Make Every Day Count Journal

Today in RE: I qualified 2 contractors using Joe and Stacey power team questions. Thank you!
Did due diligence on current property under contract.
Followed up on bandit sign lead to schedule viewing on Saturday.
Took Part of Joe's live chat on IE.

Keep moving forward and taking action!

Thom

You made today count! Keep up the good work. Each day you are one step closer to that next deal. The more you can do each day, the more results you will have. Believe and Achieve! - Joe

I love it Joe!!!
Today I worked on putting steps in place ramp up my investing business.
Tied up loose ends with a owner of a 24unit complex,
Met with my property manager to give her direction.

Tomorrow; I will get some docs sign for my next retail deal, 2 more units for my PM company
Work on smart goals for 1 hour
Thursday ; I will meet with my whole team. motivational speech coming LOL!
Friday; continue working on system for marketing and deal flow

Next week; we implement my plan

Congrats on starting your journal. make sure you try to post each day to make every day count! You can do it and I look forward to reading about your progress. Believe and Achieve! - Joe

Today I made a great connection with a local commercial mortgage company that specializes in the 4-plex. I also started a cash-out refi on my personal condo to eliminate debt and so I have a little financial backing for the business.

I drive for a living and I will use this time to listen to past conference calls, driving for $$$ (much better when someone else is paying for gas) and place my $100 drop cards in parking lots throughout the Denver area. I will also distribute my business card to any potential leads that I deliver to. (I actually delivered to a so-called Guru yesterday)

Tonight I will make my bandit signs and get them ready to put out over the weekend. I will also create some new flyers to place out in new locations.

Tomorrow back to the buyers list, ghost ads and calling for rent signs, if I can squeeze it in I will attend tomorrow's auction.

Bob Fahey
Just Bring It 2014!
Time to get serious!

Thanks Joe and Stacey! Yes, every bit of effort helps towards success!

great to be in on the beginning of a thread. today i'm calling and emailing people that have responded to ads I've posted. what i'm doing different is i'm doing this TODAY!!! instead of telling myself i'll call in a little bit i'm calling as soon as I get them. my big thing is doing NOW what needs to be done. no more procrastination for me. i'm sick of not being where I want to be and the blame is staring me in the mirror.
on a lighter note, are they coming up with new things to give you more badges? lol

Hello Joe & Stacey

I truly enjoyed the chat yesterday and I am grateful to try something different. The journal could be the thing that really helps me to move forward continuously. Today, I put up ads on Craigslist. I also designed my postcards on Vistaprint to send to prospective sellers and I opened an account at auction.com.

Thanks for your help.

Hi Joe,

I got postcard calls ready to return tomorrow. Talked to another investor wanting to work together. and worked on REI marketing.

-watched daily wisdom and checked in on IE
-read some threads/posts on Dg.com
-called and qualified 2 more contractors/handymen
-set up meetings for saturday on triplex remodel for insurance and contractor
-submitted addendum for price reduction on sfr under contract due to property line encroachment by neighbor in case of prescriptive easement.
-submitted final offer for reo duplex

Way to go! You made this day and week count. We can accomplish so much more when we know we are accountable to ourselves as well as others. Keep up the good work. Believe and Achieve! - Joe

Keep doing all the right things and the deals will begin to materialize. Sounds liek you are working your plan, way to go! Keep up the good work and we are keeping each other accountable. Make every day count! Believe and Achieve! - Joe

Keep up the good work and keep making every day count. Believe and Achieve! - Joe

It is great to hear from you. We are glad you are still moving forward and doing what it takes to get closer to that next deal. It is a new year and it can be whatever we make it. We are going to look out that windshield and not worry about what is behind us in that rear view mirror. This is a fresh start where you will make every day count! Keep up the good work! Believe and Achieve! - Joe

We are so glad you enjoyed the chat and we are happy to see you are taking action. Action leads to deals and its ounds like you are moving forward with all the recent task you completed. We are here to support and hold each other accountable as we continue on our real estate adventure. Keep up the good work and keep making every day count! Believe and Achieve! - Joe and Stacey

Glad to see the continued activity. Way to go! Believe and Achieve! - Joe

You again are Making everyday count! Glad to see the continued activity. Way to go! Believe and Achieve! - Joe

Sorry, a day late starting my entry. Hey, your chat was awesome and informative. Thank you. Today I returned an email sent to me by one if my brokers wanting to renew my buyers rep agreement.

Thanks Joe! I love your tag line by the way. I have a sign above my door in my condo that says "You must believe if you want to receive" it has been the way I have lived my life for the past 4 years. The law of attraction really does work if you believe!

Bob

Started with video training this morning for an hour like everyday. Next hour is buyers list, ghost ads, for rent calls, etc...

Today I will continue my daily routine while at work. It sure makes my job better knowing I can use it to the advantage of my business.

Tonight respond to all ghost ads, Finish up my bandit signs, and look into my notes to see if I can do something extra! Always need just one more thing!!

Bob
Just Bring It 2014!
Time to get serious

We are glad you liked our chat the other day. Glad to see you made a post and you are making everyday count! Keep up the good work! Believe and Achieve! - Joe

Yes, it is true we attract what is around us. Keep the positive flowing and good things continue to come your way. Believe and Achieve! - Joe

I am writing down each day and what I do in it, so that I can see exactly what I did accomplish. Today I watched some training videos and went through houses on the commissioner of land sales site. I also tweaked my website. I also wrote out ads for my bandit signs. I did some other things, but cannot remember them all without looking at my notes right now.

Hi Joe & Stacey

I checked my local papers classified ads for sales. I finally was able to order the postcards that I will give to prospective homeowners. I also placed an ad on Backpage.com

I'm working on not getting overwhelmed and just focusing on one thing at a time.

I'm thrilled to hear from you. Thanks so much! You just made my day even better. I will reach out to you on all the social networks.

Peace & Blessings
April

Keep doing moving forward each day! Really appreciate your commitment to help all of us!!

I always loved you're saying that if you do one thing each day than after 100 days you have done 100 things in RE!!

1/8/14:

So today I had my offer with addendum accepted for the SFR!! This was truly a motivated seller! I don't want to jinx it yet but I'm excited and it shows again that it never hurts to ask!!!

Ok so at Thanksgiving we looked at this house 3/2 1800+ ft2 listed for 125k, before Christmas it dropped to 115k, then to 99k, so I made an offer for 77,300 and they accepted MLS 25-1 strategy in CA!! Then when my dad and I were doing the inspection we noticed that the back side of the house was not accessible unless you went on the neighbors property and it appears the neighbor was encroaching on the property because there was not the proper setback. I asked the seller to verify but they knew nothing and the sellers agent made no effort. So I told my agent to see if she could speak with the neighbor and verify what he knew. She knocked on the door and he told her that he had an old agreement with the last owners that they can come onto his property to access the side for painting etc and that there was a small setback for about 2ft. Knowing this and feeling like the sellers and their agent did nothing I had my agent submit an addendum for an offer of 69,000 due to the sellers uncertainty of the neighbors encroachment. Well today they accepted and we will close in a week or 10 days.

This will be a buy and hold using OPM (none of my money)with a cash out refi where cash flow and any future profits will be split 50/50 but here's the basic projected numbers:
Purchase price = 69k + closing costs
Bonus to my investor friendly agent = 1k
repairs; paint/carpet/lite touch = 5k (doing walk thru for bids on Saturday)
rental income = $950
ARV = 119k

My work schedule and workouts finally caught up to me. I almost hit the snooze this morning but my pups jumped on me to remind me that one of the reasons I am working so hard is so they can have a backyard to roam without a leash and not have to be crammed in this studio condo anymore! Never hurts to have someone push you a little even if it is an animal.

Today: 1hour of training followed by an hour of searching for properties. Then returning emails and phone calls. Follow up on my cashout refi.
Tonight: Bandit signs for the first time! I'm excited!

Tomorrow: Lunch with a business partner

Bob
Just Bring It 2014!
Time to get serious

Welcome to the group and thank you for sharing your daily activites. Each day we can do things at home or out in our areas. As we do more, we see more, we feel more confident and deals will begin to materialize. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to hearing more each day. Make every day count! Believe and Achieve! - Joe

Looks like you had another good day with completing some of your real estate tasks. An ad a day on classified websites such as craigslist, ebay classifieds and backpage make for a great way to be consistent each day. You are right, do not think about everything to do, just one thing at a time. Just like they say about eating an elephant, one bite at a time. Keep up the good work. Continue to make every day count! Believe and Achieve! - Joe

Congrats on the awesome deal. With every deal we do and every offer we make, we often learn things to consider for future deals. Not only was this a good deal for you but also a good experience about dealing with odd things that may come up with properties. Everything can be a negotiation point when it comes to making the deals happen. Glad to hear this one worked out for you and persistence will continue to bring you more opportunity and more deals. Looking forward to hearing more on your daily progress. Make every day count! Believe and Achieve! - Joe