How do you find the names of the best real estate companies in your area? 

Real estate companies are there to make you money, pure and simple. If they fail to do this they will not survive. You can find out the names of real estate companies by searching on Google or your local newspaper in the investment and equity sections. 

Many real estate investment companies will try to convince you that they will get you fantastic returns on your investments in a time-line that will shock you. This can be a very costly mistake if you are not very carefull.

 Please do not get me wrong, there are some great property investment companies in the world and they do make fantastic inflation beating investment returns every year. But you need to get your head screwed on properly first before approaching them to handle your money.

 Let’s start with the most important thing first. You need to have enough money of your own or net worth to even feature on their radar. The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission in USA) has a very nice guideline that I like to use as a yard stick. 

These companies work only with people who have a personal yearly income of more than $250 000 (American dollars not Zimbabwean, Canadian or Australian) per year or a combined spousal income of more than $350 000 or a $1 million net-worth. 

The SEC guideline was placed there after the serious crash of the 1930’s because many small uninformed investors where conned into buying investments using credit while the market was busy crashing. If you do not know what you are doing you will be eaten alive.

There are some people or real estate companies who will take you on with a lesser income but that will increase your risk exponentially. If they loose you will be destroyed financially and I BEG you not to trust these companies. They do not have your best interest at heart. Yes they are very likely legitimate blue chip companies but you have no real protection against serious loss. 

Let me explain; loosing money is not the end of the world. Money can always be remade. But if you get conned you will loose the most important things. 

Your time, your family trust and your confidence! Please remember that a wounded man can still heal but a destroyed man will never recover. 

Why do these real estate companies do that? Why do they offer the rich great real estate investment opportunities while the guy who needs it the most gets mutual funds and sanitised stocks? These investments are safe because you do not have the mental strength and wisdom to understand the whole picture and will be at the mercy of financial advisers.

 How do you achieve this, net worth or this wisdom? By getting of your comfortable lazy chair, turning off that useless reality show and going out and buying your own property first. The mistakes you make will teach you what works and what does not work when you invest.

 These lessons will teach you how to make money on your own and how to build yourself from scratch. When you are ready and you contact somebody with money to invest and they loose it, you have the ability to start all over again. That is why I advise you to know what you are doing ALL the time. 

Do not bluff yourself, it can be very expensive and the truly good real estate companies will decline you when they realise that you have no credible experience, are reckless or have no money. They are there to make you money but you need to be ready to make money.

 Remember 80% lotto winners get bankrupt in 5 years or less. They are not ready for the wealth. You will be, if you are patient.