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Most of you may already be aware of the fact that I am a HUGE fan of Ron LeGrand! WHY? My wife (Jo-Ann) and I had the good fortune of attending a number of his seminars back in 2003. Since that time we have been implementing many of the "creative" and "unique" (quick turn) real estate investing strategies that he teaches, as well as a few of our own. With the exposure to these types of strategies, it helped us to "diversify" our real estate investing portfolio and we got to… Enjoy the Journey!With our past (Ron LeGrand seminar) experiences in mind, and based on some of the positive feedback that I have already received from fellow REIN members, it looks as though Ron LeGrand did NOT disappoint! No SURPRISE there!Unfortunately, I came down with a severe case of the flu on Wednesday and was unable to make it to the event personally. This was extremely disappointing for me, as I have never missed anything in my life before, let alone the opportunity to spend four "quality" days with one of the BEST (quick-turn) real estate educators and 400 (plus) "like minded" individuals!The purpose of this POST is not to dwell on my own personal misfortune, but to take the time to "contribute" to this forum by providing REIN members with a "Ron LeGrand seminar debriefing". So you are probably asking yourself this question right about now; "What do you mean by… Ron LeGrand seminar debriefing"?
FACT is; Attending one of Ron LeGrand`s seminars is only a SMALL step, because it`s… "What you do with the information and the education that really counts!".
I can almost GUARANTEE you that there are a whole lot of (Ron LeGrand) seminar graduates out there that are all "fired up" right about now, and they are ready to get out there and put things into IMMEDIATE ACTION! While this is a "good" thing, I cannot stress the importance of taking the necessary time to absorb what it is you have just learned… before you dive in head first!
WHY? Because you have just been exposed to some extremely "creative" and "unique" real estate investing strategies, and your mind will most likely be on "information overload"? Not to mention the fact that Ron has most likely confused some of you, as some of the (real estate) terminology that he uses is really quite different than what you may already be familiar with?
With this in mind, I would strongly encourage fellow REIN members to…"take a step back", as it is IMPERATIVE that you take the necessary time to "fully" understand what it is you have just learned, before you head off on a path that you are unfamiliar with, and a path that can potentially be "loaded" with mine fields!
How do you THINK I know this?
For some of you, you may feel extremely confident that you have already learned enough to "charge" ahead. A word of CAUTION here… four days at a seminar is NOT that much time in the grand scheme of things! While EDUCATION is an extremely important component, receiving and acting upon a "small" amount of education can have the potential to be an extremely "DANGEROUS" and "DEVASTATING" thing!
So what should you do next?
Take the necessary time to let the EMOTIONS and HYPE of the seminar wind down. Then you need to put some "serious" THOUGHT into what (creative) strategy, or combination of strategies you would like to implement. These strategies should "compliment" your existing goals or objectives. I would strongly encourage you to revisit the workbook materials that you received at the event, as well as your seminar notes and the notes of someone that may have attended the event with you. You should also listen to the CD`s at least one more time. You then need to develop a detailed list of all of the questions you have. And there WILL and SHOULD be questions! Your questions should be categorized into different groups. Groups such as; legal, marketing and accounting etc. The next step is to seek the answers to your questions. While doing this you will need to develop a list of "go-forward" action items or "things to do". Items such as; developing a solid business plan, establishing a marketing budget, developing your marketing materials and obtaining pricing quotations for services or products etc. Once you have completed this process, then and only then will you be in a position to take…MASSIVE ACTION!
Last but not least… no matter what you do, ALWAYS make sure that EVERYBODY WINS!
GOOD LUCK!!
FACT is; Attending one of Ron LeGrand`s seminars is only a SMALL step, because it`s… "What you do with the information and the education that really counts!".
I can almost GUARANTEE you that there are a whole lot of (Ron LeGrand) seminar graduates out there that are all "fired up" right about now, and they are ready to get out there and put things into IMMEDIATE ACTION! While this is a "good" thing, I cannot stress the importance of taking the necessary time to absorb what it is you have just learned… before you dive in head first!
WHY? Because you have just been exposed to some extremely "creative" and "unique" real estate investing strategies, and your mind will most likely be on "information overload"? Not to mention the fact that Ron has most likely confused some of you, as some of the (real estate) terminology that he uses is really quite different than what you may already be familiar with?
With this in mind, I would strongly encourage fellow REIN members to…"take a step back", as it is IMPERATIVE that you take the necessary time to "fully" understand what it is you have just learned, before you head off on a path that you are unfamiliar with, and a path that can potentially be "loaded" with mine fields!
How do you THINK I know this?
For some of you, you may feel extremely confident that you have already learned enough to "charge" ahead. A word of CAUTION here… four days at a seminar is NOT that much time in the grand scheme of things! While EDUCATION is an extremely important component, receiving and acting upon a "small" amount of education can have the potential to be an extremely "DANGEROUS" and "DEVASTATING" thing!
So what should you do next?
Take the necessary time to let the EMOTIONS and HYPE of the seminar wind down. Then you need to put some "serious" THOUGHT into what (creative) strategy, or combination of strategies you would like to implement. These strategies should "compliment" your existing goals or objectives. I would strongly encourage you to revisit the workbook materials that you received at the event, as well as your seminar notes and the notes of someone that may have attended the event with you. You should also listen to the CD`s at least one more time. You then need to develop a detailed list of all of the questions you have. And there WILL and SHOULD be questions! Your questions should be categorized into different groups. Groups such as; legal, marketing and accounting etc. The next step is to seek the answers to your questions. While doing this you will need to develop a list of "go-forward" action items or "things to do". Items such as; developing a solid business plan, establishing a marketing budget, developing your marketing materials and obtaining pricing quotations for services or products etc. Once you have completed this process, then and only then will you be in a position to take…MASSIVE ACTION!
Last but not least… no matter what you do, ALWAYS make sure that EVERYBODY WINS!
GOOD LUCK!!