Be Careful Of Who You Listen To!

 
This may just be one of the most critical elements to your success.  I say that because many people take advice from people with different ideas, goals, and experience levels than them and then wonder why their plans don’t work.
 
If you want to sky-dive, you take advice from and instructor that’s done tons of jumps.
 
If you want to learn to play the piano, you take lessons from someone that already knows how.
 
So why would you take real estate advice from someone without experience?  I see so many people right now saying “my neighbor said” or “my husband said” or my favorite “the news said…”  If these people aren’t experts, then DON’T LISTEN TO THEM!
 
Also, even the “experts” sometimes mess up, so it is always in your best interest to verify things before implementing them.  Here’s an example: A short sale training company recently released an email about how the IRS had “clarified” the 1099 situation on short sale debt.  The email went on to supposedly quote the IRS guidelines verbatim, but when I went over to IRS.gov to verify, I found a completely different set of guidelines than what they had quoted.  If you had advised a client base on their email, you could have a problem on your hands!
 
Remember, be careful who you let into your head!