Overnight Success.

It seems that recently I have spoken to many students who are unsettled about their success, or “lack of a deal.” I remind them of a couple of things, and thought it might be prudent to post something similar. As much as I would like to say that RE investing is like the story of the Elves and the Shoemaker it’s not. Some may not be familiar, so allow me to summarize. The shoemaker had a lot of shoes to make and repair and had to make a special pair for the king. He couldn’t do it all himself and was working long into the wee hours of the morning. He fell asleep while working, unable to keep his eyes open any longer. Some helpful elves came in and completed the task while he slept. The next morning the shoes were done, shop was clean, his patrons and the king were well pleased. This isn’t RE investing. Magical things don’t happen overnight. People won’t come and build our buyers list for us, or bring us “the perfect deal”. These are things that take time, work, dedication and most of all perseverance. There are deals out there; we need to take the time to find them. There are buyers out there; we need to take the time to find them. I know we all want to make our deal now, but everything worthwhile takes time to build. Remember the old adage; Rome was not built in a day, neither will our investment business. We need to remember to celebrate our accomplishments small or large. No matter what the size, they’re still accomplishments and are moving us forward.