Remember DG Members.....that every Saturday night is New Year's Eve!

I agree with Indiana Joe. It is much easier to point out our faults and negatives than to give ourselves a pat on the back. Keep your mind focused on the prize and reward yourself every time you take action. Even if you think it is not significant, like reading this thread. Every little bit deserves a pizza party!

KimmyJ
Press on...

Want this so much,everything including the house is coming
out to stop me (you know, Dorothy and the tornado in The
Wizard of Oz)......

Last night read first 15 pages of Dean's newsletter.

Am going to use Angie's method of creating a full blown
team of experts to work for me.

Want to know: what is the 25:1 strategy?????????????
HOw does it work????????????

Matt takes a 100 listings that his agent Star sends him and narrows it down to 25, makes the 25 offers verbally or via email and out of those offers 1 or 2 get accepted. His offers are at 30% to 50% off the asking price.

I read somewhere that you have to have a balance of work and celebration to obtain your goals and I remember it was refering especifically to put money away. The advise you always hear is save money to invest which is a good advice but on the other hand you also should put some money away to blow away and what I mean is to use it to celebrate your achievements, your lessons learn and use that money on something that will makes you feel good like maybe a "pizza party" or a get away with your family for the weekend, or go to a really nice restaurant or whatever makes you feel good and obvioulsy will make you keep going towards you goal.
Sometimes we forget to have fun and enjoy the ride and this kind of post are good to cheer us up and continue our journey.
Once again Thank you Indiana-Joe.
Daniel

I am definitely planning to meet my recreational goals for future Olympic games thru REI.

Thanks for the additional comments and insight. Keep up the good work! We always have to find time to find the good that we have done each day. Certain days can be a challenge that helps us focus more on our goals. Keep pursuing the dream! Believe and Achieve! - Joe

Congratulations on taking action. You can do it! Even Dorothy had to believe! Altcamel explaions the 25:1 formula. The only other thing is hoems that are targeted might be on the market for more than 90 days. You are looking for motivated sellers and the formula helps to narrow them down. Good luck with real estate investing. Believe and Achieve! - Joe

Thanks for the additional insight and comments. It is true that we also have to "make time and smell the roses". We are determined to succeed with real estate and have to have fun along the way. So a nice weekend, or a night out, is a great way to celebrate our plateaus of success and recharge for the next challenge. I like the following qoute:

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller

Always remember to have the work / life balance. Believe and Achieve! - Joe

Thanks for sharing your goals with us. That sounds like a perfect plan and we know you will be there. Continued success. Believe and Achieve! - Joe

I get so concerned that I won't have the right paper work that I end up not doing anything, I don't want to get burned. Can't afford it. I am down to bedrock now.. I guess I will just have to jump in with both feet and see what happens. Any advice for a scardy cat????

You may want to join a local investment club and network with other investors in your local area. You may be able to find another investor that you can partner with on a deal. Once you do one deal your confidence will increase from there.

Also, try to walk through doing a potential deal form start to finish on paper and note each of the steps, almost like an example or a practice run. Then when you find a deal you will know what to expect and be more comfortable with the process. I hope this helps. Good luck with real estate investing. Believe and Achieve! - Joe