Are you the next reallionaire?

As the western financial crisis enters it fifth consecutive year and continues to erode traditional asset values, rendering them obsolete, most real estate investors are struggling to revive their ailing fortunes. In fact, they are becoming poorer and poorer by keeping dying property assets in their portfolio. Mind you, it is bloody hard work surviving and thriving in a rubble economy (as opposed to the bubble economy of pre 2007). Thus, it has become a law of economics that cash is king in this economy.

In this new decade, being rich is no longer about how much assets you accumulate, but rather, how much cash you can accumulate from owning new assets. Consequently, a new breed of super rich real estate investors are emerging, owning specific types of property assets that brings them millions in cash. This new breed of property investors are referred to as, “Reallionaires”. A reallionaire is someone who has accumulated a million dollars or more in cash (not assets) from real estate investing. In short, a reallionaire is a Real Estate Cash Millionaire.

Recently, the Estate Gazette published its EG Rich List 2011, which included the names of the UK's top 250 super rich property investors or reallionaires. An equivalent publication in the US is the Forbes Magazine rich list, which published; 'America's Richest Real Estate Billionaires'. Only property investors who have accumulated millions in cash from real estate investing over the years are featured in these illustrious publications. Investors, such as, the Reuben brothers, Samuel Zell, Donald Trump, Donald Bren and Guy Hands have all made it onto these rich list.

To a reallionaire, there is no such thing as a property market crash. In fact, the idea of a property crash is completely false and misleading. Instead, what the super rich real estate cash millionaires and billionaires believe is taking place is a “property market shift”.A shift away from investing in traditional property assets, and a move towards investing in emerging goldmine property assets. Sadly, those investors who continue to invest in traditional property assets will continue to get poorer and poorer. Whereas, those who invest in emerging goldmine property assets will accumulate millions in cash. What distinguishes a reallionaire from other property investors is that they understand the importance of acquiring emerging gold rush assets that produce quadruple returns. [For a list of the Top 20 emerging gold rush property assets, google: “Surviving Amid the Rubble” by KT Cunningham].

Reallionaires are innovative, philanthropic, savvy trend spotters. Take for example, Samuel Zell, the American real estate billionaire who has been acquiring recycling centres and making them energy-from-waste-facilities (EFW) in the US and Europe. Guy Hands, who bought around 135 landfill sites, is creating landfill gas field sites that produce green electricity and bio-gas. (see further: http://www.terrafirma.com/infinis-wrg.html)

The question this article seeks to address, is whether today's property investors' goal is to become the next reallionaire.