Are You a Butterfly or a Caterpillar?

Let’s ask again: Which are you?  Do you realize that it’s your choice?

We have a friend named Bob.  Bob is a good guy – a real likeable fellow.  He has a good J-O-B but wants more.  Since 2004, he’s regularly attended our real estate investor meetings.  He knows how to talk to sellers.  He understands the paperwork behind a deal.  He knows a good deal from a bad one.  He has the financial resources to pay for a property.  Want to know how many deals Bob has done?  ZERO!  NADA!  GOOSE EGG!  NOTHING!  Bob is stuck being a caterpillar.

We also have friends named Joey and Ashley English.  They’re in their twenties and expecting their first child – Tater Tot.  They got interested in becoming real estate investors a few years back and are a couple who won’t be denied!

About every time we talk, they have another potential deal to tell me about.  For a long time, my advice was to pass on the “opportunity” because it wasn’t much of an opportunity.  Even though I told them “No!” about 50 times, they wouldn’t quit.

Several months back, they finally came across a deal worth doing and bought it.  Last month, they bought two more investment properties – one was something called a Subject-to Deal and the other was bought at the Calhoun foreclosure auction.

It’s beautiful watching Joey and Ashley (and Tater Tot) going through their metamorphosis.  They are on the cusp, and from now on they will only be recognized as butterflies!  And here’s the great thing: Once they become butterflies, they can NEVER go back to being caterpillars!

We feel sorry for folks who refuse to make the leap…who are stuck clinging to the “safety” of their twig.  They think they are grasping security.  The truth is, they are anchored to mediocrity and if they continue doing what they are doing, they will never reach anything close to their full potential.  Always remember: God don’t make junk!  He wants you to be great!  He needs you to be the best you that you can be!

So which are you, a butterfly or a caterpillar?  The world loves butterflies and looks on them with awe.  Meanwhile, caterpillars are bombarded with pesticides and cuss words.

Join us!  Become a butterfly! 

Bill & Kim Cook are a husband and wife real estate investing team. They live in Adairsville, Georgia and have been investing in real estate since 1995. They specialize in buying single-family homes, mobile homes and mobile home parks. They also run North Georgia REIA and teach folks how to successfully invest in real estate.