I am a little discouraged because I hear over and over about how we find deals and how important it is to establish relationships with investors. My struggle is that I have gone to meet-up events, created a website, a...
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Is it just me, or has the number of mentor/coach/guru threads pick up tenfold over the past month or so?
Anyway, there are clearly a lot of people who are just starting out and are looking for help to get started. I...
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Where are all these wholesalers with all these deals? I've been contacted by several wholesalers, but when I ask for deals, crickets chirp. Sounds like big talk, no action.
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Well, I am pleased to say that I finally got my first property in Columbus GA renovated and rented. I purchased the property on auction dot com for $25700. Renovations costed $12,000. I am all in for $37,700. On Decem...
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Here's why I don't like the 1% rule...A buy-and-hold investor should think long-term. The 1% rule doesn't matter as much if you have a 5-10 year investing horizon because it does not take into account appreciation or ...
I am a big Dave Ramsey fan, and I have been for years. I am debt free, except for my house and intent to stay that way. Well, at least I intended to stay that way. I recently read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Robert Kiyosaki's...
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I have had a interesting discovery recently. At the end of last year, I was finishing updating my financials and I realized that my networth had reached over 1 million dollars. That had been one of my financial goals ...