Women Who Behave Never Get Rich!!
By Kathy KennebrookKathy Kennebrook is often asked by women at events she speaks at whether or not she thinks a woman can make a go of the real estate investing business on their own. Kathy Kennebrook’s answer to this question is always a resounding-YES!
Actually, women have a distinct advantage over men in the real estate investing business. Sorry guys, it’s the truth! You see women are much more comfortable working with other women. So this makes the whole process go a lot more smoothly. Men are more comfortable working with a female investor for a lot of reasons. One is that there is no ego or testosterone coming into play in the negotiation process so generally a man and a woman working together are going to come up with a win-win solution much more quickly and easily than a man working with a man. So women can be very successful in the real estate investing business working on their own.
Kathy Kennebrook shows us example after example of deals she has done herself to drive this point home. Kathy Kennebrook did one deal with a lady who had just turned 40 and decided to sell her home so she could use the proceeds to travel the country before she was too old to do so. She had been contacted by real estate investors who were men and she wouldn’t sell her home to them. Then she saw Kathy Kennebrook’s ad in a shopper guide and called her. They met and she agreed to sell her the house. She was just much more comfortable working with another woman.
Kathy Kennebrook tells us of another deal she did where a couple was being transferred out of state for business and needed to sell their home quickly. They had had another investor come out to see them before Kathy Kennebrook. He showed up in a suit and tie and they felt he was just too “slick” for them to be comfortable working with, so when Kathy showed up in nice slacks and a blouse, empathized with their situation and showed them how she could help them solve their problem, they sold their home to her. Kathy Kennebrook made a hefty profit on this deal!
Kathy Kennebrook does have some advice for women working on their own based on her own experience. The best advice Kathy Kennebrook gives is this. Ladies, if you are going to a property and you haven’t been there before and don’t know the sellers, carry a cell phone with you and make sure someone knows where you are going to be. This is just common sense information to protect you. If you are going to a seller’s home and there is a couple involved in the deal, make sure they are both going to be home. You need both of their signatures on paperwork anyway. If you are going to a vacant ugly house Kathy Kennebrook suggests taking someone else with you, just in case. Use a little bit of common sense and caution in your dealings and you will be very successful in this business.
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