Why Are Some Real Estate Investors More Successful Than Others?

[Seth Williams]

Given how much knowledge and expertise we have in this forum, I thought I'd pose this question to any/all who wish to chime in:

Why Are Some Real Estate Investors More Successful Than Others?

A very broad question, I know - but I ask this because there are A LOT of real estate investors who pour their heart, soul, money and years of their lives into this endeavour and get nowhere with it - while others seem to hit one grand slam after another.

Why does this happen?

What are these successful investors doing that unsuccessful investors need to learn from?

Obviously, "success" means different things to different people. As I'm asking this question, I consider a "successful investor" to be someone who is closing several deals per year that net 5-figures and up OR those who are full-time investors (real estate is not just their hobby) and they are living off the income generated by their real estate investments.