Give you the wherewithal to pursue and achieve your long-term goalsMany investors start off "too hot", and they either overdevelop their first property or they spend their money too fast - either of these behavior will stop you dead in your tracks, and you probably won't even be able to achieve your short-term goals - and you certainly won't have the resources to pursue your long-term goals.

Give you the wherewithal to pursue and achieve your long-term goalsMany investors start off "too hot", and they either overdevelop their first property or they spend their money too fast - either of these behavior will stop you dead in your tracks, and you probably won't even be able to achieve your short-term goals - and you certainly won't have the resources to pursue your long-term goals.

Consider spending 30 minutes for 30 consecutive days on Bigger Pockets.

Fast forward to today and Im married with a new kid and have realized that corporate america is not for me and does not offer the freedom I desire in order to spend more time with my growing family.

My plan is to work hard towards becoming financially indepedent so I can spend more time with my family. 

In most cases you'll find everything you need here on BP so don't spend any extra money elsewhere.

Sucks to spend that money but we've done it before with foundation questions and even if the first buyer walks we were ready for the next.

The question is does it make sense to spend the money out of pocket now to replace the water heater before it actually breaks (for instance, if it does break suddenly, the water would leak all over the carpet upstairs).

Unlike say a Century 21 which is often individually owned franchise, my company Long & Foster is all corporately owned....so they spend a lot of money on marketing and building the brand for us.

I started spending more time on the floor observing and saw why the customers saw.