Taking your real estate investment business to the next level means going into territory you haven’t gone before to reap rewards you haven’t yet obtained. I know a lot of people who do the same types of deals they did when they first started in real estate investing. Now there’s nothing wrong with doing that if you’re content with what you’ve got. Here’s how to do just that.
Tip #1: Go After Bigger Fish
I got into real estate investing because I wanted to make some serious cash. I was sick and tired of struggling financially and I hated coming home tired every night. Well, I found real estate. I started doing some single family deals but after awhile, I found that I was still as broke as I was when I first started. I needed cash flow and I needed it fast. Go after bigger fish. Commercial property investment deals offer some of the greatest cash flow and returns for an investment dollar.
Tip #2: Continually Educate Yourself
To get to the next level in your real estate career, you must continually educate yourself. Education enables you to find solutions to any challenges that may come up when you’re doing deals. Education also helps to eliminate unnecessary risk. Unfortunately, many investors believe that their lack of knowledge prevents them from doing the tougher types of deals like commercial properties.
Tip #3: Get a Mentor
A good mentor helps you gain practical experience much quicker and more easily compared to books and courses. Mentors help you navigate deals and overcome any show stopping challenges that may arise. Mentors are your safety net in areas where you don’t know where you’re headed.
Tip #4: Utilize a Team of Experts
There are many people who shun the idea of new investors taking on the risk of large, complicated projects like commercial real estate investments. They’re right. Commercial property investing is not for inexperienced investors or for do-it-yourselfers, but here’s the idea – let the experts be experts
Tip #5: Develop Marketing Skills
Any business will fail unless it’s marketed. Taking your real estate business to the next level means you must develop your marketing skills by putting them into action. For example, I started marketing my business using direct mail. At the time, I believed that it was the only thing I could do. As I started to get responses, I started networking myself at places like local real estate investment clubs and with bankers.
Tip #6: Have a Can-Do Attitude
Attitude makes all the difference. A person who thinks that they can’t do a deal that will take their business to the next level has already shot himself in the foot. Without even trying, he’s already doomed to failure. Conversely, a person who is hungry enough for success will attain it simply because he hasn’t given up.
Written by David Lindahl
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Categories: Houston Real Estate News, Real Estate Advice for Buyers
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