Want to know how to start a business? One that will help you reach financial freedom, find purpose, and give you more opportunity to spend time with your family? Those are the reasons why almost all of us get into real estate investing, and while having a couple of rentals may not sound like a business to you, running your portfolio like a business will have immeasurable effects on your life. But first, you’ll need to know how the pros build businesses.Gary Harper, esteemed business coach, went from a rental property investor shooing away copper thieves to Fortune 500 executive and now teaches other entrepreneurs how to do the same. He knows what it takes to build a successful business, why so many entrepreneurs fail, and how to delegate and eliminate tasks to build a business you enjoy running. Sounds like a dream, right?In this special edition of Seeing Greene, David and Rob will take listener questions on starting a business, building a rental property portfolio, real estate partnerships, and what parents should do when entering the high-stress world of entrepreneurship. You’ll also hear why being fixated on profit could be a BIG mistake. All that and more are coming up in this episode!In This Episode We Cover:Going from employee to entrepreneur and what to focus on when building a businessScaling a busy business and how to start outsourcing and automating tasks you don’t want to doThe “coaches” you can’t trust and signs that a mentor ACTUALLY has experience Real estate partnerships and one of the biggest mistakes you can make when buying a property together The work-life balance lie and what you should be focusing on insteadHow parents can balance raising kids and building a real estate portfolioAnd So Much More!Links from the ShowFind an AgentFind a LenderBiggerPockets Youtube ChannelBiggerPockets ForumsBiggerPockets Pro MembershipBiggerPockets BookstoreBiggerPockets BootcampsBiggerPockets PodcastBiggerPockets MerchBPCON2023Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One PlaceLearn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets PodcastsGet More Deals Done with The BiggerPockets Investing ToolsFind a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your AreaAsk David Your Real Estate Investing QuestionDavid's BiggerPockets ProfileDavid's InstagramDavid’s YouTube ChannelWork with DavidRob's BiggerPockets ProfileRob's InstagramRob's TikTokRob's TwitterRob's YouTube15 Things Every Newbie Needs to Know About Starting a BusinessWork-Life Balance Is a Lie — Here’s How to Really Stress LessGrab a Free Leadership Lesson from GaryConnect with Sharper:Sharper's FacebookSharper's InstagramSharper's YouTube Click here to listen to the full episode: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-792Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business coach Gary Harper joins the Wealthy Way podcast to discuss the importance of proper systems and processes in entrepreneurship. They introduce a new business operating system called RISE and emphasize the need for communication schedules, KPIs, and quarterly assessments. They also talk about the impact of their partnership and the importance of having a proper operating system in place for business success. Other topics include buying houses without personal funds, monitoring and adjusting business operations daily, building a personal brand, the importance of coaching, and the power of storytelling.