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I see it all the time. When you think you already have a bit of real estate training, you may be apt to think you can skip various parts of a system that you finally decided to follow. But with a good system — a complete system — you can’t skip anything, as you don’t really know what you are…

During the 2nd World War, my all-time hero Winston Churchill set up an elite “Special Operations Executive” to “conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe against the Axis powers.” It became known as the “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”. Why? Because they did all the “irregular” type of missions. * The secret stuff. * The crazy and outlandish. * Things…

Watch the “Italian Job”. (The 1969 original with Michael Caine, not the more recent American remake.) Why? Best cliffhanger of all time. (Pun intended. But I won’t spoil it if you haven’t already seen it.) But also because you’ll learn a great lesson about business. Namely “Don’t celebrate until it is ALL over.” Be sure the job is done before…

I’ve been accused of living too large. Travelling too much. Eating too well. Spending too much time with my friends and family. Seriously? Is that really possible? Is there a limit to how much of these is enough? Nope. Not in my book. “But Tom, not everyone can do that”. I disagree. I’d say it’s more accurate that “not everyone…

I’m getting ready for the “Roaring 20s”. No, that doesn’t mean dressing up like a “flapper”. It means being prepared as a “flipper”. A flipper of houses, that is. And it’s the decade of the 2020’s I’m referring to. With the economic engine of America finally being unleashed, we are in for a fabulous time of sustained economic prosperity. (I…

Let me tell you a story. Nearly 20 years ago I had a difficult phone call from a client. (It was before I broke free from the rat race, so I still had a 9-to-5 job.) This client was a steel factory. And my contact there was a distinguished gentleman in his mid-50’s. The factory wasn’t doing well. American steel…

2 BIG announcements: #1. I’m doing a very special Rapid Cash Generator Bootcamp in Phoenix, Arizona Saturday & Sunday September 22nd & 23rd. If you are already a Bootcamp attendee, you can attend this event for no additional charge. (Reply to this message and I’ll send you the special link.) If you aren’t yet part of my Bootcamp, then you…

Do you really need the haystack to find the needle? What if someone cut to the chase and got right to the point? (the “needle point” shall we say…) If you didn’t have to sort through all the fluff to find your answer, would that make getting going on the real meat & potatoes easier? Survey says… Yuppers. That’s why…

It initially took some arm twisting… But Robyn Thompson finally now talks openly about her criteria for finding, negotiating, and keeping rental properties. Yes, she’s the Queen of Rehab, but she keeps a particular type of property for her rental portfolio. Quite honestly, her system is brilliant. The way she buys them, the offers she makes, and the way her…

Many people keep an Ace up their sleeve thinking they’ll save it for when they need it. Then the game progresses and… They lose. Because they waited too long. They never got a chance to play that Ace and so it is now worthless. The game is over. The perfect moment never comes. Time passes you by. And rather than…