Updated September 30, 2020
Real estate has always been regarded as an industry where you can get rich in a few years or even months, especially when it comes to wholesaling and residential or commercial property management. As reported by NAR, 86 percent of today's investment buyers say that now it is a perfect time to purchase real estate.
But when you decide to fling yourself into the reality of real estate investment, you will realize that it actually doesn't matter whether you have a degree of Science of Real Estate, if you are not following some specific rules designed by real estate sharks, as the risk of failure tends to be very high. Being a real estate investor means being a businessman, and every businessman has to have their habits to succeed.
Here's the outline of the top eight habits every real estate investor should have:
1. Systematize it.
Having a look at any successful company or business, you will realize that they are profitable mainly because they have a system for everything. This doesn't mean you have to buy software for business automatization. Do some homework and try to develop a list of rules to help you react correctly in certain situations and circumstances. For example, If you know that your tenant is not paying in time, you have to know how to react in this case.
2. Leverage your time.
Once again, as in any other business, your success depends on how effectively you can leverage your time. There are hundreds of articles on time management and tasks prioritization; however, if you follow these rules most likely that you're not going to fail:
Rule 1 - Set up goals Goals
Rule 2 - Analyze how you spend your time
Rule 3 - Create a To-Do List
Rule 4 - Prioritize your Tasks
Rule 5 - Avoid Procrastination
Rule 6 - Don't Be Afraid to Delegate
Rule 7 - It is OK to say No
Rule 8 - Take care of yourself
3. Be focused
What makes a real estate investor successful and highly efficient? Value and profits. You should try working with one specific part of the market to track the latest trends better and become a real specialist in it. For example, try to invest in foreclosures. However, foreclosures can get you a license to bring money on the one hand, and lose your investment on the other. For the last six years, investors have turned more than 3 million foreclosed homes into rentals. In case you want to go after foreclosure, you should consider doing a thorough market analysis and strike a balance between investing in pre-foreclosures and already foreclosed homes.
4. Know Where to Get Help.
You are obviously not the first real estate investor on the market, try to reach out to some experts in this field to avoid common stumbling blocks all newbies are going through. You can find these people at some local real estate events or better on the internet; there are many people online willing to share their expertise with newcomers.
5. Stay Informed and Educate Yourself
Many investors are diminishing business education value and adapting to regulatory changes. If they break the law, knowingly or unknowingly, they risk losing their business. Ensure that you know your state's Real Estate and Property Law and spend some time on education; this is the best investment in your business.
6. Follow the Strategy.
While being agile is extremely important towards determining you as a successful real estate investor, you still need to have a crafted strategy so you can not only make profits but have an opportunity to grow and expand.
7. Understand the Risks
For greenhorn real estate investors, it's essential to understand the risks of potential capital loss. As in any other investment business, you can lose a lot of money within months or days. One of the real estate investment rules is that you can lose money as fast as you can earn them here.
8. Be Consistent
If you want to succeed with your real estate investment business, you have to treat it as an ordinary business. Develop a business plan to set up goals for your business, and what is most important. A plan will allow you to keep track of your return on investment and other essential indexes that determine if you're successful. If you are unsure about your business planning skills, try to Google something like "real estate investment plan template." You will see hundreds of relevant results with free templates, tips, and instructions.
Source: This article was published with permission from Tenant Cloud
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