Real Estate Investors Help People
Posted on March 4, 2010
Filed Under Home Foreclosure Investing |
In this business, you don’t sit in front of your computer all day and trade. You actually interact with people, and help them in their situations, whether you are buying a house from them or selling/leasing a house to them. We do make a profit at what we do, of course, but we are helping people solve their problems at the same time. We are not taking advantage of people. ‘Filthy rich’ people may do that, but their ill-gotten gain will be temporary. That’s what Proverbs 13:22 means when it says, ‘The wealth of the wicked is stored up for the righteous.’ God has promised the wealth gained through manipulation or deception will be transferred to those who choose to be ‘righteously rich’ and gain their wealth with integrity and honesty. We make it a win-win situation for everyone involved in our real estate transactions or we won’t go through with the deal.
We may buy houses from people who are facing foreclosure or behind on their payments, are in a divorce situation, are building a new house and can’t afford two payments, are in a job relocation, or just want a quick sale for numerous reasons. We have some properties where people sold them to us simply because they didn’t want to spend the time and resources to fix the house up in order to get it ready for the traditional retail market. The bottom line in these situations is that the sellers were thankful that we bought their houses, and we have their testimonies to prove it!
Not only that, but we are helping people toward home ownership through our lease-option programs that perhaps could not buy a home any other way. These buyers may have credit issues and need a second chance. The buyer may be a single mom who was turned down by a traditional mortgage company. Again, our buyers are very thankful that we have allowed them to move into one of our houses, and we keep their testimonies as well.
Look at the story of Joseph and the famine that begins in Genesis 41 and goes through chapter 47. God gave Joseph the interpretation of Pharoah’s dream, which indicated there would be seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine. What did Joseph do? He gathered all the grain and stored it during the seven plentiful years. In modern terms, he was basically investing in the commodities market! He actually profited from his investments! To state it more accurately, he made all the money so that no one else had any (Genesis 47:14-15).
But Joseph didn’t stop there. When everyone ran out of money, he asked for their livestock in exchange for bread (Genesis 47:16-17). Then, when Joseph had all the livestock, he became a real estate investor! Joseph bought the entire land of Egypt in exchange for grain (Genesis 47:18-20)! Of course, this truth is so beautiful to us as fellow real estate investors, it brings a tear to our eyes just thinking about it! But even after this, Joseph took it one step further. After Joseph collected all the money, the livestock, and the land, he loaned it all back to the people he had gotten it from and charged them twenty percent interest (Genesis 47: 23-24)!
Was Joseph taking advantage of the needy and hungry people by taking everything from them and loaning it back to them? No, he didn’t take advantage of the people, but he did take advantage of an opportunity! In fact, they were thankful to Joseph. Genesis 47:25, the people say to Joseph, ‘You have saved our lives; let us find favor in the sight of my Lord.’ Joseph was a wise and intelligent investor! Pharoah may have controlled that money for a time, but it later financed God’s work when Moses led Israel out of Egypt.
I call you blessed!
Billy O’Neal
Billy O\\\’Neal
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How can I join, or create a network of new entrepreneurs/business real estate investors in NJ or NY?
I’m just about to get started. For the past year I have been mentally preparing myself to become a business owner / real estate investor. I have been reading books, listening to CD’s, and learning of the accomplishments of some of the most successful people of the yesterday and today, people like Dale Carnegie, Robert Kiyosaki, Earl Nightingale, Dolf Deroos and etc…. I have read and studied about many very successful companies. I just purchased an existing business, and taking the leap. I would greatly like to increase my leadership and networking skills. Also, I’m always looking for knew forms of education when it comes to personal development, business, and investing, I’ll study anything, so any shared experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to help.
Yahoo can help. (No, I do not work for Yahoo)
Learn more about Yahoo Groups. I have used Yahoo Groups to create to National Networking Groups for my industry and one local group.
When you meet other potential investors, buyers, sellers, tenants, etc. it makes for a great "intro" to ask them if they would like to join your "Northeast Real Estate Investment Group" (Or whatever you want to call it.)
Most people will ask you what that is and it provides you with an opportunity to pitch your business in a very "non-threatening" way.
Also, look into:
http://www.linkedin.com
This is sort of a "Six Degrees of Separation" networking tool and is, in my opinion, an excellent resource.
http://www.plaxo.com
This is a "Smart Address" tool and very handy in keeping up with people as their contact information changes.
(NOTE: I am not connected in any way with any of the above mentioned services. I just use them!)
I hope this helps…
Bobby
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2 things have worked for me:
http://www.meetup.com
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