Not everyone has what it takes to get to the point where we have no debt (mortgage included) and have multiple passive income streams that easily pay for any and all of our expenses. I’m slowly working my way towards that as my wife and I only have a car loan, that will be paid off by March and our mortgage. I still need help in figuring out the next steps to take in order to achieve my ultimate …
Who’s Commenting? A Thank You
One of the most exciting parts of blogging, for myself at least, is when I get a notification that someone took the time to post a comment to one of my posts. I love getting asked questions as well as getting words of encouragement that help me push myself. What makes a great blog is not only the blogger but the people who come and leave their personality and knowledge behind by posting comments. To me the measuring stick of …
Must See Posts: Yellow Letters, A Big Check and 3 Words
Here are some of the great posts I’ve read over the past few days from around the blogosphere. I’ve last time I did a post like this it was received very well. One of the funniest posts of all time was Steph Davis’ post about her big fat check. Justin McClelland wrote a post that expands on an article he had written for my blog and it does a great job of explaining Yellow Letter marketing in ever more detail. …
Giveaway #4: Autographed Copy of the Go-Giver by Bob Burg
The Go-Giver tells the story of an ambitious young man named Joe who yearns for success. Joe is a true go-getter, though sometimes he feels as if the harder and faster he works, the further away his goals seem to be. And so one day, desperate to land a key sale at the end of a bad quarter, he seeks advice from the enigmatic Pindar, a legendary consultant referred to by his many devotees simply as the Chairman. Over the …
Holiday GiveAway Week
This is the first annual Struggling Investor Holiday GiveAway Week! Well it’s actually the second as last year I gave away a copy of Steve Cook’s Wholesaling for Quick Cash to Ingrid. This year however, I have so much more to give away and that is in large part to some very generous people. The reason for me giving this stuff away is that I hope to help someone start off the new year with a bang. I have …
The Secret to Small Successes
One important lesson I have learned from reading blogs from people like Steph Davis (FlipThisWholesaler.net), Shae Bynes (GoodfaithInvesting.com), Kelly (KellyFlippinCali) ,Nick Johnson (Subject2.com) and many many others (I think I’m going to write a post about all the blogs I read one day soon), is that small successes are essential to every accomplishment. These successful steps forward aren’t always obvious at first and sometimes even need to be pointed out by a friend. The best way I can explain this is …
How to Actually Network? Answered!
This week has been a banner week for me in terms of networking. I usually do most of my networking on the computer, which is fine and all but it really doesn’t have the same affect as shaking someone’s hand and sitting down with them for a few minutes to talk. I am starting to realize this and will continue to work at getting out of my shell and literally talk with fellow investors. Recap of my Networking this week… …
5 Things I Must Improve On as an Investor
A post by Carey over at Goin’ Flippin’ Crazy inspired me to analyze where I stand right now as an investor and what has been holding me back. Taking a close look at yourself is never easy and takes practice before you can really step back and honestly evaluate. What is helpful for me is to compare myself to someone more successful and then do a comparison of what has made them a success and what I have done in …
Will the REAL DEAL investors please stand up?
Many savvy investors are currently leveraging the internet to build massive buyer’s lists to wholesale properties to — either in their own local markets or even virtually in other markets. When developing a buyer’s list online, you can certainly gain volume relatively fast (it took me about 10 weeks to reach 100 people using Craigslist primarily and articles secondarily – not stellar results but decent), but it became abundantly clear pretty early on that regardless of the size of your …