What You Know About Success That’s Killing Your Happiness

By Shaun McCloskey We live in an age where there’s literally information and training everywhere. From Zoom to podcasts to TikTok to YouTube to FaceBook, you can’t turn around without being exposed to the latest and greatest "wow factor" strategy or "new wisdom". With all that success advice right at our fingertips, why is it...

3 Tips for Building the Relationships that build Your Business

by Vena Jones-Cox If you don’t think that real estate investing is a relationship business, you haven’t been paying attention.  It’s your connections with other investors that bring you the local knowledge, the referrals to the right professionals, the money, the partnerships, and the deals that let you prosper now, and for years to come.   ...

Financial Friends

By Vena Jones-Cox Way back in the mid-90s, I went to a workshop taught by the great Pete Fortunato. Several times during this event, he mentioned deals he’d negotiated or financed with the help of what he called “financial friends”.

When Cheap is Not Cheap: How to Choose Your Cabinets

By Mary Ann Skweres, Rock Counter Kitchen and Bath Cabinets account for a large percentage of remodeling budgets. Flippers, landlords, and homeowners, often focus on price during kitchen renovations. Although cabinets made of different materials might look the same on the outside, what the cabinet is made from and how it is constructed, can have long-lasting implications, impacting not only aesthetics, but durability, environmental footprint and ultimate cost.

What You Don’t Know About Seller Psychology (that’s ruining your marketing)

By Vena Jones-Cox Think back for a minute—what was your first thought the first time you saw one of those handwritten signs at the highway entrance? You know, the one that says, “Handyman Special Must Sale [sic] $87,000 555-5555”? Or the first time you saw a bandit sign that said, “I Buy Houses Close in...