Over the years I’ve realized that the planning it requires to build to what I call “financial escape velocity,” is a lot tougher than it looks.I can only name a handful of folks I’ve seen over the last 12 years in lending that have “escaped,” so to speak and can share the strategies, tactics, and philosophies of what it takes. 

Maybe this topic fits under the category of finding your personal investment philosophy.

I've managed that property since then, but only after earning my doctorate in philosophy have I decided to take a more serious approach to real estate investing.

I understand that other people have their own philosophy, but I want to buy and hold. 

But with over 60% of properties still trading on the MLS, this is a problem I want to fix, or at least mitigate.Here goes: Is there any best practice, philosophy, thought, advice that any experienced people have about when to offer on a deal they find on the MLS?

My philosophy is this, while you are working and making a good income and you don't need the cashflow, you don't need to be financially free right away.

Hey David, thanks for the great feedback on my appearance on Clayton's podcast - he's a great friend and we had a lot of fun.Regarding the book vs self study course debate, my Uncle Bill always says if you could get rich reading a book librarians would be the richest people on the planet.I have a teaching philosophy that I honed years ago when I was a national sales trainer for Hertz: Tell-Show-Do.And that's basically how I structure my training....1) Books and other print material such as my blog are how I TELL you about the strategy.2) Self study video courses are how I SHOW you how to implement the strategy in greater detail and share all sorts of other add ons such as spreadsheets, documents, etc.

Fundamentals: A Philosophy for Success in Life and Real Estate Note: This article was written in collaboration with ChatGPT, an AI large language model, and reflects the philosophy and opinions of the author, Aaron Douglass.Know Thyself"Know Thyself" is a famous philosophical saying that dates back to ancient Greece, where it was inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.

As 4 Your topic of "timing the housing market"A civil war general had a simplre recipe for success:"Get there First, with the Most"In Real Estate....a similar philosophy prevails for success....The secret 2 success is to find out where people want 2 go....

I'm a Fort Worth local, and fairly new to the probate property philosophy, however I'm intrigued.