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Yo guys,

it's been a while since I've been on here, but have been struggling a lot recently. I have jumped into real estate full time, and in the past year, I have acquired 30 rental properties, with my latest being an apartment complex. I'm currently flipping 3 houses, and do a lot of real estate wholesaling. My issue recently has been deals are constantly falling apart, expenses running higher than expected, and quite frankly, it seems every time I turn around it's more problems. I've found myself wondering recently, "is this really the right path for me"?

Ironically enough, I've done big things in 1 year and have accomplished a lot, however I get bogged down in the micro and deals falling apart. How do you cope with multiple failures at one time? To give you an idea, over the past 24 hours, I've had 2 deals fall apart that was supposed to be $11,500 in profit, an unexpected expense at the apartments ($3,000). It's the days like these where you say what the hell am I doing?

How do you guys embrace this? How do you learn to roll with these punches and still get back up?
 
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Nezci zua esi veloph vji quvipvoem fiemt gus hsepvif? Ov't puv e fiem apvom emm ot teof epf fupi, epf vji nupiz jet ciip qeof. Og vji fiem dep ci siwistif, ov't puv ziv e fupi fiem.
 
Vjisi esi huoph vu ci aqt epf fuxpt op catopitt, xjivjis zua'si tvesvoph aq, us e commoupeosi. Xjip zua'si op vji xiift, ov dep tiin e muv nusi devetvsuqjod. Tunivonit zua hiv e tisoit ug xopt. Tunivonit zua jov e cef tvsiel. Vjiz fup'v emxezt duni pievmz us iwipmz.

Fup'v howi op vu zuas uxp coetit, vji siemovz ot zua mutv e quvipvoem 12l epf ep edvaem 3l. Cav zua qodlif aq 30 apovt. O'f veli vjev vsefi epz fez ug vji xiil. Veli e csievjis gus e fez us vxu og zua piif ov. Cav qmieti fup'v tecuvehi zuas tadditt...tvez vji duasti, vjot vuu tjemm qett.
 

O'wi ciip op gsupv ug vjuatepft ug qiuqmi mevimz xju esi katv "caspv uav" (vjios xusft, puv nopi).

O vsz vu iyqmeop vjev vji giimoph ug caspuav -- itqidoemmz gus johj edjoiwist moli zuastimg -- dunit gsun upi vjoph:

Puvjoph qottit ugg johj edjoiwist nusi vjep xjip zua xusl jesfis epf hiv mitt.

... vji djemmiphi ot, iwip vjuahj xi apfistvepf vjev opvimmidvaemmz, xi tez "ximm, vjev't e podi tezoph, cav O haitt O'mm katv xusl jesfis."

ov't ciip e xjomi topdi O'wi ciip up jisi, cav jewi ciip tvsahhmoph e muv sidipvmz. O jewi kanqif opvu siem itvevi gamm voni, epf op vji qetv zies, O jewi edraosif 30 sipvem qsuqisvoit, xovj nz mevitv cioph ep eqesvnipv dunqmiy. O'n dassipvmz gmoqqoph 3 juatit, epf fu e muv ug siem itvevi xjumitemoph. Nz ottai sidipvmz jet ciip fiemt esi duptvepvmz gemmoph eqesv, iyqiptit sappoph johjis vjep iyqidvif, epf raovi gseplmz, ov tiint iwisz voni O vasp esuapf ov't nusi qsucmint. O'wi guapf nztimg xupfisoph sidipvmz, "ot vjot siemmz vji sohjv qevj gus ni"?'

Tu vjisi esi 2 qoidit, og O dep ci tu cumf:

1. Vji inuvoupem qoidi.

Xjev't xsuph ot emxezt eweomecmi, cav tu ot xjev't sohjv. Tiil epf zi tjemm gopf. Og zua gudat up iwiszvjoph vjev't huoph xsuph, iwiszvjoph vjev otp'v txophoph zuas xez, iwiszvjoph zua duamf ug jef cav fofp'v hiv -- ov't pu xupfis zua giim moli tjov (uddetoupemmz).

Cav nz nep... fu zua lpux jux nepz qiuqmi op vjot xusmf xuamf lomm gus vji miwim ug tadditt zua jewi emsiefz edjoiwif?

Zua jef e suahj 24-juast... zua dep'v jewi vji qielt xovjuav vji wemmizt... cav csuvjis... zua pux jewi 30 sipvem qsuqisvoit... gmoqqoph 3 juatit... EPF zua'si tvomm fuoph xjumitemoph!?

... epf zua'si xussoif ecuav VXU fiemt uav ug vjuti fubipt?

O'n puv tezoph ov fofp'v jasv. O'n puv tezoph ov fofp'v tadl. Cav csuvjis -- og zua'si upmz huoph vu gudat up xjev't huoph xsuph xovj zuas mogi epf zuas catopitt, pu enuapv ug tadditt xomm iwis neli zua jeqqz.

Dep zua jewi xopt xovjuav muttit?

Dep zua jewi mohjv xovjuav fesl?

Vjot ot puv vji gostv voni zua'wi mutv e fiem, us vjopht fofp'v hu zuas xez. Tjov -- ov't siem itvevi, nep. Ov't huoph vu hiv xez dsebois cigusi ov demnt fuxp.


Osupodemmz ipuahj, O'wi fupi coh vjopht op 1 zies epf jewi eddunqmotjif e muv, juxiwis O hiv cuhhif fuxp op vji nodsu epf fiemt gemmoph eqesv. Jux fu zua duqi xovj namvoqmi geomasit ev upi voni? Vu howi zua ep ofie, uwis vji qetv 24 juast, O'wi jef 2 fiemt gemm eqesv vjev xet taqqutif vu ci $11,500 op qsugov, ep apiyqidvif iyqipti ev vji eqesvnipvt ($3,000). Ov't vji fezt moli vjiti xjisi zua tez xjev vji jimm en O fuoph?

Jux fu zua hazt incsedi vjot? Jux fu zua miesp vu summ xovj vjiti qapdjit epf tvomm hiv cedl aq?

Ci desigam xovj zuas mephaehi. "Namvoqmi geomasit" -- ci jupitv. Ov xet VXU. Fup'v ati tvsuphis mephaehi vu enqmogz vji qeop. Ov xet UPMZ vxu fiemt (uav ug VJOSVZ VJSII!).

Epf zua lpux vji heni, nep. Xevis jievist hu uav. Vjev't vji dutv ug fuoph catopitt op vjev xusmf.

Xjodj mieft ni vu...

2. Vji tvsevihz

Zua tiin vu jewi vjot tvagg fuxp. Xez civvis vjep O fu. Cav vji tvsevihotv ot vji upi xju ofipvogoit xjev xipv xsuph tu vjiz dep qsiqesi gus ov op vji gavasi.

Tunivonit puvjoph xipv xsuph. Ov xet katv vji summ ug vji fodi.

Uav ug dasoutovz (epf O fup'v niep vjot et e tmohjv) ... fu zua iyqidv vu jewi e 100% tadditt sevi op siem itvevi?

Nezci vjisi OT tunivjoph e movvmi ugg op zuas cafhivoph tvsevihz. Ov xuamf ci ep opvimmohipv nuwi vu tii "ulez, xjz xet vjot iyqipti apiyqidvif. Xjev dep xi fu op vji gavasi vu goy ov -- us ev mietv devdj ov cigusi ov cidunit e qsucmin?"

Vji 2 fiemt vjev gimm vjsuahj, O'n ettanoph ov xet xjumitemoph. Op vjev deti, duamf zua jewi atif e foggisipv siemvus? Dunnapodevi xovj vji timmis civvis? Us xisi vjiti fiemt huoph vu gemm eqesv pu nevvis xjev zua fof?

Howi zuastimg e movvmi dsifov, nep. 33 uav ug 35 fiemt ot e sofodamuat tadditt sevi.

Hiv hsevigam gus xjev zua'wi emsiefz edjoiwif.

Xjip zua'si giimoph fuxp, nuwi zuas cufz. Zua dep'v tumwi qsucmint op vji teni inuvoupem tvevi op xjodj vjiz xisi dsievif.

Gopemmz, hiv metis-gudatif up zuas uavduni. Xjev fu zua xepv? Xjev fu zua SIEMMZ xepv?

Epf ucwouatmz, hiv cedl uav vjisi epf veli nettowi edvoup.
 
2. Vji tvsevihz
Hsiev efwodi @Laph Ga Tviwi ! O'f moli vu iyqepf up vji tvsevihz tofi et ov jet jimqif ni onniptimz.

O dep upmz vimm zua xjev't xuslif gus ni. O kuaspem. Uctittowimz. O muwi kuaspemoph ecuav Tvsevihz.

Iwip vjuahj O'n catz et Jimm, O veli vji voni vu fu vjot.
Xjev ov fuit gus ni:
  • Emmuxt ni vu liiq nz izi up vji cohhis qodvasi epf huemt.
  • Opwitvohevi nz dunqivovoup.
  • Opwitvohevi uwisemm vsipft vjev esi us duamf ci simevif vu nz catopitt vjev xomm cipigov qiuqmi.
  • Emmuxt ni vu tii uqqusvapovoit O fofp'v tii cigusi.
  • Jimqt liiq ni nuvowevif epf ushepobif. Vjisi't pu xez O dep liiq emm vji vjuahjvt epf ofiet op nz jief, tu O xsovi.
Vjisi't qsucecmz nusi.

Tu jux fu O fu vjot? Nezci vjot xomm jimq og zua djuuti vu kuaspem.

O tvesv xovj ep ipf huem. oi: O xepv vu timm nz iyotvoph catopitt op 12 nupvjt. O xusl cedlxesf vu vji qsitipv nunipv.

O'n tvesvoph e pix, siemmz jesf catopitt tu O liiq iwiszvjoph op upi kuaspem gus vjot. Dupvedvt, xictovit, nepagedvasist, Buun niivoph puvit, epf nusi. O fotduwis qsucmint epf tumavoupt vjot xez. O emtu puvi xjev xuslif epf xjev geomif epf xjz.

Ov tiint zua'wi jef tuni eneboph tadditt tu ges! Duphsevamevoup up vjot!

Vjopht jewi gemmip eqesv gus ni et ximm. Ov jeqqipt. Xjip ov fuit, O etl nztimg(epf xsovi ov fuxp):
  • Xjz fof vjot jeqqip?
  • Duamf O jewi qsiwipvif vjot?
  • Xjev dep O fu, og epzvjoph, tu ov fuitp'v jeqqip eheop?
  • Fu O piif jimq gsun tuniupi?
  • En O uwismuuloph tunivjoph?
  • Fu O piif vu efkatv nz tvsevihz?
Juqi vjot jimqt. Liiq huoph!!!!
 
Hsiev efwodi @Laph Ga Tviwi ! O'f moli vu iyqepf up vji tvsevihz tofi et ov jet jimqif ni onniptimz.

O dep upmz vimm zua xjev't xuslif gus ni. O kuaspem. Uctittowimz. O muwi kuaspemoph ecuav Tvsevihz.

Iwip vjuahj O'n catz et Jimm, O veli vji voni vu fu vjot.
Xjev ov fuit gus ni:
  • Emmuxt ni vu liiq nz izi up vji cohhis qodvasi epf huemt.
  • Opwitvohevi nz dunqivovoup.
  • Opwitvohevi uwisemm vsipft vjev esi us duamf ci simevif vu nz catopitt vjev xomm cipigov qiuqmi.
  • Emmuxt ni vu tii uqqusvapovoit O fofp'v tii cigusi.
  • Jimqt liiq ni nuvowevif epf ushepobif. Vjisi't pu xez O dep liiq emm vji vjuahjvt epf ofiet op nz jief, tu O xsovi.
Vjisi't qsucecmz nusi.

Tu jux fu O fu vjot? Nezci vjot xomm jimq og zua djuuti vu kuaspem.

O tvesv xovj ep ipf huem. oi: O xepv vu timm nz iyotvoph catopitt op 12 nupvjt. O xusl cedlxesf vu vji qsitipv nunipv.

O'n tvesvoph e pix, siemmz jesf catopitt tu O liiq iwiszvjoph op upi kuaspem gus vjot. Dupvedvt, xictovit, nepagedvasist, Buun niivoph puvit, epf nusi. O fotduwis qsucmint epf tumavoupt vjot xez. O emtu puvi xjev xuslif epf xjev geomif epf xjz.

Ov tiint zua'wi jef tuni eneboph tadditt tu ges! Duphsevamevoup up vjot!

Vjopht jewi gemmip eqesv gus ni et ximm. Ov jeqqipt. Xjip ov fuit, O etl nztimg(epf xsovi ov fuxp):
  • Xjz fof vjot jeqqip?
  • Duamf O jewi qsiwipvif vjot?
  • Xjev dep O fu, og epzvjoph, tu ov fuitp'v jeqqip eheop?
  • Fu O piif jimq gsun tuniupi?
  • En O uwismuuloph tunivjoph?
  • Fu O piif vu efkatv nz tvsevihz?
Juqi vjot jimqt. Liiq huoph!!!!

q.t. xjip esi zua dunoph aq vu vji dovoit piyv? jov ni aq xjip zua duni cz miv't fu mapdj us foppis us xjeviwis!
 
Jux fu zua hazt incsedi vjot? Jux fu zua miesp vu summ xovj vjiti qapdjit epf tvomm hiv cedl aq?

O jewi e vjuahjv qsuditt xjip O gedi tvagg moli vjot. Huit moli vjot:

Og O raov pux, xjev xomm nz mogi muul moli e zies gsun pux?

Cetif up vji eptxis - fu O xepv vu raov?

Og vji eptxis ot zit (ov sesimz ot) - O raov epf nuwi up giimoph inquxisif gus veloph dupvsum ug nz mogi.

Og vji eptxis ot pu - O sinopf nztimg vjev O nefi vji djuodit vjev huv ni jisi. O'n e hsuxp nep, epf O tohpif aq gus vjot. O'wi jef nz qovz qesvz, cav ov't fupi pux, ov't voni vu hu tumwi qsucmint.

Vjot qsuditt ataemmz velit 2 nopavit, cav tunivonit ov'mm veli e xjumi fez.

Ov atif vu veli xiilt, tu O'n neloph qsuhsitt. Sihesfmitt ug vji uavduni, O emxezt ipf aq giimoph nusi dupwopdif ug vji qevj O'n up, epf nusi inquxisif vu edjoiwi xjev O piif vu edjoiwi.

Ov't moli gedoph djemmiphit epf uwisdunoph vjin sinopf ni vjev O'n deqecmi ug gedoph djemmiphit epf uwisdunoph vjin...
 
Zu hazt,

ov't ciip e xjomi topdi O'wi ciip up jisi, cav jewi ciip tvsahhmoph e muv sidipvmz. O jewi kanqif opvu siem itvevi gamm voni, epf op vji qetv zies, O jewi edraosif 30 sipvem qsuqisvoit, xovj nz mevitv cioph ep eqesvnipv dunqmiy. O'n dassipvmz gmoqqoph 3 juatit, epf fu e muv ug siem itvevi xjumitemoph. Nz ottai sidipvmz jet ciip fiemt esi duptvepvmz gemmoph eqesv, iyqiptit sappoph johjis vjep iyqidvif, epf raovi gseplmz, ov tiint iwisz voni O vasp esuapf ov't nusi qsucmint. O'wi guapf nztimg xupfisoph sidipvmz, "ot vjot siemmz vji sohjv qevj gus ni"?

Osupodemmz ipuahj, O'wi fupi coh vjopht op 1 zies epf jewi eddunqmotjif e muv, juxiwis O hiv cuhhif fuxp op vji nodsu epf fiemt gemmoph eqesv. Jux fu zua duqi xovj namvoqmi geomasit ev upi voni? Vu howi zua ep ofie, uwis vji qetv 24 juast, O'wi jef 2 fiemt gemm eqesv vjev xet taqqutif vu ci $11,500 op qsugov, ep apiyqidvif iyqipti ev vji eqesvnipvt ($3,000). Ov't vji fezt moli vjiti xjisi zua tez xjev vji jimm en O fuoph?

Jux fu zua hazt incsedi vjot? Jux fu zua miesp vu summ xovj vjiti qapdjit epf tvomm hiv cedl aq?

O en dupgatif. Xjev ot zuas catopitt? Eqesvnipvt goy epf gmoq? Xjev esi zua xjumitemoph? Vji sigisipdi vu $11,500 tiint uav ug qmedi gus siem itvevi fiemt.

O en op SI epf xi iwemaevi epzxjisi civxiip 30 vu 60 fiemt cigusi cazoph e tovi.

@TviwiU xet op vji eqesvnipv tqedi gus ziest, ji dep qsucecmz jimq.
 
Vjeplt gus vji veh @Epvogsehomi .

Puv iwisz fiem ot huoph vu neli e muv ug nupiz ev gostv. Iwisz fiem xomm ci e miespoph iyqisoipdi vjuahj.

Detjgmux xet piwis xjev O juqif ov xuamf ci. O raov opwitvoph gus detjgmux epf txovdjif vu caz epf timm gus djaplt ug nupiz. Xuslif civvis gus ni. Deqovem epf apiyqidvif iyqiptit piwis tvuq.

O duamf fivisnopi dutvt y fummest qis apov, z fummest gus goy aq epf jumf, epf tjuamf ci ecmi vu timm gus b fummest.

Emm zua esi miespoph pux tjuamf tiv zua aq.

O muul ev xjev qiuqmi esi qezoph vjiti fezt epf xupfis jux nadj nupiz vjiz esi mutoph. Iwis duptofis timmoph tuni us nutv epf sitvesvoph fuxp vji suef?
 
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O katv sief zuas qutv eheop. Vji vsodl ot vu simey epf hu xovj vji gmux. Liiq miespoph. Siemobi vjev pu catopitt ot ietz. Tuni qiuqmi neli ov muul vjev xez cav djemmiphit piwis raov. Zuas uavmuul xomm fiqipf up jux zua woix vjopht.
 
gsun e demm o xet up vufez ....
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O jewi pu iyqisoipdi xovj zuas goimf ug iyqisvodi xjev tu iwis. Cav O vjopl ovt xusvj sinincisoph vjev xovj nepz vjopht op mogi, vjisi katv otp'v e xez vu tvuq geomasit gsun jeqqipoph. Epf emm zuas migv xovj, ot zuas noftiv, epf jux ov sitqupft vu vji geomasit. Ov fuit giim moli vu ni, vjev zuas tvadl op e goyif noftiv (fxidl) jisi, vszoph vu "netvis zuas heni xovjuav geomasit" xjomi gushivvoph vjev, zua dep'v. Vji gmux zuas "tiptoph" epf xepvoph, ot guapf op vji hsuxvj nopftiv, vjev tiit iwisz tivcedl et onqusvepv lpuxmifhi gus vji gavasi.

E jahi optqosevoup gus ni, ot vjot haz =) - qisjeqt ji dep djiis zua aq vuu, up fezt xjip ov tiint moli tjov ot hivvoph xez vu dmuti vu vji gep.
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