If you’ve come to the conclusion that property investing is the best vehicle to deliver you long-term wealth and financial freedom, then do it. Just do it. Now is the time to stop procrastinating, stop making excuses and start investing.
BY JAMIE MOORE
Time and time again we hear from people who’ve spent so much time, energy and often money on educating themselves about the intricacies of property investing. That’s fantastic, but many folks then fail to act upon it.
For some, they get to the point where they’ve simply absorbed too much information and they cop the dreaded ‘analysis paralysis’. They’ll have a checklist a mile long and will only settle for the ‘perfect’ property.
In reality, a lot of these people become frustrated with the search, lose motivation and give up on property investing altogether. It’s a shame to see.
Knowledge without action is useless. It’s not until you act upon what you’ve learnt that you actually start to see changes occur.
We also hear from people that have the best intentions to invest but just need to finish the deck, paint the roof and fix up the shed first. They want to achieve a better financial future but convince themselves that there are other things (which continually build up) that need to be sorted first.
If they continue on the same path, they’ll continue to achieve the same results. Very little.
For those that have been overloading themselves with information and those that have been making up excuses to avoid investing, 2013 is the year to do something! So get out there.
Jamie Moore is the founder of Pass Go Home Loans, a mortgage broker firm specialising in sourcing and correctly structuring finances for property investors across the country www.passgo.com.au
