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Climbing the Fence

"looking up to big brother" by Greg Pollard http://www.sxc.hu/profile/gpollard There was a fence near my childhood home that was too tall to climb.

Or so I thought.

After seeing my brother and his friend scale the fence with little difficulty I discovered that, with enough determination, I could do so also.

And what I saw enthralled me.

There were kids playing baseball on a beautiful green field.

I wanted to be there... playing baseball with them.

With time I was.

Sure. I struck out a few times.

I was hit by a pitch or two and skinned my knees on more than one occasion.

But that was a small price to pay.

Because sometimes I scored.

And so it goes with real estate investing. Many of us have sat on the fence.

Only to look fondly at the green green grass of the other side.

We watched others make it look so easy.

I guarantee they've struck out a few times. Or been hit by a pitch. 

But sometimes they score.

If you haven't yet jumped the fence, may I invite you?

Start small.

But get started.

The grass is greener on this side.

And the conditions are perfect.

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Chuck Willman is an agent specializing in discovering properties appealing to first time home buyers and investors. Though based in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area he also deals in properties nationwide with clients from around the world.  

Photo "looking up to big brother" by Greg Pollard http://www.sxc.hu/profile/gpollard

Comments

Great post churck. I heard this saying years ago from a mother to her daughter. The daughter was complaining about how hard life was in the new area her and her new husband were forced to move because he was in the military. The mother said: "Two men looked through prison bars, one saw mud the other saw stars."
Posted by Alan Kirkpatrick Austin Texas Real Estate (Austin Texas Homes) about 1 year ago

Great lesson, Chuck - it can be applied to real estate investing or life in general.

Posted by Jackie - MortgageVirtualAssistant.com (770.469.7385) about 1 year ago

Chuck, great analogy. I agree, and as Candace quoted Warren Buffet, "be fearful when others be greedy and greedy with others are fearful."  Now is a great time. Nice story.

Pepper

Posted by **Mesa, Arizona Real Estate** Teri Ellis, Broker (Homes Arizona Real Estate LLC) about 1 year ago
Nice post. My Dad used to say "do SOMETHING, even if its wrong", sometimes you just have to take chances. I've found that very few mistakes are irreparable.
Posted by Leslie Prest, Prest Realty, Sales and Rentals in Payson, AZ about 1 year ago
Thanks for the comments Alan, Jackie, Teri and Leslie. A great deal of money is going to be earned by those who choose this "buy low" period.
Posted by Chuck Willman, Arizona Realtor® 480.292.0600 (Gentry Realty) about 1 year ago
Nice post.  I am on the fence myself and really need just a little nudge, maybe this is what I needed :)
Posted by Ahwatukee Real Estate Expert, Dawn Workman, MBA 480-540-8100 (DPR Realty, LLC) about 1 year ago
Dawn- all the elements are in your favor right now: low prices, low interest rates, cashflow possibilities... you can do it!
Posted by Chuck Willman, Arizona Realtor® 480.292.0600 (Gentry Realty) about 1 year ago

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