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Recent content by encsteph

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    RDPD Guide to Investing

    You guys/gals are absolutely AMAZING! Now it makes alot more sense. I define what secure, comfortable and rich means to me and then I seek out a financial advisor who can take those plans and definitions and advise me on how/where/when to achieve each of them. Lastly, it is my job to...
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    RDPD Guide to Investing

    Hello all, I'm currently reading the book and in it he talks about his Rich Dad telling him to go to a financial planner and putting together three different financial plans: 1. To be secure 2. To be comfortable 3. To be rich I haven't finished reading the book but I'm a little confused on...
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    The Choice

    Santiago, Sounds like you were where I am now. As you saw I am thinking of doing something very similar to the path you took. I know you said that you quit being an agent because you wanted to be an investor, did you get any value out of being an agent? Did it help you get a handle on the...
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    The Choice

    I am considering both at the moment. I guess this is where I'm stuck...I don't know that I can start paying the bills pretty much immediately with the consulting business. I have to go knocking on doors, talk to the right people, convince them to give me a shot and then do the work. Once the...
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    The Choice

    Jorge, Your advice, comments and suggestions are always welcome! I learn best from interacting with other people that are where I want to be AND from people who are where I am but are going where I want to go and even from people who don't know where they are and don't know where they are...
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    The Choice

    Is it "slowlane thinking" to be considering taking one of the jobs (developer or manager) since I don't currently have hardly any cash to support my family while I begin building the business? Allowing my kids to see me struggle to make ends meet while in pursuit of my goal is okay in my...
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    The Choice

    Harshness is not something that bothers me...if anything it makes me rethink my position and/or realize that I am incorrect in my thinking. But your point is actually what I was trying to get at, people looking online for freelance gigs are not looking for handholding so much so my "edge" is...
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    The Choice

    Now that's a great idea! If you don't mind I think I will take it one step further and use your suggestion for everybody I know not just my freelance clients. Most of my friends and acquintances have websites and are constantly asking me for advice, suggestions, etc... for how to improve...
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    The Choice

    This I can do, have done, will continue to do. I have built business sites that are not for a client but are for revenue (affiliate / adsense based sites, blog sites, article database, etc...). To build sites that are Assets doesn't take me starting an IT business in my mind, just a couple of...
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    The Choice

    This is the very thing that keeps popping into my head. Can I really handle wearing all the hats necessary to really build a business? Can I be a successful salesman, project manager, designer, developer, etc... all at the same time. I'm scared and excited at the same time! I tried a web...
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    Does having a "good" job deter you from the hunger to succeed?

    HOT! 
    Re: Does having a "good" job deter you from the hunger to succeed Yes, I think at times it can definitely be detrimental to my success. It can be very easy to just sit back and not do that something extra because there is food on the table, the bills are being paid and nobody is "hurting" in...
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    The Choice

    Ryan, Wow Great post! You make some really good points about the IT Business. I definitely like the idea of building the business and creating the systems so that at some point I can step away from it and concentrate fully on my Real Estate ventures. The more I think about it, I...
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    What should I do? Input please!

    Jorge, I definitely don't suggest depleting your savings or salary just to hire other employees! How about sub-contracting instead of hiring? Work something out where you pay them maybe 10% upfront and only pay them the balance once you get paid by the client? This would allow you to...
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    The Choice

    Ryan, I like the idea but not sure because as I read your post the first thing that popped into my mind was from one of the Rich Dad books where he says to focus your investments and not "diversify" them. Not sure if I would be able to truly give the IT biz or RE 110% if I was trying to do...
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    What should I do? Input please!

    Jorge, One thing I would definitely recommend if you are going to hire employees is to hire yourself a really, really good project manager or account manager. Somebody who can field all of those client calls and go to all those client meetings with you and/or instead of you. If you can...
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