In some ways all of the TV flipping and investing shows and travelling seminars are helping to bring new people into real estate investing. But, in other ways I think they’re keeping some people out. By their very nature, TV gurus and seminar instructors are usually somewhat or very charismatic and outgoing. They need that for the instructional and TV stuff.

When it comes to the nuts and bolts of real estate investing and the different niche strategies, you don’t really need to be charismatic at all. You don’t have to be a “personality.” In fact, you can be shy or even introverted and get the job done just fine. Let’s look at the people involved in the strategy niches and how the non-power people can work with them just fine.

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