“The Journey is as important as the destination” Keep in mind that real estate is a process that typically does not produce immediate cause and effect outcomes like many things in life.

Real estate investing strategies are so numerous it's hard to "pick" one.the problem with "picking" a real estate investment strategy is they're not like mutual funds. to be a real estate investor, you've got think like a businessman. a businessman or entrepreneur, is a control freak - they want to figure everything out and have the satisfaction of control.real estate investment strategies do not match the modern-day "investor"...people with 401k's who "pick" a portfolio are not investors. heck, the portfolio managers are not entrepreneurs, they're employees of a HUGE company and they manage these gigantic funds with so many different companies, it's no wonder there's no money in mutual funds.real estate investment strategies involve looking at CASH FLOW.

I started working on the biggest deal of my life last August.

My primary goal is to hold on to this property for the duration of my life.

I have been appraising properties in Massachusetts for the past four years, and my values have resulted in deals being killed numerous times over the years.

I was talking to a life insurance advisor yesterday that was an investor in the san antonio area and well he said you're 21, you also have a plan for yourself. you're better off than most people your age.

There are numerous stipulations to do a 1031, and the main one is that a holding company must take care of the funds from the transaction.

In fact you can take the profit and find a home and pay cash for it free and clear and enjoy a nice chunk of positive cash flow every month for the rest of your natural life (as long as tenant is in place).

I think it's best to be somewhere inbetween where you still enjoy life without putting too big of a dent in your budget.

This new house may or may not be _my_ house for the rest of my life.