I have yet to see or hear a single guru talk about the difficulties of the business or discuss the truth about operating expenses, cash flow; or other serious matters.Having said all that, you will certainly read many books and articles while acquiring your education and starting with one book as opposed to another isn't terribly important.

I like independant brokers because the truth is carriers put huge pressure on their brokers to sell their stuff whether it's best for the client or not.

It is truly sad that they have such scumbags for parents and the unfortunate truth is that they'll almost certainly end up being the next generation of deadbeats and scumbags that our society will have to deal with.Mike

I was taught by my first government teacher that the *Declaration of Independence stated: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Matt,I agree with Ryan that starting with a smaller deal to gain experience would be a good idea.In my experience, sellers often grossly distort the truth about the NOI, so you will need to verify that.

I've been in her suite and truthfully I could even hear our cat walking around upstairs.

No...there are labor costs in the tearoff (most physically demanding part of the job) and the upfront costs of the ordered shingles that are delivered on-site at your property in addition to dumpster rental that is charged at a higher rate because the weight of shingles only allow 1/2 a dumpster to be filled and the costs of laying down the tar paper immediately after the tearoff is complete as you can not just leave sheathing exposed to the elements while you wait for the next check.With 1/3 upfront, the truth is the contractor is out of pocket by day 2.

I tend to lean towards them having some truth to them as well.Rumor is that Mark Cuban had submitted the best offer to buy the Chicago Cubs.

America was built on Truth, Honesty and Faith.

& to tell you the truth I was wondering what kind of a response I would get from that post.Hence I spent some time considering what I said over the holiday.In my personal opinion in this day & age with so much of our economy based on emerging technologies & securities.