When the new year rolls around, everyone start to make resolutions. Whether it is to loose weight, find a new job, or even buy their very first investment property. However, after a week or so, people often throw their resolutions to the wayside. In 2020, don’t let this happen! As a real estate investor, here are a few new year’s resolutions you can make for the upcoming year.
Examine Your Short and Long Term Goals
The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to look at your goals. If last year you got off track, this is the time to plan how you are going to achieve those short term goals. Something that is beneficial to do at the beginning of the year is to meet up with a financial advisor. Sometimes after investing for a few years, you find that your long term goals have evolved. A financial advisor will be helpful in discovering what new long term goals you want to achieve in 2020.
Refine Your Investment Portfolio
This year, is the year, that you get the perfect portfolio. Last year you may have found your niche, so it’s time to look at properties that just don’t fit anymore. Or maybe this year, you want to diversify your portfolio, and that’s okay too! Start off 2020 planning how you portfolio will change and evolve throughout the upcoming year.
Develop Your Network
When hearing the word networking, many professionals groan. Yes, it may be a chore for some, but it is vital for any business, especially in real estate. If you think you have let a few relationships fall through the cracks, spend 2020 reconnecting. You never know who you can help or who will be able to help you reach your goals if you don’t reach out more.
Expand Your Knowledge
Throughout the year, it can be easy to get wrapped up into your own investments. It’s important to step back once and while and take in the world. In 2020, learn something new about the real estate market. There is always something new to learn, from strategies to new trends. By expanding your knowledge you are sure to experience new things, whether they are successes or failures.
Be More Disciplined
You last New Year’s Resolution should be the promise to be more disciplined with your real estate investments. In 2020, be more organized and communicative. Be open with your team, and be sure that they know the ins and outs of your vision. Try looking at where you can make improvements. An improvement doesn’t have to be big to be impactful, you can get a new planner, or you can go big and rearrange your approach entirely.
