What Account Closed says makes sense from an aspirational standpoint, but the social science studies that have been done show pretty clearly that, statistically, people are happier when they are just a bit wealthier than the people they are surrounded with.

I've posted 6 forum posts and blogs on BP which I call "The Science of Finding Deals".Here's Part 1 - How Successful Investors Get Tons of LeadsPart 2 - How to Do Deals Other Investors Can'tPart 3 - How to Find Good Deals Even On The MLSPart 4 - How I Analyze Deals - VideoPart 5 - Interview with "Power" Real Estate NegotiatorsPart 6 - How to Do Deals In Any Market3) Network, network, network.

That said, while there's a lot of work required, there's nothing about it that's rocket science and anyone willing to put in the hard can (and generally will) succeed.Congrats on getting started and welcome to BiggerPockets!

For those that are fascinated with studying topics like this like I am here is a good read:10 Secrets of the Capitalist Class, or the "1 Percent"Josh Kennon has a lot of great material on this in general.  

Your story is fascinating, I'm sure I'll learn a lot from your presence here and will watch your show shortly. 

Director of Capital Raising for arkadGROUPI am currently working on Drexel University’s online Master’s of Science in Property Management.My goal is to become an expert in Real Estate Debt/Equity InvestmentsCurrently manage my father’s extensive Real Estate portfolio

holy sh*t (obviously you're talking DIY, but still...)I've been fascinated by concrete for a long while but haven't had an opportunity to experiment with it.

Im fascinated with real estate investing and currently in the learning phase.

Some of my other interests include: traditional clay sculpting, science, amateur prop building, literature and writing, crafts of all sorts, animal fostering, hiking, horror movies, music, laughing (a lot), yoga and plant-based cooking.

I studied political science and finance at the College of Charleston where i graduated from in 2012.