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What is your real estate investing strategy ?
Now is the time to get crystal clear on why you're investing and what your long-term goals are. This often overlooked step is actually the most important. Why? Strategy will determine how you should invest, from choosing market and property types to picking your ideal tenants and team. Let’s ensure you chart a winning course!

How to determine your real estate investing strategy

It can be tempting to buy your first property fast, but hold your horses! The data is clear—those who succeed most often are the ones who take time to learn the fundamentals, establish a strong strategy, and create a clear action plan.

Find Your Why: Do you crave personal freedom, early retirement, or another outcome that inspires you? Get crystal clear on a vision that will motivate you for the long haul.

Get Your Finances in Order: How do you create a solid foundation for your personal finances? Which borrowing options are best for your current financial situation and investment strategy? Let’s break it all down.

Learn, Learn Learn: Knowledge is power. From podcasts and webinars, to books and bootcamps, we’re here to help you conquer the learning curve.

Set Long-Term Goals: What amount of cash flow is required to change your life? How many doors will it take to reach financial independence? Get specific and create relevant, timebound, attainable, and quantifiable goals. After all, if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.

Choose Your Strategy: Which investment strategies align best with your vision and long-term goals? Time to identify the tenant type, property type, and investment methods that will get you where you want to go, faster. Whether you’re focusing on cash flow or appreciation, single family rentals or fix-and-flips, active involvement or passive participation, we’ve got you covered.

To help you start determining an investment strategy, the strategy phase has three core pillars: get started, grow your knowledge, set your goals.

Three core pillars of the strategy phase

Get crystal clear on your “why” and chart your real estate investing strategy.

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Get Started

How to Know if Real Estate Investing is Right for You
Learn more about the pros of real estate investing and how to decide if it’s right for you.

How to Get Your Finances in Order for Real Estate Investing
Deep dive into your own financial picture as you prepare for your REI journey.

How To Think Like A Successful Real Estate Investor
Investing is about more than finding good deals. It's about deep understanding and recognizing opportunity.

2

Grow Your Knowledge

Long-Term vs Mid-Term vs Short-Term Renters
Learn about the pros and cons of each type of tenant.

Investor Resource Hub
Access guides, data, and more to grow your knowledge as an investor.

Free Real Estate Investing Webinars
Real estate investors break down the basics, and share tips on how to get your next deal.

3

Set Your Goals

Why Are YOU Investing?
Tapping into your core motivation is key to achieving REI success.

How to Plan for (and CRUSH) Your 2023 Goals
In this podcast episode, you’ll get a peek behind the scenes at how two very successful investors set goals in two very different ways.