William was inspired to a career in real estate because he was tired of working for someone else. In June 1999, William Tingle was a District Manager for a national restaurant chain and knew absolutely nothing about real estate. He did not know the difference between a deed and a mortgage. While watching late night TV at 2 a.m. in a hotel room on an out of town business trip, he saw the Carleton Sheets infomercial. This became his stepping-stone into the world of Real Estate investing. An important piece of advice from William is to take action. Put your energy into effort and find the opportunity that best suits you to make your own success. That is the difference in making the money. While William waited for the course to arrive he studied anything he could get his hands on. He scoured the Internet, learning all he could about "Creative Real Estate". He found several websites and met many other investors who spoke of things such as "cash flow" and "return on investment". He realized there was a lot to learn.

Fortified with the knowledge he found in Sheet’s book, William hit the ground running. He bought two houses in the first month, both with bank loans. Even though he had very little available capital he was fortunate to have great credit. He had the drive and determination to set goals for himself and find the best way to follow them through to fruition. William believes that the most important quality necessary to succeed in real estate is tenacity. After he had the first two homes under his belt through conventional financing, he wanted to try something different. He had heard quite a bit about another method of property acquisition called "sub-to." It sounded simple enough, just take over the payments and the seller would deed the property and stay on the loan.

He has taken over 100 houses much the same way, adding "rehab", "flipping" and Lease/Options to his resume but "sub-to" remains his favorite. William developed a five-year plan. He wrote down his initial goals on a piece of paper that he still carries with him as a reminder of his achievements. Being a full-time investor lets William enjoy life like he had never imagined possible. What William likes best about the world of real estate is that he has the same day twice. He deals directly with sellers in distressed situations.