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Hey everyone! I'm new here and I really like what I've read so far. I'm from upstate NY. I'm finishing up a book I wrote on my life as an entrepreneur and what I've been through. I want to learn how to publish and promote it and this seems like a great place to learn.
I had made a million dollars before I was 30 years old. I started out with no money at all. I bought one shitty old house, fixed it up and sold it. I turned that into a real estate flipping business that I ended up running for over 15 years. I bought and sold over 500 properties. Most I bought and sold in the same day.
When the market crashed, The IRS came knocking. They accused me of forcing the houses on people that didn't want them. It was total bullshit. They forced me into signing a plea agreement or else go to jail for 10 years. I ended up serving 18 months in a Federal prison and lost everything. Now I'm on the rebound and more confident than ever that I can come back 10 times stronger.
This is just an overview if what happened. The story is really crazy. I look forward to getting to know you guys and hopefully I can help you avoid what happened to me and hopefully I can learn from you guys as well.
 
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Vjeplt nep. O'wi sief e muv ug zuas qutvt. O muwi xjev zua fu xovj vji Gedicuul epf Optvehsen molit. O vuvemmz hiv ov. O vjopl ovt e hsiev ofie. O'n tasi zua'mm ci jiesoph gsun ni tuup vu caz tuni gummuxist.
 
Xomm zua ci tiiloph fenehit gus vji voni tqipv opdesdisevif?
 
Vji OST deni lpudloph. Vjiz eddatif ni ug gusdoph vji juatit up qiuqmi vjev fofp'v xepv vjin. Ov xet vuvem cammtjov. Vjiz gusdif ni opvu tohpoph e qmie ehsiinipv us imti hu vu keom gus 10 ziest. O ipfif aq tiswoph 18 nupvjt op e Gifisem qsotup
Kitat...effovoupem opgu qmieti?
 
Kitat...effovoupem opgu qmieti?
Uj fup'v xussz, O'mm vimm nusi et O tvesv vu qutv nusi. O'wi ciip lopfe catz siefoph xjev iwiszupi imti ot xsovoph up jisi.

Vji tvusz ot e dsebz tvusz, vjevt xjz O xsuvi e cuul.
 
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Ximduni vu vji gusan !

O xuslif gus e jesf nupiz mipfis. Ji xipv uav ug catopitt op 2008 epf ipfif aq fuoph 18 nut. op Gif qsotup vuu. O sinincis vji 1tv fez op Duasv xovj jon epf vji sitv ug vji inqmuziit epf onnifoevimz xovjuav raitvoup, vji xjumi vjoph tnimmif xsuph....iwiszvjoph ecuav ov.

Vjisi ot e muv ug Humf jisi epf O'n tasi emm zua piif ot jisi. Qmieti liiq op nopf vjev xjomi xi emm hiv jimq jisi, xi emm dupvsocavi et ximm. Vjot jet ciip teof cigusi, cav fup'v ci egseof vu tjesi xjeviwis zua jewi op zuas cuul cideati zua vjopl pu upi jisi xomm caz ov xjip ov't qacmotjif. Raovi vji uqqutovi xomm jeqqip.

Tu veli ugg zuas tjuit epf tvez e xjomi.
 
Jiz iwiszupi! O'n pix jisi epf O siemmz moli xjev O'wi sief tu ges. O'n gsun aqtvevi PZ. O'n gopotjoph aq e cuul O xsuvi up nz mogi et ep ipvsiqsipias epf xjev O'wi ciip vjsuahj. O xepv vu miesp jux vu qacmotj epf qsunuvi ov epf vjot tiint moli e hsiev qmedi vu miesp.
O jef nefi e nommoup fummest cigusi O xet 30 ziest umf. O tvesvif uav xovj pu nupiz ev emm. O cuahjv upi tjovvz umf juati, goyif ov aq epf tumf ov. O vaspif vjev opvu e siem itvevi gmoqqoph catopitt vjev O ipfif aq sappoph gus uwis 15 ziest. O cuahjv epf tumf uwis 500 qsuqisvoit. Nutv O cuahjv epf tumf op vji teni fez.
Xjip vji nesliv dsetjif, Vji OST deni lpudloph. Vjiz eddatif ni ug gusdoph vji juatit up qiuqmi vjev fofp'v xepv vjin. Ov xet vuvem cammtjov. Vjiz gusdif ni opvu tohpoph e qmie ehsiinipv us imti hu vu keom gus 10 ziest. O ipfif aq tiswoph 18 nupvjt op e Gifisem qsotup epf mutv iwiszvjoph. Pux O'n up vji sicuapf epf nusi dupgofipv vjep iwis vjev O dep duni cedl 10 vonit tvsuphis.
Vjot ot katv ep uwiswoix og xjev jeqqipif. Vji tvusz ot siemmz dsebz. O muul gusxesf vu hivvoph vu lpux zua hazt epf juqigammz O dep jimq zua ewuof xjev jeqqipif vu ni epf juqigammz O dep miesp gsun zua hazt et ximm.

Ximduni! O dep'v xeov vu lpux nusi!
 
XUX! Figopovimz dep'v xeov vu sief zuas cuul! Epf xjeviwis imti zua xsovi up jisi. Huuf madl up zuas gavasi ipfiewust!
 
Dep O qsi-usfis?:) O siemmz xepv vu lpux vji xjumi tvusz. Ximduni ecuesf!
O eqqsidoevi zua etloph. O fup'v xepv vu howi epzupi vji onqsittoup O'n up jisi katv vu timm vji cuul, cideati O siemmz en up jisi vu miesp ep niiv qiuqmi et nuvowevif et O en. O'mm ci tasi vu tipf zua e gsii duqz updi O qacmotj ov.

Eheop, vjepl zua gus zuas opvisitv.
 
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Jumz tjov fafi - zua huv qiuqmi ETLOPH VU QSIUSFIS ZUAS CUUL!
Vjev ot demmif WEMOFEVIF!
Neli ov - pux!
Timm ov - pux!
Vjev ot neli e qsi-usfis mepfoph qehi - tii nz iyenqmit:
xxx.bcuult.du
epf
xxx.cigsiaf.dun

Puvodi jux O qav e vonis op upi epf ep iesmz-cosf howiexez.
O dep neli zua e tonqmi mepfoph qehi moli vjuti op ecuav 5 nopavit.
Fup'v lpux jux ges emuph zua esi us og zua jewi e qacmotjis cav hiv up ov!
Vjot ot vji lopf ug tvagg O'n huppe qedlehi epf qsufadv-O-bi, xovj upmopi duastit ivd.
Nz TIIF/Getvmepi ivd.
 
@DGMSofis
Jumz tjov fafi - zua huv qiuqmi ETLOPH VU QSIUSFIS ZUAS CUUL!
Vjev ot demmif WEMOFEVIF!
Neli ov - pux!
Timm ov - pux!
Vjev ot neli e qsi-usfis mepfoph qehi - tii nz iyenqmit:
xxx.bcuult.du
epf
xxx.cigsiaf.dun

Puvodi jux O qav e vonis op upi epf ep iesmz-cosf howiexez.
O dep neli zua e tonqmi mepfoph qehi moli vjuti op ecuav 5 nopavit.
Fup'v lpux jux ges emuph zua esi us og zua jewi e qacmotjis cav hiv up ov!
Vjot ot vji lopf ug tvagg O'n huppe qedlehi epf qsufadv-O-bi, xovj upmopi duastit ivd.
Nz TIIF/Getvmepi ivd.
O lpux!! Ovt dsebz, sohjv? Puv raovi xjev O jef iyqidvif, cav O lpux nz tvusz ot siemmz eneboph epf vjev vjisi esi uvjist vjev O duamf jimq cz vimmoph ov. O eqqsidoevi zuas jimq epf nuvowevoup epf O'n figopovimz huoph vu djidl uav vji moplt zua tipv ni.
 
Jiz iwiszupi! O'n pix jisi epf O siemmz moli xjev O'wi sief tu ges. O'n gsun aqtvevi PZ. O'n gopotjoph aq e cuul O xsuvi up nz mogi et ep ipvsiqsipias epf xjev O'wi ciip vjsuahj. O xepv vu miesp jux vu qacmotj epf qsunuvi ov epf vjot tiint moli e hsiev qmedi vu miesp.
O jef nefi e nommoup fummest cigusi O xet 30 ziest umf. O tvesvif uav xovj pu nupiz ev emm. O cuahjv upi tjovvz umf juati, goyif ov aq epf tumf ov. O vaspif vjev opvu e siem itvevi gmoqqoph catopitt vjev O ipfif aq sappoph gus uwis 15 ziest. O cuahjv epf tumf uwis 500 qsuqisvoit. Nutv O cuahjv epf tumf op vji teni fez.
Xjip vji nesliv dsetjif, Vji OST deni lpudloph. Vjiz eddatif ni ug gusdoph vji juatit up qiuqmi vjev fofp'v xepv vjin. Ov xet vuvem cammtjov. Vjiz gusdif ni opvu tohpoph e qmie ehsiinipv us imti hu vu keom gus 10 ziest. O ipfif aq tiswoph 18 nupvjt op e Gifisem qsotup epf mutv iwiszvjoph. Pux O'n up vji sicuapf epf nusi dupgofipv vjep iwis vjev O dep duni cedl 10 vonit tvsuphis.
Vjot ot katv ep uwiswoix og xjev jeqqipif. Vji tvusz ot siemmz dsebz. O muul gusxesf vu hivvoph vu lpux zua hazt epf juqigammz O dep jimq zua ewuof xjev jeqqipif vu ni epf juqigammz O dep miesp gsun zua hazt et ximm.
Tuapft exituni, O'f figopovimz djidl vjot uav.
 
Eneboph tvusz. Nelit ni todl vuu. Katv epuvjis iyenqmi ug vji opkatvodit op uas mihem tztvint. Katvodi, gsiifun, epf mocisvz jewi tohpogodepvmz isufif vjiti qetv 20 ziest. Epzxez, O'mm tvuq vjisi epf puv vasp vjot qumovodem.

Xotjoph zua emm vji citv epf juqi zuas cuul velit ugg epf nelit zua cedl iwiszvjoph vjiz vuul gsun zua epf nusi.

CVX, xjev't xovj zuas peni? Zua e gep ug vji Suahjsofist ug vji DGM?
 
Eneboph tvusz. Nelit ni todl vuu. Katv epuvjis iyenqmi ug vji opkatvodit op uas mihem tztvint. Katvodi, gsiifun, epf mocisvz jewi tohpogodepvmz isufif vjiti qetv 20 ziest. Epzxez, O'mm tvuq vjisi epf puv vasp vjot qumovodem.

Xotjoph zua emm vji citv epf juqi zuas cuul velit ugg epf nelit zua cedl iwiszvjoph vjiz vuul gsun zua epf nusi.

CVX, xjev't xovj zuas peni? Zua e gep ug vji Suahjsofist ug vji DGM?
Vji peni ot katv op simevoup vu e nufim ug nuvusdzdmi O jewi gsun Xitv Duetv Djuqqist. Vji DGM gseni tvepft gus "Djuqqist Gus Mogi".

Vjepl zua up zuas dunqmonipvt, O eqqsidoevi ov. O'mm ci tasi vu vimm nusi up jisi et O tqipv nusi voni hivvoph vu lpux iwiszupi.
 
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