I Watched a Beginner Almost Talk Himself Out of Investing Yesterday — Here’s What Ch

[William Thompson]

Yesterday I met someone who’s been “planning to start investing” for the last two years.
He told me he wanted 2026 to finally be his year… but he said something I think a lot of beginners feel:

And honestly? I get it.
Real estate feels big.
The numbers feel big.
The mistakes feel even bigger.

But here’s what surprised me — the thing holding him back wasn’t money or deals or even knowledge.
It was lack of structure.

He had listened to every podcast, watched every YouTube breakdown, and read a ton of forum posts…
but he had no simple plan to follow.

So I told him something straightforward:

“Your first win doesn’t need to be a property.
Your first win needs to be clarity.”

We broke it down into three simple steps he could do before January:

1. Choose one investing path — house hack, BRRRR, long-term rental.
(Not all three.)

2. Create a monthly savings number he’d commit to no matter what.

3. Schedule one weekly habit: analyze 3 deals, talk to 1 lender, or walk 1 property.
Just one action, done consistently.

Suddenly he wasn’t overwhelmed anymore.
He wasn’t “starting from zero.”
He had a direction — and people underestimate how powerful that is.

If you're in the same spot this December, don’t aim for perfection by January.
Aim for momentum.

Question for the beginners here:
What’s the ONE thing you want to get clarity on before 2025 ends?