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Real Estate Investing Is A Better Gamble Than The Lottery
Real estate investing begins when you move to the starting point. Get ready. Get set. GO... Are you ready to begin a real estate investing career? Or, are you already investing in real estate some, and want to expand your holdings? Or, are you investing in real estate a lot, but want to streamline your operation? If you prefer real estate investing to a J-O-B, here's a tip on the real estate investing gamble for hitting the jackpot, striking it rich, and quitting that day job!!! As one of my professors use to say, "Let's commence, to begin, to start, to get ready, to GO." Do you bet on the lottery? I am amazed at how many people throw their money away buying lottery tickets with such slim chances at winning! At the start of 2004, Tennessee cranked up its new state lottery. The news media fanfare went on for months. Tennessee hired the lottery director from Louisiana to set up Tennessee's system, and this media publicity aired every night on the news as the public was whipped into a frenzy. Finally, the kickoff. Within just weeks, the announcement aired that Tennessee had taken in $50 million in lottery sales, and then $100 million in lottery sales. Newscasters quietly mentioned, however, that a whopping $100,000 had been paid out already in winnings. Wow! $50,000 in winnings compared to $100 million in ticket sales. What a windfall. (For the lottery, that is) Then came the subdued mention that some store owners were shutting down their recently-opened outlets out of conscience at seeing so many ticket purchases by regular customers who did not even have enough money to buy groceries! And all this ballyhoo was presented under the guise of lottery money to subsidize college scholarships. Isn't it great for kids to get a good education, and isn't it greater that I can buy a lottery ticket - not in paying for my own kids' education - but to help other folks' kids get their education! And in the meantime, I might strike it rich!!! Come on. (Where is common sense logic?) Some fishermen friends several years ago liked to boast about how much money they spent every year on lottery tickets in another state. When I pinned them down to their actual winnings, they admitted they spent over $10,000 a year buying tickets, and they CLAIMED they always made more in winnings than they spent for tickets. Funny thing, however, they couldn't show me a tally of their win-loss record! If you are a gambler who wants to make it big in some game of chance, you need to visit Vegas instead of reading this article. But if you really want to win the big stakes without taking the big risks, real estate investing is a great game of chance! Oh yeah, I'm a gambler, too, but I like REAL chances at winning. I want the stats on my side. Twenty-five years ago I made one of the biggest gambles of my life by starting out with nothing and trying to hit the jackpot investing in real estate. It was a gigantic gamble because I had no cash and no credit. I was able to scrape together a $10 bill and a real estate contract, and I started shooting craps. No, sellers didn't like my offers. Most threw the contracts back in my face. Success did not come easily. I was often very discouraged and frustrated. I actually did not know at that time of anyone ever who had started investing with a $10 bill, and I have never heard of anyone since. But I never threw in the towel. And within a year, I had somehow bought almost one million dollars in rental properties! That's a gamble that paid off. I like that kind of gamble. Gamble when the odds are in your favor. http://CashinHouses.com/ Phil Speer, Ph.D., started his real estate investing career 25 years ago. Without the availability of credit and using only a $10 bill, he purchased $1 million in properties in his first year, and had accumulated $10 million in properties by his fourth year. He was featured in a Wall St.Journal editorial as most successful investor in the Nothing Down Real Estate Movement, and was honored with a Caribbean cruise as top investor of the year. In his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, he has been a businessman and Human Resources Consultant for 30 years. He is an author, speaker and seminar director. To learn how to profit in real estate investing, even without cash or credit, read his report at http://CashinHouses.com/ Subscription is free to his Fix-up Ezine. He and other contributing authors provide free articles and resources on real estate investing at his online "Academy of Advanced Real Estate Investing Techniques" - http://AAREIT.com/
MORE RESOURCES: Experts predicted Minnesota real estate agents would quit, 5 INVESTIGATES found a different reality 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Altadena’s rough real estate market: Slower sales, lower prices, lottery winner plucking up properties Los Angeles Times Real estate magazine reports Les Wexner as Blue Heron buyer The Martha's Vineyard Times Real estate expert warns socialist mayoral candidate could trigger massive NYC exodus - Fox Business Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson sets up shop in the Valley, records show The Business Journals Bedrock flexes its real estate portfolio to grow Detroit's tech ecosystem - Crain's Detroit Business Bedrock flexes its real estate portfolio to grow Detroit's tech ecosystem Crain's Detroit Business Office real estate wide open in Denver as vacancy rate hits 36 percent Colorado Public Radio Vail Valley real estate inventory is on the rise VailDaily.com NAR Real Estate Forecast Summit National Association of REALTORS® Real Estate Partners Dollar Tree Let's Talk Business: June residential real estate sales lagging, heritage grants and more Pueblo Chieftain A New Perspective: Here Comes the Groom | Real Estate Insights Piedmont Exedra Boston Real Estate Times Unveils 2025 Excellence Award Winners: Honoring the Visionaries Shaping New England’s Future Boston Real Estate Times Dawson County weekly real estate transactions, July 18 Central Nebraska Today State lawmaker joins Westport commercial real estate brokerage as vice president Hartford Business Journal Private Credit Surges in 2025 as Real Estate Developers Bypass Banks The World Property Journal Real estate news: Senior apartments in Tustin sell for $83M; Fullerton Metrocenter snares $118M Orange County Register 5 Essential Tech Tools for Real Estate Agents National Association of REALTORS® New York Housing Market Trends 2025: Is the Tide Turning for Buyers? Norada Real Estate Investments Los Angeles Water & Power commits $100 to real estate debt Pensions & Investments Today’s Mortgage Rates: The States Offering Lowest Rates – July 18, 2025 Norada Real Estate Investments Property management with an owner’s mindset J.P. Morgan Corcoran McEnearney Announces Evan Lacopo to Lead the Number One Real Estate Office in Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria Living Magazine Real Estate Market Report (June) highlandscurrent.org SRS Real Estate Partners Arranges $4.53 Million Ground Lease Sale of Walmart Property in Deltona, FL citybiz Licking County real estate transfers for June 30-July 4 range from $200,000-$14.6 million The Newark Advocate Banner Real Estate Group Breaks Ground on 334-Unit The Faywell Multifamily Development in The Heart MultifamilyBiz Bridgemarq Real Estate Services® Declares Dividend Yahoo Finance Moon Becomes Next Real Estate Frontier, NAR Reports Higher Foreign Investment In US Huntsville Business Journal CBRE Announces Strategic Leadership Appointments Across U.S. & Canada Advisory Business Boston Real Estate Times Gravelle advises on current real estate market in Grant County Columbia Basin Herald Frederick Ford, real estate executive and first Black Union League Club president, dies at 98 Chicago Tribune Mapletree Sells Sun Belt Warehouse Portfolio to EQT Real Estate for $241M Commercial Observer Operation Pawssible: Greenbrier Humane Society gets a boost from local real estate company Mountain Messenger GenesisM Breaks Ground on 154,000-Square-Foot Biomanufacturing Facility in Bedford, MA Boston Real Estate Times AGC MA Announces 5th Annual Building Advancement Externship to Bridge Educators with STEM Construction Careers Boston Real Estate Times What's the most expensive property sold in Rhode Island? July 18 real estate transactions The Providence Journal The Pipeline: Commercial real estate roundup for 7.18.25 Richmond BizSense LOCAL REAL ESTATE TODAY 7.18.25 KQEN News Radio Home Buyers: Stop Freaking Out After the Home Inspection National Association of REALTORS® Home Buyers May Have Accepted a New Norm on Rates National Association of REALTORS® Tips on spotting real estate investment opportunities and avoiding risks, from experts at GR Property Group Community Impact SRS Real Estate Negotiates $4.5 Million Sale of Walmart-Anchored Property in Metro Orlando Shopping Center Business Miami-Dade’s self-storage surge a boom for real estate IslanderNews.com Hunt Companies Acquires Controlling Interest in Carter, Strengthening Real Estate Development Platform Business Wire Top Stocks for Real Estate Investment Elite AI Stock Forecasts - Massive wealth growth Jammu Links News Stage Point Europe Launches Its RWA Token $SPET, Setting it up as a Bridge Between Crypto and Real Estate Morningstar New plans unveiled for Water Street’s second phase Tampa Bay Times July Economist Snapshot: What Will the Big Beautiful Bill Mean for Commercial Real Estate and Housing? Urban Land Magazine Vend Leans Into Verticalisation As Real Estate Revenue Grows 11% In Q2 onlinemarketplaces.com Is Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc. a good long term investment - Explosive market performance Jammu Links News Vendor & Real Estate Partners Dollar Tree Development Services Offers Online Early Assistance for Commercial Real Estate Projects Prince William County Government (.gov) Wood County Recorder reports on second quarter real estate activity BG Independent News Real estate sales in Jefferson, Bullitt and Oldham counties for Jan. 2-5, 2025 - The Courier-Journal Real estate sales in Jefferson, Bullitt and Oldham counties for Jan. 2-5, 2025 The Courier-Journal Drake Real Estate Partners closes largest fund yet after pivoting to institutions Private Equity Real Estate | PERE Real Estate Transfers ~ June 25, 2025 The Bedford Citizen Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust 2025 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation (OTCMKTS:PPRQF) Seeking Alpha Real estate transfers: Lake Township condominium complex sells for $5.61 million - Canton Repository Manitowoc's real estate transfers include a sale of nearly $1 million to Riverside Dairy Herald Times Reporter Real estate office transforms into collection center for donations being transported to Kerr County kens5.com |
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