And it’s not backing from a wealthy family. His inspiration came from watching what happened to his dad in the dotcom bust. Out of a job with no way to replace the high income, the family got hit hard by the financial strain. Blake swore he wouldn’t let that happen to him.

Why work for the Man, when you can work for yourself. You just need a big enough reason why.

1. An investment in an education about real estate investing will pay positive dividends for a long time. Learning the fundamental will help pave the way to success.

2. You can succeed at real estate investing in any economy. When the markets are depressed and the economy has slowed down, you will likely find that prices have come down to clear the market. Short sales and REO sales are certainly more prevalent when things have slowed down.

3. Real estate is the ultimate OPM – other people’s money – investment. You don’t need a lot of capital to get started. What you do need is intellectual capital – a proven ability to make a profit. If you’ve got that, then raising money just got easier.

And of course, if you are seeking to raise money for a real estate investment fund – see out PPM Templates and save thousands of dollars.

Of course there is a huge financing gap with banks still licking their wounds from aggressive lending over the past several years. All equity deals, or low leverage deals can provide a great risk-adjusted return to investors. The key is to buy right and to use readily available access to capital as leverage to get the right deal.

Of course, if you need to raise an investment fund, we’ve got the Real Estate Investment Fund Private Placement Templates to get you started.