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Getting into the business

Getting into the business

Getting into the business   I often get asked a question around this time of the year. I’m not sure why it normally happens as the new year approaches, but maybe it has to do with people evaluating the previous 12 months and setting goals for the year to come.     The questions is in reference to real estate investing, and it usually goes like this: “What do I have to do to get...

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It can be exciting and scary

It can be exciting and scary

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...

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How we did our first deal

How we did our first deal

How we did our first deal   When Ashley and I realized we needed to make our living as real estate investors, it was 2009. We were freshly married, just out of college and didn’t have two nickels to rub together. To put it bluntly, we were completely broke.   On top of not being able to find jobs that fit with our bachelor’s degrees, we had a mound of student debt looming over our...

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Mental quicksand

Mental quicksand

  So, I had an epic fail this week … in front of everybody.   We have a praise day at my congregation a couple of times a year. The praise offerings range from the reading of psalms and other verses that have spoken to the reader to recitations of poems — and then, of course, music.   I had planned to sing and play a special song on my guitar that had spoken to my heart.  ...

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Don’t be stupid

Don’t be stupid

  I’ve been blessed to have a great friend — but an even better mentor — by the name of Bill Cook. He’s the man who taught me most of what I know when it comes to property management, creative deal structuring and running a real estate investing business. And to this day, he challenges me to be better.   You may be asking how Ashley and I earned the privilege of having Bill and his...

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