Getting started!

I'm excited about starting this blog...for one, it will really serve as a great journal for my husband & I to see how our real estate investing (REI) business grows. Secondly, I'm hoping it will eventually serve as an inspiration or good resource for others who are interested in REI or are currently investors who are looking for new ideas from others.

Our adventures in real estate started several months ago when my husband & I decided that we wanted financial freedom and that this was one of the best ways to accomplish it. I'm glad to have a partner in this business. We're able to divide and conquer and bounce ideas off each other. Sure there may be some challenges in working together since we're married, but hey there's nothing better than this because we know and have complete trust in each other. We've been married for 9 years and have two young children - a 7 year old and a 4 month old baby....our sincere hope is that our real estate investing venture will secure a solid future for them and even their children. No point of being prosperous if you can't be a blessing to others!



Anyways, we started an LLC for our business and have taken care of the basics such as getting a business checking account so we don't mix funds.

We are highly motivated to get things going ....we just attended a 4-day REI workshop hosted by Foreclosuresdaily.com. It was our second training with them...the first was a Short Sale Boot Camp. We only attended 2 of the days but it was very informative. The key presenter was Tim Winders (TheFreedomEquation.com) and we wrote down tons of great notes to get us going and more importantly made a decision that we were going to get laser focused and stick with it.

Nike had it right when they said 'Just do it!' Success is all about getting started, gaining momentum, and perservering through the challenges.

We're definitely going to need to establish some mentors and a solid coach as we progess. For now, I am finding a lot of great tips and inspiration on the following Real Estate Investing blogs:

FlipThisWholesaler.blogspot.com
TheREIBrain.com
Mustknowinvesting.com
TheFreedomEquation.com/blog (Runnin' Down a Dream)

Ok...let's do it!