So where did he need my help? Organization! I’ m a bit obsessive about being organized. It makes life so much easier. It definitely makes business a lot easier, especially if you are selfemployed. I didn’ t like the interaction with the sellers but I am very good with paperwork and getting organized. Seeing what needs to be done and doing it.
These days I handle all of the paperwork. The computer work. The accounting. Dealing with all the monies. From rent to invoices to mortgages … and everything in between. What I do not handle are tenants because quite frankly tenants can be big babies and I gave up my babysitting job when I was a teenager!
Our business relationship works very well. We try not to step on each other toes but sometimes that does happen. We are very clear on whom does what and we try not to cross each other boundaries but it does happen ever so often. We gently remind the other that’ s a nono. Ok that’ s not always true … sometimes there’ s a lot of very loud talking and then we calm down and act like adults and work it out. Things are much easier that way. It’ s been a lot of fun these 30 plus years. It’ s a lot of hard work. It can be a lot of fun too. Real estate enabled us to do things we never would’ ve been able to do. We’ ve traveled and traveled and traveled some more … we’ ve been able to help others and give back which is a whole lotta fun.
Wife’ s Life of a Real Estate Investor
Real estate has been good to us. It will be good to you too as long as you understand it’ s a part time job or even a full time career. It is not a get rich quick program but a real life hard working job that you need to work at to be successful. If you get to work with someone you love … even better.
Rachell Reed