Why No is Better Than Yes with Sam Wilson

<p>Sam Wilson is an active investor in self-storage, parking, retail, multifamily apartments, RV parks, and single-family homes. He hosts the "How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Podcast", where he interviews real estate experts to give listeners the tips, tools, and tricks to scale their investment portfolio.</p> <p>In this episode, Sam shares how going after every shiny object gets you distracted and lets you keep spinning the wheels and not making any progress. Focusing on one thing and strategically doing things get you success. And he advocates that for growth to happen, you need to get comfortable with getting uncomfortable.</p> <p>Checkout: Raising Capital Without Rejection Full-Day Workshop (Online):<a href='https://investorattractionworkshop.com/'> https://investorattractionworkshop.com/</a></p> <p>What you will learn from this episode:</p> <ul><li>Uncover the mindset that will get you to narrow your focus and be successful at it</li> <li>Discover the wisdom behind 'getting uncomfortable' in achieving growth</li> <li>Learn how to go deep, not just wide</li> </ul> <p>Resources:</p> <ul><li>Get your FREE checklist on How to Vet a Deal in 10 Minutes. Click here: <a href='https://brickeninvestmentgroup.com/checklist/'>https://brickeninvestmentgroup.com/checklist/</a></li> </ul> <p>Topics Covered:</p> <p>01:09 - How his childhood experience got him started in real estate</p> <p>04:25 - Why saying no is the way to go</p> <p>06:35 - Going deep instead of wide</p> <p>08:06 - What brought him to streamline his real estate business</p> <p>10:37 - Sharing lessons learned in getting uncomfortable</p> <p>13:19 - What he recommends for someone to get 'uncomfortable' with</p> <p>15:43 - Resources you can make use to scale your commercial real estate </p> <p>Key Takeaways:</p> <p>"For me going no, no, no, no, no until the one yes makes a whole heck of a lot of sense. I mean, we've streamlined down. There are two asset classes, I work in self-storage and multifamily right now, and that's it." - Sam Wilson</p> <p>"If yo