REI Wealth Monthly Issue 07 | Page 34

STRUGGLING TO GROW BECAUSE OF LACK OF RESOURCES? CONSIDER INTERNS JUSTIN LEE f you are like most real estate investors, you are likely finding it hard to grow your business. You’re struggling to find the resources to help you grow in an efficient and cost effective way. So how does a real estate investor actually grow their business? The first way is to go out and hire more help. Maybe you’ve tried the virtual assistant route or even hired a full or part-time employee. But you know how that goes - once you hire someone you hope they are producing enough revenue to cover their salary. Alternatively, you can play it conservatively. You can choose not to hire any help, and do it all yourself, but then you’re limited in how fast your real estate investing business can grow. It’s the ultimate “Rock and a Hard Place” in business. Have you considered hiring an intern? When you hire interns, not only do they increase your productivity, but they can also decrease your expenses. Hiring interns can be a cost effective way of staffing your real estate investing business. Although interns are very smart and capable, they don’t yet have the experience under their belt to command high