Zero Risk Real Estate: Creating Wealth Through Tax Liens and Tax Deeds

Setting Goals and Evaluating Results

Set realistic goals that you can meet. Keep them in increments. Tell yourself, “This month I am going to buy one tax lien certificate.” Then take all of the steps necessary to make that happen. The absolute worst thing you can do is nothing. Making a mistake is better than doing nothing! Success does not happen overnight. It’s a product of many small steps taken one after the other that, at the time, don’t seem very important, but they act like a boulder rolling downhill. They gain momentum as they go, and soon they are an unstoppable force of progress you have made toward achieving your goals. If you don’t know how to set goals, then start with this simple suggestion. Tell yourself, “Today I am going to spend one hour doing something to learn more about tax liens and tax deeds.” Just doing something every day will get the boulder rolling for you, and then the goals will start setting themselves.

You may have to reset or adjust your goals as you go along. This way you won’t become frustrated—you will see results even if they are small. Eventually the small results will help you reach your long-term goals. Use your checklists and keep striving to improve your results. Remember, tax lien and tax deed investing is a learning process and, like everything else in life, it takes time to perfect and reach the results and goals that you have set for yourself.