Week 52: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…
Really sorry for the late upload I usually post on a Sunday (I am a swot & I have no friends haha…) and it is now late Wednesday. No valid excuse really, Christmas and family commitments which never seem to end just got the better of me. Hope you can understand, life happens even in the midst of your great property start-up. Plus it's week 52 which technically makes this my last blog. Wow! How quick did the year go? I remember I was so nervous to start this diary/blog in the first place as it felt like everything was so public. But, I wanted to challenge myself, I wanted to put myself out there. I wanted to be accountable, out of my comfort zone and guess what I loved every second of it. My only regret is why didn't I start this sooner? I don't want to go into a long lecture but this time of the year is always great to reflect and start over. If there's something you wanted to do last year, never mind just start it this year.
Fifty two weeks ago a very shy and not so confident me vowed to document my journey and be transparent in order to help those in a similar boat. I stupidly announced that I would secure at least ten rental properties (which is very possible by the way as you are not buying the property) before the year is up. Did this happen? Nope. Was I even close? Nope. Did I do enough? Possibly. I manage to secure not ten but one property. One can interpret this as catastrophic failure but I will like to consider this as me dipping my toes in to get a feel. But hold on, the single house I acquired is one that I actually own as I bought it outright (so not a rental). Never thought this was possible in my first year. The plan was to secure ten, that didn't happen but instead I got something better. There is a saying from the East:
….”you will get what you need, not what you want”....
I guess it was more important for me to be a homeowner than what I had initially intended. Sometimes plans happen but not necessarily in the order you want them to. I have very personal experience of this. Another great Eastern quote from the scriptures:
…”God is the greatest of all planners”...
Having said that, I am still adamant that I will be doing property but will be flexible enough to adapt to whichever way the wind takes me. It doesn't matter that I didn't reach my quota of ten, what I've gained is far more valuable than a number. I don't want to make excuses but the outbreak of Covid19 was not part of the plan and ate into four-six months of my time. Perhaps things could've been different but I'm not about to go into the ‘what if’s’. I don’t feel that I have failed my goal. These are just horrible words which prevent people from attaining their best. So for me everything has really just started, so if you guys are still with me and if you feel you have gained some value in what I am saying then I will like to continue until my current project comes to an end. It was supposed to be a twelve month piece but I will do another three to bring it up to fifteen months. This is an honest and fair reflection of the time I lost due to Covid.
Do leave a comment on the post below if you've had enough or want me to bring it up to 15 months?
Oh, the title of this week's blog in reference to snow is twofold. Firstly, it being Christmas with a very famous song sung by the legend Dean Martin and secondly my project coming to a temporary halt due to snow falling.