Since the age of 21, I have owned and operated the same brokerage up until I began learning what I considered illegal at one time, the art of wholesaling real estate.  

There are a lot of parks, a pretty good arts community, good restaurants, and many beautiful homes and neighborhoods.

Basically I wanted to know what books and quotes had had the greatest effect on his life to this point and here was his response on 10/8/12:“Alright, Andy, here you go.BooksThe Greatest Salesman in the World by Og MandidoI've read this one twice and it deeply impacted my thinking about success and the basic principles of success; takes 10 months to read as instructedThe 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John MaxwellI've read this one at least 3 or 4 times; phenomenal leadership teacher; I've read probably a dozen of his books Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert KiyosakiDeeply influenced my ideas about money, investments, and business; I've read 4 or 5 of his books and highly recommend playing his Cash Flow Game to beginning investorsThe Richest Man in Babylon by George ClasonA huge influence on my ideas about money managementThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen CoveyPhenomenal book about success in lifeThe Four Hour Work Week by Tim FerrisThis book is insane; a book about the balance of what wealth and lifestyle really means; this is a paradigm changerThe Millionaire Mind by Thomas StanleyExcellent research based book on what a millionaire really looks like; about consumerism and money managementHow To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale CarnegieFoundational book about people skillsThe E-Myth by Michael GerberAn excellent book about business systemsSkill With People by Les GiblinA very short and very practical book about people skillsThe Traveler's Gift by Andy AndrewsA great fiction book about success principlesThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillFoundational book about wealth mentalityA couple of biographies that I remember off the top of my head:Sam Walton, Made in America by Sam WaltonTrump, The Art of the Deal by Donald TrumpAnd some biographies that I don't remember the title but their general stories had profound effects on my thinking: Andrew Carnegie, Martin Luther King Jr, Teddy Roosevelt, and Mohandas Gandhi.Quotes - I've referenced ones that I've come back to over and over throughout my life."

I like that you're a reader, definitely check out this book: The Book on Flipping HousesI learned A LOT about the art of the rehab from it :) See you around.

Getting in to real estate investment on the side is about the best move anyone self-employed in the arts can make.

I take martial arts training several times a week.

In martial arts we ask students to set goals for themselves.

What about using adobe acrobat to create editable forms out of pdfs?

Voters who think they are smart since they have a liberal arts degree, an Obama-stamped change the world directive, and $150K in student loan debt want someone to blame.

That's the 30,000 ft. overview, and obviously, raising private equity and  matching it with a killer deal is an art, and requires MUCH more homework than a simple forum thread will contribute.