19: Short Sales Tips, Starting Out in Real Estate, & Working w/ Virtual Assistants with Tracy Royce

<p>On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we are joined by Arizona real estate investor&nbsp;Tracy Royce&nbsp;to discuss all things related to short sales, getting started, and the best ways to run your real estate investing business.</p><p>This show has a ton of tips for finding the best way to help sellers who are underwater on their mortgages and still make you a profit as a real estate investor, as well as great strategies for using virtual assistants to lighten your work load and other tips for those who are just getting started.</p><p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/pages/bpp19-tracy-royce-podcast-transcript-short-sales-starting-real-estate" target="_blank">Read the transcript for episode 19 with Tracy Royce here</a></p><p>In This Show, We Cover:</p><ul><li>How to get paid to learn about real estate</li><li>How to parlay your&nbsp;talents&nbsp;into a job with a real estate investor;</li><li>How to “shift” with a changing market and recognize future trends</li><li>How to&nbsp;use virtual assistants&nbsp;in your real estate business</li><li>Goals: Good, bad, and ugly</li><li>Getting started with&nbsp;no money&nbsp;by using technology and social media</li><li>What a&nbsp;short sale&nbsp;is and the short sale process</li><li>How to find a great short sale&nbsp;agent</li><li>Tips for getting your short sale offers&nbsp;accepted</li></ul><p>Books Mentioned in the Show</p><ul><li><a href="http://amzn.to/2adOZqM" target="_blank">The Four Hour Workweek</a>&nbsp;by Tim Ferriss</li><li><a href="http://amzn.to/29TboY2" target="_blank">Shift&nbsp;</a>by Gary Keller</li><li><a href="http://amzn.to/2a06WGm" target="_blank">Atlas Shrugged</a>&nbsp;by Ayn Rand</li><li><a href="http://amzn.to/29YNJLe" target="_blank">Think and Grow Rich</a>&nbsp;by Napoleon Hill</li><li><a href="http://amzn.to/2a1543C" target="_blank">E-Myth Revisited</a>&nbsp;by Michael Gerber</li><li><a href="http://amzn.to/29TbTkT" target="_blank">Winning</a>&nbsp;by Jack Welch</li></ul><p>Links from the Blog</p><ul><li><a href="