In Continuation

Wow!

It’s been like a month since I posted my last rant!  Mea culpa! It’s hard to believe how quickly time passes when one is trying to run in too many directions at once.

I envy and marvel at all of the people who have so smoothly suggested that this is an easy business to be involved in!

Sure! If I had all of the money that I needed at my disposal then I could just purchase what I want and hold it, flip it, develop it or live in it at my liesure.

But these “no money down” or “none of your own money” concepts, which, by the very nature of my financial situation, are necessary strategies for me, are far more elusive than I am presently comfortable with.

I have been doing the things that I have been instructed to do, the locating of properties, the diligence, the offer letters, the tracing of tax delinquent owners, the researching of abandoned properties, (I’m still extracting thorns from my ass which I picked up when looking at a piece of abandoned property yesterday!)  just trying to find something that will allow me to get a few points up on the board.

And I feel confident that something will be coming back to me soon! But in this society, we all want instant gratification, and it is sometimes difficult to be patient.

I will say this though….after just a short period of time, I am totally  HOOKed on this business. I havent made a dime yet but I believe that I am going to.

I live in an area where the possibilities are as seemingly endless as are the properties for sale. And I can see those possibilities! It is taking time to put all of the tools together to be able to take advantage though. And I have already lost some deals through inexperience! I dont mind paying my dues but I also need to pay my bills!

 I commend all of us, the very successful ones and the ones, like myself, who are just starting out, on our courage and resourcefulness, working within an industry that has been crippled by greed and a total lack of vision toward the future.

If these rants can be of assistance or comfort to those like me, or a source of humor to those who have already been through the trials, then it will have been time well spent. For me it’s THERAPY!

I leave you with a wise acronym from the movie “Glen Gary, Glen Ross”……….ABC…..  ALWAYS BE CLOSING!

Rant at cha later!