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“The key to negotiation is to start with a well-defined goal and to know what you’re willing to sacrifice to reach it… Gathering information about the true state of affairs … is critical. You must invest time in patient questioning ...

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There are thousands of brilliant ideas for making money out there, but can you execute all of them? Often the simple, understandable plan, well executed, works the best. For our own real estate investment plan, my business partner and I ...

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“By using seller finance which is insulated from the costs of money you can time these markets to buy low, sell high, and rent profitably while you wait.  The ability to time the housing and credit markets is what creates ...

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“When it comes to investment, absence doesn’t make the heart grow fonder.  Somehow, we are prone to think the grass is greener in the other fellow’s yard … The net result of this is that, while the grass may indeed ...

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“The turtle has been beating the rabbit since Aesop started writing his fables.  One might think that beginners run the highest risks, but the danger comes to most of us when we’ve accumulated enough money to play for larger stakes.” ...

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“After a couple of bankruptcies, even the brightest stars soon discover that ‘Nothing Down’ leads to ‘Nothing Left’.  Feasible financing is the key to real estate cash flow and wealth.  This is best obtained from motivated sellers than from skeptical ...

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Have you ever been frustrated by a lack of success at something? Have you ever been in a rut?  Have you ever felt like you’re not reaching your full potential? Apple, Inc was in such a predicament when in 1997 ...

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Are you putting off a big decision or a big life change because you are afraid of what could happen? There is incredible power in defining and getting clear about the worst-case scenario, the nightmare that you’re too afraid to ...

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Do you know what security means? The word originally comes from two smaller Latin words – se meaning “without” and cure meaning “care.” So, the essence of security is being without care.  It’s a state of mind where you are free from anxiety. Entrepreneurship and financial ...

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“By the way, what have you done that’s so great? Do you create anything, or just criticize others’ work and belittle their motivations?”-Email from Steve Jobs in response to criticism from Walter Isaacson I love reading biographies of great people ...

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