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Growing up like most people, I was taught to get good grades, get a good job, and work 40+ hours a week for 40+ years so one day I could have enough money to pay myself passive income and retire. When I was young, wo...
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Nothing better than being with like-minded people!Investors are true entrepreneurs; self-motivated,self-reliant, self-assured.I’ve been investing full time since 2002 and everyspec of new knowledge makes it more profi...
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There is a psychological research finding that used a light switch as the variable. The experimenters had subjects flip the switch at will, and they varied the light on and off. It turns out that optimists were overco...
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What qualifies BP to recommend & what does BP know about the background check industry?Should BP promote other background check companies on their site? Only promoting a single source for background checks CONFLI...
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Mt name is Dwight Herman. I was born and raised in the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania area. I am married to my lovely wife know well and I have two beautiful children Caleb 15 and Lydia 11. I am an anesthesia provider by tra...
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Newbie to REI and looking to connect with some locals near Annapolis, Edgewater, and Severna Park, MD. Doesn't seem to be any meetup groups that are centered on real estate in the Annapolis area that are consistent.I'...
Hello everyone,Living in San Francisco has opened my eyes to how different RE markets are across the country. I am looking to get started investing in Atlanta. Is anyone currently investing there and what has been you...
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Can anybody write their initial thoughts when passing by a "For Sale" sign in their neighborhood after beginning to learn about Real Estate Investing? I'm eager to start looking for my first deal, however I'm barely c...
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I just read a really interesting article about time management.
The only commodity we have is time, we trade our time for money, and based on the activities we do within those finite chunks of time, determines our s...
Ok, so I am a total newbie to real estate, real estate investing, and social media/forum/computer stuff...o boy! I'm wicked excited to embark on this journey, though...I have already purchased a small multi-family, my...