Comments on: How A Good Real Estate Deal Turns Into A Bad One http://www.startbreakingfree.com/214/how-a-good-real-estate-deal-turns-into-a-bad-one/ How to Quit Your Job and Start Your Own Business Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:51:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/214/how-a-good-real-estate-deal-turns-into-a-bad-one/#comment-1106 Brian Armstrong Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:36:20 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/214/how-a-good-real-estate-deal-turns-into-a-bad-one/#comment-1106 I've been happy with them. It got me around a lot of really good people and got me to finally start buying real estate. I’ve been happy with them. It got me around a lot of really good people and got me to finally start buying real estate.

]]> By: Scott McDonald http://www.startbreakingfree.com/214/how-a-good-real-estate-deal-turns-into-a-bad-one/#comment-1102 Scott McDonald Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:26:16 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/214/how-a-good-real-estate-deal-turns-into-a-bad-one/#comment-1102 Brian, Thanks for all of the info. I attended a Lifestyles Unlimited workshop this past Saturday and have been debating whether or not to join. What advice can you offer regarding this particular group. Thanks, Scott Brian,

Thanks for all of the info. I attended a Lifestyles Unlimited workshop this past Saturday and have been debating whether or not to join. What advice can you offer regarding this particular group.

Thanks,

Scott

]]> By: wil http://www.startbreakingfree.com/214/how-a-good-real-estate-deal-turns-into-a-bad-one/#comment-901 wil Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:22:34 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/214/how-a-good-real-estate-deal-turns-into-a-bad-one/#comment-901 I saw your 5 mistakes on business from the Gratisites web page. You are off base on 2. You better spend some money getting a decent logo and business cards as they DO reflect heavily on the perception of your business. You show up with cards printed at home and designed with MS Paint you have just shot yourself ion the foot. Even more importantly, if you are selling a product for retail, spend whatever it takes to make your shlef presence strong and legitize yourself. Buyers know the package sells whats inside. You should read a bit more and/or open a business that becomes successful, then you'll see why edits are required to 2. Point 4 on a business plan. Wrong and right. You may think its useless but at the beginning it is critical to do an actual business plan from a lender template as each step in creating a plan opens your eyes to what it takes to start and run a business as there is so much more to it then anyones knows if they are new. A business plan presents hurdles before they become surprises after you have spent money. If you are serious, the business plan will challenge you, if you are not, it will thankfully weed you out before you spend money. You are right that once you start your business, you(I) rarely ever refer back to it as its all hands on deck once you start making sales and each day is a business plan all in its own. I saw your 5 mistakes on business from the Gratisites web page. You are off base on 2. You better spend some money getting a decent logo and business cards as they DO reflect heavily on the perception of your business. You show up with cards printed at home and designed with MS Paint you have just shot yourself ion the foot. Even more importantly, if you are selling a product for retail, spend whatever it takes to make your shlef presence strong and legitize yourself. Buyers know the package sells whats inside. You should read a bit more and/or open a business that becomes successful, then you’ll see why edits are required to 2.

Point 4 on a business plan. Wrong and right. You may think its useless but at the beginning it is critical to do an actual business plan from a lender template as each step in creating a plan opens your eyes to what it takes to start and run a business as there is so much more to it then anyones knows if they are new. A business plan presents hurdles before they become surprises after you have spent money. If you are serious, the business plan will challenge you, if you are not, it will thankfully weed you out before you spend money.

You are right that once you start your business, you(I) rarely ever refer back to it as its all hands on deck once you start making sales and each day is a business plan all in its own.

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/214/how-a-good-real-estate-deal-turns-into-a-bad-one/#comment-895 Brian Armstrong Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:19:18 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/214/how-a-good-real-estate-deal-turns-into-a-bad-one/#comment-895 Thanks for your support folks! Thanks for your support folks!

]]> By: JJ http://www.startbreakingfree.com/214/how-a-good-real-estate-deal-turns-into-a-bad-one/#comment-894 JJ Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:08:39 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/214/how-a-good-real-estate-deal-turns-into-a-bad-one/#comment-894 Good post. I like what I heard somewhere -assumption is the lowest level of communication. Still, I've found it is difficult to spell out everything in a contract because it is so difficult to recognize all of our assumptions. To further complicate matters, most of the contractors I've used aren't good at communicating. If they ARE good at communicating, they may also be good at deliberately missleading. The main thing to remember is to keep following our rules and do our best to cover the bases. Good post. I like what I heard somewhere -assumption is the lowest level of communication. Still, I’ve found it is difficult to spell out everything in a contract because it is so difficult to recognize all of our assumptions. To further complicate matters, most of the contractors I’ve used aren’t good at communicating. If they ARE good at communicating, they may also be good at deliberately missleading.

The main thing to remember is to keep following our rules and do our best to cover the bases.

]]> By: Candy http://www.startbreakingfree.com/214/how-a-good-real-estate-deal-turns-into-a-bad-one/#comment-890 Candy Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:52:20 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/214/how-a-good-real-estate-deal-turns-into-a-bad-one/#comment-890 I've been following your blog for a while, just wanted to say that this was a really great post. I handle bookkeeping for real estate agents and investors. I'll let in on the secret - every single mistake is one that I've seen even the most seasoned investor make. And nearly every single one learned from that mistake. Good for you! Can you teach the rest of 'em to do that? *laugh* I’ve been following your blog for a while, just wanted to say that this was a really great post. I handle bookkeeping for real estate agents and investors. I’ll let in on the secret - every single mistake is one that I’ve seen even the most seasoned investor make. And nearly every single one learned from that mistake. Good for you! Can you teach the rest of ‘em to do that? *laugh*

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