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13 September 2023 | 65 replies
Agree with @Simon W. that it is waaaay overrated Not a fan of Kiyosaki as a person and the truthfulness of his story/background is, well, suspect.
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3 September 2014 | 53 replies
They also have a different perspective they expect their purchase to go up in value. and save some very select markets in the so called cash flow markets the assets never rise in value and if they buy from a TK provider they probably over paid by 10 to 30% right out of the gate. the GRASS is not GREENER over the hill.. what you get usually is investors that can't afford CA but they just got to have some real estate like the Simon and Garfunkle song "I have some real estate in ( your pocket).. but they just don't know what they don't know.. and get sucked into buying in dead and dying areas because they think they are going to retire at a couple hundred a month positive cash flow.
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4 August 2018 | 7 replies
@Jared Simon - Congrats on getting started my friend!
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3 January 2022 | 46 replies
I dont want to be the Simon Cowell of BP.
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21 September 2021 | 2 replies
@Cody Lewis thanks for the insights!
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20 June 2019 | 8 replies
@Levi Lewis the initial mortgage is paid off by a second, higher mortgage.
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20 January 2020 | 6 replies
@Timothy Lewis Thank you!!
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26 July 2018 | 6 replies
@Reginald Lewis It all depends on the size and complexity of your business.
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18 June 2020 | 12 replies
@Janett Lewis can you provide me with Eric's contact details, please and thank you!