I hate this website.

[Joshua Johnson]

I have realized I really do hate this website. Let me explain.

I am brand spanking new and just learning at this point. I haven't been able, due to family situations, to truly do more than just  learn. (and I am getting scared that might be all I do.) I live in Utah and real estate here is not cheap from where I stand with my current level of knowledge. I have been excited, discouraged, excited again, and now feel kinda hopeless.

This website is terrifying. I had this misguided notion that I was brilliant deciding to get into real estate. Such a novel concept and I would in a small tiny group of people that are as brilliant as I am. Then there is this giant empire of a website. I am surrounded by so many much more passionate, experienced, smarter, better connected, and all around more serious people that are all going for the same goal.

How can I even get my foot in the door with so many people in the business? This website has set me straight on so many of my misconceptions and scared me, I worry, out of the real estate business before I started. How on earth do starters not let all these things get you discouraged? Any advice to keep from dying a thousand deaths before the battle is fought?

[Linda Weygant]

The first thing you need to do is quit looking at real estate as a zero sum game.  It's not a competition.  He who dies with the most houses is not the winner.

Create a plan and work your plan.  Be dynamic enough to pivot, if needed.  There are enough deals on the planet for every person who legitimately wants one.  

Will yours be the BEST DEAL EVER???  Maybe not.  Maybe so.  But I can guarantee you that if you are looking at this as a competition, you will be miserable.  There will always be somebody doing more or who got a better deal than you - maybe even at the house next door.

The other cool thing about real estate is that just because I got a deal, it does not mean there is one less deal for you to get.  It's possible that you will bring some value to my deal and then we both move a step closer to our goals.

So look for places where you can add value to somebody else.  Helping others can definitely help yourself.

PS - Family issues and financial issues are speed bumps, not road blocks.  They need to be carefully navigated through or around, but they shouldn't be halting all progress completely.