Apparently he's bankrupt for the second or third time.nakatago wrote:I hate that book. It never told me how to raise capital to buy a house to fix up and eventually sell at a profit.JR8 wrote:Robbins, oh yeah. He's never had a job either.
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Kiyosaki. Author of 'Rich dad, poor dad'. Autobiographical but generally believe to be a work of fiction. At least he's seen a bit of life, serving in the Marine Corps.
It did tell me to buy his expensive as hell board game though (now also on the App Store).
There was/is an expression in the US, roughly: if you haven't been bankrupt by the age of 25 you'll never make it big.Brah wrote:Apparently he's bankrupt for the second or third time.nakatago wrote:I hate that book. It never told me how to raise capital to buy a house to fix up and eventually sell at a profit.JR8 wrote:Robbins, oh yeah. He's never had a job either.
Next up:
Kiyosaki. Author of 'Rich dad, poor dad'. Autobiographical but generally believe to be a work of fiction. At least he's seen a bit of life, serving in the Marine Corps.
It did tell me to buy his expensive as hell board game though (now also on the App Store).
All Kiyosaki says is:JR8 wrote:There was/is an expression in the US, roughly: if you haven't been bankrupt by the age of 25 you'll never make it big.Brah wrote:Apparently he's bankrupt for the second or third time.nakatago wrote: I hate that book. It never told me how to raise capital to buy a house to fix up and eventually sell at a profit.
It did tell me to buy his expensive as hell board game though (now also on the App Store).
Sadly I achieved neither.
Home renovation, yes there can be money in that. But ironically there can be a premium asked for a 'fixer-upper' because some people are blinded into thinking 'It's knackered, it must be a deal'. Perverse really.
My advice is find a small estate agent you get on with and build a mutually beneficial relationship over years. Be straight-forward. Do what you say you will ('perform' in agent-speak). Do transactions cleanly and without dicking about. Consider retaining the agent on 1% (cash) to find you good deals. In short, incentivise them massively, and use their expertise to find you deals.
I think these days its a fashion to bring up "foreigners" in every article if you want massive viewership. Why else will the author use that kind of title, if you actually think about it, all foreigners dont have the kind of drive the author is talking about, nor do all SGns sit back laze and complain all the time. Its classic stereotyping to garner viewership
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