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It can be exciting and scary We went to dinner recently with a group of investor friends over in Dawsonville, Georgia. Some Ashley and I have known for years, and others we had just met that day. As we sat around the table, we discovered that one of them had recently made the move to become a full-time investor. When I say recently, I mean three months ago. Ashley asked him how he...
Should you go to a REIA? When Ashley and I got started in on our real estate investing journey we had no idea where to go or who to turn to for education — or guidance in general, for that matter. The first course we took was on creative financing. We overpaid, maxing out our credit cards to get the $12,500 class with a big-name investing education company. That $12,500 at a 28%...
Passive income equals freedom I was sitting on a plane recently getting ready to take the longest flight I have ever been on. It was from Atlanta to Portland, and it was going to take 5 1/2 hours. And I was wondering what I was going to do with myself for that long. When I boarded the plane, I was a little taken aback. It was huge. A Boeing 767 looks like one of the plans you see...
I do not envy flippers I was told the same thing twice this week by two different financial advisors of mine. They both said, and I quote: “I do not envy flippers.” The first instance happened on a weekly call I have with a company called Simple CFO. Simple CFO is a team of accountants with specialized knowledge about the real estate investing world, and they integrate a program...
A true servant’s heart We have a list of five core values that define who we are as a company. These values are something that everyone in our company must share. We literally hire and fire based off of these core values. And I will share them with you. In order, they are: We have a servant’s heart. We always do the right thing. We are driven to succeed. We are hard working. And we are...