Live Q&A - Best Times to Cold Call, How to Work with Wholesalers, and How to Scale Your Business

Live Q&A - Best Times to Cold Call, How to Work with Wholesalers, and How to Scale Your Business

Author: Inspiring interviews with today's most successful real estate investors! July 28, 2022 Duration: 35:19

Highlights From The Show:

Welcome to this version of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! I am excited to bring you another replay of my Live Question and Answer sessions. For those people that are unable to join us live, this will provide an opportunity to hear the awesome questions I am fielding about business, taking risks, real estate, and so much more!

 

This presentation is the live Q&A that I did the week of July 13th and each Thursday we will offer you another chance to take advantage of listening to the answers to our guests’ fabulous and compelling questions! Don’t miss this new episode of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast!



Notable Quotes:

“Market cycles always change.”

 

“Your cold calling software should give you feedback and analytics on what times are most effective.”

 

“Traditionally, the best time to get a hold of clients is in the afternoon.”

 

“There is a lot that I would change if I was starting my business over again.”

 

“Use other people’s hindsight as your foresight.”

 

“When you are scaling, generally speaking, you are going to have to build your team.”

 

“When I first built my team, I didn’t take the training aspect seriously enough.”

 

“When you hire people, you can’t expect them to be incentivized as you are as the business owner.”

 

“A huge mistake that I made was to hire people and give them too much responsibility too quickly, with little to no management or oversight.”

 

“I am really good at execution.”

 

“Execution is a skill set of action, not of learning.”

 

“Trustworthy is a little different than ethical.”



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Mike Simmons hosts Investor Cheat Code Podcast, a series built on the idea that the most effective strategies are often the personal ones not found in any textbook. The concept is simple: in video games, a cheat code is a hidden key that unlocks advantages, and this podcast applies that same principle to building wealth through property. You’ll hear inspiring interviews that go beyond surface-level advice, diving into the specific routines, mental frameworks, and sometimes counterintuitive tactics that today's most successful real estate investors actually use in their daily operations. Each conversation is designed to uncover those nuanced habits-the real cheat codes-that have led to tangible results for top performers. Rather than offering generic tips, this podcast focuses on the actionable and often overlooked details that can accelerate your journey. It’s for anyone interested in the practical realities of investing, entrepreneurship, and business growth, delivered through candid discussions that feel like you're getting direct access to a mentor's playbook. Tune in to discover how subtle shifts in strategy and mindset can unlock new levels of opportunity in your own portfolio.
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