It's not that it's all that difficult to be a successful investor, the reality is that is take patience and sacrifice that most people just don't have- they want a nice house, car, boat, whatever NOW.

The reason you see agents driving new cars and wearing bling is because the majority of them have already retired from a previous career or are married to someone providing a steady paycheck.I have 160 agents in my market.

It's been a lifelong goal of mine to have land to keep as many cars on as I want, to build a homestead, grow food (ie permaculture), etc.

However, I am in real need of a new vehicle and up to this point I have had an aversion to paying a car payment as it is a depreciating asset.

Do the analysisTo me, you are struggling because you are a dog chasing cars up and down the highway.

One person I dealt with busted out one of my car windows and dumped gas all over my car next to the police department.

At 5:30 AM on Sunday, their car alarm goes off and wakes everyone in the cul-de-sac up.

My previous tenant left an abandoned car in the back yard.

Carly

I don't have a car, so if I am going to drive around a neighborhood (by virtue of borrowing or renting a car), I don't want to do it completely aimlessly.