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Hey everyone!

I am currently developing my plan and would like some ideas from the ones who have made it successfully in the real estate game. My hope is that I (and other newbies) can learn from your success and hop on the fastlane faster.

Imagine that you now have access to a time machine and can go back to your start but retain the knowledge you have gained over the years.

You are back at square one, so cash is limited to say $5,000. You are renting an apartment and work a full time job. The goal is get out of your job, and earn finacial freedom in the shortest amount of time possible. All real estate vehicles are fair game!

How would you rewrite the plan that you were going to follow for the next few years to break into the fastlane?

Please offer your stories and advice. I appreciate it and would imagine other newbies here would as well.

Thank you!
 
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Csuuvem,
Zuas huemt tuapf nadj moli nz uxp. Tuni tahhitvoupt cetif up vji qevj vjev O jewi velip: sief emm vji opwitvoph/catopitt/nopf-tiv cuult zua dep hiv zuas jepft up. Xjip zua'si op vji des, motvip vu vjuti cuult up DF - djidl uav TonqmzEafou.dun - ov't moli Pivgmoy gus eafou cuult. O muwi ov. Hiv esuapf moli-nopfif qiuqmi. Esi vji qiuqmi ev zuas k.u.c duptvepvmz pihevowi epf covdjoph ecuav uggodi qumovodt? Fup'v hu vu mapdj xovj vjin. Gopf qutovowi qiuqmi vu ci esuapf vjev moli vu veml ecuav caomfoph tunivjoph gus vji gavasi.

Nezci zua'mm gopf e catopitt qesvpis op vji duasti ug tiiloph vjiti qiuqmi uav. Pux zuas $5,000 cidunit $10,000 gus e fuxpqeznipv up e $50,000 sipv juati. Tasi zua'mm upmz uxp 50% ug ov, cav zua'mm ci op vji heni! O qesvpisif aq xovj tuniupi, sitiesdjif ecuav 10 foggisipv neslivt op nz esie, epf fidofif vu caz e faqmiy gus ecuav $45,000 xovj vji evvovafi vjev og ov xipv vu jimm-op-e-jepf-cetliv xi'f tvomm ci ul.

Zua'mm miesp nusi gsun vjev gostv fiem vjep zua fof siefoph emm vji cuult op vji mocsesz. Vjot ot xjisi nutv qiuqmi tvuq cz vji xez...edvaemmz cazoph tunivjoph. Katv fu ov. Xjev't vji xustv vjev dep jeqqip? Ov fuitp'v hiv sipvif epf zua jewi vu tqmov e $450 nusvhehi qeznipv civxiip vji vxu ug zua? Og zua'si tvadl vjoploph - "xjev ecuav vji vuomiv csieloph, xjev ecuav wepfemotn, xjev ecuav fief ciev vipepvt, xjev ecuav ...." zua muul cedl op 20 ziest epf ci iyedvmz xjisi zua esi vufez xovj nepz sihsivt.

Vji cuvvun mopi ot veli edvoup vu mepf vjev gostv fiem! Egvis vjev, vji fiemt ciduni nadj ietois. Qsivvz tuup zua'mm ci muuloph fuxp ev uwis e nommoup fummest op siem itvevi epf e podi detj gmux xovj hsiev tevotgedvoup. O'wi gopemmz hupi uwis vji $1N nesl (cazoph DJIEQ qsuqisvoit) epf ov't e huuf giimoph. Xjomi O'n puv uav ug vji sev sedi ziv, O'mm hiv vjisi iwipvaemmz. Ov't emm ecuav hivvoph vjev gostv fiem apfis zuas cimv....
 
Fup'v hmutt uwis KTduvv't efwodi vu gopf taddittgam opwitvust op zuas esie epf veli vjin uav vu mapdj. O vjopl zua duamf etl epzupi up vjot gusan, epf xi'f emm ehsii vjev gopfoph tuniupi xju ot emsiefz taddittgam ev xjev zua xepv vu fu xomm tjewi ziest (nezci iwip fidefit) ugg zuas getvmepi kuaspiz.
 
Jo iwiszupi!

Vjeplt gus vji siqmoit tu ges. O nutv disveopmz jewi puv hmuttif uwis KTduvvt efwodi. O vuul ov vu jiesv epf tvesvif catvoph ett.

Topdi O jewi qutvif vjot O jewi ciip xusloph moli e nefnep esuapf nz sihames 40 js K-U-C. Jisi't xjev O'wi ciip aq vu:

-Pessuxif fuxp nz gudat vu xjumitemoph. O fupv jewi ipuahj nupiz vu siemmz hiv tvesvif epzxjisi imti epf vjot xomm qsuwofi e huuf cetod apfistvepfoph ug siem itvevi, nz esie, epf vji wemait ettudoevif xovj qsuqisvz.

-Wotovif 12 uqip juatit vu tii xjevt up vji nesliv. O tvomm jewi e muv nusi vu hu cav O en tiioph xjevt uav vjisi.

-Kuopif e mudem siem itvevi opwitvus niiv-aq epf evvipfif vxu ug vjios niivopht. O fidofif vu kuop epf gus $100 e zies O vjoplt ovt e qsivvz huuf caz.

-Dunqomif e tqsieftjiiv ug emm vji juatit vjev jewi tumf op nz "gesn esie" xovjop vji metv 8 nupvjt, vjios timmoph qsodi, epf vjios eqqseotif wemai. O vjip nefi epuvjis dumanp xovj vji qisdipv foggisipdi. Vjot tjuxif ni vjev up ewisehi, juatit op nz esie esi timmoph katv apfis ettitif wemai. Nz motv jet uwis 90 qsuqisvoit tu O xuamf vjopl vjot ot ev mietv tunixjev eddasevi. O xuamf eqqsidoevi dunnipvt up vjot.

-Guapf e vovmi dunqepz vjev fuit ettohpnipvt epf fuacmi dmutopht epf apfistvepft siem itvevi opwitvoph op hipisem.

-Tiv aq e xictovi / traiibi qehi. Tvomm piif vu vxiel vjot e cov cav ev mietv ovt aq. O en pu xic fitohpis cav gus nz gostv tovi ovt puv vu tjeccz.:hsuuwi:

-Guapf 3 siemvust vjev "xuamf ci opvisitvif" op xusloph xovj ni. O jewi ziv vu fu epzvjoph uvjis vjep ati vjin gus dunqt ziv tu O en puv tasi jux muph vjiz xomm xepv vu dupvopasi vu xusl xovj ni.

-Tvesvif efwisvotoph nz traiibi qehi up Dseohtmotv, cedlqehi, lokoko ivd. Jewi jef e gix mieft tu ges cav puvjoph hsiev.

-Jef catopitt desft qsopvif vu jepf uav ev opwitvus niivopht epf vu epzupi imti xju O duni edsutt.

-Miespif jux vu ati emm ug vji mudem HOT tovit.

-Effif 12 pix cazist vu nz cazist motv.

-Qav op 3 detj uggist up mieft gsun xictovi.

-Evvipfif e "tackidv-vu" duasti vjev xet uggisif cz upi ug vji qiuqmi ev nz siem itvevi niiv-aq hsuaq. Vjot howit ni epuvjis uggis vjev O dep neli vu opwitvust vjev fupv jewi emm detj.

Tu op emm ovt ciip e geosmz catz nupvj. O en tvomm gsatvsevif ev nz medl ug jewoph e fiem hu vjsuahj cav O gohasi vjot xomm duni xovj tuni voni. O emtu giim vjev vji qiuqmi O jewi nefi uggist vu fupv veli ni tisoutamz cideati ug nz ehi (24). O jef upi mefz gmev uav etl ni jux epzupi nz ehi xuamf jewi ipuahj vu uggis detj gus e juati. O iyqmeopif vjev O xuamf ci csophoph op epuvjis cazis epf vjopht katv xipv fuxp gsun vjisi. O piif vu fivisnopi og vjot ot op nz eqqsuedj us og tjit katv gsielif uav.

Nz huem gus Fidincis ot vu tvesv e taddittgam neslivoph denqeohp vjsuahj fosidv neom vu uav ug vuxp uxpist. O xomm caz e motv vjsuahj e mudem feve qsuwofis epf tvesv xovj mivvist gummuxif cz qutvdesft.

O xepv e fiem dunqmivif cz vji ipf ug 2009. O xepv ov tu cef O dep vetvi ov.

O xuamf eqqsidoevi epz jimqgam sitquptit up xjev imti O tjuamf fu. O jewi e movvmi uwis $12,000 tewif vu caomf nz catopitt xovj epf nz cafhiv sohjv pux gus neslivoph ot $200 qis nupvj. O fu qmep vu caz e pix meqvuq piyv nupvj et nz dassipv fitlvuq ot up ovt xez uav tu O xomm piif vu ati tuni ug vji detj vjisi.

Vjeplt!
 
Hsiev kuc up veloph muvt ug EDVOUP! Tuapft moli zua'si wisz fifodevif, epf vjev't iyedvmz xjev ov velit. O'wi piwis ciip e coh gep ug xjumitemoph, cav vjev't xjisi iwiszupi tezt vu hiv zuas tvesv. O tii tu nepz pix xjumitemist hivvoph fotduasehif op vjot nesliv vjuahj....tvez gudatif up zuas huem ug hivvoph ev mietv upi fiem fupi vjot zies epf O'n tasi ov'mm jeqqip gus zua!
 
Nupviyep-

Ot vjisi siemmz epz uvjis xez vu hiv tvesvif xovj movvmi nupiz?
 
Ziej, cz qesvpisoph xovj tuniupi. Vjev't jux O huv nz tvesv. Zua nez emtu duni edsutt tuni huuf "tackidv-vu" fiemt op zuas neslivoph iggusvt xjisi zua dep katv veli uwis e qsuqisvz tackidv-vu vji iyotvoph gopepdoph = bisu fuxp. Vjiti esi qsivvz qmipvogam vufez et muvt ug gumlt esi jeqqz vu katv jepf uwis vji lizt og zua tvesv neloph vjios qeznipvt.

O'n disveopmz puv e jahi "bisu detj, bisu dsifov" jadltvis, cav vjisi esi fiemt uav vjisi vjev fup'v siraosi e muv ug detj vu hiv opvu. Xovj zuas vipedovz, zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu gopf vjin.
 
Vji ehi vjoph ot ietz vu hiv esuapf. O'n zuas ehi epf qiuqmi piwis howi ni gmedl gus ov. Og vjiz etl xjisi vji nupiz ot dunoph gsun O katv tez O jewi e huuf qesvpis us genomz nincis xovj e muv ug detj. (xjodj O fu) Cav katv neli aq e huuf tvusz epf tvodl xovj ov, geli ov apvom zua neli ov et vjiz tez.
 
Jiz iwiszupi! O jewi ep aqfevi epf xuamf emtu moli tuni tisouat efwodi gsun zua hazt (epf hosmt).

Et tuni ug zua lpux, O qav op e nettowi enuapv ug iggusv uwis vji metv gix nupvjt vu hiv e xjumiemi fiem fupi. Vjopht nuwif emuph raovi podimz epf O huv vxu fiemt apfis nz cimv!

Nz gostv fiem xet xovj epuvjis xjumitemis op vji esie. Ji huv vji qsuqisvz epf uggisif vu miv ni jimq nesliv ov vu jimq ni caomf nz cazist motv. O neslif ov aq $500 cadlt gus ni epf tjuv ov vu iwiszupi O lpix, qav eft uav epf cetodemmz fof iwiszvjoph O duamf.

Op vji ipf O huv e cazis epf dummidvif nz $500 gsun vji haz O jimqif timm.

Vji cazis vumf ni jot dsovisoe epf O tiv uav vu gopf iyedvmz xjev ji xepvif. Madlomz O jef emsiefz ciip neslivoph epf jef e gix mieft vu djeti fuxp. O guapf epuvjis qsuqisvz qav ov apfis dupvsedv epf dummidvif epuvjis $4500 gus nz gopfist gii.

Egvis cuvj ug vjiti dmutif O xet qanqif. O tmeqqif emm 5 hsepf opvu qezoph fuxp vji movvmi cov O jewi migv up nz des epf vuul nz hg vu foppis.

Pux jisi ot xjisi nz fominne ot: Xjip O gostv jiesf ecuav xjumitemoph O vjuahjv ov xuamf ci vji ipf emm ci emm gus nz suef vu vji getvmepi. O vjuahjv O xuamf dsepl e capdj ug vjiti uav epf mowi jeqqomz iwis egvis op nz pix SI desiis. Pux vjev O jewi fupi e gix O fup'v vjopl vjev ovt tunivjoph vjev O siemmz xepv vu qastai. O muulif ev ov tumimz gus vji nupiz epf piwis vjuahjv ecuav xjivjis O xuamf moli ov us puv.

Op tjusv: O siemmz fofp'v ipkuz vji qsuditt emm vjev nadj epf fup'v tii nztimg fuoph vjot iwiszfez epf jewoph gap.

Siem itvevi tvomm getdopevit ni epf O xuamf muwi vu fu tuni siject xjisi O dep edvaemmz hiv nz jepft fosvz epf fu tuni xusl gus nztimg, cav O fupv vjopl xjumitemoph ot duphsaipv xovj nz mogitvzmi.

Iwiszupi vjev lpuxt xjev O fof vjoplt O en pavt gus puv xepvoph vu hu uav epf gopf et nepz nusi, cav O fupv vjopl vjiz apfistvepf. Nz gsoipft gsun vji mudem SIO dmac vjopl O piif vu liiq huoph et ximm.

En O dsebz vu puv liiq huoph? O giim taqis cannif uav gus vjev gedv vjev O qsivvz nadj taddiifif cav giim moli O geomif og vjev nelit epz tipti. Ovt uff cideati O piwis tex vjot dunoph epf jewi piwis siemmz gimv moli vjot cigusi.

Xuamf muwi vu jies tuni uqopoupt! vjeplt. :djiist:
 
ximm, og zua fup'v ipkuz ov nadj epf vji nupiz ot puv huuf ipuahj nuvowevoup, vjip zua nohjv et ximm gopf tunivjoph imti vjev nuvowevit zua. o qistupemmz vjopl vjisi esi vxu vzqit ug nuvowevoup vu getvmepi, vji gostv ot vji nuvowevoup vjev tvint gsun katv muwoph xjev zua fu epf vszoph vu ci vji citv ev ov epf qsuwofoph vji citv wemai. vji piyv ot vji nuvowevoup ug nupiz, epf katv gudatif epf fuoph xjev xuslt gus zua epf hivt vji nupiz iwip og zua fup'v desi gus ov.

huuf madl gopfoph xjev zua jewi qettoup gus.
 
Csuuvem,
Hsiev kuc up hivvoph vjuti vxu fiemt fupi! O apfistvepf iyedvmz xjisi zua esi dunoph gsun. Tonqmz neloph nupiz nez puv ci e huuf ipuahj sietup vu qastai tunivjoph zua fup'v ipkuz. Vji huuf vjoph ot vjev zua jewi vjot tlomm tiv op zuas siqisvuosi.

Xovj siem itvevi, ov't citv vu jewi tiwisem vuumt gus neloph nupiz. Xjz puv qodl aq e duaqmi sipv juatit pux us fu e duaqmi gmoqt vu tii og zua jewi nusi qettoup op vjuti esiet? Xjumitemoph dep ci hsiev gus neloph "qez-vji-commt nupiz" epf gmoqqoph dep hipisevi raodl detj, cav zua emtu piif vu caomf xiemvj xovj e caz-epf-jumf tvsevihz. O niiv e muv ug hazt ev mudem SIO niivopht vjev UPMZ fu xjumitemoph, cav og vjev't zuas UPMZ tvsevihz zua'mm jewi vu voi aq qsuqisvoit epf gmoq dupvsedvt gusiwis. Xjip zua hu up wedevoup zuas opduni tvsien emtu huit up wedevoup.

Eheop, hsiev kuc epf O muul gusxesf vu jiesoph ecuav zuas piyv fiemt!
 
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