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 this familiar urge surfaces, we choose to leave our office… read more →
As we all know, habits are really hard to break, and if you have a habit of doing something, you do it regularly. There are a lot of things in real estate investing that you need to turn into habits, especially marketing. Marketing is arguably the most important aspect of… read more →
Jason’s guest today is Hard Money Bankers’ very own lending director, Tony Karlicek. Tony fields most of our loan applications and calls and has unique insight into the kind of deals that are out there. He talks about the types of inquiries he receives on a regular basis and reiterates… read more →
Since tax season is upon us, Chris and Jason are discussing taxes and things you should keep in mind if you have a real estate business. First they remind you to take care of your basics–making quarterly payments and setting up a retirement account. Then they get into LLCs and… read more →
What do we mean by “snowball?” This is a term for a self-growing system that enables you to accumulate the resources needed to realize your ambitions and goals, whether they are financial, professional, creative, or personal. Picture a snowball rolling down a hill. As the snowball continues its journey, it… read more →
Chris and Jason are reminding you about all the fees associated with a rehab project today. They go over how to calculate all your costs (purchase, financing, holding, resale) so that you end up with a 15-20% profit, which is what you should be making on every flip. In their… read more →
Taking your business or career to the next level doesn’t just entail changing what you do or say. It requires altering the way you see business altogether. It requires a complete shift of paradigm. But which way should you shift? What is the best way to go about business? We… read more →
On our first live streamed episode, Chris and Jason talked about the differences in treating your real estate investing career like a job versus treating it like your own business. They discuss a client who took the plunge and gave up his job as an employee to start doing real… read more →