Entering the entrepreneurial world was intimidating. We thought everyone would be extremely intelligent, ambitious, and innovative. It was shocking to discover that many of the business professionals we encountered were unmotivated, lazy, and unoriginal. We quickly realized that those who …
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Welcome back to our new favorite segment! Chris and Jason are interviewing each other again today. Their questions are a little deeper this time and it makes for some compelling conversation. Jason asks Chris about habits for success, favorite books, …
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 We’ve all been there, stuck in the painful experience of watching a speaker trying to articulate an idea and failing miserably. Nothing makes sense, and it’s almost lunchtime. Your stomach is grumbling. At this point, they might as well be …
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Chris and Jason are discussing one of their favorite topics–snowballs! The way they define a snowball is something that can grow itself, and they are usually talking about it in a business or finance domain. They are going over some …
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A balanced schedule supports your productivity, creative abilities, and strategic thinking skills. We’ve often been tempted to stay late on the job. “What’s a couple more hours or one more item crossed off our to-do list?†we may ask. When …
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As we all know, habits are really hard to break, and if you have a habit of doing something, you do it regularly. Â There are a lot of things in real estate investing that you need to turn into habits, …
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On our first live streamed episode, Chris and Jason talked about the differences in treating your real estate investing career like a job versus a business. They discuss a client who took the plunge and gave up his job as …
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“Be like water.” Â -Bruce Lee Your business or project plans can be erased and recreated very easily, on the whiteboard and in life. If a strategy needs to be adjusted or recreated altogether, approaching the whiteboard is the first step …
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In order to make efficient strides toward success you have to know where you want to go. What exactly do you want to achieve and experience in your career and your life? If you want to realize specific results, you …
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“I’m far luckier than I am smart, and I’m quite happy about that. I’d much rather be lucky than smart when it comes to business.†Are You Lucky? Some people seem to have all the luck, don’t they? They show …
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Jason and Chris are talking about the evolution of people’s reading lists.  Looking back on their own experiences post-college, they’ve broken it down into the four categories.  First, what they call their “beginner” books – the tried and true books on “how to …
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About 6 years ago I was reading an article by Marc Echo about how he sends out “Swag Bombs.†It was a very interesting term and I wanted to learn more. He was talking about sending out unique gifts to …
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Jason Balin’s guest this week is entrepreneur and radio personality Glenn Younes. Glenn became an entrepreneur about a year ago after a career in media, which included a pre-show for the Baltimore Ravens and his own show on Sirius SM …
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Chris revisits the topic of travel and its positive affects on life in our first In-Between-A-Sode! Thanks to the huge snowstorm we had here on the east coast, Chris got stuck in Miami for a week longer than he originally planned. He …
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Every time you hear successful people talk about their success, they call themselves “lucky.” Chris and Jason talk about harnessing the power of luck through picking yourself up when something doesn’t go the right way, trying again, and always staying …
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As we’re moving into the new year, we take plenty of time for planning, meetings with our team, brainstorming, etc. All great stuff. I really enjoy this time of year. A common theme is always what more can we do? …
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If you want your money to work for you, follow these rules. Investment in any industry isn’t easy, and real estate investment can be particularly challenging. Here are six things you need to get a handle on before you start pouring …
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Our team was at a local real estate conference recently and a conference attendee came up to me and asked a really good question: “So there are 3 or 4 private lenders around here today, why should I work …
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You are probably sitting down to write your goals for 2014.
I’ve put together 5 Resolutions for 2014 that every Real Estate investor should adopt. Continue reading