Real Estate Investing is Just Like Weight Loss
It amazes me how many people to start investing in real estate, not just when the going gets tough. As soon as someone discovers that you can not get rich in a week or two, which are the next “hidden guru” secret. This is the same as weight loss – everyone talks about it, many try but few succeed. There are thousands of “get rich quick” and “get thin quick” tricks. Not surprisingly, both the real estate investment information and weight loss products industries billions!
Weight loss is not easy … ask someone who has tried. However, the concept of weight loss is very basic – burn more calories they eat and what your body will react accordingly. Unless you have a medical condition, this formula works for almost anyone. Simple as it is, the formula is difficult, it takes a lot of discipline and hard work. Therefore, the weight loss industry has offered us thousands of ways to do it easier. Many of these solutions do work, but only works if filed effort.
Now, let’s start with the premise that needs no such “solutions” to real estate or weight loss work for you. You can eat fewer calories, walking or jogging every day and lose weight. But, having knowledge of the caloric content of various foods is relevant. Moreover, for many people, knowing the carbohydrate content is relevant. Having the advice of a doctor, nutritionist and personal trainer will help prevent injuries and their best effort.
Same principle applies to real estate – it can go and make hundreds of offers from motivated sellers and find a good business. However, having information about how to resolve the needs and build a seller’s offer of help. Being a lawyer, real estate agent or “guru” who will help with the construction of supply and documentation, will be easier. Having the advice of others who have done hundreds of deals will also make it easier to learn other people’s success (and failures). However, if weight loss or buildings, the bottom line is not just knowledge, but do. You can not blame the diet if you do not adhere to it. Many people have successfully lost weight using the Zone, Weight Watchers, Atkins and other similar plans. Many people have succeeded with the famous “guru” of plans, but many have failed, probably because they do not get the effort, not because the plan is not effective.
The investment of real estate companies and weight loss are simple, but it is not easy. It takes a lot of work. Having demonstrated a “system” or plan of assistance, but only if we stick to it. If the diet plan says, “exercise 3x times per week,” can not be neglected in this regard and expect results. It’s like people read a book on the treadmill at the gym – if you can read a book, you’re not working enough. Similarly, people called newspaper ads and say ‘hey, you do not want me to sell your house for less, right? ” This is not what it is trying. You have to give 100% to a particular plan or formula before saying, “this does not work.”
Many people who are interested in joining the weight loss in a gym or hire a personal trainer. From personal experience, I can say that both are great for weight loss. However, the week was not presented, was a big waste of money! The same applies to a system of real estate or mentor program – if you do not pose any effort, no work! And, of course, it’s likely to get bitter about all the money spent and blame the guru. After all, can not be your fault!
This brings us to another issue – the “scam” of buildings and weight loss business. Sure, the “magic pill” that melt off the fat is probably a scam. These snake oil salesman are offering the lazy and desperate people a solution – no work and results. Hah! If you bought into this scam worthy of your money. Similarly, any real estate guru who promises wealth without work is a scam. My pledge is “not part of sale” – which is the biggest lie ever told. No company can succeed without a certain amount of selling your product or service to customers – period! So while there is a dark side to losing weight and real estate investing business information, I assert that most people do not by their own lack of action is not the fault of the “systems” . If you are unwilling to work, another weight loss program or real estate seminar will not only the results you are getting – save your money and take more consistent action with what you’re doing.
However, if you are willing to work hard and have a lot of consistent action, a guru or program that can give more results. If you bought a book, course or program and already have results, another program, course or book is likely to give you tools to get more results. Often I hear people have on the success of my programs with real estate, but many of them are not FIRST TIME successes. They are mostly people who have already had success, and using my tools, it became more successful. If someone asks me if my success, I ask, “what other programs they have bought?” If you have already spent thousands of other programs and have done nothing, I would discourage the purchase of mines. These people are searching for the elusive “holy grail” of all other programs on the left. More than likely, the missing element is the lack of action on your part.
If you are unwilling to take action on a massive scale, you will not get more results by buying more products. If you have the discipline to work hard and take consistent action, and the products and services that help you get there faster. If you are looking for rich or lose weight, the main thing is YOU!