Let’s be frank: there are very, very few people who turn to real estate investing because they want to either fail or break even. When people decide that they want to look into real estate investing, it is because they want success - personal success in the form of a sense of accomplishment and financial success in the form of long term wealth and, in some cases, ongoing monthly income.
Of course, in order to find success as a real estate investor, it is going to be important that you are able to get the basics down. It is essential that you understand that real estate markets have their ups and downs and that even in the best market conditions, it is possible to not get the deal that you are looking for. Therefore, it is imperative that, when you are looking for real estate investment success, you are looking into working with someone who can guide you along the way and that you are able to learn to evaluate each end every deal before you make it.
After all, finding real estate investing success is not simply a matter of being in the right place at the right time (unless you are only considering the very short term); it’s about developing a pattern, an understanding of the business, organization and the willingness to take things a bit slowly sometimes so that you can be sure that you are taking everything into consideration.
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August 5th, 2008 at 3:40 am
All you wrote is true. I have lots of clients that want to invest in RE, but don`t understand the basics, so I have to educate them and after that, many just get discouraged. Despite all what is being said around about todays RE market, many people still want to invest, especially in Toronto condos, in which I specialize, mainly for the monthly rent incomes they present. Toronto has many new developments being built and pre-sales are going over the roof right now, also because the price drops.
Elli
January 5th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
You don’t have to buy real estate to make money in real estate. I met a guy here in town that was an investor and he introduced me to tax lien certficates. I had no idea what they were or how they worked. I went with him to buy some and picked up a few for myself just to try it. Since then it has been fun and I live in one of the best states for doing it. This website offers some basic information on them without trying to make you buy some high priced tutorial.
http://www.tax-lien-info.com
Hope this helps you.