Where is everybody?

[Karen] Thinking back, I begin to wonder, where did all the people go that were in my new member orientation class at the real estate investor association? We were all so excited and ready to learn. The class ended and we moved on. Some went back to watching TV. After all, it is more fun and much easier. Some people moved on to learn even more and are still professional real estate students traveling from one boot camp and workshop to another and never stopping to actually do a deal. There are people like this in every field of interest. Think about your friend who keeps signing up at the gym or buying the latest and greatest piece of exercise equipment only to use the treadmill as a clothes hanger. Of course, there are still others who are trying every day to take their first step to the investor side. Some know what I mean, it is the step where you go from theory to a real life situation where you sign your name on the dotted line and suddenly you are a real estate investor. It doesn't matter if the person is going to assign properties, wholesale, property manage, etc, it all just takes the first step.

I for one think it feels really good and can't wait to see more and more take the step from employee to investor, no matter how long it takes, it is worth the ride. We know, there is never a point of no return so what's holding us back? We owe it to ourselves to try something new. The government wants us to start businesses, so why not get into real estate. If necessary, we can sell the house and go right back to watching TV as if it never happened. This is all just another form of life's education. We should all try to learn something new every day and if it just happens to be something that can build wealth, why not. We just have to remember that sometimes we just have to take that step away from the comfort zone and take a chance in life.