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19 April 2022 | 5 replies
I would base this decision on what gives you the best return AND is the least stressful since you are looking at retirement.
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23 June 2022 | 13 replies
However, in the process of the move and the renovations, I racked up ~$30,000 in credit card debt, which has been very stressful paying off.
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13 April 2022 | 15 replies
That should mitigate the stress of the negative cash flow component because you've shifted your focus from making money to adding value to your life and family's lives.
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11 April 2022 | 3 replies
The 1031 stress is real!
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13 April 2022 | 2 replies
I always see people stress the importance of a mentor.
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13 April 2022 | 7 replies
Hi Steven,thanks for reply and valuable advices, already I read this book and keep reading the books that recommended in the podcast, and about the podcast I started from the first one and I’m in the middle kind of it, I wish I can find a mentor that will be a stress relief. thanks
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7 May 2022 | 4 replies
I wouldn't recommend doing that again - there were afew stressful months while I paid for repairs directly out of my incomingpaychecks.
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17 April 2022 | 4 replies
Did I have the stress of desperately having to find a willing comrade to allow me crash on his couch until I got a place of my own, yes.
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16 October 2022 | 15 replies
I know it sounds like common sense and it is, but when stress is high, families will do their best to get away and the best way to do that is a drive to vacation at a lake house, beach house or cabin.There is no way to know exactly how things will play out.
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18 October 2022 | 7 replies
The last thing I would recommend is to set up your real estate career in a way that puts the least amount of stress on it.