MichelleCaseyKS Journal

congratulations on starting your rei journal; it will provide a great place to write down your progress and your struggles. In the future you will be able to read back and realize how much you have learned from everyone on this site!

Keep posting and share your rei experiences and deals with us!

wishing you success,

Valerie

On getting the Rock bottom blueprint AND starting your journal.Keep using all you learn and STAY MOTIVATED,DETERMINED,to keep taking ACTION with the knowledge at your fingertips.ANYONE has the OPPORTUNITY to use what dean teaches....YOU are taking action with it.............CONGRATULATIONS!!!! keep that DRIVE going! !!!!
Jay

It's been awhile since I've updated my journal (been doing all my posting in my "30-Day Quick Cash Formula" Thread). I've found that perfect REA who is on board and willing to try "my technique" (shows how cutting edge Dean's Matt's stuff is-my REA thinks the 25:1 technique is mine).

We're a couple days away from submitting offers at 50% below asking price; I'm just waiting for my RE atty to review the contracts I'll be signing (the purchase agreement and assignment-of-contract) as well as open an escrow acct that'll hold my earnest money.

I must say I'm nervous! I know I'm not supposed to over-think everything, and I do my best to keep my mind away from the "what-if's". If I think about all that could go wrong, I'll end up talking myself out of it and settle back into my comfort zone (which, by the way, isn't really that comfortable if you really think about it--who likes living paycheck to paycheck, if that?).

Thank you everybody for your unconditional and unrestricted support! It's damn near priceless! I am working on returning the blessing

Hello, Michelle,
I'm sure you'll do well! I've been following your thread as best as I can, since I ordered the books but am otherwise having to do as much as possible through online osmosis for now. The 30 Days thread has become an education in itself, and it has expanded every time I check back in. Regardless of how Round One may play out, I can tell your REI business will grow exponentially as well.
Thanks for being such a great example,
Jennifer E.

I'm so nervous about this first one! I'm waiting for my RE atty to okay the contract templates and then I'll be submitting offers through my RE agent hopefully this weekend (depends on if my atty reviews the docs today). I'm scared, but I'm determined to move forward.

I know there's a risk of failing big, but that's a risk in every business venture. Few people ever became successful without first risking everything, and I desperately need and want to be successful! I just pray through it and keep taking one step at a time. The people on this website and the coaches at the Success Academy have provided TONS of help and support! I couldn't have gotten this far without it!

My RE atty is in the process of reviewing the contract (mostly making sure the added contingency isn't contradicting anything in the original) just to CMA--which means I haven't been able to put offers out on MLS props as of yet. I know my REA is probably losing steam cuz it's been about 3 weeks since I've enlisted his help and I haven't yet put in any offers. BUT my RE atty said he'd review the contracts w/me tomorrow so hopefully my REA will be ready to go instead of backing out last minute like I've heard so many other REAs do.

Meanwhile, I've been looking at FSBO props and working on filtering them using the same criteria we use to filter out the MLS props. At the same time, I'm still working on building my cash-buyer's list beyond the 2 qualified cash buyers that are on my list. On the roster for today--call for-rent ads for purposes of reaching potential cash-buyers; and checking out auction websites to find local physical auction sites to visit. Even though these seem like baby-steps, I recognize the importance of continued progress no matter the size of the stride!

Ok, so listening to numerous successful real estate investors talk about the importance of setting goals and then working toward those goals each day, has finally helped to drill the importance of continued progress! Up until today, I always felt like I was busying myself into a circle; I was making some progress, but not nearly enough.

So I sat down and wrote a list of things I want to do everyday to help me take steps toward my goals. My goals involve real estate, fitness and health, and family. Below is my Daily Mon-Fri Roster!

6am-7:15am: Success Academy studies; write down questions to call on later; breakfast.

7:15am-9am: Kain up, breakfast, get ready for school; babies fed and put down for naps by 9am.

9am-9:30am: Make RE phonecalls.

9:30am-11:30am: Exercise

11:30am-12pm: Shower and dressed

12pm-1pm: Gracie and Amado time

1pm-2pm: Lunch (Gracie & Amado). Afternoon naps at 2pm.

2pm-2:30pm: Lunch (myself); RE study (video/audio)

2:30pm-3pm: RE Phonecalls; other RE work (refer to to-do list).

3pm-4:30pm: Freetime (check email, FB, 30DQCF thread, etc.)

4:30pm-9pm: Family Time incl. Dinner

9pm-10pm: RE Study (optional), Create tomorrow's RE to-do list.

10pm-6am: SLEEP

This will make me more productive and efficient in the work I'm targeting by helping me to focus on one devoted task at a time! Before I'd try to study, but then I'd side-track myself w/Facebook, the 30D QCF thread, emails, phone calls, etc. This way the work I am producing will be high-quality!