Saturday, 27 September 2008

How to network with other real estate investors

By Jesse Davis

If you looked for an investment club in your area and could not find one, I have to say I don't think you were looking hard enough.

For example, after somebody told me that they couldn't find any investment clubs in Charleston, South Carolina, I Googled it and got several results. On the list of contacts there were two clubs in Charleston, SC, the links to Web sites and several phone numbers. When you have so many numbers to call, you will certainly find someone who will point you to the club in your area.

As far as Charleston, South Carolina, is concerned, I know a lot about the city because I went to high school in Dillon, SC. And I would bet you any amount of money that there is an investment club, or association, there; in the city of that size there will be at least one.

When you face a relatively simple problem like that, start with using Internet search. What if you are not into using the computer? Learn it and get to like it; in our time not using the Internet would be quite a disadvantage. What you really need is to get enthusiastic and more determined to find the answers.

What helped me develop the attitude of determination, was telling myself that finding the answers and achieving my goals was the matter of life and death. When you can learn to imagine yourself in this kind of situation, you will be able to do anything. It is hard to imagine, of course, that someone is holding a gun to your head and gave you a time limit to come up with a solution of a problem. But look at the mental side of things - don't you think that this method of self-motivation could be quite effective?

Anyway, my advice to you is - be proactive! Look on the Web, get any information that could be helpful, write down all available numbers and call all of them. Even if you don't find exactly what you are looking for, you would still make some contacts in the area and eventually find the answers you were seeking.

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