MB 016: How to be Taken Seriously by Commercial Real Estate Brokers
Experienced commercial real estate broker Charles Wentworth gives all of us investors priceless advice regarding how to be taken seriously by brokers (and how to avoid being tagged a “newbie”).
MB 011: Learn from Your Mistakes To Become a Successful Commercial Real Estate Investor – With Spencer Cullor
http://www.TheMichaelBlank.com/session11: In this episode I talk with Spencer Cullor who chronicles how he got started with commercial real estate investing. After educating himself, he got into his first commercial real estate deal which didn’t pan out the way he imagined. He stuck with it, licked his wounds, and learned from his experiences and got into apartment buildings, and he’s never looked back.
Top 89 Real Estate Blogs To Follow
Jacob Grant with Idaho Falls Property Management spent 20 hours compiling this one-stop guide to the most valuable real estate resources on the web today. The list contains 89 real estate blogs that every investor, property manager and landlord should read. These blogs are authored by notable brands and industry experts, and will teach you key investment […]
5 Reasons to Fire Your Property Manager
I don’t like firing people. My initial approach is to try to make it work and bring out the full potential of a person. Sometimes, however, I hold on to a person for too long. I’ve found over the years that if I’m micro-managing someone then I have the wrong person. Micro-managing means you’re […]
How To Be Taken Seriously as a Newbie Commercial Real Estate Syndicator
We syndicators have it rough: we try to buy apartment buildings without having the cash or credit ourselves to do so. Instead, we rely on a group of investors to put up most or all of the cash. Especially if we don’t have a track record, it’s tough to be taken seriously – by anybody, […]
How to Get Started with Apartment Building Investing
Hey everyone! In this article and Youtube video, I want to talk about what steps a newbie investor can take in the next three to six months to get started with apartment building investing. While the task can seem overwhelming, there are some well-defined and easy-to-do things you start doing today. Do a little bit […]
MB 001: Introduction | About Michael | What to Expect
Hi everyone, and welcome to my first Podcast! You can download the podcast to your computer or listen to it here on the blog. It’ll also be available on iTunes soon. In this first episode, I introduce myself and talk about some of my entrepreneurial ventures that have led me to today. I also talk […]
The 10 Phases of a Successful Apartment Building Investor
I recognize for myself (and others) that everything you do starts in the mind and your success is determined by your thoughts and actions. So having the right mindset is just as important as taking action. When we do anything worth doing in life, whether it’s starting a real estate investing business, getting married, or […]