Forced to Become A Real Estate Investor

[Michael Williams]

I have been a member of BP for a year and a half. During that time I have accumulated a wealth of knowledge and good information pertaining to real estate. I even got my first birddog deal through BP. I am a serial entrepreneur; I do websites, internet marketing, graphic design, and t-shirt designs. After doing all of these things for the last 18 months the 2 real estate deals I did brought in 10 times more than a year of doing all of that other stuff combined. Now that I've got that out of the way here is my story.

I got semi-serious about real estate 18 months ago when I was living in my car. I immersed myself in learning, going to all of the seminars, and buying RE courses online. So I have a decent understanding of wholesaling and Subject To deals. But the biggest leap forward was actually doing a deal and getting a check.

I have been on my corporate job for 28 years and lately I’ve been having problems with my knee. My meniscus is pretty much depleted. So for the last month the pain has been getting worse and impedes by ability to do my job. So I was placed on limited or light duty by a doctor. My company does not have light duty work so I was sent home without pay. All my leave has been used up and new leave doesn’t kick in until June 1 2016. So 3 weeks with no pay has forced me to take real estate seriously again. I am really contemplating retiring now and just go for it. My wife and I are discussing it this weekend. She is very supportive and will back me up on whichever decision I make. But I say this is the best thing that’s happen to me because I know that real estate investing is the best business hands down. This time off has given me a peace of mind that I haven’t had in 23 years. Plus I have more free time to get the real estate thing going. So I will be on BP everyday now. Don’t you just love it? So I am getting my direct mail marketing campaign together so I can get the leads. I am very confident and know I will succeed, because my wife and children deserve better than what I have been giving. I have been telling my wife and friends for years that if I got fired from my job it would probably be the best thing that could ever happen to me. I still feel that way.