Four Tips to Successful Creative Real Estate Investing
September 18, 2011 by Matt
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Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention- which makes perfectly good sense during these trying times. With the troubled economy we are facing, we all try our best to survive and think of every possible way to earn some extra to help ends meet. In many parts of the country, it’s the best time in the last decade to invest in Real Estate to earn some extra… and do much more than survive. Thrive!
But let’s say you don’t have the cash to spare, how are you going to pull it off? I understand the reason most people are reluctant to venture into real estate investing. Most are likely to think that they would need a lot of money on hand and/or an excellent credit score to be able to invest successfully and two, many more people simply don’t know where to start. For all their fears, there is something what we call “Creative Real Estate Investing”.
The simplest definition of Creative Real Estate Investing is non-conventional buying and selling real estate. Throw the Realtor and bank out the window and you are in the world of non-conventional investing, or creative real estate investing. Given that you have the correct mindset, persistence and a working commonsense… earning extra cash, lots of cash or flat-out creating wealth is available to anyone. Easier said than done, but very “doable.”
Here are four tips about Creative Real Estate Investing that will keep you “in the game,” or even put you at the top of the game:
1) Watch your operating expenses – Consider the skills you have. Do you need to have the locks changed? Do the walls need to be painted? What can you do yourself to save a buck, and what needs to be delegated?
2) Hire the right people for the job – In line with number 1, getting professional help from people with the right qualifications will assure you that you are maximizing your dollars… and time! Be careful not to trip over the dollars to pick up the pennies.
3) Constantly educate yourself – The are no limits when it comes to creative real estate investing. The more educated you are, the more money you will make. Inside of the real estate industry as laws, policies and markets can change seemingly over night, education doesn’t cost. It pays. Start, or continue, your education here.
4) Treat it like a business – Treat your real estate investing like a business and it will pay you like one. Just as you might get, or have gotten, up to go to work for a boss and follow a routine at the office, you’d be well served to create a routine for yourself inside your creative real estate investing business. Commit every day to generating a certain number of leads, talking to a specific number of people and writing at least one offer per day. If you do that, you will do deals.
Watch your expenses, work with the right people, keep educating yourself, treat it like a business, practice a little patience and never give up. Do that and the time and money freedom that accompanies successful creative real estate investing is yours for the taking.









These are definitive tools I wish I knew about years ago. I would love to Flip properties as a daily doing and this would have helped
Thanks.
You’re welcome. It’s never too late
Matt….I would like to get coaching from you…I tried contacting you on your do over guy website…please call me.
God Bless
Tim Lomax
(805) 550-7625
Hi Tim,
Thanks for the message. I hear we’re close to connecting. Chat soon
Best,
Matt