Pumped Up Kicks
Friday, July 10
I never liked reading, but after I started my book triathlon back in April, I have been reading non-stop. I learned a lot and lost a lot. I lost things I finally realized I don't need. I learned things that I had thought I knew.The books below stood out to me, in the support of others in similar ...
Shaking Off the Dirt
Wednesday, July 08
After a period of stagnant listings, analyzing two a day became a struggle as I did not want to go too far for my first investment. However, during this period, I was able to pick up more important tid bits of information that could further improve my journey!First of all, setting up for a solo 4...
Rainy Weather
Wednesday, July 01
After finally being able to get in contact with a realtor in the area, my analyses are becoming more realistic, without pun. Unfortunately, most of the numbers are too idealistic. Fortunately, this was caught before I went haywire in the market. Through some communication and idea exchange, I hav...
Step Two
Monday, June 29
After studying some more, listening to a few more podcasts, I came to an interesting discovery. In podcast 6, Arthur Garcia covers some interesting numbers talk that I would recommend for all beginner investors, like myself. Although the concepts were in front of me on paper, I did not register t...
The First Step
Saturday, June 27
Although it was hard to find time today between fixing up my parents' faucet and many distractions when trying to analyze my four deals today, I did it.I looked at four listings, and only was satisfied with one, but it is very promising and will be used as a sample deal to potential investors. Ke...
Tying the Laces
Saturday, June 27
As I am about a month away from starting my job, moving to a new town, and pursuing my dream in the real world all by myself, I decided it was a great time to take my downtime to educate myself. Coming to the US as a generation 1.5 immigrant (child), our family was rather poor, but my parents wor...