Fall Break

Ahhhh, fall is here. Yes, even in Arizona. Believe it or not we do have seasons .... well, sort of. Phoenix cools down at night and the days, are just .... well .... Heaven!!! Just right.

Northern Arizona has more prominent season, and I bet you didn’t know .... we actually get snow. Shocking, I know. The Grand Canyon will get several inches of snow, and in Flagstaff, they will get several feet of snow, and there is a ski resort there in the mountains. Northern Arizona looks a lot like Colorado. Not at all what you would think of Arizona being like.

That’s one of the things I love about Arizona, the diversity. You can go swimming in Phoenix, then drive 2 hours North and go snow skiing. Amazing.

Fall is a time of change, a time of the coming renewal. Many Holidays are coming up, then the New Year, then the spring when everything is fresh and new.

If you are fortunate enough to be in an area when you can see the seasonal changing of the leaves of the trees, as you enjoy this beauty, also take into account what changes and renewals you can be making in your own life. What have you been putting off that you know you need to do? What changes would dramatically improve your life? What will you be doing in the coming weeks and months to make them happen?

Make those changes now, and enjoy a different level of living. If you want your life to be outstanding, then you must become outstanding. It all starts with that first step.

Happy Investing!

Todd

Are You a Player, or a Spectator?

Yup! That’s me, hitting one off (What? You think I work all the time?, LOL!).

I do take time to stop and enjoy life a bit, what’s the point in succeeding if you don’t enjoy the fruits of your labor?

Much has been happening the past year in the real estate and lending markets. Foreclosures are at record highs ... banks and big lenders and going bankrupt ... yet, did you know that during all this many people are sitting out, while many others are making a fortune?

I often see so many people who don’t like to get into something when things are bad. They think the time to get into something, is when it’s good. This is the thinking of the poor. The Wealth think (and know), that the opposite is true. When prices are at a low, that’s the time to get into it. Of course, the reason prices are low, is because things are bad. But that’s when fortunes are made. Prices (especially in real estate), inevitably go up. It’s the market cycle.

Now is one of - if not the - best time to get into real estate investing. Incredible fortunes will be made.

The reason most people don’t get into real estate when the market is bad can be summed up in one word .... fear. They fear losing money, they fear making a mistake. Fear, however, will keep you poor. Now, I’m not saying be fearless, and many people associate that with being bold and taking risk. You can take well-planned out and calculated risk, and become wealthy.

Learn from those that have been there, read their books, join clubs, seek out those that can assist you in creating your own wealth. The most important thing is, DO SOMETHING!!!!!! Take actions towards what you want. It’s the players who enjoy the thrill and spoils of the game, not the spectators.

Start being a player, not a spectator.

Happy Investing!

Todd