Nebraska Investor

[William McGowen]

Joined here recently, and joining a more local club Monday.

I have been interested in real estate for a long time, but fear, and other distractions keep getting in my way.

I have decided to quit BS-ing around, and get serious. I flew to Texas, attended a Real Estate Expo in San Antonio, joined the investment group down there, (interested in this group for a few years now,) started looking into apartment buildings, started selling off stocks to pay for it.

One apartment I looked at that I liked was already under contract, so I am putting in a back up offer in case the first offer falls through.

I am struggling with my "do it yourself" attitude, and the fear that I need to do everything perfect.

I have trouble asking for help, and have that worry that my offer is too high, or even too low. That old analysis paralysis people keep talking about, I'm a classic case.

I have already ran into people that are negative about real estate, or the way I have said it is being done. This keeps some people from moving forward, but this really doesn't affect me.

Excessive analysis may have slowed me down, but it has also made me darn sure I know what I'm doing, and that it works.