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27 July 2018 | 8 replies
I'm reading Robert Kiyosaki's book "Retire Young and Retire Rich" and he strongly encourages to leverage debt and not leverage equity.
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31 July 2018 | 7 replies
However, like many of the rest of you, I stumbled on this little book called Rich Dad, Poor Dad and my entire outlook on life changed, and that was all it took to spark inspiration for me to take steps into the world of real estate--building the asset column, am I right?
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27 July 2018 | 11 replies
I don't know if this is true with larger, nicer places, but I am always worried that dealing with rich people will not be as pleasant as they tend to be more demanding.I have 4 properties, 1 4-bedroom, 2 5-bedroom and 1 6-bedroom.
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6 August 2018 | 13 replies
Like many of you, I recently read Rich Dad, Poor Dad and want to make a change to my life.
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15 August 2018 | 11 replies
Just last week I read Rich Dad Poor Dad and every day since I have been downloading books and reading as much as possible.
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28 July 2018 | 5 replies
Let her rich dad be on Title with her if he wants to help.
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28 July 2018 | 4 replies
This deal is extremely rich.
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27 July 2018 | 7 replies
I'd strongly suggest going to some meetups, or join an REI club (there was "RICH club" when I was there but most people I met never did any deals -- just talk.
28 July 2018 | 4 replies
buying $40k houses, maybe rich uncle will give you the $, but good luck finding someone to lend you 100 grand.
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31 July 2018 | 2 replies
My interest in real estate investing dates to when I read Rich Dad Poor Dad 15-20 years ago.