Everyone hates to fail, but for some people, failing presents such a significant psychological threat their motivation to avoid failure exceeds their motivation to succeed. This fear of failure causes them to unconsciously sabotage their chances of success, in a variety of ways. Failing can elicit feelings such as disappointment, anger, frustration, sadness, regret, and confusion that, while unpleasant, are usually not sufficient [...]
The stock market has lost all its gains for the year. We are still up over 6,000 points since the Trump election. Some are getting nervous, and have moved money out of stocks into bonds. However, real estate and hard assets are attractive now, if just for a way to diversify. How Much Money Do [...]
Forbes wrote about Working Smarter Not Harder – What Does it Truly mean? “Work smarter, not harder,” is a phrase many workers have heard throughout their careers. A phrase that often conjures the image of a high-level executive on a beach with a smartphone and cocktail in hand. The phrase touches on an individual’s emotional [...]
Boomtown, a blog by Joanna Harrison, has some great advice about a real estate investment opportunity. You see, according to Harrison, “America has an aging population. Currently, the median age is 37.8, (up from 30.0 in 1980, and 28.4 in 1970) and the median age of homebuyers is 44. This demographic shift is happening for a [...]
Do you really know what words like average and median mean? Take for example this news story on May 3rd in Los Feliz Ledger. “Southern California real estate sales in February 2018 were down 0.5% from January and up 0.6% from February of the previous year to a total of 15,189 homes or condos sold [...]
What are the best real estate lead generation options today? Where and how can real estate agents, investors and other related industry professionals generate more leads for buying, selling and renting properties? What are some of the little known benefits, and pitfalls of common real estate lead generation channels today? Here are 12 ways for real estate [...]