Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Why Should I Become a Part-Time Real Estate Investor?

Investing in real estate requires a lot of hard work and hence some might have a confusion whether to continue it as a full time or part time job. Lot of investors are ready to leave their 9 to 5 job and invest full time in real estate. But lets discuss the less glamorous side of investing in property full time.


Real estate is an active investment which can be described as a second job requiring more time and effort. It can also be referred as running a business which is stressful and involves more responsibilities and obligations.


If you are a full time real estate investor and you don't have any other job, you need to pay full cash each time. If your business is making enough money you can pay the cash at any time. What if your business gets dull and you're running low on funds? You need to wait for an opportunity to get a potential buyer.


Try to find if you are going to invest full-time because you love it or you want to make more money. If the answer is "more money", then you need to find a way to earn more money working part-time and do what you like rest of the day. Even if you work for few hours in a week, you can make more money in real estate.


You need to be really talented because real estate investing involves lot of cash and the cash should be yours or from a private party. In real estate, nothing happens as expected and there might be situations where you need to invest your own money. People should start working for their income and let their investments grow on their own. You should not dip in to your capital money for personal use.


Try to know how good you are at finding motivated sellers and how consistent you are in making deals. Few investors might make a huge profit in one deal and they fail to get make consistent deals after quitting their job. Real estate investors should understand that one or two deals are not enough to start your own business. You should have consistently made a deal each month for the past one year to consider moving from part-time to full-time.

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