Property

As a Real Estate Trainer cum Investor, I've met thousands of investors at all levels of knowledge and experience over the last 20 years. Successful investors I've known include school dropouts and people with degrees, people of all races and backgrounds, people who started investing while still in college and those who started in their 50's, part-timers and full timers.

Many have become incredibly successful, while there are some who have experienced dramatic failures. During this time, I've noticed that there are certain characteristics that come with real estate investing success.

Real Estate investing is not nearly as legally complicated, financially burdensome, or time consuming as you might think. In fact, it is easy to add raw land, shopping centers, apartment complexes, and private homes to your portfolio without Brokers, Bankers, Attorneys, and a Rolodex full of maintenance professionals' phone numbers.

Many times a home can be an emotional anchor that ties a person to a painful memory. When two people who are married or involved in a serious relationship decide to call it quits, it's not at all uncommon for a nice home to come up for sale and quick. Divorce creates the need to sell a property for three reasons.