That's the problem with flipping, though. People only look at the gross, not the net, and say "I made $30k!"

Yep the gross don't mean shit haha. If I had a chance to do it over again I could have done much better I made a lot of mistakes and done some things over a couple times and spent way to much on insignificant things and not enough on other important things.

I was 21 when I wed my wife and knocked her up the first time lol

^nice

yeah with flipping we would need to have a good idea of costs and plan accordingly

the other nice thing about flipping is we could do this:

- buy house all cash

- fix it up

- take out a mortgage on it

-rent it out

- take the proceeds from the refi and put that into the next house

Money = Freedom

I'm stupid man, I've never even considered a refi

@Wotan Reborn Being invaluable to society=freedom. Money is just a metric to measure how valuable you are

Well it certainly makes it easier

Yeah, I'm just being a semantic dick

Anyone want to learn how to cut stones?

Ooooooh

Yeah

Oy vey goys, don't do that!

My dad and little brother started a Jewelry store after he retired. My dad is GIA certified geologist.

(((Jew)))elry

The jews don't control the jewelry business anymore, just a stake in the diamond trade, The Chinese run that industry. China is loaded with minerals, and cheap labor create cheap jewelry.

You know cutting stones is very similar to cutting a gear on an indexing head

@Deleted User give me a couple of weeks, I only see my parent's on the weekend. So I'll need time to show the process.
Also @Deleted User is doing a great job on showing things that can dress up a house to get a different look.

Ran into some asbestos today. Old 9x9 floor tile, someone used to hold a window sill up. Haha

Lads, if you need immediate help with a subject, please tag <@&322715617138311171> or <@&338760705945894913> so we can get to you right away. If there is no <@&322715617138311171> around, I can tag @everyone to find one of our brothers to help. I don't want questions on here going unanswered.

I would like an invite to the RE investment server. Thank you.

@Zyzz

@Wyatt Wayne - CO#2290 Invite sent

Good morning @everyone. I want to share something pretty autistic and pretty personal with you. I’m a big believer in consistent self-improvement, and in keeping a balance of academic, physical, and spiritual pursuits. I’m an older lad, and settled down, so I have time to engage in these pursuits. This is a pic is a little diagram I’ve prepared to show you how I pursue this balance, and I provide it so that maybe you can use it as a model to balance your own pursuits. If you do, and are comfortable sharing them, I would love to see them. You'll have to click on "open in original" to be able to read it I think.

@Deleted User yes you have to open in browser.

This is pretty intense. Maintaining this consistently takes extreme discipline

It's really just a two-hour a day commitment for everything, with room for a once per week break. So I agree the tricky part for guys is probably going to be maintaining it in the long run, to stay focused on your our paths over months and years.

I thought I was a freak for thinking this way, too. People often call me a Renaissance man, and sometimes question me when I state what "I'm in to". It's great to see other people making sure they are well rounded. Even with all that said, I often feel as if I could and should do more.

@Deleted User

My spiritual brother in PA is like this in a different way.

He has a family, but can often out perform his childless peers handily.

My grandma who was raised in the Third Reich was taught to be well rounded and productive, while still maintaining a feminine aura.

Thanks for sharing this, brother.

@Deleted User I just typed mine up. I have a binder/daily planner I coordinate this all through. Every sunday I plan out my weekly goals and everynight before bed I plan out my next day.