Over the next month, I'll be handing Monday blogs over to my social media manager, Amanda Benton, and her husband, Gary, who is studying to be a chaplain. The two have studied the topic of Myers...
Chris Cree: Our Good Actions Alone are not Enough
My friend Chris Cree sent me a blog he posted last week, and I found myself quite challenged by it! He's letting me repost it here and I hope that it will encourage and challenge you as well. View...
How to Negotiate Loan Costs
As a real estate investor, it's important to know how to negotiate the costs of a loan. The loan process can be full of turbulence, so you need to be prepared before you go in and start the process....
3 Ways Entrepreneurs can Increase in Value
As Wealthbuilders, but especially as entrepreneurs, it is important to remember that we bring value to the marketplace, not time. Our hours put in at work do not matter nearly as much as our value....
8 Major Life Areas to Change: Part 2
James Goddard is a great example of someone who refused to drift along in life. As a teenager, he wrote down 127 specific things he wanted to accomplish. He included goals he would like to...
Mortgage Bankers vs. Brokers
As a real estate investor, you need to know the difference between a mortgage banker and a mortgage broker. Knowing the difference is going to help you out in the lending process by opening up your...
21 Key Questions: Business Model Canvas
No matter how new your business idea is, it's never too early to test the waters with a business model. For instance, you need to think about the structure of your business: do you want to create a...
8 Major Life Areas to Change: Part 1
The first step to causing a successful transformation in your life is to specifically identify the things you want to change! You need to ask yourself, “What exactly is it that I want?” Most people...
How to Make $100k a Year Tax Free: Real Estate Investing
When I was younger, I had a dream to replace my earned income with passive income (also known as investment income). Years later, my wife and I were in Paris, doing the tourist gig. The Eiffel Tower...
Organizing Cost Structure: Business Model Canvas
In the last eight weeks, I've been taking you through the Business Model Canvas. It's an essential business tool that, when used correctly, can almost guarantee success. Today, I cover the last...
Wealthbuilders is Looking for Partners!
In a couple of days here (April 7th-April 16th to be exact), I will be traveling back to Kampala, Uganda to check in on some Wealthbuilders projects. In preparing for this trip, I've started to...
How the Real Estate Lending Markets Work
A man once said: The real estate business is not about real estate - it is about finance. He was right. One of the biggest hangups for people in real estate investing is not knowing how to finance...