Real estate investing is one of the ways to attain financial freedom and have a passive investment. Most people believe that you can build more wealth in the real estate market than in any other industry. In these pandemic times, unpredictable changes in the supply and demand of goods and services may aggravate inflation. For this reason, keeping cash is riskier as it may quickly depreciate in value.
If you are thinking about investing in real estate, here are the best ways on how you can build your wealth:
1. Identify your goals
Choosing a suitable strategy depends on the goals that you want to achieve. For instance, if you’re going to have a continuous income source, you can engage in rentals. On the other hand, if you have strong communication skills and a hunter’s eye for a property, you can do a bird-dogging strategy.
Your objectives and strengths will help you find the right real estate strategy that you can pursue. Indeed, identifying your goals can make you decide the direction that you will take in investing.
2. Create a Plan
The next step in building more wealth is creating a concrete plan. A report by the Harvard Business Review reveals that writing a plan increased the probability of venture success by 8%. Your plan must be targeting your goals and objectives.
Creating a business plan varies depending on each situation. If you are making an initiative, you can draft a SMART plan or a specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound proposal. If you are making comparables, you may utilize spreadsheets and other relevant tools.
Knowing the latest strategies in investing can help you make a more goal-oriented and target plan of action. At Real Estate IQ, we can help you get updated about the trends and opportunities to grow in real estate investing. Make learning a continuous journey by watching and joining our webinars at REIQ Events!
3. Take action
After identifying your goals and creating a plan, you must now apply your objectives in reality. Taking action is necessary to complete your real estate investing goals.
There are different ways to take action. What’s important is to be brave in making approaches, as you may deem proper and applicable. If you stay in the strategy you are comfortable with, you may miss signifies in real estate investing opportunities. For this reason, you must not be afraid to learn and discover new strategies.
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Credits:
Luke Watkins is a real estate investor with mastery of fix-and-flip and wholesale deals. His experiences include working with some of the biggest residential flipping companies in the country with a monthly average of closing 20 to 30 deals. He also has a background in construction and property management; and has invested in Salt Lake City, Utah, Indianapolis, Indiana, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and now Dallas, Texas.
Sources: https://hbr.org/2018/05/when-should-entrepreneurs-write-their-business-plans
Disclaimer: The blog articles are intended for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing in the content is intended as legal or financial advice.
