VDI Insights: The Words you tell yourself matter

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-Tim Murphy

In episode number four, when Bob Grand was talking about his apartment rehab project, that he's doing 18 units, and he got thrown that curve ball regarding the flood zone.

It got me to think, man, that's what scares everybody about investing in real estate is getting thrown a curve ball that they don't expect. And just the thought of 'what if', and I feel like in the beginning stages of being a real estate investor, which is where we are right now, that's exactly how you probably feel.

If you're in the beginning stages of becoming a real estate investor, and don't like this W2 job, and don't like someone telling you what you're worth and what your value is because you know you have untapped potential, what's holding you back?

What is holding you back are the words that you're telling yourself, what's holding you back really is your mindset and the belief you have in yourself to actually live a life on your terms.

We're so early in the podcast. But what I love about our podcast is that I really am striving to create a podcast that has almost a timeline from the beginning to the middle, with no end in sight.

Because if you think about it, that's kind of how it's going to be in your real estate investing journey. And that's what it's been for me in my 17 years of real estate investing up until this point.

But I'm still on the path.

My journey is going to continue hopefully for another 10, 20, 30, more years.

Imagine what I've accomplished in 17 years now, what can I accomplish in 30 more?

That's what got me thinking about Bob's situation. He has the right mindset and that's what you need to have.

If you're going to be a real estate investor, if you're going to get in the game, all you have to do is change. The words that you're telling yourself. All you have to do is believe that anything is truly possible if you put your mind to it. And that's why I had to get on today with today's insight, because it's that simple.

But yet it's so difficult because of the anxiety, because of the overwhelm and really because of the, what if and all the tricks that your mind plays.

Get rid of that.

It will literally change your whole life as a real estate investor.

And if you truly are trying to strive for life on your terms, then just focus on changing the words you use.nd hopefully this insight