The Greatest Advantage An Investor
Could Ever Wish For
If I gathered the best and brightest investors in the country in the room and asked them “What is the biggest advantage you could want in real estate”, what do you think they’d say?
One would jump up and should … Location!
Another would call out … Positive Cashflow!
Negative Gearing!
Buying off the plan!
Low interest rates!
And I’d just sit there, smugly listening to all this going on.
Before, of course, telling them all that I had one advantage which would make theirs look like chicken feed.
Just one.
You see, the greatest advantage any investor could ever have is …
… time.
Of course, I’m not saying location, cash flow, or the type of property you buy aren’t important.
They’re all vitally important.
But they’re easy to get.
Some research, working with the right people, you can figure this out.
Everyone figures it out over time.
But if I’d started investing two years ago instead of today, I’d be miles ahead.
I’d be on my way to two properties.
And I’d have well over $100,000 in equity.
Probably more.
The point is this.
You Can’t Make Money Sitting On The Side-lines.
Investing in real estate is all about compounding returns.
If you use $100,000 as a deposit to buy a $700,000 house, and that house goes up 7% this year, it’s now worth $770,000.
Let’s say it goes up another 7% in year 2.
Now it’s worth $823,900.
That’s $123,900 in extra money you wouldn’t have if you’d done nothing.
And you could use this extra equity to get into your next property.
But if you’re on the sidelines?
You can impress people with your encyclopaedic knowledge of growth rates.
You can amaze them with your knowledge of tax law.
You can thrill them by showing them your Google sheet of cashflow projections.
But if you don’t have a house.
You get the point.
What I Love Most About ‘Time’
Investing is like a snowball rolling down a hill.
And time essentially makes the hill longer.
I mean, you might find a steeper hill.
Or a hill with a bit more snow on it.
But as long as I’ve got my snowball rolling and growing while you’re still looking for the perfect hill, my snowball’s going to make yours look like a tennis ball by the bottom.
You can’t make up for this if you’re on a shorter hill.
Bit by bit, day by day.
Making the right moves when the time is right.
That’s the secret to investing.
So if you’re kicking yourself for not starting earlier, don’t worry.
That’s life teaching you a lesson.
But make sure you’re not kicking yourself 12 months from now.
There’s a massive housing shortage.
Huge demand for places to buy.
And rates are coming down.
Investing today won’t be any different, any more difficult, any more costly than doing it this time next year.
The only difference is the money you didn’t make while you did nothing.
If You’re Going To Do It, Do It Right.
Time is the biggest advantage you can give yourself.
Having said this, if you’re going to invest, you may as well give yourself a few extra ones too.
When you have the right strategy guiding you to invest in the right properties at the right times … and you run your strategy for longer, you’re going to win big.
Do the right things for longer and you’ll create wealth faster.
And replace your income sooner.
Who wants to work an extra year when you don’t have to, right?
Take It One Step At A Time
Investing in real estate can seem pretty overwhelming.
But it doesn’t have to be this way.
My advice is to always take it one step at a time.
And your first step should be fact-gathering.
We’d like to offer you an hour of our time with one of our senior consultants.
They’ll show you how real estate investing works.
Help you assess your ability to get into the market.
And most important of all, show you the kind of strategy you should follow to replace your income with real estate in minimum time.
This way, if you choose to take the next step we hope you’ll like our approach and you’d like to find out how we can help you.
Either way I’d hate you to wait and lose another year.