It has no other value.Originally posted by @Chris Armstrong: @Aaron Mazzrillo YES 100% Beanie Babies will be the NEXT BIG THING. hahahah all inIt's so cringe worthy to read how uninformed many are on this subject.I have to bow out of this because is heading towards more of an emotional discussion rather than logical.Best of luck to all. 

Quote from @David Kanarek: Quote from @Craig Salzer: I don't believe there is compounding. 

Because all of those little wins now add up over time like compounding interest.

This situation can compound to you doing more jobs and getting more capital for the next deal, but then losing sight of really why you got the license which is saving money on flips and doing more of them because the margins are so great for you being licensed.

They different compounding effects.

Some people go to Lake Lewisville/Dallas/Grapevine, but I don't hear about them spending the night and there are pretty limited options right on the water.I still hear a few people going up to Broken Bow/Hochatown, but that talk is way way down since about 2021. 

You want a strong foundation that is compounding, not a house of cards with no base.2.

One thing that stands out the most to me is that compound growth is real.

If you don’t like to read, listen or educate yourself than unfortunately you will likely not find much success (although I am sure there are those out there that have succeeded without).Rich Dad Poor Dad, Millionaire Real Estate Investor, Multi- Family Millions (Dave Lindahl), ABC’s of Real Estate Investing, The Book on Rental Property Investing, Hold, The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing, The Due Diligence Handbook for Commercial Real Estate, Millionaire Real Estate Agent, The Book on Managing Rental Properties (Brandon Turner), The Emyth RevistitedCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate, Emerging Real Estate Markets ,The ABC’s of Property Management, Wheelbarrow Profits, The One Thing, Outliers, Start with Why, David and Goliath, Chasing Excellence, Extreme Ownership, The Compound Effect, The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster, Be Obsessed or Be Average, The 10x Rule, The Obstacle is the Way, Ego is the Enemy, Am I Being Too Subtle, 48 Laws of Power, Atlas Shrugged, Man’s Search For Meaning, Sapiens, Tools of Titans, Four Hour Work Week.Step 2 (financing): To get a better idea of what I was capable of purchasing, I met with four different lenders and began a relationship to acquire funding.

All of these pieces can and could be found without Note School training but they put it all in a box with a bow on it and made start up much faster and easier as well as helping us avoid a lot of rookie mistakes.Taking on the REO's is just like dealing with a NP note after the FC has taken place, even with a note it's not like you FC and are done, that is just the beginning, you then have to decide if you are going to wholesale it, rehab for for rental and then hold or sell the rental, or rehab for consumer sale.