| Myself and many others are living proof that | | | | about what you can do to adjust your |
| by changing your mental and physical habits, | | | | thinking...change the way your mind works. |
| you can build your wealth. This mini-course | | | | Since the investing won't be successful |
| focuses on changing or fine-tuning your | | | | without a properly conditioned mind, it can |
| mental habits and attitudes toward real | | | | be considered the most important aspect of |
| estate investment so that you can profit at | | | | learning to be a real estate investor!Mindset |
| will. It's about getting your mindset | | | | is the foundation of real estate investment. |
| right.By mindset, I mean your way of looking | | | | In other words, if it's not solid, you cannot |
| at, and approaching your real estate | | | | invest successfully. I don't know how to put |
| investment business. This includes the way | | | | it any plain-er.I've known scores of folks |
| you perceive your business. It also includes | | | | who have WANTED to invest in real estate. |
| what you allow to impress and intimidate you, | | | | These are usually acquaintances who find out |
| also what challenges and excites you.Note: | | | | somehow that I invest in rehab real estate. |
| This article is the introductory session in a | | | | Invariable I here, "I've thought about doing |
| soon to be released mini-course entitled "The | | | | that." Sometimes I hear "I looked into |
| Mind of the Real Estate Investor" and the | | | | that." Sometimes they proceed to ask |
| full course will soon be available to Rehab | | | | questions, but I find that most of the time |
| Real Estate Central ( newsletter subscribers. | | | | the next word after the previous phrase is |
| This course will be a free service of Rehab | | | | "...but" and then I hear an excuse.These |
| Real Estate Central.Why bother with | | | | excuses range from "I couldn't find any |
| "mindset?"Simple. Because the cost of NOT | | | | property" to "the numbers scared me" to "I |
| adjusting your mindset is outrageously | | | | couldn't get a mortgage."What I'm thinking to |
| expensive (in opportunity loss)! If your | | | | myself is "these excuses have solutions, but |
| mind isn't conditioned to think like a | | | | they don't yet have the mindset to overcome |
| wealth-building investor, you are like a | | | | these relatively minor hurdles." In fact, |
| sailor paddling around in a boat with holes | | | | unless someone ASKS me for specific advice on |
| in it. If you bail water quickly enough, | | | | overcoming these hurdles, I don't offer |
| you'll keep it afloat, but you will | | | | advice. That's not because I don't want them |
| eventually tire...and sink!ALL money-making | | | | to succeed! It's because their mindset is |
| endeavors begin with a thought. They are all | | | | not yet right.Let me tell you where I'm |
| ideas born in the mind of an investor. Some | | | | coming from on this topic.My mindset was |
| have more and better ideas than others. Why | | | | screwed up for 10 years! I was a real estate |
| is that? Are some minds better conditioned | | | | guru junkie! For a decaded I consumed every |
| than others? I say "yes!"In our society | | | | book about real estate investing on the |
| there is often resistance to conditioning | | | | market, attended seminars, and bought |
| one's mind, but nobody thinks a thing about | | | | courses. I had "book knowledge" running out |
| going for a jog, or hitting the gym to | | | | of my ears with ZERO property.Finally, one |
| condition their body. Does that make sense? | | | | day I realized that I was about to "retire" |
| If you walk the entrepreneurial path, mental | | | | from the Navy, I REALLY didn't want to get a |
| conditioning is central to your business.The | | | | job, and my family still liked to eat! I |
| six concepts that I will unfold in this | | | | changed my mindset, and put thoughts into |
| course are powerful weapons of the mind. If | | | | action. The rest is history. What changed? |
| you condition your mind to these concepts | | | | Not my knowledge! My way of thinking |
| will make you a lot of money, and you will | | | | changed.Facing the end of my Navy career was |
| KEEP making a lot of money.Simply put, if you | | | | the catalyst that got me started. If you |
| don't develop, and then fine tune your | | | | haven't started, there IS a catalyst in your |
| mindset you will either:- Never quite get | | | | life, you only need to find it and capitalize |
| around to investing in real estate (if you | | | | on it. Are you satisfied in your job? Want |
| have not yet begun) and forfeit the wealth | | | | more time with family? Want more disposable |
| you want to attain for you and your family.- | | | | income? Want to build your retirement |
| Never quite get where you want to go in your | | | | savings? This list could get long!This |
| investing (if you are already investing), and | | | | course is aimed at helping you capitalize on |
| forfeit the wealth you intended to attain for | | | | your action catalyst by developing your real |
| you and your family.You see, a lot of people | | | | estate investor mindset.For those that are |
| have enough knowledge to invest in real | | | | already investing, this course will serve to |
| estate. Far fewer DO it. Why is that? | | | | fine-tune your mindset to make you more |
| Because far fewer have bothered to develop | | | | profitable. The VERY SAME mindset ideas that |
| the mindset that conquers fear and other | | | | make people launch successful real estate |
| hurdles to investing in real estate. | | | | investment careers are the ones that keep |
| Frankly, it doesn't matter how much knowledge | | | | investors successful over their real estate |
| you possess about investing in real estate, | | | | investing careers, be it 2 years or 20.Let's |
| you WON'T do it if you haven't conditioned | | | | get started!Bruce W. Ford is the editor of |
| yourself to think like and investor.Usually I | | | | Get this free course at Rehab Real Estate |
| write and teach practical matters of rehab | | | | Central. It is due for limited release in |
| real estate investing, but for this course, | | | | mid November 2005. |
| I'm breaking from that in favor of talking | | | | |