Marbled Rye

        I confess that I am a bit of a foodie. One of the things I enjoy is good, marbled rye bread. While enjoying some recently, the marbling reminded me of real estate investing and life. Both are a mixture of things pleasant and unpleasant, strong and weak, that come along, and you have to accept the bad along with the good.

        When you encounter a “marbled rye” situation, you first must recognize it for what it is – a situation containing both good and bad elements. Someone asked me recently how it is that I can maintain absolute faith in Jesus Christ despite having bad things happen to me. The answer is that the challenging things force me to depend and rely upon my faith in God. I accept the fact that I will have good AND bad things happening simultaneously.

        After acceptance and awareness comes appreciation of the mixture of good and bad, sunshine and rain, in your life. It’s from these things that we grow and have stability and peace.

        By now, you may be saying, “Jeff, what does this have to do with real estate investing or being an entrepreneur?” I’m glad you asked. In any real estate deal, whether a commercial or residential note purchase, there has never been a perfect buyer, seller, note or property. There is always some marbling in the rye. The question is, are you able to be aware of, accept, and appreciate it and move forward?

        When it comes to real estate transactions, once you are aware of the marbling in the rye, you can adjust the transactions to minimize the unpleasant parts and maximize the best parts.

        In my next post, I will talk about an unpleasant thing that has arisen as a result of both the good and bad of real estate investing. It is something that needs to be taken seriously, as various REIA chapters are beginning to confront this very serious situation head on. There is a radical policy agenda being pushed across America relative to a home guaranteed.