Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
You can skip the expensive cars, the fancy clothes, and the endless gym selfies. Completely unnecessary.
I used to freeze the second a beautiful woman looked my way. Frustrated. Awkward. Watching other guys walk away with the girl while I stood there tongue-tied.
Then I discovered 22 simple rules that rewired my entire dating life. The anxiety vanished. Conversations flowed effortlessly. Women started chasing me for a change.
These rules trigger a woman's subconscious attraction switches. And you can start using them tonight.
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
if you're just starting out, I wouldn't buy vacant land b/c you're paying for something that won't give you anything unless you develop it or sell it to some developer.Originally posted by skumface
you guys are all suggesting houses and duplexes, what about vacant property?
Ive heard stories about land values going up by $1,000's of dollars per acre in a matter of years. What is the market like for selling land to say franchises like Wal-Mart or McDonalds which i know for a fact pay good money.
Land is of course cheaper to buy without anything on it so it could possibly be a good starting point when money is tight.
What are your insights on it??
Originally posted by Inc. ®
Page,
Since you're giving so much advice, why don't you disclose the properties you own and other investments you have?
This thread is hilarious. I remember you, Page, a few months ago trying to learn everything you could from STR8UP about how to invest in real estate. Now, you've gone out and read a few books and you think you know everything?
I don't mean to be harsh, but you're 21 years old, don't have much experience, and I'm unsure you even own any properties. Most of your advice appears good and I don't have the experience to dispute it either, but please make it clear to these guys whether you've actually tried the things you are recommending and how long you've been doing it.
Perhaps, a better thread for those interested in real estate would be STR8UP's thread (where Page was the one asking questions):
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?threadid=22304&perpage=20&pagenumber=14
Well, we can see there that as of about 3 months ago, it looks like Page had no investments whatsoever.
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
The world has changed so much in the last 50 years that you can't really do that and be financially secure anymore. Job security is a thing of the past. Companies crumble overnight these days and pensions can disappear into nothing just like that.Originally posted by skeeloo
whateva happened to working your way through a job.
Actually, they don't even teach you that. The main thing you learn is ethics and how to stay out of hot water by sticking to the law.Plus, in the real estate classes you need to get the license, you don't learn anything that you really need to invest, oyu just learn how to sell houses.
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
This doesn't happen overnight. You can start now and probably end up owning your first asset property by the end of 3.5 years if you push yourself hard enough, but at that point, you would still be a long ways from financial freedom, which is what you really want out of all this. Getting rich quick is a dream that doesn't really exist in the real world unless you start dealing coke or something like that. Building legitimately-acquired wealth takes time, and you WILL have to work your a$$ off in the first few years, but once your cashflow becomes self-sustaining it will all be worth it b/c then, and only then, you will be able to live life at your own pace and do what you want to do while everyone else is still punching the clock until age 65.Originally posted by longwood
10 years would be cool, but naw, y not 3 1/2
Actually, while what you're saying is right, you're speaking of what's called by many RE investors, Negative Cashflow , or simply by its nickname, alligator.Originally posted by Page
You can start now and probably end up owning your first asset property by the end of 3.5 years if you push yourself hard enough, but at that point, you would still be a long ways from financial freedom, which is what you really want out of all this. Getting rich quick is a dream that doesn't really exist in the real world unless you start dealing coke or something like that. Building legitimately-acquired wealth takes time, and you WILL have to work your a$$ off in the first few years, but once your cashflow becomes self-sustaining it will all be worth it b/c then, and only then, you will be able to live life at your own pace and do what you want to do while everyone else is still punching the clock until age 65.
Originally posted by sifer
If you buy smart, you can get immediate cash on closing and positive cashflow on the first week you buy. And on your first property which will sustain itself for the rest of your life if you take care of your tenants.
I agree with you Page.Originally posted by Page
If he manages to do that on all of his properties , and assuming he always buys a property each year, he *could* possibly get financial freedom in 3.5 years, depending on how much money he needs. Financial freedom is relative; the ammount needed to be financially free varies from person to person.
To me, financial freedom is the situation where my monthly asset-derived income exceeds my monthly base expenses, and therefore leaves me with perpetually increasing positive cashflow every month.
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.