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Clever Motivation
Cody Sperber

Stop looking for perfect timing, it doesn’t exist

When I am browsing on social media, I see the same questions asked over and over again. How much money is it going to cost me to get a successful real estate business up and running? How much time is it going to take? I’m going to be straight forward. You can get started and

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Creative Real Estate Investing Marketing
Lead Generation
Cody Sperber

Getting Creative with Marketing in Real Estate Investing

Making money in real estate has gone back to the way it was years ago. No longer can real estate investors locate and put a deal together with little to no marketing skills. Real estate investors used to be able to browse sites like Auction.com, HUDhomestore.com and the MLS to find a listing. They were

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Uncategorized
Cody Sperber

How to be a Boss Landlord: Find the Right Tenants

You would be surprised with some of the things landlords come across renting their property. Seriously, some pretty out of the norm stuff. Instead, we’re going to talk about finding the right tenant for your rental property. A huge part of being a landlord and having rental properties is screening your tenants, you don’t want

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Clever Motivation
Cody Sperber

The Qualities You Need to Become a Leader

Everything in life starts with an idea and then someone, or sometimes multiple people put that idea into action. There is always someone that leads the path to every idea, product, system and so on. Leaders curate ideas and then put those ideas into action. What is a leader? What are the qualities of a

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Uncategorized
Cody Sperber

You Need to Break Free of the Elephant Mentality

Hey all, I want to dive in deep today. I want to talk about fear. What’s your greatest fear? Public humiliation, getting your heart broken, losing a family member? The list of fears is never-ending and so many of us fear different things. Big or small, there is something that keeps us up at night.

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Clever Motivation
Cody Sperber

It takes a lot of courage to want to be rich

Courage is defined as mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and to withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. When you combine courage with the tactics, skills, and your capabilities — magic happens. When I think about courage, I think about my heroes. I never thought of myself to be courageous. I was just a normal

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Beat real estate investor competition
Success Tips
Cody Sperber

Beat the Competition with These Two Tips

Many markets are tightening up all around the country. Investors are having to reach out to other markets to find deals. Many markets have a lot of competition and I have found that it’s good to step outside your comfort zone. It can be intimidating but trust me, it’s worth it. Step outside your comfort

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Real Estate Investor Mindset
Clever Motivation
Cody Sperber

My hero told me not to be a real estate investor

Anyone that knows me, knows that family is huge to me. My kids, my wife, they drive me to be the best version of myself every single day. When I had my first child, my son Hudson, it only drove me to work harder. I was even more adamant about accomplishing my goals and providing

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How I Turned a House That Smelled like Cat Pee Profitable
Success Tips
Cody Sperber

How I Turned a House That Smelled like Cat Pee Profitable

This past December, I picked up a property for $212,000 and I was determined to rehab it with the help of my amazing partners, Garret Schmidt and Bryant Aplass. When I picked it up, it was a complete disaster. It had a choppy floor plan, smelled like cat pee, and needed a complete makeover. It

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How to make your phone ring off the hook with leads

How do we make the phone ring? How do we get those potential buyers dialing your number? You have to focus on highly-targeted marketing that will help build and fortify the foundation of your business – and yes, get your phone ringing. These are my approaches of how I got my phone ringing off the

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