I figured with 100 million dollars of real estate, I could sell it all and walk away with a million in cash to use as I pleased.  $38 in the bank don't go far and does motivate one to change.  If it wasn't a full 100 million, that too was alright.

Why?  Because then I had motivation as well as knowledge to make it work.  The international college that I graduated from taught hospitality and service organization and management.  Taking care of others as they need to be taken care of.  In other words serving others.  I had become disillusioned in that hospitality industry, yet loved serving others.  For years, I had self-studied people, human nature and circumstances both good and bad.  What works and what doesn't work.  Cause and effect.  

And finally, I had the right motivation to make a change - dead broke with no job and no credit but yet a family to support.  I felt like one of the "gurus" who said, "Take away my IDs and all of my money and all of my credentials and give me a roll of dimes and within 24 hours I'll buy some real estate, legally and above board."  He had knowledge and motivation and I had knowledge and motivation.  I also had character not wanting to hurt anyone but rather help them with their "problems" giving them 100% of the asking price or many times, even more.  Lots more.


Had to be win-win or all could walk away

How could I do that?  Because I knew how to make the numbers work so all parties had a win-win situation as soon as the purchase was concluded.  The seller had to be satisfied as with my contracts, either the buyer or seller could walk away upto and including the closing so it had to be structured in a win-win situation right from the get-go.  No speculation, just dollars and cents and positive cash flow from day one.


Did it work?

Within 6 months I had $35 million in various stages of acquisition to already in my portfolio purchased.  I was on target.

I even taught several no credit, nothing down, cash back at the close expensive real estate courses where 66 2/3 % of the last class bought or sold property within 60 days of graduation.  (This was outstanding when you consider that in the type of national seminar industry I was in less than 12 % of graduates did anything with the material after leaving their seminars or courses.  I repeat - my statistics were 66 2/3 %.)

Then my life suddenly changed.  My father unexpectedly entered a nursing home asking me, "How do we pay for this?"  Money and real estate all of a sudden no longer was motivating for me.  Taking care of my parents' needs and subsequently other peoples' more pressing needs (financial, life, organization and planning to name a few areas I've assisted with) became my driving force.


What am I saying?

Attitude, motivation, vision and excitement is MUCH more important than current skills or educational status.  Get the vision and the money becomes a by-product and the details work themselves out.  As Benjamin Franklin said, "Take the coins from your purse, and fill your mind, and your mind will fill your purse."

The question then becomes, what kind of vision?  I have answered that question for myself a long time ago.  Part of that is wanting to serve others.  What's your motivation?  Are you willing to compromise to get ahead?  I don't suggest nor recommend that.  There are too many other opportunities out there for you to pursue without compromising your values.  Click here as an example.

Will you help me serve you?  Will you follow directions till you are successful?  In the field of your choice...  It truly is in your hands.