All Forum Posts by: Jarrod Martin

I just hope that your weekend was still your weekend and not your wallet breaker. Water is NEVER  a good thing ...when it's not where it belongs.

Notes can be lucrative when done correctly, but there are a lot of ways to lose your investment as well. Just like any investment one should ever make please learn to do good solid due diligence. Note investing isn't something that one jumps into without first becoming educated. There are too many laws that one needs to be aware of before investing. 

Just one example would be,

An investor shall not contact the buyers of the home until after the investor has closed on the note.

Please use a mentor of your choosing. I do agree Scott Carson is more than extremely fair and knowledgeable. I have met him and attended his NOTE CAMP and I enjoyed the interaction very much. Whereas I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting Dave Van Horn, but he still has a lot of great information online. Do your research, obtain a mentor, achieve success.

Congratulations on always having enough money on hand to live comfortably. People in general have a difficult time making the right decisions as you have, that is a real talent. To be able to retire with such an exorbitant amount of money with such little effort is a true blessing. Maybe you can share your talents through philanthropy. Helping people to get passed their money problems, or any other service that you have the true desire to help others with. Remember, nobody ever knows just how long they will live unless they decide to end it on a specified date. One of my grand fathers lived to 60 and the other one is still alive and happy at 98. One grand mother passed at 66 the other at 93. When shall I die? Maybe tomorrow. 

My point is, whatever you decide will be the right decision. If you end up with 5 million at retirement, then think of all of the people that you will be able to help now and all the way through your life. True happiness comes from within and serving others, not the amount of money you have either now or in the future.

As to my opinion as to where to invest your money, it always depends you tax bracket.  I like both the 401k and S.D Roth ira, myself. But make sure that you also have an account to enjoy your life style your entire life. Enjoy the traveling portion of vacations for instance, as it is still part of your vacation.

Best wishes to you and your family and your friends.