Real Estate Investing Blog

It’s always interesting to me to look at various posts from other real estate investors and to see how common stories like this are:

he proclaimed that he’d been investing for more than 20 years now! — “pretty good”, I thought - most people who seek me out are more beginner to intermediate (5 years or less, on average). Then I asked him how many properties he currently owned (must be quite a few after 2+ decades, right?). And the answer he had surprised me a bit…

…He said he didn’t actually OWN any properties yet!

As it turns out Jack never did ACTUALLY PURCHASE anything… nor did he have a job, or any money to put down. Oh, and I almost forgot… his credit score is trashed and he wanted to know if I was hiring…

When you are looking at getting started in real estate investing, it’s essential that you actually get started. You cannot say that you’re in the business of real estate investment until you’ve actually moved forward and started investing in properties.

Now, that’s not to say that it doesn’t make sense that some people are hesitant when it comes to getting started; it’s quite common for would be real estate investors to be ready to go, but reluctant to act. That’s why getting the support that you need and taking advantage of real estate investment mentoring is so important: it will get you past the anxieties and help you to move on and get started in your business.

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