I work directly under my father who started our firm 35 years ago and they have somehow managed to survive multiple downturns as a small boutique firm.

Carmen Falcone if you haven't taken the Ultimate Beginners Guide, I would highly recommend it.

Have you read through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Wholesaling?

My ultimate goal is to make enough where I don't have to work many hours and still live somewhat lavish 

Eventually my ultimate goal is to flip homes and no 9-5..help!!!

I'm taking a much more "business owner" type approach to investing now than I did before.I am about 90% finished writing my business plan, using The Ultimate Beginner's Guide as a tool to help me get the plan in order.  

After I finish reading the Ultimate Guide to REI from BP I plan on finding mentors to help me further my education even if it means relocating to a different place.

Unless, we have some other financial catastrophe (created by the US as the last one) or based on Geo-political upheavals that we help cause, but ultimately don't control.

Check out the“Learn tab above” and download a freecopy of “The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Real Estate Investing”.

My name is Shaun Walker, I discovered Bigger Pockets about 4 weeks ago and have listened to many of the podcasts and read the Ultimate Beginners Guide.