{"id":2601,"date":"2021-12-17T09:53:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T09:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/?p=2601"},"modified":"2023-04-10T20:22:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T20:22:45","slug":"investment-phobia-how-to-overcome-your-fear-of-real-estate-investing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/investment-phobia-how-to-overcome-your-fear-of-real-estate-investing\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment Phobia: How to Overcome Your Fear of Real Estate Investing"},"content":{"rendered":"

An investment is a commitment which more often than not involves a large amount of money. Sometimes it is the thought of losing this huge sum of money that can cause you to have a phobia of investing. Given investing can cause valid and genuine fears for new investors. Even experienced investors can become scared at times. People make bad decisions, get carried away by emotions, and lose money because of situations outside of their control.<\/p>\n

However, If you quest to stay ahead financially, it is important for you to drop your fears aside and begin investing in your feature. <\/p>\n

The big questions now are \u201cHow do I get over my fear of investing?\u201d \u201cWhat measures can I take to overcome this fear? We have put a few tips together which can assist you to grow past this fear and become a successful investor. <\/p>\n

1. Get Educated: The origin of your fears comes from the unknown. You do not understand the intricacies of investing, hence the fear. How then do you get the knowledge you need to excel and succeed? Well, you have to get educated, get real estate investing courses, do ample research, do your due diligence and make that calculated move.<\/p>\n

2. Be Open to Help: Help is very important and even the most experienced investors seek help as it is very critical to their success. Sometimes people see seeking help as a form of weakness, while on the contrary, it is a springboard to your success. No one has all the knowledge, everyone asks for help every once in a while, be open to accepting help in all its forms. Embrace assistants, consult mentors, get coaching, network, listen, partner up and take the money on the table being offered to you.<\/p>\n

3. Set Investing Goals: You need to sit yourself down and ask some questions like, where you want to be financially in one, five, or 10 years. After learning about different types of real estate investments and how they work, set target dates and financial goals for your assets.<\/p>\n

4. Have an Investment Strategy: When you have an investing plan, it becomes easier to invest. There are several investment strategies published online and in books and taught in seminars. Some techniques may help you excel, while others could be confusing and counterproductive. Once you become comfortable, you should slowly adjust your method over time to refine it until you are happy with it. Learn the different methods others are using and apply those skills and ideas.<\/p>\n

Investing can be scary, and might not always go as planned. However, you should not be discouraged. Start small, learn from your mistakes\u2014and others’\u2014to minimize your losses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An investment is a commitment which more often than not involves a large amount of money. Sometimes it is the thought of losing this huge sum of money that can cause you to have a phobia of investing. Given investing can cause valid and genuine fears for new investors. Even experienced investors can become scared…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5421,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601\/revisions\/5421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sterlinghomesltd.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}