How to be a Real Estate Investor

In 1985, my real estate investment career began as a second thought.

While shopping for a new home of my own, a large 3 bedroom, 1–1/2 bath condo

in Mesa, Arizona caught my eye.

It needed some work, but it was priced right. I thought, if I could purchase this condo,

fix it up and rent it out, maybe the profit could help to pay my home mortgage.

Brett Young​, Founder of the “Picking Winners” course

I had never done any type of income real estate or rehabbing before, but I jumped

right in, bought the condo and got dirty.

When the work was complete, I ran a classified ad in the newspaper… no Zillow

The response was overwhelming! People lined up for a chance to rent my first

It rented immediately and I was off to the races. Over the next few years,

I purchased 9 more condos. Rinse and repeat…

​In 1990, I decided to diversify with the purchase of a fixer upper tri-plex.

Little did I know that my life was about to change.

The property was a mediocre investment, but through it, I met the guy who