(cont) The thing you’ll be able to offer in your chosen real estate investing apprenticeship is your time and effort, two things successful real estate investors are often in very short supply of. Tell them you’ll be happy to do any legwork, phone calls, research, whatever they need you to do, while you’re learning. That should get their attention. After all, what busy person can’t use a willing gopher?

When you find one or two real estate investing mentors willing to work with you in a real estate investing apprenticeship, make sure you follow through. As they involve you in their deals, put forth your best effort. Make sure they let you in on the negotiations and acquisition phase, as well as any subsequent phases, no matter how mundane. This is how you will learn what your real estate investing mentors do, and how they do it.

Like any relationship, you get back based on how much you give. Put your whole heart into lyour real estate investing apprenticeship, and helping your real estate investing mentors as much as you possibly can. Follow closely what they do, and be sure to ask them why they do it that way. There reasons may surprise you. Gradually, you will acquire the knowledge and experience you need to succeed on your own.

If you really apply yourself to using this step-by-step process, there’s no reason you can’t find a couple of well-qualified real estate investing mentors within two or three months. Then you can earnestly begin your personalized, local real estate investing apprenticeship. That should put you well down the road to real estate investing success!

 
Now, go make more offers!