How to express myself both eloquently AND concisely.. see above for proof XDI look forward to sharing our lessons and triumphs in the coming months, all the best! 

I actually loved loosing Jay's money.It was probably the best thing that could have happened heheA few years ago he told me "Engelo, one day you will loose my money and if you pay it back, we are good""A man shows his true colors in times of adversity and not triumph"I'll blame another Aussie forum for that loss as that is how I met Jay almost 5 years agoMuch success mate

Would love to hear how you started & any adversities / triumphs you've encountered. 

Good Afternoon Everyone,I'm looking forward to meeting and sharing my struggles as well as triumphs while trying to become a real estate investor.

Reading books and blogs, interacting with other investors/mentors (both local and not)2) Research and purchase my first rental property within 3 months (with a preference for a duplex or triplex hack)3) Generate a smart portfolio of rental properties that reaches $5,000 in monthly cash flow within five years.4) Achieve a net worth of seven figures through organic real estate portfolio equity (ongoing).Life Goals:1) Lose 20lbs before February 1st  (Thanksgiving has lit a proverbial fire under me)2) Improve my softball swing during the winter in preparation for next season3) Ski Jackson Hole within the next 3 seasons (it's next on my hitlist)4) Achieve a comfortable living with a satisfying work/life balance (this is vague, I know, but I believe this vision will become clearer if I know at least what direction I'm steering)I appreciate any and all input, any stories, wisdom, pitfalls, triumphs, critiques, and opinions as I set off (and throughout) my journey.

Mercy triumphs over judgment.

You have had the courage to say rather difficult things in the past that I agree with.But once you dug out your"My Life is a Triumph of the Will and I Have Overcome and They Should Too" shibboleth, yes, I exposed the monstrous flaw in your pull-yourself-up-by-your-own-bootstraps worldview and other like it, your certainty that free will and innate strength of character together have put you in the driver's seat of your own life.

In courts, facts triumph over opinion.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.Theodore Roosevelt

Google "youtube triumph of the nerds" for the personal computer episodes and "youtube Nerds_2.0.1" for the Internet episodes.When I was wrapping up my bachelors degree and preparing to get my masters on the East coast, I got a fellowship offer for a work-study masters degree program on the West coast.