It’s not an easy thing to change the way people think, especially when the belief they’re holding so tightly onto is as ingrained as investment philosophy. Most of us grew up listening to well-intentioned but misinformed advice from parents or mentors about how we should dollar-cost-average our way into the stock market and hold the position forever. At one point in history, that might have constituted “sort of okay” advice but that time has long since passed. Unless your portfolio is loaded with millions of dollars, today’s speculator driven stock market is liable to be a long term exercise in frustration.

As a forward-thinking real estate professional, you want to stay on the cutting edge of income property buying opportunities around the country. Part of your Accredited Income Property Investment Specialist (AIPIS) training is to know which parts of the country are hot for buying and which are not. While AIPIS offers no specific investment advice, out trusted affiliate, Platinum Properties Investor Network (PPIN), operates a free property recommendation service for investors interested in great income buying opportunities.

First responders might be a little nervous these days when it comes to calculating the amount of monthly pension pay that will be available after retirement – if it’s there at all. With the foreclosure market still swirling strongly through the news and income property investing circles, the idea of buying foreclosures has probably crossed your mind to get in on the action.

Considering the political leaning of the current occupant of the real White House, it’s doubtful that AIPIS founder and CEO Jason Hartman would accept an invitation to spend time there but another white house has caught his attention. While many previous discussions have been related to single family residential (SFR) investments, let us not forget that sometimes you can also find a heck of a multi-unit deal.

The writing is on the wall. It won’t be long until we look back at the recent Federal Reserve infusion of $600 billion in cash we didn’t have into the economy as the precipitating event that sent us headlong into perhaps the final bout with inflation before it disintegrates into a healthy little demon from Hell known as hyperinflation. Don’t spend too much time worrying about hyperinflation though; it won’t be here forever. Just long enough to drop kick the economy out of the gutter and into the sewer.

We’ve talked about the terribly destructive effects of inflation before, but the National Inflation Association recently released a report chronicling what they expect to be prices for common items by the end of the decade. If ever there was a time to get your investments into assets which mitigate against the effects of the dollar’s devaluation, this is it.

By completing the Accredited Income Property Investment Specialist (AIPIS) course you have already guaranteed yourself that you possess the skills to create a million dollar business with real estate investing. The interesting part about the human brain is that translating knowledge into activity is an overwhelming process that the vast majority fail at. That’s why self help books and course have always held top positions on most non-fiction best seller lists.

Sometimes the income property investment of a lifetime falls directly into your lap through no effort of your own. Maybe a friend knows a friend who wants to bail out of a house in Indianapolis and flee for the sunny climate of Arizona. The situation can take many forms, but the important part is that when the deal of a lifetime comes along, you have to grit your teeth and say, “No thanks,” because there is absolutely no way you can come up with the sum amount of cash required for the down payment.

As real estate professionals ourselves, obviously the topic of sales comes up in the office every now and then, an occasion which reminds us of how badly most of us in the business could use a refresher lesson on the basic idea that if you’re doing more talking than listening, the chances of a successful property close gets progressively more remote. You may have all the chops you think you need to sell property but that and three dollars will get you a frothy sweet coffee at Starbucks.