My career, after spending nearly 12 years in the textile trade in the UK, was at a cross-road to say the least. The UK textile industry was on the floor and I had to take stock of my future. Each year, my ability to earn, was becoming more and more difficult – talk about 1 step forwards two steps back!!

I must have spent literally thousands attending every property investment conference and seminar there was about making money. Things even as sexy as cleaning wheelie bins for a franchise fee of over £15,000!

The one thing that kept on coming back to me each and every time was how much money I had made in equity in my house over what were only a few short years.

I attended 2 very expensive property investment seminars in 2000/2001, spending in excess of £7,500. Did I learn anything from them? Yes – they were certainly excellent things to get me motivated but I couldn’t help wondering that each time I woke up on a Monday morning after spending the weekend at a seminar, had I really got the tools and confidence to go out into the big, bad world and do some deals.

It took me over 6 months, 973 telephone conversations and nearly 7000 miles to attend meeting with developers to strike my first off plan property deal. Was it worth it? I’ll tell all in my next instalment……

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