I’m sure you’ve seen the videos, the television commercials, and the banner ads all over the internet that say, “Make $20,000 in the next 20 days†or “Wholesale a Property for $10,000’ or “Buy Income Producing Rental Properties with No …
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How is your business’ mobile site? Google recently reported they had more searches on mobile devices than on computers in 2015. Chris and Jason are discussing this phenomenon and how to make your site as user friendly as possible. They …
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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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Chris and Jason are talking to Joshua Davidson from Chop Dawg today. Josh uses a lot of different words to explain what his company does–incubator, development firm, company launcher, tech advisers. Bottom line, he is a true entrepreneur, and believes …
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Today, Chris and Jason break down the two worlds of real estate–the investor side, and the homeowner side. First, they discuss the fact that it is in investors’ best interest to understand consumers and the type of financing provided by …
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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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Do you have a big exciting business goal? Do you know exactly what it is and how you want to execute it? The way you answer these questions depends on your background and your business, but there are some important …
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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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Hard Money Bankers’ Principal Jason Balin was recently featured on Rental Income Podcast. He talks about the formula he and his business partner, Chris Haddon use to purchase properties, how they find the right properties for them, including their marketing …
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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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Although most residential real estate investment companies are usually smaller solo operations or small groups of investors who purchase properties together, it’s extremely important to understand that there are three reports, key metrics and data that you need to be …
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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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There are three reports you need to know to run a successful real estate investment business–a Marketing Conversion Report, a Cash Balance Per Property Report, and a Return on Investment Per Property Report.  On this #theREI360show, Chris and Jason discuss each …
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Chris Haddon appeared on the Startup Soiree podcast on January 12, 2016. He talks about Hard Money Bankers, his business partnership with Jason Balin, and their book, “The Whiteboard. Click here to listen.
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In this episode, Chris and Jason talk about why it is important to decide what you will do with a property before you buy. Â You need to make the right decision for you based on your personal resources, the property, …
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On this episode, Chris and Jason discuss why self awareness is important in the real estate business. They talk about why knowing your abilities, your strengths, and your personality type are vital to having a successful business and prevent you …
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No matter what industry your business is in, including real estate investing, you need to consider yourself a marketing company first. Marketing should be a top priority and something that you spend time on every day and take very seriously. …
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What do all successful people have in common? I’m going to tell you. They all have coaches. They all have support systems and mentors. They all have people that push them to the next level, hold them accountable and help …
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Chris and Jason talk about out marketing your competition so that you don’t have to compete based on price. They discuss why marketing to build a relationship and educate your potential clients who may not know very much about your …
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Hard Money Bankers is proud to introduce our iPhone App which can be downloaded from the App Store now! Click here to check it out! And watch this video where Jason Balin, co-owner of Hard Money Bankers, gives a quick tour …
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The purpose of this article is to show that a formula does exist for growing any kind of business. There are several “common denominators†that successful entrepreneurs use (sometimes unknowingly) to push their companies, and themselves, forward. A couple things …
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Chris and Jason talk about the six things to think about when starting a business. They discuss the fact that these rules apply to any entrepreneur and hope that people in industries other than real estate do not discount this …
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I think we are currently in a great real estate market that has lots of opportunity, but it’s important to be cautious and make smart decisions.  Interest rates have been very low for a long time, which is great for …
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