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Episode #1: Introducing the Sleaze-Free Real Estate Investing Podcast
Share This: Episode #1: Introducing the Sleaze-Free Real Estate Investing Podcast Episode Summary Listen to the episode on iTunes Listen on Spotify Podcast host Jeff introduces the Sleaze-Free Real Estate Investing podcast and tells his own story of how he went from being a struggling real estate investor to cultivating the approach to real estate […]
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Disagree to Agree
Share This: Today, as I was listening to the audio version of the book Killing Sacred Cows, by Garrett Gunderson, I was struck by an idea the author mention in the book. It was such a fresh and different–but obvious–perspective that it kept my philosophical mind occupied for hours, thinking about this basic principle of […]
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Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneur–What It Means to be One
Share This: We are Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneurs. We write these articles for others who consider themselves to be–or want to become–Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneurs themselves. You, presumably, see yourself as a fellow Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneur (TREE). But what, exactly, is a Thoughtful Real Estate Entrepreneur? Let’s take a few moments and examine what it […]
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Introducing “Living An Entrepreneurial Life,” My New Real Estate Investing Blog on BiggerPockets.Com
Share This: I am pleased to announce that I’ve begun sharing my ideas, experiences and reflections on an entrepreneurial life in a new real estate investing blog on BiggerPockets.com, called “Living An Entrepreneurial Life.” This is–of course–a new real estate investing blog in addition to the writing and sharing I do here at jwarrens.com. Depending […]
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How My Car Catching On Fire Helped Me Become Better at Real Estate Negotiation
Share This: On December 22, 2015, a funny thing happened. (Not “funny ha-ha” so much, but more “funny OMG WTF.”). Two years later, I realize the impact it had on my real estate negotiation skills. My car caught on fire. It was a cold winter morning, so I went out to the curb where it […]
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For Real Estate Investing Success, You Should Stop Making “Offers”
Share This: As an entrepreneur in real estate investing, I’m constantly out in the world talking with owners (soon to be sellers!) of properties I want to buy. At some point that conversation has to turn from just talk into something more definitive. How that transition happens, and when that transition happens is for another […]
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‘Touch’: What Soccer Teaches Us About Real Estate Investment & Entrepreneurship
Share This: It’s no secret—I’m a huge soccer fan (yes, I do love something other than real estate investment!). When it comes to the teams I love (the Portland Timbers, the US Men’s and Women’s National Soccer teams, etc.), if there’s a match happening nearby, I’m going to attend. If it’s not happening in my […]
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Understanding Inflation vs Appreciation
Share This: In 2002, my wife and I bought our first home. We paid around $190,000 for it, and by about 2005, it had ‘appreciated’ to closer to $275,000. Why? We had done some cosmetic work to it, and the neighborhood we bought in improved quite a bit; but most importantly, the economy had simply strengthened […]
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What Belief System Do You Need To Install?
Share This: I’ve been thinking a lot over the past several months about my belief system (when you go to events like Power Players you can’t help but start pondering this!). There are a lot of questions that come up when thinking on this topic: What exactly are my conscious beliefs? What are my unconscious […]
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Is SXSW Interactive A Good Event For the Real Estate Entrepreneur?
Share This: Last week I flew out to SXSW Interactive–one part of the enormous three-legged event held annually in March in Austin, Texas. Along with a Music segment and a Film segment, Interactive is the business/innovation/technology portion of SXSW. With 72,000-ish total attendees throughout all three segments of the event, SXSW absolutely takes over Austin. […]
