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10 September 2018 | 9 replies
Someone who started in auto sales and has made most of his money through book sales, education, and selling the hype....
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10 September 2018 | 20 replies
The only reason this is coming up as questionable decision at all is the fact that I have to continue living there for now and need to ask myself if the added income is worth the possible added aggrevation from the neighborhood.
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26 September 2018 | 26 replies
By planting these fixed seeds that are and continue to pay dividend, it stabilized my income flows and concurrently allowed me to build up reserves for additional purchases.
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11 September 2018 | 31 replies
And will definitely keep that in mind to make sure I continue to look for and find the best people out there - not just settle for the first!
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11 September 2018 | 10 replies
You have to be maniacal in making sure you never face a cash crunch because no lender, property manager, contractor etc is going to wait months on end (and continue doing the work), while an investor sorts out their problems.
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1 November 2018 | 9 replies
I've listened to about 15 bigger pockets podcasts, read the ultimate beginners guide, read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and "Money Master the Game" by Tony Robbins as a start to my REI/financial education.
18 September 2018 | 9 replies
Being bedridden has given me much of that time educating myself, 7 days per week.The things you have been taught in grade school and told by your family is not true anymore.
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8 September 2018 | 5 replies
For now reading and continuing to go through the growing pains is what will be needed.
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11 September 2018 | 6 replies
The second is that education is free for the taking.
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7 September 2018 | 2 replies
I suspect that other factors come into play when making a decision about this investment and I have plans to take them into account as I continue my analysis.Okay, on to the main topic of discussion.