Ep. 18 - How to Get Started and Propel Your Real Estate Career

We have Marie Murphy on this week’s podcast episode, and she talks about how you can get started with your real estate career, strategies for closing deals, and key characteristics of successful real estate businesspeople.

QUOTES

“I really just don’t take ‘no’ [for an answer]. I think that you cannot take ‘no’ and feel bad about it; just know that that’s the next step to your first ‘yes’ in doing your first deal.”

MARIE’S RECOMMENDATIONS

The Real Estate Game by William J. Poorvu (book)

CONNECT WITH MARIE

MJD Capital Partners (site)

Marie Murphy (LinkedIn)

SHOW NOTES

[0:01:18.4] How Mickey and Marie met

[0:01:32.1] Why there aren’t a lot of women in real estate

[0:03:19.9] Marie’s childhood and background

[0:03:47.8] What inspired Marie to delve into real estate

[0:09:34.2] Gaining experience in real estate sales

[0:11:41.0] How to start your own real estate investment firm

[0:14:12.9] General strategy for doing real estate deals

[0:16:42.7] How Marie identifies new business opportunities

[0:18:29.0] Key characteristics of a successful real estate businessperson + Lessons on networking

[0:21:34.0] Advice for people who wants to pursue a real estate career

[0:22:02.5] Marie’s thoughts about the work-life balance

[0:25:00.4] Marie’s recommendations

[0:26:18.8] Connect with Marie