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Becoming a real estate developer in the Garden State

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I’m Steven Rindner, also known as the Main Street Advisor. I’m from New Jersey and I’m heavy into real estate development. I also have friends who are also into real estate. Last week, I was a guest speaker for a group of aspiring developers in New Jersey. I spoke about what it takes to become a developer in the Garden State. Image source: mandmbangalore.com And I want to share this with all of you now, just in case you also had plans of becoming a developer in the future. To become a real estate, you first need to have an education, but not just any education. You need to have the proper education. A few degrees that come to mind are business administration, urban development, construction management, and finance management. All these courses teach an individual many of the lessons they’ll need when developing properties and land. The proper education also helps you get your certifications and licenses needed for being a bona fide developer. Image source: mindp...

Can the Brooklyn Nets make it to the 2018-19 NBA playoffs?

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Easily one of the most entertaining teams to watch this NBA season (apart from the usual suspects and top contenders) are the surprisingly game Brooklyn Nets. As of this writing, the team is riding a six-game winning streak and sporting 27 wins, placing them currently in sixth place in the highly competitive East. Image source: netsrepublic.com If the team manages to maintain its steady play, it’s almost a guarantee that they will return to the playoffs this year, enthused long-time Nets fan and Main Street Advisor Steven Rindner. En route to this win streak is the Nets going 8-2 in their last 10 games, punctuated by convincing wins against top-ranked teams the Boston Celtics and the Houston Rockets. What’s making their wins more exciting is the great camaraderie among the players and the fun way in which they are learning to win close games, propelled by recent stellar plays of all-star caliber guards D’Angelo Russell and Spencer Dinwiddie. While these two can hit bucke...

Four more characteristics of business leaders

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While we’ve touched on the traits required of successful entrepreneurs to lead their business into the future, there are a lot more than one blog can handle. On that note, here are four more essential characteristics of a competent and well-rounded business leader. Image source: plexuss.com Passionate A business owner’s vision won’t live long if the business owner himself doesn’t have the passion for it. It’s this passion that motivates him to push himself further than before, wakes him up in the morning eager to face the long day ahead, and allows him to present what he’s selling with the enthusiasm that affects potential clients. Goal-oriented As with anything worth doing in life, having goals is a must. For business, it’s these realistic and specific goals that provide direction. But that’s just half of it. Along with having goals is the determination to prioritize them above anything else. Image source: negosentro.com Clear By clear, we mean that suc...