Archive for August, 2009
Take Flight – and Reach Your Real Estate Investing Destination Much More Quickly by Copying the Canadian Goose
I’ve felt for a very long time that knowledge is power, but I read something not too long ago that drove that point home for me in a tangible way. What I learned about the Canadian Goose could help you to reach your very own real estate investing Promised Land much more quickly, simply by knowing who can help you to get where you’re going.
The Canadian goose flies in a very specific “V” formation for a very good reason. It isn’t because they live highly ordered lives and it’s not “just because” (that mythical answer we assign to things that we really don’t understand).
They fly in classic “V” formation because they get where they’re going 72% faster by working together in order to reach their destination. While the lead goose is struggling with wind currents, the other geese in the formation are cruising along with reduced wind resistance, which allows them to conserve their energy for the hard flapping that they’ll eventually have to do.
When the lead goose gets tired, it drops to the rear of the line and another goose takes over so that they can continue pushing forward towards their destination.
It occurred to me earlier that successful real estate investors do something very similar.
Instead of flying with other geese, smart investors build a team of support personnel that can help them take flight towards real estate investing success.
Real estate professionals, accountants, bankers, appraisers, contractors, and others can all play their part in helping you to reach your real estate investing destination much more quickly than you could if you were flapping along, battling all of the obstacles that could slow you down or could potentially prevent you from reaching your destination.
The one missing link that can really help your real estate investing career to take flight in a big way is an REI Buying Tour. This one-of-a-kind approach to learning puts you in an intimate setting where you can really connect with the professional team members that can help you to understand the difference between a property that makes sense and one that could be a drain of your precious time, energy, and financial resources.
There’s a Buying Tour coming up August 28-31 in St. Louis, so if you’re really serious about learning how these team members that are so critical to your success come together as a cohesive unit to help you reach your very own Real Estate Investing Promised Land, I strongly encourage you to join me in St. Louis.
You can get where you’re going through trial and error, but why not put us to work as you pick our brains and learn everything we know about how to succeed in today’s real estate market? You won’t have to work as hard – and you’ll have more energy to enjoy the fruits of your labors when your career really takes flight and you reach the wealthy destination that dreams are made of. Go to www.reiconferences.com/buyingtours.htm for more info or to register now!
Blessings!
Charrissa Cawley
