top 25 Questions to ask yourself before investing in real estate

Entering your real estate investing adventure with clarity helps ensure YOUR needs are met & your goals are ccomplished.

  1. What is the big-picture goal I am trying to accomplish with this?

  2. Am I willing to stick with this long enough to accomplish my goal?

  3. How do I want to enter the investment world?

  4. Am I ready to be a landlord?

  5. Am I interested in residential or commercial property?

  6. If residential, am I interested in single family or multi-family, and why?

  7. How much money do I have to invest right now?

  8. What is my personal risk tolerance?

  9. What sort of tenants do I want to attract, manage and be in relationship with?

  10. Where am I interested in investing? Why is that?

  11. How prepared am I for on-going maintenance?

  12. Do I want to manage the property by myself, or hire that out? Why?

  13. What Return on Investment (ROI) am I looking for?

  14. What cash on cash return am I looking for?

  15. How will I know a ‘good deal’ when I see it?

  16. I’m most concerned about:

  17. I’m most excited about:

  18. I need answers to these questions before I’ll feel comfortable:

  19. This will help me keep it fun:

  20. Who do I know that can support me in this, or that I could talk to?

  21. What resources do I have? What resources do I still need?

  22. What am I willing to compromise on?

  23. I anticipate I’ll need help with:

  24. Do I know how to run the numbers? If not, where can I learn & practice?

  25. What other dynamics, unrealted to investing, should I be considering?


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