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1 February 2025 | 1 reply
A prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.
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2 February 2025 | 1 reply
A prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.
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23 January 2025 | 2 replies
Whenever I face challenges, I tap into my inner Goggins, reminding myself that if he can conquer the impossible, so can I.And let's not forget Think and Grow Rich, a timeless classic.
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12 February 2025 | 15 replies
When you're talking about interest rates dropping I think you mean mortgage rates but the government isn't getting rich off of those.
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29 January 2025 | 9 replies
You won't get rich overnight but you can certainly start to snowball a portfolio and build wealth slowly over the long term.
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10 February 2025 | 7 replies
@Chris Seveney Good mourning Chris thank you so much for this response. what are 3 really good books I can buy for Commericial Real Estate investing (I have the millionaire Real Estate investor by Gary Keller), I've also looked at some CRE courses and I noticed some of them are asking for a bunch of money which kind of sketches me out, and about the military I was firstly thinking of buying a 4 unit property and live in one of them then buy another a couple then with that I can buy a bigger property that's the idea I had in my mind because my father kept on telling me how CRE is only for rich people and it's risky but that's what I want too do .
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23 January 2025 | 8 replies
@Chinku Chinku the rich get rich by making their money work for them.They borrow at one rate, to invest in something that returns a higher rate - they profit on the difference.Only you can evaluate your risk tolerence though.
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25 January 2025 | 1 reply
Depending on how long it takes you to save up the amount, you might want to also allow for inflation on that amount for your continued savings.[2] Read Rich Dad poor dad.[3] Think about getting a second job - possibly a temporary job - save a 100% of the money.Just my 2 cents.
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29 January 2025 | 17 replies
Can't believe I've been reading Rich Dad books for years before ever hearing about Bigger Pockets via David Greene books (BRRRR and Long-Distance RE Investing).
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27 January 2025 | 1 reply
A prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.