More and more, researchers and thinkers are increasingly discovering that success has more to do with preparation and opportunity than with mystical forces such as luck or talent. And here's the thing: preparation and opportunity are things you can control. You can learn them, practice them, and use them over and over to build a successful business. The Real Estate Industry is the most significant business in the world. Understand that owning a piece of Earth and passing that down for generations to come has been humanity's most profound desire since the beginning of time. Even the bible, one of the oldest books in the world, most of which was written over two thousand years ago, seems to show a constant theme of land acquisition. The book of Genesis says God gave Adam dominion over the Earth and put him in his garden called paradise ( Eden ) . Later, it reads that God made a covenant with Abram, giving him land near the river in Egypt (talk about location); in the book of Exodus, God promised Moses land that flowed with milk and honey, and in the New Testament, Jesus himself says "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth " (Mathew 5:5). Now that's a pretty good inheritance if you ask me. From ancient Babylon to the Egyptians. From the Roman Empire to early medieval England, it has always been about acquiring land. Some had it, and some didn't: the ones who didn't have any wanted some, and those who had some wanted more. Wars were fought, tears fell, and blood was shed—all for possessing the land. Andrew Carnegie said, "90% of all millionaires became so through owning real estate," and you just entered this business. You don't want to think about business failure when you start a business. But it's a part of reality, and if you want your business
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