I remember when I attended my first seminar back in the 80’s the speaker said you have to have a system and discipline. I knew what the system was because he was teaching it. But I did not know what the discipline was until I began to apply the system. The discipline is that you have to take the action to make the system work properly. Through months and years of trial and error, I now know what he meant by discipline. I had to discipline myself to always take action, even when I didn’t feel like it. Despite all the easier softer ways of doing things today, I still sometimes don’t feel like it. But I force myself to take action.

Many years ago, I found something on the internet that I printed and framed and it is on my office wall. It’s called, the “7 Excuses”.  I can’t do it, I’m not feeling it right now, I’m too busy, I’m too tired, There’s no guarantee it’s going to work, I’m not good enough, and my luck sucks. I still to this day do not know who the author is, but I read that from time to time to keep me motivated. I always check to see if I’m making excuses. Let’s break it down.

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Let’s face it: making deals complicates our lives.  

When we first become involved in real estate, buying a property can be very anxiety-provoking: I mean, really, even though we’ve done all our due diligence and run the numbers 15 different ways and talked to our favorite mentor about it and it STILL looks like a great deal, how do we ever REALLY know? And this leads to self-esteem problems, as we’re constantly second-guessing ourselves and berating ourselves over our lack of confidence.

And even for seasoned investors, taking on a new deal is stressful—an accepted offer means that we have to find a buyer, or start a rehab, or put an ad in the paper to get a tenant. Plus, there’s the additional bookkeeping when the checks roll in, and, of course, the taxes to pay on the profit at the end of the year… 

Since stress and anxiety lead to psychological and medical conditions, including high blood pressure, overeating, bad hair days, fear of success, and a whole host of others, making deals should obviously be avoided at any cost. So, I think it’s important, for the sake of our own health and well-being, that we all
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One Rental at a Time, one of the few YouTube channels I follow, recently had a video titled WARNING: The Average American Can Not Earn Financial Freedom. The title is obviously to grab your attention, however, I think the message was sound, the average American CAN reach Financial Freedom, BUT you CANNOT stay Average to achieve it. This is one of the most overlooked aspects of Financial Freedom, it requires a personal transformation and massive personal growth. You will need to learn personal finance, business strategies, and laws, become an expert in the market, become a master networker, negotiator, and more! If you go through all of this to obtain Financial Freedom, when you make it, you will no longer be average!

The new governing session is here, and the Indiana Senate is looking to impose new strict guidelines on landlords throughout the state. Some of these guidelines include new policies on pests, mold, and rot, and limits the landlord's ability to collect rent from tenants for non-compliance of these policies. Maybe the biggest change yet is the removal of the landlord's ability to even manage their own property without meeting certain criteria. 

Link to Senate Bill 277

Here is the bill: