1. How did you get started in real estate? My family owns a real estate company at the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri and I felt it best to go into the business with my family.  Since my family is the most important thing to me, what better way is there to earn a living than to work with my family? 2. What roadblocks did you first have in obtaining clients? There were numerous roadblocks when I first got into the business with obtaining clients.  I started in 2007 just as the “Great Recession” was getting started.  Finding qualified buyers was next to impossible.  Dealing with sellers was even more difficult, as they were unable to grasp how much the market was turning.   The biggest problem that any new agent encounters is “lead generation”.  How do I go about finding leads, either to find buyers or sellers?  I hit the perfect storm with the “Great Recession” and trying to find clients.  It was a very hard time, and yet I cherish that hard time for what it has made me

The following is my interview with Justin Lee CEO of JL Investing. During our interview he covered a lot of great tools for someone looking for their first deal.  He Covers: 1. Direct Mail Marketing 2. Bandit Signs 3. The Financial Challenges 4. How to know if Real Estate is right for You  If you are interested in taking action, this interview walks you though what specifically to do!  “How did you get started in Real Estate?”              I worked in Corporate America for six years in Telecom in the late ‘90s and then after the Dotcom bubble burst, and 9/11 happened, I was working for an optical networking company.   That was selling equipment to people like Verizon and Comcast and I had went on to a meeting with, I had a meeting with Verizon, and I’m driving back with my boss, to the Train Station to New York, New Jersey, exactly a week before Thanksgiving in 2001, so right after 9/11. And I get to the Train Station, I pull up, my boss says: “Justin, we made

Have you ever wanted to pull the trigger and buy that first investment property? These 5 real estate investing experts gave Mind Renovation Nation the inside scoop on their journey to make this happen. These 5 investors are at the top of their investing careers and continue to break their investing ceiling each and every month. The three big takeaways from each of the conversations were as follows: 1. Passion - Real estate investing is in the blood of the top producers. It is an obsession and a passion. They work at it every single day. 2. Persistence  - This business is one where you will not get rich quick. It takes years of practice, persistence, and effort.  3. People  - Finding a mentor or a coach significantly increases your likelihood of success.  Paulie Kazanofski 1. How did you get started in real estate I got started when I met my Uncle Jimmy who lives in Southern California. I lived in Montreal and saw his lifestyle and how su