Managing This Entire Operation Remotely

Entrepreneur of the Week | Post 5
Managing the Entire Operation Remotely

In this post, I want to talk about managing this entire operation from afar.

Throughout all the time I’ve been active in U.S. real estate, I’ve been living in Tel Aviv,
and I have to manage everything that’s happening there from Israel —
renovations, rentals, sales, unexpected issues, and bureaucracy.

Buying properties remotely without seeing them,
for amounts of $150,000–$250,000,
with renovations that take several months,
once felt unrealistic and crazy to me.

Until I realized that it’s completely doable —
as long as you have good people on the ground.

And that’s something I’m constantly working to improve.

I fly to the U.S. roughly every four months
to expand the team
and the circle of people I trust on the ground.

When I’m there, I go to synagogues and meet local people,
attend real estate community meetups,
meet with real estate entrepreneurs,
and interview contractors.

After one embarrassing mistake I made, I set a firm rule for myself:
I don’t work with a contractor I haven’t met face to face
and don’t have a good gut feeling about.

That’s how I built my team:

• 3 regular real estate agents

• Wholesalers

• 5 contractors

• 2 property management companies

• 2 “boots on the ground”

• And many subcontractors

Today, I’m at a point where I manage from Israel
between 8–10 renovations simultaneously,
for myself and for investors I work with,
across 5 different crews.

I have someone on the ground
who goes out every Thursday to take photos and videos,
and sends updates to me and the investors
with organized folders showing progress on each property.

There are daily calls with contractors,
constant follow-ups, management, and ongoing pressure.

Honestly, it’s not easy.

There are lots of unexpected issues, delays, unplanned expenses, and things that come up,
and sometimes I lose my mind that I’m not there
and can’t handle the situation immediately.

But I understand that I’m still in the learning phase,
that I’m moving forward,
and that this is part of the game.

In Israel, I usually work from 3:00 PM to 12:30 AM,
aligned with U.S. time zones,
available,
and every day I prepare a task list:

calls with contractors,
property management companies,
bureaucracy,
and whatever else is needed to keep things moving.