19: Short Sales Tips, Starting Out in Real Estate, & Working w/ Virtual Assistants with Tracy Royce

On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we are joined by Arizona real estate investor Tracy Royce to discuss all things related to short sales, getting started, and the best ways to run your real estate investing business. This show has a ton of tips for finding the best way to help sellers who are underwater on their mortgages and still make you a profit as a real estate investor, as well as great strategies for using virtual assistants to lighten your work load and other tips for those who are just getting started. Read the transcript for episode 19 with Tracy Royce here In This Show, We Cover:How to get paid to learn about real estateHow to parlay your talents into a job with a real estate investor;How to “shift” with a changing market and recognize future trendsHow to use virtual assistants in your real estate businessGoals: Good, bad, and uglyGetting started with no money by using technology and social mediaWhat a short sale is and the short sale processHow to find a great short sale agentTips for getting your short sale offers acceptedBooks Mentioned in the ShowThe Four Hour Workweek by Tim FerrissShift by Gary KellerAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillE-Myth Revisited by Michael GerberWinning by Jack WelchLinks from the BlogOdesk.comeLance.comTweetable Topics“When investing in real estate – you have to start out in the mail room.” (Tweet This!)“Don’t expect to get rich tomorrow. You gotta put the work in, you gotta hustle.” (Tweet This!)“If you want an easy job, Sell kittens at a pet shop. Real estate investing isn’t easy.”(Tweet This!)“If you put more fishing lurers out there, you are more likely to catch things.”(Tweet This!)Connect with TracyTracy’s Website www.RoyceofRealEstate.comTracy’s BiggerPockets Profile