Adam McFadden
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So the one thing I've really worked hard on is delegating during some of the challenges that I've had recently following the pandemic with some of my real estate investments. really had my back against the wall, right? When you have tenants that don't pay and mortgages that are skyrocketing due to inflation. Well, the banks still want their money. Of course they do. The tenants don't pay, right?
So the one thing I've really worked hard on is delegating during some of the challenges that I've had recently following the pandemic with some of my real estate investments. really had my back against the wall, right? When you have tenants that don't pay and mortgages that are skyrocketing due to inflation. Well, the banks still want their money. Of course they do. The tenants don't pay, right?
But my ability to double down on my business I hired a few more sales reps. I put some more money into marketing and to see what I was able to do by upping the ante on the capabilities that I have as a business owner and even more time that I could put in and the effort needed to grow this business. has proved remarkable.
But my ability to double down on my business I hired a few more sales reps. I put some more money into marketing and to see what I was able to do by upping the ante on the capabilities that I have as a business owner and even more time that I could put in and the effort needed to grow this business. has proved remarkable.
But my ability to double down on my business I hired a few more sales reps. I put some more money into marketing and to see what I was able to do by upping the ante on the capabilities that I have as a business owner and even more time that I could put in and the effort needed to grow this business. has proved remarkable.
Yeah, and I think that's the constant theme that I've been in this industry 10, 15 years, that every successful entrepreneur, it's not a straight line to success. There's a lot of failures, but when it gets tough and there's problems, you just make it happen, right? You get efforts. 5 a.m. and get the emails going.
Yeah, and I think that's the constant theme that I've been in this industry 10, 15 years, that every successful entrepreneur, it's not a straight line to success. There's a lot of failures, but when it gets tough and there's problems, you just make it happen, right? You get efforts. 5 a.m. and get the emails going.
Yeah, and I think that's the constant theme that I've been in this industry 10, 15 years, that every successful entrepreneur, it's not a straight line to success. There's a lot of failures, but when it gets tough and there's problems, you just make it happen, right? You get efforts. 5 a.m. and get the emails going.
You know, when maybe real estate, your real estate stuff suffering yourself, you're now funding it from the other business. They have to directly go down on the other business. Right. And I, you know, I own seven businesses. So we I wish all seven just crushed it all the time. But it's kind of like you're juggling, you know, you're over here. It would be nice.
You know, when maybe real estate, your real estate stuff suffering yourself, you're now funding it from the other business. They have to directly go down on the other business. Right. And I, you know, I own seven businesses. So we I wish all seven just crushed it all the time. But it's kind of like you're juggling, you know, you're over here. It would be nice.
You know, when maybe real estate, your real estate stuff suffering yourself, you're now funding it from the other business. They have to directly go down on the other business. Right. And I, you know, I own seven businesses. So we I wish all seven just crushed it all the time. But it's kind of like you're juggling, you know, you're over here. It would be nice.
So let's talk about the real estate more. How did you get into that? And, you know, what are some of the lessons and struggles you've had from that?
So let's talk about the real estate more. How did you get into that? And, you know, what are some of the lessons and struggles you've had from that?
So let's talk about the real estate more. How did you get into that? And, you know, what are some of the lessons and struggles you've had from that?
Years ago in my early 20s, when I had my first sales job, I had the ability to travel across Canada as a regional sales rep. And I remember getting on the airplane and making it a point not to watch movies. I would read books. So whether there was business books, sales, I learned as much as I could about the game of business.
Years ago in my early 20s, when I had my first sales job, I had the ability to travel across Canada as a regional sales rep. And I remember getting on the airplane and making it a point not to watch movies. I would read books. So whether there was business books, sales, I learned as much as I could about the game of business.
Years ago in my early 20s, when I had my first sales job, I had the ability to travel across Canada as a regional sales rep. And I remember getting on the airplane and making it a point not to watch movies. I would read books. So whether there was business books, sales, I learned as much as I could about the game of business.
And I knew right then when it came to having a specific lifestyle that I was looking for, you certainly weren't going to do that from a nine to five job on a salary. So I knew I needed to understand investments. So buying my first rental property, multi-unit property at 22 years old, getting the keys and opening that door and not having a clue what I was doing.
And I knew right then when it came to having a specific lifestyle that I was looking for, you certainly weren't going to do that from a nine to five job on a salary. So I knew I needed to understand investments. So buying my first rental property, multi-unit property at 22 years old, getting the keys and opening that door and not having a clue what I was doing.
And I knew right then when it came to having a specific lifestyle that I was looking for, you certainly weren't going to do that from a nine to five job on a salary. So I knew I needed to understand investments. So buying my first rental property, multi-unit property at 22 years old, getting the keys and opening that door and not having a clue what I was doing.