This might be a bit off where the topic has gone to (having babies), and I’m not sure whether it is even relevant to the original point but what makes me laugh these days as an early 20 something man (gen Y?) is that quite a few people, whether for parternership or firendship or whatever (let’s call them the Paris Hilton Wannabes) are choosing…[Read more]

nope, no edit button for me… [angry2]

The whole thing of doing what you love career wise is generally not important here, cause I like most areas of law apart from torts and family. I’d get alot of satisfaction out of being a property lawyer, and would get alot out of being a patents lawyer. I’m just wondering whether there’s any part of the…[Read more]

Originally posted by Monopoly:

Yes there are positive cashflow properties out there, but they are not as common as in previous years. They are difficult to find, but not impossible.

What is the reason for them being not as common as previously? Is it the current market conditions, the fact that more investors are now after +ve cashflow…[Read more]

And any way to edit your posts here? My spelling of opportunity in the above post was horrible [ohno2]

Originally posted by IQ:
Peter Spann said that Knowledge applied is wealth.

We always have students who just finish university knocking on our door, and said they want to apply for a job as system design. I am sure they are knowledgeable, but we never offer them a job. Why? If you can answer the question, you sure know what to do next,…[Read more]

Thanks for the replies.

What I was looking for was basically just an indication of how much people who are already successful investors have spent on educating themselves and in what ways before actually investing and learning as you go. I’ll constantly look at what I’m learning from books and seminars and see if it is helping me, but if it…[Read more]

Sorry for the double post, but I have another question.

What would be the best way to window shop for property? Do it online, or go into real estate offices and actually talk to the salespeople there?