Top 3 Reasons Women Don't Invest in Real Estate

Ready for me to blow your mind? All 3 of these reasons are based on myths and misconceptions.



Those excuses are just excuses! They are not necessarily true.

- You don’t need a ton of money to invest in real estate (in fact, there are ways to get started investing with as little as $0!)

- You don’t need to have a ton of time to invest in real estate (in fact, some investments are completely passive!)

- You definitely don’t have to deal with tenants, toilets or termites in order to invest (in fact, many investments never require you to touch the 3 T’s!)

And yet, women use these three excuses ALL the time and prevent themselves from achieving the financial freedom they desire. When I hear one of these excuses I know that the woman saying it just doesn’t know enough about real estate investing and all the numerous ways that she can get involved. So I created a 40-page guide titled: Investing in Real Estate from $1 to $1 Million to help educate women on 12...

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Motivation Monday

"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness."

Oprah.

Absolutely!! I am proud of my failures because they have made me stronger and brought me to where I am today.

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Why is Real Estate The Most Profitable Investing Option?

I often hear people say that they feel more comfortable investing in the stock market or keeping their money in a bank account. To them, this choice feels safer and more reliable. But this is a myth. I believe that they say this because they have not done the work of comparing how money grows in different investments. So I’ve broken it down for you.



Let’s say you start with $50,000. Now if you put that money in a bank account, where it compounds at 1% interest, after 20 years you will have made a profit of $11,009.50.

Now let’s say you want to invest that money and you choose to invest that $50,000 in the stock market, which averages a 7% annual return on investment. So after 20 years compounding at 7% you will make a profit of $143,484.

Now let’s compare those two options to real estate investing. Let’s say you purchase five 3/2 single-family houses in Cleveland, OH for $50,000 down (20% of value - $250,000 total in assets). The average rent for that...

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Motivation Monday

“My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.”

― Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Thank you, RBG, for this amazing quote and for being an inspiration/advocate for all women. We will never forget your legacy.

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3 Things Successful Real State Investors Prioritize

Last week one of my students posted a great brag about the enormous mindset and abundance shifts she's experienced since she joined our REI Goddesses Training Program. Her name is Deba, she lives in Detroit, and she met her now business partner Zabrina through our training program, who lived in Los Angeles, but now lives in Atlanta.
 
I remember when they were at one of my Masterminds and they created a desire to "buy the block," and transform neighborhoods in Detroit. Since finishing the course, Deba and Zabrina have created a team of 10 and have been buying blocks on rinse and repeat. They're living the Real Estate Investor Goddesses mission: finding win-wins and leaving a property and community better than they found it. I'm so proud of them!
I also noticed that these 3 things are what made Deba and Zabrina, and so many other real estate investors, particularly successful:
 
 
 
1. Education and Mentorship. They enrolled in the Real Estate Investor...
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Motivation Monday

“When you've worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you. You reach back."

Michelle Obama.

That is what makes a true GODDESS! That is the beauty of a SISTERHOOD! That is the power of WOMEN!

And reaching back, supporting each other, and lifting each other up is exactly what we at REI Goddesses are all about. 💕

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How Should You Evaluate Potential Real Team Members for Your Real Estate Investments?

What makes a great team member? I always come back to the three C’s when I’m evaluating someone to be on my team, to work for me, or to welcome into my inner circle. These 3 C’s are (in order of importance):
 
 
1. Character: this tells me everything I need to know about them. I evaluate how trustworthy they are, I evaluate how they treat all people (like the waitstaff, their assistant, me, etc), and I evaluate their overall integrity. I only want to work with people who are trustworthy and who respect the people around them, so character is a big one for me.
 
2. Commitment: you don’t want to bring someone on your team who you can’t rely on! So commitment is another key value that I consider before I start working with someone. I look at their commitment to our shared mission/vision/values- are they practicing what they preach? I also evaluate their commitment to our shared project- are they holding up their side of the deal? Are...
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No Excuses to Get Started Investing - Real Estate Investing Strategies for Every Budget and Every Goddess

I am tired of seeing a room full of wealthy investors where so very few are women. And we know you are tired of this as well.

It's SOOO possible, and I'm tired of the excuses we make that keep us from getting in the game. Some of it is due to fear. Much of it is due to myths and misinformation, and not knowing what's possible!

That's why I've written this 40-page guide and am giving it away for free right now - to show you how you can start to invest in real estate even if you have little to no money, little to no time, and don't want to ever deal with tenants.

In my new guide, I've shared 12 strategies:

-3 that are sweat equity strategies (for the goddess who is willing to roll up her sleeves, but wants to invest little to none of her own money).

-3 are passive investing strategies (for the goddess who wants her money working for her and doesn't want to spend time finding or managing properties)

-3 are buy-and-hold strategies (this is for the goddess who wants to invest in a more...

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Reflections and Resources for Today's Times

As a black woman in this country, in the city that I love being looted and burned down, I feel I can't be silent and yet I genuinely don't know what to say.  

I only like to share if what I say can provide some measure of hope, peace, inspiration, or understanding.  

Every time I start to even think about writing something, I begin to cry. My eyes are puffy from it.  

Sunday morning, I went to the grocery store. My original choice, Trader Joe's, had been looted and was closed. I went to Ralph's. The windows were all boarded up, and there was a huge police presence (it was a Ralph's right next to a police station).  

I wanted to say something to the police officers: "I think the majority of you are good people and doing your best to serve and protect. Thank you for putting your life on the line, and working to restore order." Every time I started to open my mouth, I started to cry. I didn't want to break down in the middle of the store, so I kept quiet...

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Why aren’t more women investing in real estate?

There are three main reasons I believe why more women aren’t investing in real estate:

1) Many simply have not considered the incredible advantages of real estate, or that they could ever participate as a real estate investor.
Perhaps they haven’t considered that there is an option for creating income other than trading their time for money. Or maybe they just think it’s something that “very rich” people do, and it’s not something they could ever afford.

2) They understand real estate investing in the abstract but do not know how to apply those concepts to their own work or investing.
They understand the concepts of real estate investment, but they don’t know how to do it. They don’t know what steps to take, or where to go in order to gain the necessary knowledge.

3) Last but certainly not least, they understand how it works, but they’re afraid they’re going to lose money.

They have heard of people making lots of money in...

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