By Mike Johnson
It doesn't take money to build wealth.
It takes imagination, knowledge, courage and action.
We've started multiple businesses with less than $2,000. One with $1,000. One with a credit card. One with $50. One with $0.
A good idea, combined with a good presentation and passion can take you anywhere you want to go.
We started a community newspaper with no money. We made a rough mock-up of what the paper would look like, invented "ad packages" and sold one we'd arbitrarily valued at $4,000 for $1,000 if customers paid cash right now. We sold eight of those packages and used the money to buy the equipment needed to publish.
We bought our first trailer park with just $1,000 down. We convinced the seller to carry a 30% second mortgage on their $450,000 park and got a 70% loan from the bank. Income from the park paid both mortgages, all expenses and generated $3,000 per month positive cash flow.
We started a trolley tour company with $2,000, a great business plan and $12,000 worth of advertising commitments sold to local businesses who'd pay once we got the trolley. We got the loan, bought a used trolley and off to the races.
Our credit card once bought a $45,000 office/warehouse income property negotiated down to $25,000, using seller financing, needing just $2,500 down charged to the card. The property's income quickly paid back the card, covered the monthly mortgage payment and generated $500 per month positive cash flow.
Imagination. Knowledge. Courage. Action.
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