Real Estate Investing Tip #1. Lack of constancy of purpose.

Deming once said "A system is a network of interdependent components that work together to try to accomplish the aim of the system. A system must have an aim. Without an aim, there is no system. The aim of the system must be clear to everyone in the system. The aim must include plans for the future." Without definitive plans, your real estate business has no system and you can hope for, at best, a haphazard approach to deals and profits - not exactly the best way to ensure future success.

Real Estate Investing Tip #2.

Emphasis on short-term profits. Sure, when it comes to real estate investing, the idea is that you get money into your pocket sooner rather than later. However, when formulating your business plan, you should be thinking long-term profits. That may mean setting up deals for the future and having a solid real estate investing business plan that ensures another group of deals soon.

Real Estate Investing Tip #3. Evaluation by performance.

If you evaluate your potential real estate deals only by performance potential, you are missing out on the potential to make your fortune. Deming strongly believed that a big part of success was intangible and that's why he felt that businesses who cut costs to become more cost-effective ultimately failed. The companies that Deming helped turn around did not focus just on the bottom line and on performance, but on rather intangible elements such as value, quality, and customer happiness.

I know Deming, he was an American statistician, professor, author, lecturer and consultant. He is best known for his work in Japan.