What does a real estate mentor do? It is the first thing people want to know, and fairly so. I don’t sell a course. I mentor people one at a time, and no two plans I build look the same.
How it starts
It starts with a conversation, and that conversation costs nothing. I want to know where you are, what you hold, what you earn and where you want to be. I also want to know whether I can add value. If I can’t, I’ll tell you, and you’ve lost nothing but an hour.
If I can, I go away and put a proposal together: what we would work on, how long it might take, and what it costs. The quote is in writing, before any work starts. Take it away and think it over. You pay for the work we agree, not for what you decide.
What a real estate mentor gives you
- Education first. How lenders think, what a property costs each week, why the land does the growing, and how the tax changes from 1 July 2027 touch you. You learn it with your own numbers.
- Modelling before you commit. Every property you look at is run against your income, your tax and your timeline, so you know its weekly cost before you sign.
- Contracts in plain words. Before you sign, the legal language is turned into plain words, so you know what you are agreeing to. Legal advice comes from your solicitor.
- A concierge, the extra you get nowhere else. It keeps your solicitor, builder and broker in step, so you are not bothered where it can be avoided, and introduces providers we know are good.
- Someone to ring. When a lender says no, a rate rises or the market falls, you talk to someone who has been through it. Ring years later and your question is still answered.
If you haven’t started yet
The first step feels the hardest, so we take it one piece at a time. We begin with what is possible, then what it costs you each week, then whose name it goes in. Get that order right and the rest follows more easily.
If you are already on your way
Plenty of the people I meet already own a property or two. Looking back, most wish they had moved sooner. Life got in the way, and months slipped into years. It isn’t too late, and the next steps build on what you already hold.
What changes with someone beside you
Finance, tax, contracts, builders, tenants and timing can each put investing off another year. I take them one at a time with people, so each becomes a step rather than a reason to wait.
Who this does not suit
Someone after a tip, a hot suburb or a package to sign this week. I don’t hand out tips or push a property. I teach, I model, and the decisions stay yours.
The first conversation costs nothing, whichever stage you are at.
Nicholas Lockhart