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Entries from October 2005

Pump Up The Value Of Your Rehab Real Estate Investment

October 27th, 2005 · 3 Comments

There are two legal ways to increase your wealth.
1. Keep more of what you have (e.g., tax strategies, rehab efficiencies, cost savings)
2. Add value to something (e.g., a real estate investment, stocks, bonds)
Let’s focus on adding value to your rehab investments.

The most obvious is certainly bring it back up to standards. We […]

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Tags: Real Estate Investing

If Real Estate Investment Is So Great, Why Doesn’t Everyone Do It?

October 27th, 2005 · 6 Comments

Oh, that’s an easy one. I can answer that in one word. FEAR.
Real estate investment is a great way to change just about everything in your life, but it’s one of those things where doing it for the FIRST time is the toughest. In fact, the second is exponentially easier!

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The Fair Tax Revolution Reviewed by Britt Gillette

October 27th, 2005 · No Comments

Tax law and taxes can have a profound effect on your ability to gain, hold onto, and transfer wealth. Our tax system as it presently exist is over-burdened with red-tape and, in my opinion, penalizes those who make more than others. There is an alternative called the Fair Tax. It is gainning a lot of […]

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Review of Million Dollar Habits by Brian Tracy Reviewed by Oyvind Hennum

October 27th, 2005 · 3 Comments

In the beginning of the book Million Dollar Habits, Brian Tracy says that if you do what successful people do, you will eventually get the same results. It is not a matter of luck, and what successful people do; anyone can do. He explains that the main difference between successful people and unsuccessful people are […]

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Tags: My Personal Entries · Product and Book Reviews

Five Steps to Accomplish Your Goals

October 27th, 2005 · 1 Comment

Do you find yourself amazed at how quickly the months pass? Do you find yourself in a small panic over all you know you have to do and how little you feel you are actually accomplishing? Join the crowd! We live in a busy world where our time, priorities and energy are constantly challenged. The […]

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Tags: Motivation · My Personal Entries

How do you define success?

October 27th, 2005 · No Comments

“Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.” ~Arnold H. Glasow
This really is a great quote. Not only is it interesting but also inspiring.

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Tags: Motivation · My Personal Entries

25 Things To Do For You

October 27th, 2005 · 1 Comment

I don’t know about you but sometimes I feel like there is just not enough time in the day to do all the things I need to do. We live such hectic lifes that sometimes we forget the little things. We forget to stop for a moment and do something for us. So here are […]

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Tags: Motivation · My Personal Entries

Getting into real estate investing with little or no money

October 26th, 2005 · 3 Comments

One of the obstacles most of us face when trying to get into real estate investing is lack of money. There is one way I recommend that will get you into real estate investing and requires little or no money.

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Tags: My Personal Entries · Real Estate Investing

What makes millionaires different?

October 26th, 2005 · 6 Comments

We often wonder what it is we don’t do that millionaires do? We sometimes think millionaires become millionaires due to luck or some favorable circumstance. Well, I am here to tell you otherwise. Millionaires do several things we don’t do, but should be doing.

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Tags: Business Knowledge · My Personal Entries

Is your success vehicle equipped for the task?

October 24th, 2005 · No Comments

Have you ever tried to hammer a big nail into a plank of wood, but all you had available was a very small hammer or no hammer at all? Is the vehicle you have chosen to reach your dreams and goals equipped for the job?

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How does your partner set goals?

October 24th, 2005 · No Comments

During our flight to Tampa, FL , my wife and I talked about a lot of things. How we go about setting goals was passionately discussed. We discovered the way in which each one of us sets goals is very different and could inadvertently lead to failure.

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Why You Need Something More Than a Business Plan

October 24th, 2005 · 2 Comments

I learned something very exciting this weekend. On my flight to Tampa, (yes, I knew about the hurricane, but my little sister was getting married, could not miss it), I picked up a copy of Entreprenuer Magazine. In it there was a very interesting article.

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Tags: Business Knowledge · My Personal Entries