GFC was due to naive/lazy nurses/teachers/cops/fire-fighters and anyone else with a pension, not deploying any Due Diligence and just letting their greedy pension managers get billions in fees to invest in crap MBS and synthetic CDOs, all else by banking and ratings agencies and real estate investors just followed like trigger/hammer/powder/bullet down the pipe.

Here is what I would suggest to see if someone is good - Google their name and see what people say about them knowing that as a teacher/coach you can't please everyone. 

I do like many things about Bolt - they have great customer service, you can schedule calls with a business planner/teacher, etc.Hopefully this was helpful!

I am a 45 year old teacher looking to invest in section 8 housing in states that have a high demand. 

Ginnie ViganskyGender: FemaleAccommodation Preferences: Shared room with own bed, Ocean view if possibleAbout Me: Montessori Teacher turn real-estate investor, who loves to dance, I also enjoy traveling, gardening, the outdoors, painting, photograph and creating great dishes in the kitchen.

I remember in the 80's when my high school Geography teacher would try to scare us to death, saying that the pollution in LA and New York were so bad that people would die.   

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A lot of full time teachers/engineers/parents/workers use PPC to grow their part-time REI hustle, because they have limited time during each day. 

Also a comment about someone saying it’s the student who doesn’t perform - as a coach / teacher do these people take someone’s money knowing they will fail?

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