Im currently looking to invest on real estate with some of my friends. This is not included in the race to 1 million pesos but I really wanted to share with you guys what I learned. When we are looking into any form of investment (business, real estate, stocks) it is always good to be prepared. And part of preparing ourselves to jump into that investment is to crunch the numbers. We should always do the math when we plan to invest. There are a lot of variables about the investment that might be unforseen or might change during the course of the investment.

Regardless if your investment is short or long term, we are responsible in calculating the risks involved. there are a lot of things we need to calculate like the ROI (return on investment) , loans interest rates and other informations that include a lot of numbers.

I have to admit I’m not really fond of numbers but it is always better to have an idea because if you are really going into investing you should be able to analyze the information presented to you. The wrong way of investing is just leaving your money with someone and expect high returns without doing the math.

If you are poor at crunching the numbers or numerical data is confusing for you, ask a friend or relative who is familiar with this sort of thing to explain or help you out. Don’t feel ashamed if you ask for their help because the bottom line is you get the right information or data so you can make a sound decision to go through or not to go through with the investment.