The problem with investing in real estate as a wealth building strategy for me has been that usually you need a lot of money, so I’ve been researching ways to purchase real estate without having to put down a lot of money. After all, I’m used to investing small amounts of money at a time – in tax liens.

My answer each and every time is “NOW!”. The best time to get credit from a bank is when you don’t need it. If you don’t need money right now then NOW is the best time to start getting access to more of it. If you do need money now, then don’t worry, NOW is still the best time to get it.

Fortunately my husband and I have a really good mortgage broker and a good credit scores, but we still had to put 20% down in order to secure a mortgage on this property. Last time we applied for a loan on an investment property (on a house that we ultimately decided not to purchase), we only had to put 10% down and we were able to lock into an interest rate 1% lower than what we were able to get now. And that was only about four months ago.

Approximately 50% of small businesses fail in the first five years, according to the Small Business Alliance. Of these, the number one reason is under-capitalization. If you are able to access the money you need NOW, then when you need it tomorrow, you will have it. No waiting…

Abraham Lincoln once said “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle”.

Wendy was awesome! I just had to have her training course that consisted of 4 separate real estate investing courses: Buying with Lease Options, Selling on Lease Options, Working with Realtors, and Taking the Deed Subject To. Wendy offered these 4 courses and personal coaching with her for under $1000. I jumped at the opportunity to purchase this because I had spent more than twice at much for just one of those courses from other real estate gurus.