Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa August 2013 | Page 12

MASTER INVESTOR the entire real state seminar world and he says he best way to do that is to learn is to do deals. You need to know how to talk to them and how to deals. He says there are 2 types of real estate investors, one that works in their business and one that works in their business. He teaches anybody to work on their business invest in their local market. Many people’s wealth right here in SA and the world was wiped out either through the global financial crisis or through following bad investment techniques. Many people lost their retirement and were foreclosed upon even in SA where foreclosures were at an all time high here in SA. Real Estate was JT’s saving grace and he believes it is the only business where you can amass a small fortune without any of your money. He says that if it were not for real estate investing, he would not be the success and entrepreneur he is today. He has continued to invest aggressively for a number of years. JT approach’s to teaching his students to JT FOXX SAYS HE EQUIPS INVESTORS WITH invest is totally action based. Most property THE FOLLOWING BEFORE THEY INVEST guru seminars usually have people sitting in a room the whole time, getting spoon-fed with 1 More knowledge than they ever outdated information and taking pages and imagined. pages of notes, and then what? He says all you did was kill a few trees and convince yourself that you must have got your money’s worth because your hand is hurting so much. But the next day or two, you wake up, and that’s when reality hits . Most real estate investors learn to be transactional where they learn “How” to make money in real estate rather than focusing on the “Why”. JT only spends around 10 minutes on a deal. While most so-called “experts” would debate amongst each other whether it was a good time to invest, whether there was a bubble, or if the market had hit, I ignored all the talk and simply followed Warren Buffet’s advice; “Up or down market conditions are irrelevant. You must create your own market.” 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 A predictable income blueprint. Predictable clients, leads and deals. Profitability from day one. Skills to build the brand, grow the brand and negotiate masterfully. Mentoring to do live deals based on facts and statistics. Holding yourself accountable. Learning how to get family support. Learning how to grow partnerships with capital. Becoming absolutely focused on the goal. Becoming more organised, efficient and in control. RESOURCES www.buyingbelowmarket.com