So what can you do to find your own winning properties in today’s market … well … you might already be familiar with our five steps to invest in real estate, so I am going to give you three things to do right now to get yourself ready to take those five steps:

1. Educate Yourself

We never stop learning … I read at least three books a month… I try to read a new book every week. I spend close to $20,000 a year on courses … some are real estate related but others are specific to marketing or even just personal development. And we both find people we can learn from. Dave in particular is really good at this … he picks up the phone and talks to people. He finds people in the areas of expertise he wants to learn about and talks to them. He meets people and asks them lots of questions.

2. Network

The best deals usually come from within your network. Realtors or mortgage brokers with their ear to the ground are a great source of deals. You have to get plugged in to the people who can find you great deals.

If you are someone that doesn’t have money to buy real estate - networking is critical. We’ve been able to build a nice sized portfolio not because we did no money down deals or because we had a lot of money but because we found a few partners with money to invest with us. They didn’t have time or knowledge … we took the time to build the knowledge and became their partners.

You are going to need partners to work with and the best way to find them is through your network. Ask friends, family, colleagues, your family dr. or dentist …  go to local real estate investing groups … just meet people!! Start educating them about what you’re learning and see if there’s a mutual interest.

3. Take Action!!
If you sit on the sidelines waiting for this market to improve you are going to miss the opportunity of a lifetime. Big wealth is being created right now!! Sit down and make your plan!! Where do you want to be? Where are you today? What is the gap in the middle and how are you going to get from here to there.

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