Having A Pile of Money Does Not Make Someone A Real Estate Investor
Not sure if you have noticed it or not,
but the number of real estate investors are increasing rapidly. There
are three new investors in my area. But this incident of increasing real
estate investors in my area made me think.
The 3 guys I’m talking about are 2
lawyers and a local mall owner. And as I’ve said, they are new in the
industry. They just bought a few properties beside our area over the
last couple of months. But I keep asking myself, why? Why did they need
to start a real estate investmentcareer?
The very first thought that crossed my
mind was the economy of ours. Maybe they had saved from their profit and
income over the years and instead of putting it into a bank account,
they thought why not dig into the real estate industry. They understand
well enough that the economy of ours won’t do them much good for them if
they couldn’t figure out a way to get a constant cash flow.
If this was not the case, then they
entered the real estate industry for the same reason as mine, profit. I
can’t blame them for this either. It all seems very easy. You buy a
property, and you sell it for more. The difference between the amount
you bought the property with and the price you sold it for is your
profit. Simple, right?
Wrong. If it was as simple as this, there
wouldn’t be any drop-outs from this industry. And the biggest reason
for this kind of drop-out is they think that having a pile of money
makes you a strong candidate to become a real estate investor.
The lawyers and shopping mall owner who
recently become real estate investors may have thought something like
this. They may have thought “I have enough money. Now I can buy property
and sell it at a higher price. This is how I’m going to build my
empire.”
I hope I’m wrong. But if they really
thought something like this, they are in danger. If this was the case,
then I’m sure they didn’t have someone to talk to them and introduce
them to the reality of the real estate industry.
Actually, it’s not only about the money.
Even if you have a room filled with grands, there’s no guarantee that
you’ll earn a single penny with those by investing in real estate,
unless you proceed with a plan.
This is the problem with new investors. They only think like this“if we could spend money, we will make money.”
This strategy might work in other business sectors, but in real estates, this is not the mantra.
In real estate, you need to follow the
market, and see the recent deals that have been made in the
neighborhood. Also, you need to have an eagle-like eye to spot a good
property. If you can’t do that, a pile of hard earned money won’t be of
any use.
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