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- When you first started out, did you invest in GURUS, Mentors Or Books? Or all three? - What helped you GROW?
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Mine is BYU. Time to brag up your team, because MOST are still undefeated. BYU is. Hammered Mike Leach coached team Washington State last night. Outgained them 2 to 1, allowed NO touchdowns (1st time for Leach with no...
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Hello everyone,
As a newbie investor, I am trying to learn as much as I can before taking the plunge. I started the process of learning over a year ago, but I still feel no closer to making my first purchase. By acci...
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I met a guy online that seems very ethical, so I reached out to him.I scheduled a skype meeting with him even though he's local to work around our schedules. After a generally good conversation, he offered to work wi...
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Hello everyone my name is Alan , I am currently 22 about to become 23 years old on the 27th of this month. I currently do not have any property's ,but I love to learn about real estate! it has become a hobby to read a...
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I am currently in the San Antonio Market for my first multi-family unit. I have been listening to the podcasts and reading as much as possible on this subject. Many of you have the experience of purchasing these pro...
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Hello all. Outside of a finance background, investment books, and many
podcasts, I am new to real estate. I wanted to lead off by giving a newbie
review of the Dallas REIA group for anyone else that may consid...
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I don’t want to name drop but I paid $4000 for a 3 day workshop and now they want $40,000 more for coaching and mentorship. A friend of mine that has a successful portfolio worth millions advised me not to. He recomme...
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I have been waiting for a year for a "live" multifamily investing event to attend in person. Unfortunately, two that I've been interested in will be occurring at the same time, both in Dallas in mid July. UGH! Michael...
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Does anyone have a legit experience involving a mentor/mentorship that lead to REI success?