Mastermind will focus on all areas of life:- Finances (1M+ net worth self made, similar to GoBundance)- Business/Career- Marriage & Family- Physical Health & Fitness- Faith (does not have to be Christian, but some type of faith that grounds you)- Fun/Recreation/Adventure- Contribution/philanthropyProposed structure (TBD based on group discussion/confirmation):- weekly 30-60 min video chat: round the horn updates on goals, projects, AIs, etc; Q&A- quarterly 1-2 hour session focused on quarterly goal creation/sharing (12 week year style of goals)- annually attend a conference together: BPCon, FinCon, Tony Robbins, etc (aim for 1 per year, see how that goes)- accountability group, idea brainstorming team, friendship, camaraderie, personal growth- if the group vibes, consider an annual social adventure trip (vacation, backpacking, rafting, surfing, etc; with or without family TBD)Rules:- no bull, commitment, follow through, go getters, make it happen, be there for each other- leverage your strengths to build others in the group up, place that you go to give (not just receive)- transparency, authenticity: full financial picture, challenges, strengths, weaknesses, family life, faith life, health- can come from anywhere in the US, as long as you can relatively consistently do a video call at a decent time of dayIf by surprise a lot of people respond, I'm glad to be matchmaker for additional mastermind groups as well (men, women, mixed, at varying levels, etc). 

If they press you for why, reply that the background check is confidential and if you told them why, you'd be violating that confidentiality, which is true.Chances are, you're going to find some colorful background anyway.

I'm starting a bit smaller than that...Good friend came over this weekend and dropped off a reloading press so I was busy combining some other precious metals this weekend :cool:

We will either face:austerity (higher taxes, less services)default monitorize the debt (print money to pay off debt).I think the we will talk about austerity but in the end the printing press will be too tempting.Politicians care more about the short term as they are alway worried about re-election.

- Do you keep up with what's going on in the local real estate press?

Hey George,I have worked with ETC for the past 3 years and am going to speak at their investment conference in New Orleans in September.

This "betting on appreciation" receives a lot of bad press on BP, but most of the investors I know that have made a ton of money in real estate invest this way.I like to buy either on great terms subject-to and get some cash flow or force the appreciation myself and sell to fund more rentals.

Even in the most run down areas of Orange County, you would be hard pressed to get 0.75% of the purchase price in rent.

Personally, there's just too much negative press on the web regarding them charging fees for my comfort.If it helps, I'll send you the contact info for a HML lender in MI that may be able to help you.

. - I've heard that it doesn't always matter- I think it's kinda up to the judge and the bank if they want to press it.