{"id":1958,"date":"2022-03-17T08:30:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T08:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/?p=1958"},"modified":"2022-03-17T08:30:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T08:30:22","slug":"the-5-steps-that-will-bring-you-more-deals-friends-and-mentors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/17\/the-5-steps-that-will-bring-you-more-deals-friends-and-mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Steps That Will Bring You More Deals, Friends, and Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div :class=\"{ 'hidden': $store.gatedContent.showFullPrompt() || $store.proContent.showFullPrompt() }\">\n<p>If you\u2019re <strong>new to<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/guides\/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>investing in real estate<\/strong><\/a>, you may not have run your first real estate analysis yet. But as soon as you start looking at properties, you\u2019ll become a spreadsheet wizard in no time! With so many investors counting on automatic analysis from modern, hyper-specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/investment-calculators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>real estate calculators<\/strong><\/a>, old-school investors beg the question \u201c<strong>do these calculators really make a difference in the deal?<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, expert investor, home flipper, wholetailer, and almost every other real estate title in the book, <strong>Jonathan Greene<\/strong>, joins us to talk about what new investors are missing out on. While many investors <strong>run spreadsheets and analyses before seeing a dea<\/strong>l, Jonathan does it the other way around. Jonathan will drive to a property, walk the property, and then after <strong>taking a look at some specific parts of the property<\/strong>, will run a deal analysis. He walks through the system that not only makes this efficient but worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BiggerPockets Forums<\/strong><\/a> for some time, you\u2019ve probably recognized Jonathan\u2019s name (or face). He\u2019s an active contributor, responding to forum posts almost every day and chatting with new investors every chance he gets. Jonathan has found <strong>deals, mentors, partners, and <\/strong>great <strong>friends<\/strong> thanks to online forums, like BiggerPockets. If you\u2019re looking to <strong>get the most out of your virtual networking<\/strong>, Jonathan shares his five tips on extracting huge value from the collective minds of over two million real estate investors!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to listen on Apple Podcasts.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/872617c1-4e1d-4c0b-be96-de53b8b656ae\/episodes\/0d3f40fb-46de-4962-a238-403d655a7c96\/embed\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Read the Transcript Here<\/h2>\n<h2>Watch the Episode Here<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Escaping Spreadsheet Prison When Investing in Real Estate\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-lP8CBKnepI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Help Us Out!<\/h2>\n<p>Help us reach new listeners on iTunes by leaving us a rating and review! It takes just 30 seconds and instructions can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\/25\/topics\/161423-do-you-listen-to-the-bp-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Thanks! We really appreciate it!<\/p>\n<h2>In This Episode We Cover:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Going beyond the spreadsheets and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/real-estate-investment-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>analyzing real estate<\/strong><\/a> internally (before using a calculator)<\/li>\n<li><strong>How to get the \u201cfeel\u201d of a house <\/strong>when investing out-of-state<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>crucial parts of a house<\/strong> Jonathan looks at during his first walkthrough<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>five steps to being successful in an online community<\/strong> (or in real life too!)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/out-of-state-markets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Choosing your perfect out-of-state market<\/strong><\/a> using two simple data points<\/li>\n<li>Flipping poorly designed homes into <strong>massively profitable masterpieces\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>And <strong>So <\/strong>Much More!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links from the Show<\/h2>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in the Show:<\/h2>\n<h2>Connect with Jonathan:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/real-estate-584\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re new to investing in real estate, you may not have run your first real estate analysis yet. 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