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19 August 2013 | 6 replies
(Malcom Gladwell, Outliers)the 10000 hour ruleIt takes about 5 yrs of deep immersion to accumulate 10000 hours of study and thrashing about to get to a level of expertise.
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26 April 2015 | 6 replies
Buying a house if you can afford it and haven't done that alreadyHooking up with an outfit, perhaps through the REIA's, and cold call or door knock for them for a while--or even grunt clerical work, just for the immersion.
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8 September 2014 | 5 replies
I'd suggest starting off with the following resources:1.http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere2.http://www.biggerpockets.com/files3.The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Real Estate InvestingThese are really great places to get immersed in the benefits and tools of this community!
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9 September 2014 | 5 replies
I'd suggest starting off with the following resources:1.http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere2.http://www.biggerpockets.com/files3.The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Real Estate InvestingThese are really great places to get immersed in the benefits and tools of this community!
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22 February 2015 | 11 replies
You're either a game player, or business person.
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8 July 2014 | 6 replies
A couple of things I'd suggest to check out are these resources:1.http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere2.http://www.biggerpockets.com/files3.The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Real Estate InvestingThey are really great places to get immersed in the benefits and tools of this community!
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14 October 2013 | 20 replies
I have immersed myself in the world of REI, and am excited yet overwhelmed.
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29 September 2019 | 18 replies
Self Storage is a game played in a 1, 3, and 5 mile radius, and your success is going to be driven by that.
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21 October 2019 | 6 replies
You really need to immerse yourself and learn all you can.
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27 August 2013 | 11 replies
I would like to immerse myself as much as I can to begin R.E. investing.