Its a gold mine of information and support.

Flashy, loud colored shirts and gold chains are for car salesmen.

Its a gold mine of information and the connections you can make will be priceless.

Owning free and clear sounds good but is a poor, if not broken, financial tool.The object is to get cash flow . . . not to own a big pile of gold that you cannot "use".My advice is to search hard and long for a 40-year mortgage, variable rate, with a less-than 3-percent cap on the LIBOR and a lifetime maximum cap of 12-percent or less.

The respect and trust you build with investors is worth more than gold to your continued success!

I live in Venice Beach so I feel your pain.As far as wondering how the current owners are doing it out here, I believe the majority of owners most likely fall into two categories: 1. owners who bought a long time ago or the properties have been in their families for decades (Venice is huge for this, most owners bought in the 70s when the prices were awesome because Venice was scary to live in but now they are sitting on gold mines and not selling them) or 2. owners who are likely losing money on their properties but in their minds appreciation potential and/or the enjoyment factor of owning in LA prevent them from selling.

If these education providers stick with us and demonstrate themselves in good stead, they can have a gold mine, but have to say that's not easy to accomplish for many.

You probably have a gold mine of clients as investor partners, yes, proceed with caution.

I have a map to gold mines just full of gold.

Their worth their weight in gold!