QUOTE (dsenger @ May 26 2009, 05:36 PM)
God and faith is a very important dynamic to all things that we do including real estate investing. Happy to read all these posts. They mirror my own thoughts.Thanks to Thomas for bringing this very important topic up.
I thought I'll show / link this post here on "the MegaMind" by Joe
http://myreinspace.com/public_forums/General_Discussion/61-19414-Your_Mega_-_Mind.html .. as it shows the common belief that ONLY us determine our destiny if we just want it enough.
Certainly, the mind or the mindset is a good starting point. Some people call it BELIEF or FAITH !
However, "mindset" is not enough.
You also have to have a "heartset" i.e. love what you do and show your human emotion to others.
You need others along the way .. realtors, investors, property managers, accountants, spouse, ...
You also need money (from your own jeans or other people's)
You also need time and energy to pursue what you set out to do.
You have to know what you are doing, i.e. you must ave knowledge !
You need discipline, too !
You also need action.
This verse here sums it up well:
2 Peter 1:5-7 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
Pretty applicable to real estate investment, uh ?