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Time is money? My first experience with a real estate investor came from working for one in Atlanta. His name was Andy, and two of my friends and I were the guys that did almost everything on Andy’s rehabs. The year was 2008, and the way my friends and I found ourselves working on both Andys flip and rental rehabs in the metro area was that we were part of the same construction...
You can be a broke millionaire That title may sound counter intuitive because how in the world could you be a millionaire and be broke, right? Well, today I’d like to tell you a story about a good friend of mine and explain how those two things can be possible. Before we get started, I want to say I have permission to share this story with you because it has a really good lesson...
Work to learn, not to earn Last week I told you about me getting invited to teach three classes at a local high school as a guest speaker, and some of the lessons we went over while I was there. Today I would like to expound on one of those lessons because the more I’ve thought about it, the more I realized it changed mine and Ashley’s lives. The lesson is called, “Work to learn, not to...
My first school trip I got the privilege of doing something this week that I have never done before. I got invited to be a guest speaker at a local high school and teach three 90-minute sessions. The teacher who invited me is a friend named Josh. The subject he teaches is construction, and it has three phases. Construction 1 is the first period, made up mainly of freshmen, and its purpose...
Sometimes your struggles aren’t about you I came across this story a few years back. It’s one of those that makes its rounds on the internet and social media, but every time it resurfaces, I’ve always needed to hear it again. I’d like to share it with you. The author is unknown, but the title is “The trouble tree,” and it goes something like this: The carpenter I hired to help restore my...