ood condition. It needed remodeling. I negotiated the price back and forth as per his instructions in the book. Finally the seller accepted my offer for a settlement. The date was set. Everything was in place. I must admit, I was overwhelmed.

At the settlement I was very nervous, surrounded by the seller, realtor, a lawyer, a mortgage company representative and a whole lot of papers to sign. It was scary looking, to say the least.

Although my lack of experience was evident, I tried hard not to lose focus. I was able to secure the deal through to the end. My courage paid off. At the very end of the settlement and to my surprise, I was being handed over a fat check. I believe it was about six thousand

We all have dreams, well at least some of us do. Young and old we all dream about the future. One of my dreams a few years ago was just like many of internet users, to start my own business. So, I decided to come up with a plan and a strategy to achieve the goal. My first business was in the booming real estate investment.

Like many who wanted to start their own business, I was faced with the harsh reality that I had no clue on where or how to start my journey. My plans however, lead me to buying every book I could find on how to start my own business and read them in a short time frame. I spent hours and hours reading all kinds of books. However, most of them were vague and unrealistic.

I even came across some of so called “Gurus” but who had nothing to prove their success with. But I kept on searching for motivation and guidance in how I could make money even just a tiny bit of it. My desire was to be able to find someone who knew about what I wanted to do, tell me all about it and from there on I would do the rest. Despite my persistence, I could not find anyone with those attributes. So I resorted to the internet. Again, the so called “Gurus” were all over the internet. I started to lose interest and patience. But just when I thought that I would give up, I went on searching again and again for that kind of “mystical” being that would lift me up.

I wanted to find someone honest, willing to carry me on his wings and fly away as far as training was concerned. So I kept on looking and browsing the internet. One day, I was tired and hopeless. But before I gave up, I decided to give it one more try. At that point I came across a webpage that changed my life. Unlike other websites, this one was of a young, articulate lawyer from Atlanta turned real estate investor. His explanations were simple and easy to follow. Unlike the so called “Gurus” in real estate investments, he asked the visitors to his website to do a few things to test his ideas step by step without spending a dime except perhaps the cost of gasoline to drive around.

The next day, armed with a notebook and a pen I drove around the city as per his instructions and I looked for the things he was teaching about, good real estate properties. In the days and weeks that followed, I bought his e-book and cd. I listened to every single word. I read the book three times just to make sure that I did not miss any details.

I even asked questions to the residents in the areas I visited just to be sure. Incredibly, everything he was teaching was exactly what I was experiencing on the ground. I knew then, that I had found a gold mine.

Confident, motivated, armed with all his tools and suggestions, I was ready to strike my first deal. I found an investment property with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, sitting room, dinning room, basement, and a garage in a good condition. It needed remodeling. I negotiated the price back and forth as per his instructions in the book. Finally the seller accepted my offer for a settlement. The date was set. Everything was in place. I must admit, I was overwhelmed.

At the settlement I was very nervous, surrounded by the seller, realtor, a lawyer, a mortgage company representative and a whole lot of papers to sign. It was scary looking, to say the least.

Although my lack of experience was evident, I tried hard not to lose focus. I was able to secure the deal through to the end. My courage paid off. At the very end of the settlement and to my surprise, I was being handed over a fat check. I believe it was about six thousand

across some of so called “Gurus” but who had nothing to prove their success with. But I kept on searching for motivation and guidance in how I could make money even just a tiny bit of it. My desire was to be able to find someone who knew about what I wanted to do, tell me all about it and from there on I would do the rest. Despite my persistence, I could not find anyone with those attributes. So I resorted to the internet. Again, the so called “Gurus” were all over the internet. I started to lose interest and patience. But just when I thought that I would give up, I went on searching again and again for that kind of “mystical” being that would lift me up.

I wanted to find someone honest, willing to carry me on his wings and fly away as far as training was concerned. So I kept on looking and browsing the internet. One day, I was tired and hopeless. But before I gave up, I decided to give it one more try. At that point I came across a webpage that changed my life. Unlike other websites, this one was of a young, articulate lawyer from Atlanta turned real estate investor. His explanations were simple and easy to follow. Unlike the so called “Gurus” in real estate investments, he asked the visitors to his website to do a few things to test his ideas step by step without spending a dime except perhaps the cost of gasoline to drive around.

The next day, armed with a notebook and a pen I drove around the city as per his instructions and I looked for the things he was teaching about, good real estate properties. In the days and weeks that followed, I bought his e-book and cd. I listened to every single word. I read the book three times just to make sure that I did not miss any details.

I even asked questions to the residents in the areas I visited just to be sure. Incredibly, everything he was teaching was exactly what I was experiencing on the ground. I knew then, that I had found a gold mine.

Confident, motivated, armed with all his tools and suggestions, I was ready to strike my first deal. I found an investment property with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, sitting room, dinning room, basement, and a garage in a good condition. It needed remodeling. I negotiated the price back and forth as per his instructions in the book. Finally the seller accepted my offer for a settlement. The date was set. Everything was in place. I must admit, I was overwhelmed.

At the settlement I was very nervous, surrounded by the seller, realtor, a lawyer, a mortgage company representative and a whole lot of papers to sign. It was scary looking, to say the least.

Although my lack of experience was evident, I tried hard not to lose focus. I was able to secure the deal through to the end. My courage paid off. At the very end of the settlement and to my surprise, I was being handed over a fat check. I believe it was about six thousand

me on his wings and fly away as far as training was concerned. So I kept on looking and browsing the internet. One day, I was tired and hopeless. But before I gave up, I decided to give it one more try. At that point I came across a webpage that changed my life. Unlike other websites, this one was of a young, articulate lawyer from Atlanta turned real estate investor. His explanations were simple and easy to follow. Unlike the so called “Gurus” in real estate investments, he asked the visitors to his website to do a few things to test his ideas step by step without spending a dime except perhaps the cost of gasoline to drive around.

The next day, armed with a notebook and a pen I drove around the city as per his instructions and I looked for the things he was teaching about, good real estate properties. In the days and weeks that followed, I bought his e-book and cd. I listened to every single word. I read the book three times just to make sure that I did not miss any details.

I even asked questions to the residents in the areas I visited just to be sure. Incredibly, everything he was teaching was exactly what I was experiencing on the ground. I knew then, that I had found a gold mine.

Confident, motivated, armed with all his tools and suggestions, I was ready to strike my first deal. I found an investment property with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, sitting room, dinning room, basement, and a garage in a good condition. It needed remodeling. I negotiated the price back and forth as per his instructions in the book. Finally the seller accepted my offer for a settlement. The date was set. Everything was in place. I must admit, I was overwhelmed.

At the settlement I was very nervous, surrounded by the seller, realtor, a lawyer, a mortgage company representative and a whole lot of papers to sign. It was scary looking, to say the least.

Although my lack of experience was evident, I tried hard not to lose focus. I was able to secure the deal through to the end. My courage paid off. At the very end of the settlement and to my surprise, I was being handed over a fat check. I believe it was about six thousand

per his instructions and I looked for the things he was teaching about, good real estate properties. In the days and weeks that followed, I bought his e-book and cd. I listened to every single word. I read the book three times just to make sure that I did not miss any details.

I even asked questions to the residents in the areas I visited just to be sure. Incredibly, everything he was teaching was exactly what I was experiencing on the ground. I knew then, that I had found a gold mine.

Confident, motivated, armed with all his tools and suggestions, I was ready to strike my first deal. I found an investment property with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, sitting room, dinning room, basement, and a garage in a good condition. It needed remodeling. I negotiated the price back and forth as per his instructions in the book. Finally the seller accepted my offer for a settlement. The date was set. Everything was in place. I must admit, I was overwhelmed.

At the settlement I was very nervous, surrounded by the seller, realtor, a lawyer, a mortgage company representative and a whole lot of papers to sign. It was scary looking, to say the least.

Although my lack of experience was evident, I tried hard not to lose focus. I was able to secure the deal through to the end. My courage paid off. At the very end of the settlement and to my surprise, I was being handed over a fat check. I believe it was about six thousand

ood condition. It needed remodeling. I negotiated the price back and forth as per his instructions in the book. Finally the seller accepted my offer for a settlement. The date was set. Everything was in place. I must admit, I was overwhelmed.

At the settlement I was very nervous, surrounded by the seller, realtor, a lawyer, a mortgage company representative and a whole lot of papers to sign. It was scary looking, to say the least.

Although my lack of experience was evident, I tried hard not to lose focus. I was able to secure the deal through to the end. My courage paid off. At the very end of the settlement and to my surprise, I was being handed over a fat check. I believe it was about six thousand dollars and the keys to the property. Yes, I made money.

I was delighted. I used a little bit of that money to renovate the property. Later I sold the property and at the settlement, this time as a seller I came home with a thirty plus thousand dollars check in my pocked. From there I kept doing it part-time and I am still making money. So what is the moral of this little episode for the beginners?

Here’s the key. I found someone successful and honest as I wanted. Then I modeled my business to his successful business. I followed through my dreams and as a result I made money. I did not need to re-invent the wheel. All I did was to follow the steps of a very accomplished man.

For those of us who have decided to start an internet based business, the basic principles mentioned above apply. In my case again, I looked for a successful and honest person as a mentor. This time is a lady. She is smarter than me I must say and very accomplished.

She has been willing to share knowledge and even little secrets on how to be successful online. She took me from the ground up, thanks to her patience. I managed to start my down line – people who will work under me. It is just a matter of time before I can experience the same joy I have experienced with my real estate investments. Once again, modeling other peoples’ success is a strategy that has been working for me.

I have a few words of caution. There are lots of people and websites who claim this and that. The good ones that you want to model will caution you not to spend money unnecessarily. They will show the way without demands and pressure to buy. Stay away from sites like this website I visited the other day. Claiming to send visitors to my site within a few hours if I did this and that. As it turned out, hours and days passed and only one visitor was referred by them.

In retrospect, here are some facts about starting a business that I recommend:

1 – Find a successful entrepreneur online or offline 2 – Model their success

After that lie back, and start counting the greens, euros, pounds, yens, etc.