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the two main parts of a real estate  sophisticated investor is going to   “
 deal are the deal and the money   want to know clearly these points
 to the buy the deal. Simple right?   and what they can expect point   The best
 Yes, but so is hitting a forehand in  blank (Great movie). Preparation   investment
 tennis. My forehand compared to   also includes your team, the right
 Roger Federer? Pretty similar   team, the best team, who are   on earth
 actually! okay, I’m lying right now.   trustworthy and will tell you the
 Simple looking but doing is a   truth. We have great lenders,   is earth.
 different story. The Money and the  CPA’s, and great attorney’s who
 Deal.  we trust and ask them a lot of   ”
 questions to help structure the
 I’m going to simplify it for you.   right deal and like correction now,   Louis Glickman
 Preparation and Opportunity: Let   I want to be corrected.  Also, once
 me explain. Preparation is the   we find a structure that works,
 money or capital, and   do it over and over and over. Be
 opportunity is the deal. Both are   consistent with your deal structure
 equally important ladies and   and your preparation so you get
 When   gentlemen. I hear this argument   quicker and more effective. John
 all the time. You need money first
 Maxwell says “consistency
 then the deal, or.. Do you need the  compounds” which is so good.
 Preparation   deal first to attract the money? The
 answer is both are #1’s and equally  Next #1 is Opportunity, the deal.
 important. I am reading Relentless  You need to know what is a good
 meets   right now by Tim Grover, my first   deal and what is not a good deal,
 if you don’t know or if you pencil
 lesson from Tim was how he
 numbered his chapters.  Here is a  it and you still don’t know, its not
 a good deal and don’t go there.
 guy who trained Michael Jordan,
 Opportunity,   Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, etc.   Don’t ever go there because you
 All his chapters are #1’s. All equally  can get into trouble. It needs to be
 great deal to buy it or there needs
 important, then I realized the
 Miracles   importance of preparation and   to be a great reason to buy it. We
 opportunity, and as I realized the
 sold a building to an investor early
 importance of it in real
 this month and we did great, and
 estate.  That night, I was reading   she felt like she got a good deal,
 happen in   his book and flipped the next   win win. One of our clients sold
 us the deal and he felt like he got
 page in his book and he talked
 about preparation and opportunity,  a good deal. Deal points are key
 Real Estate  wild I know but true story. We all   and you need to know what is
 know the saying when
 important to you on each deal and
 preparation meets opportunity,
 what are the numbers that you
 miracles happen. Well, its true and  need to hit or you will walk away.
 they happen everyday. We just   We have to stay disciplined as
 ANDREW LANGSFORD  need to be prepared and do the   investors, as leaders, as people.
 hard work to find the deal.  The most important deal point for
 me is Net Operating Income or
 So, #1 is preparation, you have to   NOI. To increase NOI we need
 Learning is such a great thing. My   be prepared for the deal. In order  to increase rents and decrease
 favorite thing to learn in the world  to do this you need to know what   expenses and this comes down to
 is to be a better husband. I have a  you are doing and how you will   the plan of action and
 loooong way to go, let me be real!  structure the deal, take the time to  implementing it with excellence.
 Happy wife happy life right? so   structure your deals correctly. Are
 true. I am a work in progress but I   you investing all your   To the right is a breakdown of
 digress, I want to talk about   money or are you going to   what I created when preparation
 learning to better our craft in in-  partner? syndicate? if partner,   meets opportunity in real estate,
 vesting in real estate. To me,   whats your splits and why? A   and miracles will and do happen.


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