People get scared out of their mind with the idea of buying their first rental property.  Fear is the culprit.  It causes people to shake in their boots and paralyzes them so that they cannot take any forward moving action.

What most people don’t realize is that they have an unfair advantage when it comes to battling and defeating fear.  This unfair advantage is:

Real Estate Blogs.

Not just any real estate blogs.  Rather,  Real Estate blogs written by experienced real estate investors.  Further, these blogs for the most part take a positive approach and the author(s) of the blogs are genuinely interested in educating their readers.

If you are a new real estate investor, looking for more education and a different perspective on how to buy your first rental property, you don’t need to look any further. I highly recommend each and everyone of these blogs.

Happy reading!

1.  Life As Real Estate Investors Julie Broad and Dave Peniuk are proud Canadian Real Investors.  They have a large  following and for good reason.  They do an absolutely terrific job teaching people how to get started as a real estate investor.  They are leaders in the industry and you should follow them if you are not currently.

2.  Rock Star Inner Circle Blog Tom and Nick Karadza in my books are the smartest Canadian online real estate marketers.  Even better, they are two stand up guys.  They do a superb job teaching people how to invest in real estate.  They are not shy to share some of their earlier challenges as real estate investors.    New investors, you need to check out their blog.

3.  Mr Hamilton Erwin Szeto is figuring out the blogging world fast.  Erwin is building an authority blog on Hamilton, Ontario. Hamilton is one of the top investment towns in Canada to buy rental properties. Erwin is a pleasant person with a killer amount of knowledge on the Hamilton, Ontario, Canada real estate market.  If you want to know a little bit more about this market, learn directly from Mr. Hamilton himself.

4.  The Engaged Investor Joe Ragona of The Engaged Investor was the Rocky Balboa of Real Estate bloggers in 2010.  Just like Rocky did, Joe has the Eye of The Tiger.  I see big things coming from Mr. Ragona in 2011.  Keep an eye on him!

5.  Good Faith Investing Shae Bynes of Good Faith Investing is one of my favourite Real Estate Bloggers of 2010.  Not only does she bring a positive outlook to the topic of real estate investing, her blog also keeps on getting better and better. She is a very good writer, and I have picked up a lot of tips from her. If you are a new real estate investor, you need to check out Shae’s blog.

6.  Higher Ground Real Estate Investments Inc Wade Graham is a respected Canadian Real Estate Investor and Blogger.  What really caught my attention this year about Wade was when he ran for Municipal Council in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.  The positive vibes that Wade radiates are felt all across Canada.  If you are a new investor trying to figure out how to raise joint venture money, take a look at Wade’s website.  There is a lot that you can learn from him.

7.  Don R. Campbell’s Blog Don R. Campbell is the President of The Real Estate Investment Network.  Any real estate investor that closely follows the Canadian industry, knows who Don is.  Don is an authority on real estate education in Canada.  Many Canadian real estate investors owe a lot of their success to the network and education that Don has made available.   His blog is going to be a tremendous success in 2011 and beyond.

8.  Mobile Home Investing I have been following the work of John Fedro for over a year now.  John is a mobile home investing expert in the USA.  If mobile home investing is what you are interested in, John is the person to learn from.  He has a lot of experience investing in mobile homes and a lot of interesting stories to share.  If I was living in the USA, and just starting out with real estate investing, I would follow John’s strategy completely.

9.  Diva Money Club Four Real Estate Investing Diva Powerhouses are spreading their collective message through their new blog, Diva Money Club,  launched at the end of 2010.  These Divas are not only exceptional real estate investors, they are also expert online real estate marketers.  I have learned a lot from each one of them, and you can as well.

10.  The Bigger Pockets Blog Bigger Pockets is the largest online real estate community that I have come across.  In my opinion, one of the reasons as to the success of their blog is due to the fact that the real estate writers come from very different places in life and have a varying degree of experience.  Josh Dorkin has done a great job in assembling this real estate social networking site.    This blog is  must for the new American real estate investors looking to get started.

Best Regards,

Neil Uttamsingh

ps: I provide knowledge and confidence to new and aspiring real estate investors so that they can buy their first rental property.  If you liked this blog post, please subscribe to my blog today!

Hi Everyone,

Rental properties come in many different shapes and sizes.

Just like phones, some rental properties are mobile.

Today, I am pleased to let you know that we have a special video from John Fedro of Mobile Home Madness.

John is a fellow real estate blogger and investor. He is a regular contributor to the premier real estate social networking site BiggerPockets.

John is also an authority on Mobile Homes.

I have been following John’s articles for the past several months. I am intrigued by the work he does, and I think that investing in mobile homes can be a tremendous way to generate cash flow.

Whatever you chose as your investment strategy, mobile homes should be a strategy that you should consider as well.

In keeping with the theme of my blog, the following video outlines details on John’s first mobile home purchase.

If you have any questions with regards to investing in mobile homes, I am sure that John would be happy to answer them for you.

Enjoy the video.

As always, feel free to leave your comments in the comments section below.

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Greetings Everyone,

There was a time, not too long ago that I thought that people who intentionally chose not to keep a  Television in their home were absolutely weird.

I felt that if someone had the financial means to own a TV, they should.  No questions asked.

Whenever I came across the occasional person who did not own one, by default, I thought that they were some sort of hippie. I could not understand why someone would chose NOT to have a TV.

Over the years, the more I stared to network with successful real estate investors and successful people in general, and the more I started to learn about their habits.  As such, it started to  become clear to me why some people don’t chose to own a television set.

A common belief that these successful people would express was that,

“There is no shortcut to success.”

Because there is no shortcut to success, one has to use up all of the time in their day very wisely.   Afterall, there is an equal amount of time in the day for every single person.

It goes without saying that most real estate investors, and aspiring real estate investors are ‘cut from the same mold.’

These are people that generally try to overachieve and obtain ‘more’ than they currently have.

When you look at the population on the whole, these people are definitely in the minority.  In fact, it is not uncommon that these people feel that they are outcasts.

Personally, I feel like an outcast a lot of the time, as my level of motivation and overall ambition is quite high.  This often intimidates people, OR, this makes people think that something may be wrong with me…

Have no fear my fellow and aspiring highly motivated real estate investors because,

It’s Okay To Be Weird

So much of whether we become successful as real estate investors, or not, depends on how we are using our spare time.

In order to achieve success, we always have to be making the decision to work during our spare time, as opposed to relaxing during this spare time.

It is obviously okay to relax now and then, but if you are always relaxing and never working, success is not just going to fall into you lap while you are on the couch.

My fellow blogger and real estate investor, John Fedro, a.k.a. J-Fed, hit the nail right on the head with a blog post earlier this week on this very topic.

J-Fed is a hard working man and because of his hard work, he has realized much success investing in mobile homes.  I really encourage you to read his thought provoking article titled, What Will You Do For Success In Real Estate?

So what do you think?  Are there any exceptions to the rule?  Does success only come to those who work hard?  Or, do you know of a shortcut to achieve success?

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