Although real estate may seem to be a safe bet for anyone, many investors make the same mistakes. Eliminate these errors from your investment activities and you will be well on your way to accumulate the wealth you want. 

1. Poor search. Most of us do a lot of research when planning our vacation or buying a new TV. If you were buying one worth 100k, you can bet you would do even more research! Well, you should do that when you buy a piece of real estate, too. 

2. Insufficient funding. Real estate investors often like wheels and transactions, and their transactions can have a lot of moving parts. Balloon payments, interest payments only, owner financing, subject to, and many others are ordinary. 

•To make a deal, we can get carried away doing everything in our power. Getting a great price does not always justify the treatment if funding is inadequate. 

3. Trying to do everything yourself. Although all real estate investors try this one time or anothe ...