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Are you looking for the best time to invest? Have you ever seen an extreme sport like skydiving, matador events, tightrope walking between two skyscrapers, or the well-known Houdini underwater escape routine?
If so, your initial thought probably went through your reasonable mind: why would anyone in their right mind subject themselves to these needless risks for the purpose of amusement or leisure?
One could never picture themselves cheerfully jumping out of a hovering helicopter or balancing on an inch-thick rope one hundred meters above the ground.
It is likely that you come to the conclusion that anyone insane enough to take such terrible risks deserves all that happens to them.
But is that the whole story? Nope.
There is a part of the picture that we never see. The scenes when the “magician” is rehearsing his performance behind closed doors, the snake handler being bitten and having to act fast to administer a tourniquet and an anti-venom shot.
When the skydiver is tethered to an instructor until she receives the stripes to fly alone, those are the ones that capture our attention.
Every dangerous trick you see in the world, except for ones where the subject intentionally ends their own life, has been perfected by the performer, who knows the inner workings of the act better than you, the audience.
To be fair, that is the reason you are eager to watch and why you find the performer’s acts so astounding.
Another contrast between the performer and the spectator is the period of practice, in which the performer has gone through many cycles of failure and success and honed her art before coming out in the open.
These variations are what cause the impression of a stunt’s risk to change based on who is evaluating the risk—the spectator or the performer.
The performer will likely tell you that her performance is not as unsafe as you think it is if you ask her to rate the risk factors (although most performers will probably make it look differently for impact).
Similar to this, how risks are perceived and managed in real estate and investing greatly depends on the person doing the risk assessment.
A seasoned investor is able to identify possible income streams and cost centers, analyze basic cash flows, and identify value drivers that a non-investor may not be able to.
Consequently, how does one grow more at ease with taking chances when investing in real estate, or to use this article’s metaphors, how does one become a stuntman?
If you ask me, I would say it is by observing the world’s most seasoned real estate investors in action and learning how they assess risks and what to watch out for behind closed doors.
Find out how they distribute their risks, how they know what to invest in and what not to, and how they manage their risks.
When is the best time to invest in real estate?
Discover the trade secrets, read up on real estate transactions, and observe a few investors in action. Next, begin investing by making small initial cash contributions so that you can achieve your desired goal.
Like any risky endeavor, investing’s perception depends on whether you approach it from the perspective of a performer or a spectator.
You will see something as less “risky” the more information you have about it. Learning and practice are necessary to become a proficient performer.
Acting as a performer also means understanding when to bow and leave the stage, or when to back down from a challenge.
