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How do you balance enjoying your life today and saving/investing for a better future?Naturally, I am a saver. When I was 10 or 11, I turned down a McDonalds Ice Cream from my parents because I wanted them to save that...
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I love the idea of becoming a successful buy and hold real estate investor. Accumulating houses for cash flow. And more houses. And more houses. And more...etc.. Thing is I've always wanted to strive to live a minimal...
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So I just finished reading "Rich Dad Poor Dad What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That The Poor And Middle Class Do Not" and I feel like I must have missed out on something given how often this book as cited as...
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Every week, several people start threads asking how to get started or which market they should choose. A year ago, I started asking the same questions and have a brief summary of what I think a new investor should do...
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I love reading. I try and balance my reading among different topics so I don't get bored. I typically read business related books, personal growth books, and fictional stories. But what books do you recommend that are...
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I am looking for the best advice in regards to how to invest $1.8M from an inheritance. Part of the clause of the inheritance reads, all the proceeds would go into a Trust between (2) family members, the inheritor a...
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Hello members,
I am a first time investor recently moved back to Michigan, my focus was primary residents and after moving back, I had to rent my previous house out in New York which is producing some good income. W...
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Greetings BP community! I've been procrastinating on doing this post, despite spending many hours reading through the site and listening to podcasts 1 through 45 as of today, constantly given the constant encouragemen...
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I was reading a short article today that said something that I found interesting: "an investor's greatest enemy is not really the markets or lack of resources, but really the investor himself". I do believe that those...
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Hey BP,I'm looking to update my "elevator pitch" for REIA Network Meetings and I'm in need for a couple ideas if you don't mind helping me out.I'm no slick city speaker and I'm a way better email speaker, so here's my...