You are the same today as youll be in five years except for two things,
the books you read and the people you meet – Charlie Jones.

To be successful in property, you need to develop lasting relationships with other people. Whats helped me to succeed in property investment more than anything else, has been the relationships Ive had with other people.

If you want quick growth in property investment, you need to start building a team around you. This is something you need to work on from the outset.

Your team should include solicitors, accountants, financial advisors, estate agents, letting agents, property finders, other property investors, plumbers, electricians, general builders and anyone else who could help you to achieve your goals.

Whenever I am looking for someone to join my team, I will always try to find someone based on referrals. I will ask family and friends if they know of anyone that could me help with my business. I also ask my current contacts.

For example, several years ago I had the need to acquire a new solicitor. Rather than going straight for the yellow pages, I asked my accountant if he knew of any proactive solicitors. He gave me the name of one such solicitor. I contacted her immediately and found her to be one of the best solicitors I have ever known and have retained her since.

If I am unable to find anyone via my existing contacts, I will then search the local directories to source someone close to my offices. I always try to source local, as it will save me a lot of time should I need to go and visit.

When sourcing members of my team via this method, I always interview at least three candidates. My final decision is never based on price alone. I will always choose my advisors based on their knowledge of the subject matter and also any rapport that we build during our first meeting. I will never choose someone who appears to be very knowledgeable but fails to understand my business goals and personality.

Over the years, I have established a great team around me. We work together and have a good respect for each other. I always pay my advisors and workers on time and have a strong respect for them and their services. This works great because I am able to get jobs done quickly and efficiently as my team supports me in my endeavours.

If you are new to property investment, I would advise you to find people that share the same work ethics as yourself to help you grow quickly in your business.

Dr Javaid Kiyani is a successful Property Investor and Internet Marketer. His vast knowledge of property investment is evidenced by the books he has written. For a FREE course including regular advice and tips on property investment, please visit:
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Is flipping houses legal or not? At seminars, I’m often confronted by people who insist “Flipping” is illegal.

What they don’t understand is that the part that’s “illegal” isn’t the transaction, it’s the mortgage fraud that some people commit in order to get the deal funded.

When you Option a house and sell it, the end buyer is responsible for their own financing, no “fudging” on your part, and no possibility of fraud.

The Buyer agrees to pay a certain amount, and has a down payment and credit to match, and knows the deal. The haven’t been misled, and you haven’t helped anyone commit fraud.

Here’s what some people consider “flipping”:

They’ll buy a house, or even just contract it, and then turn around and sell it to an unsuspecting homebuyer or Investor, often from out of town or with no Real estate experience, and usually with no money down or for very little down.

Next, they’ll bribe an appraiser to give a fictitious appraisal, much higher than the true Comparable sales. They’ll work with a mortgage broker who will show the borrower how to submit false documents to the mortgage lender to qualify for a loan they often can’t afford.

Then last but not least, they’ll forge the closing statements from the Title Company to show a down payment and/or closing costs coming from the borrower, in order to get the bank to fund the deal.

Is this what you consider “Flipping”? Bribing appraisers and falsifying loan documents and paperwork? If so, then you’re right, it is illegal.

But when you “Flip” a house by selling it for retail price to a retail buyer, who works with a legitimate appraisaer and Mortgage Broker and gets their own financing, with no “funny stuff,” there’s nothing even slightly illegal or grey about it. It’s simple and easy, with no B.S.

Some people are just simply SOOO lazy that can’t be bothered to buy houses at a discount- instead, they falsely jack up the price, bribe an appraiser to confirm it, and try to pass them off onto an investor or homebuyer who commits mortgage fraud to get them funded. THAT is illegal.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have a whole lot of pity for the Buyers in those fraudulent transactions. They are the ones buying houses without enough common sense to even check the value first!

Here’s something else you should learn from this: These supposed “victims” (who all volunteer to commit mortgage fraud and know what they are doing, by the way) buy these properties at grossly inflated values based on appraisals someone else ordered for them. (I know, it’s hard to imagine they were taken advantage of, huh?)

NEVER believe what someone tells you about a property without verifying it for yourself. That means you have to do your Due Diligence- check every assumption- about the property BEFORE you buy it, not after.

While house flipping has gotten a bad reputation in the last few years due to a few bad apples, it is still a great way to get into Real Estate Investing if you know what to watch out for. Done properly, house flipping is legal, moral and ethical, and is a great way to invest in real estate wiothout tenants, rehabs, or risk.

Jason Loucks has mastered the art and science of retailing properties for Cash NOW through his “7 Day Sale” system. To get your Free “Secrets of the 7 Day Sale” Audio, that explains how you can sell houses in just 7 Days, just visit: http://www.7daysaleguy.com

What your beliefs are and the way you think are the two defining factors that will determine whether or not you will have success as real estate investor. These two defining factors are what is known as a mindset. A mindset is universally defined as a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations.

Two examples of individuals having incredible mindsets are Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods has a mindset and a core belief that every golf ball that he hits will go in, and every tournament that he plays in he will be victorious. All of his golf shots don’t go in and he doesn’t win every tournament, but is there any wonder why he has of this writing won 54 golf championships at the age of 30? It has to do with his mindset.

Michael Jordan is known as the best basketball player that has ever lived. But did you know that he was cut from his high school basketball team as a sophomore because at 5 feet 9 inches he was deemed to undeveloped?

Of course that did not deter him. He practiced even harder grew to 6 feet 6 inches and within the next two years became a high school All American. He went on to establish a distinguished career, which included hitting the last shot to win the NCAA college basketball championship, winning 6 NBA titles, 5 league MVPs and a slew of other accomplishments.

Why was he such a winner? Why did he dominate? Simply because of his mindset, he believed that he was a winner so he won, he believed that he was destined to dominate so he dominated. So let me ask you, what is your mindset when it comes to your real estate business? Do you have super goals or mediocre ones? Do you promote your real estate business a little or a lot? Are you finding truly motivated sellers?Are you building momentum for your business or are you slacking off?

Whatever your case may be there is always room for improvement. For example, instead of being happy with doing a couple of deals in a year, develop the mindset and take the action necessary to do 50, 100, or even 300 deals a year.

Don’t say that it can’t be done because there are real estate investors who have achieved those type of numbers. Remember it’s all about your belief system and the way that you program yourself to think. If you think that you can, and act on that belief chances are you will accomplish your goal.

So the message is simply this, when it comes to your real estate business, make sure that as a real estate investor and entrepreneur you develop a superior mindset that will enable your business to prosper and grow exponentially.

Omar Johnson is a successful Real Estate Investor and author of the home study course The Real Estate Investor’s Guide To Finding The Motivated Seller for more info http://www.findingthemotivatedsellers.com