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9 January 2025 | 20 replies
A person who has spent his 2000 to 4000 minimum CPA practice hours doing foreign currency conversions at Deloitte for a Belgian energy company may not know the first thing about real estate or anything else.
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14 January 2025 | 5 replies
If it’s the latter, then you’re going to need to devote an immense amount of time and energy to becoming a full time agent.
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16 January 2025 | 21 replies
Well that's time interest and energy, but I was referring to the Windsor knot 😀
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14 January 2025 | 17 replies
So yes, you can have solid concrete walls, it's still going to burn down.I have read that worst case up to 80 million Americans will relocate in the next three decades.
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16 January 2025 | 10 replies
That's just wasting time and energy right now.
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19 January 2025 | 2 replies
I finished all the degree requirements only to discover I was extremely burned out and had to complete another year of electives to satisfy a minimum number of credits at that university.
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4 February 2025 | 2 replies
This could affect markets relying on new chip plants, green energy projects, or other manufacturing, leading to increased vacancies and fewer workers.Conversely, markets with well-established job centers will be better insulated.
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20 January 2025 | 57 replies
Even if buying a property Subto in GA and you live in FL, you could miss something and the whole deal does a "crash and burn".
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26 January 2025 | 54 replies
Rod is an ACTIVE mentor, which takes a lot of time/energy.
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3 January 2025 | 7 replies
Will look to refi next year and get all our cash back (have 1 year left on generous seller financing)Failure: still battling a tenant eviction industrial property, costing me money (I can afford) but time and my energy (not a great use)A ha moment: just to focus on higher equity slugs into fewer deals, the law firm is #1 for me2025 goal: complete exit, closing Jan 9, keep making offers, grow the law firm with less billables