{"id":41985,"date":"2013-04-22T10:31:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T16:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=41985"},"modified":"2021-03-16T10:05:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T16:05:40","slug":"2013-04-22-change-real-estate-mindsets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2013-04-22-change-real-estate-mindsets","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways You May Need to Change Your Real Estate Mindset"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first started thinking about becoming a real estate investor, I knew I would have to learn many new things.\u00a0 Over the years as I learned, practiced and became successful something unexpected happened – I noticed my mindset was changing.\u00a0 I began to think about and see the world in ways I had not before.<\/p>\n

My background was typical I think.\u00a0 I went to school.\u00a0 I went to college, got advanced degrees.\u00a0 I rose to the top of my profession in local government.\u00a0 I thought I had learned and knew a lot.\u00a0 Real estate investing however opened my eyes to how much I did not know and had not learned in all that time.<\/p>\n

Here are five mindset changes:<\/p>\n

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  1. Risk is bad \/ Risk is good <\/strong>\u2013 Having gone to school and worked for the government for most of my life before I got into real estate, I was taught that risk was bad.\u00a0 This was not explicitly taught; it was rather subtle over the years.\u00a0 One learns in school not to stand out, just follow the rules and pass the test.\u00a0 In government, most bureaucrats are very adverse to risk. With real estate investing<\/a> there is always risk.\u00a0 It is how we make a profit. \u00a0So I had to learn that taking risks (calculated ones) was good.\u00a0 Risk taking can make you successful.<\/li>\n
  2. Change is bad \/ Change is good<\/strong> \u2013 Again schools and government do not like change.\u00a0 I remember always asking why things were done a certain way, especially if it seemed like there was a better way.\u00a0 The answer was \u201cIt has always been done this way\u201d or \u201cIf it isn\u2019t broke don\u2019t fix it.\u201d\u00a0 I could never stand it when my why questions were ignored or passed over.\u00a0 Perhaps that is why real estate was so appealing, as I could ask why, seek change and implement it.\u00a0 Finding new and creative ways to do things often leads to success.<\/li>\n
  3. Wealth is bad \/ Wealth is good<\/strong> \u2013 The \u201cwealth is bad\u201d attitude seems a bit pervasive today.\u00a0 I had it for a while.\u00a0 I was taught in school that wealth was bad, again not explicitly but it was always in the background.\u00a0 In fact, several of my college professors were open Marxists.\u00a0 They never understood that the wealth I build today rehabilitates my neighborhood and city, employs many people and allows me to expand my business and give back more.<\/li>\n
  4. Businesses exploit \/ Businesses offer a service<\/strong> \u2013 A business will be wiped out if they offer a product or service poorly or one that no one wants.\u00a0 For a business to survive it has to offer something that people want.\u00a0 For a business to thrive, it has to offer a lot of people something they really want.\u00a0 From the above you can imagine that I held the view that any business or business person making a profit was just ripping us off.\u00a0 Of course I got those views from folks who never had to make a profit, face market competition or make a payroll.\u00a0 Looking back, I wonder, what did they really know?<\/li>\n
  5. Entrepreneurs are weird \/ Entrepreneurs are cool<\/strong> \u2013 In my early dealings with entrepreneurs I just did not understand them and though they were a little off.\u00a0 Where do they come up with all of these ideas?\u00a0 Can\u2019t they see that they are just causing the rest of us problems?\u00a0 Today I know better.\u00a0 I like to hang around entrepreneurs.\u00a0 Their ideas and actions are invigorating.\u00a0 I try to surround myself with entrepreneurs as much as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So there you have it, five mindset changes that I went through that I think have made me a better and more successful real estate investor.\u00a0 These changes did not come overnight, rather they developed over time as I met and interacted with new people, real estate investors and others.\u00a0 Don\u2019t have these mindsets?\u00a0 Don\u2019t worry, you can develop them.\u00a0\u00a0 Seek out successful people you want emulate.\u00a0 Join your local REIA<\/a>, but most of all get started<\/a> investing.\u00a0 It will truly open your eyes!<\/p>\n

    What mindsets have you had to change or develop as you became a more experienced investor? \u00a0Share with me in the comments section.
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