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“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” Joel Barker Imagine this: your alarm goes off at…
When a thunderstorm hits Atlanta, knocks off siding and parts of the roof of one of my rental properties, and I’m in Nicaragua. The Reality If I didn’t have a…
I had just hit the snooze button for the third time… Although I had a busy day ahead of me which I knew would be good for my business, I…
Some might complain that it’s just another “greeting card holiday” but I believe Father’s Day is a time to honor the man in our life who was likely responsible, above…
When I first started thinking about becoming a real estate investor, I knew I would have to learn many new things. Over the years as I learned, practiced and became…
Someone had to tackle the elephant in the room and I have never been afraid to take on a challenge or a controversial topic so here it goes. First let…
An old proverb proclaims that “there is more than one way to skin a cat” and nowhere is that more evident than here on BiggerPockets. Week in and week out,…
Several months ago, I wrote a piece called ““How I Accidentally Bought Two of Kurt Cobain’s Former Homes and Why That’s Not Even The Best Part”” that talked about my…
Not many people can say that within two years of starting their real estate investing careers that they built a portfolio of property worth over 8 figures, but Justin Schnettler…
