With the holidays coming up and everyone's schedule getting very hectic, this episode had to be posted on a Thursday instead of a Wednesday. Not to worry though, Friday's episode will be on time and I hope you'll listen to both as you wrap up your week.

In this episode, I want to break from my usual format a little bit and talk about a conversation I had with a friend about real estate. This podcast is about helping new real estate investors by giving you the tools and information you need to get started. But I recently heard this friend express his interest in investing in real estate but hesitate in actually talking to me about the business. I told him he was going about this too slowly.

I know the cycle--I went through it too. I would read about the business, read success stories, dip my toe in the pool, but I was too afraid to get started. I gave my friend the following advice:

Real estate is simple, but it is not easy. The information is simple, but the execution is hard. It takes hard work.

Fear is what keeps people from getting started. If you allow yourself to be afraid, you can get paralyzed.

The difference between people successful real estate investors and aspiring real estate investors is action. In a recent interview, Dennis Fassett had an interesting story about his first actions in real estate.

The people who push through their fear and take action are successful.

You're going to have to get out of your comfort zone.

Anything you want to know about real estate is out there for free, on the internet, right now.