One door opens! Let the learning begin ...
  
Life's journey seems to have a path for all of us. We never know what is in store, but I do believe what my parents always taught me as a child ... that when one door closes ... another one opens!
As most of you all know, I crossed the boarder last year to give my daughter Sorelle, the opportunity to experience graduating from grade 12 here in Canada.
After fearing that her homeschooling would not be recognised ... we are pleased to announce that she is graduating and will be going on to college for screen writing in September. Congratulations Sorelle!
Big Happy Birthday to my son Colton. He is growing up too fast, but now is learning the "trials of life" by delving out on his own in Alberta.
He has completed many courses and prerequisits to prepare himself for working out in Ft.MacMurray. He has taken his bumps and buises and even helped out with taking care of the people affected by the fires.
I am so proud of the young man he has become and will stand by him as he persues his goal to get into trucking.
As for me ... I have decided to focus on what I have talked about for years. It is time to put my "money where my mouth is" so to speak. I have taken the first steps towards Commercial Real Estate Investing.
I was lucky to have had the wonderful opportunity to meet July Ono, who I look to as my mentor. There are not many people, that i have met in my lifetime, that have given their time without asking for anything in return. Thankyou ... I am a firm believer in PAYING IT FORWARD ...
... Sooooo anyone that wishes to learn about "The 7 Profit Centres in Real Estate" ... stay tuned for my next newsletter where we find out all about "Equity on Day 1"!
THIS SHARK'S MONEY MAKING SECRET
Kevin O'Leary Interview - 4 Min Video
This is Kevin O'Leary of the Shark Tank television series. He recently audited all of his businesses over the past six years. To his amazement, the auditors came back with one common denominator for all of his most profitable businesses, the ones that made the most money. They are run by women.
Kevin plans on investing with more women owners. Thanks you Rick Genovese for sharing this link:
How Did Arnold Schwarzenegger Make His First Million
How did Arnold Schwarzenegger make his first million?
Mr. Olympia prize money? Nope.
Hollywood paychecks? Nope - Guess again
Endorsement deals? Strike three.
Arnold's excelled in many different careers - from bodybuilding to blockbusters to politics. But he's always been an entrepreneur, first and foremost.
When he arrived in America in his early twenties, with almost $30,000 saved from his iron-pumping victories, he had a business on his mind.
So how did the "Terminator" became a millionaire by age 25?
Real Estate Investing
Arnold was shocked with the number of Americans who rented rather than owned.
In his homeland of Austria, it was typical to live with the family or find some comparable arrangement until you could afford to buy a property.
He put his savings towards the downpayment on an apartment building. A year later, he sold it for $150,000 profit.
Here's why he was really smart:
Arnold took those profits and quickly re-invested them into another property. Had he just pocketed the profits and waited, the taxmen would have gobbled up a big cut.
Instead he re-invested, over and over, and watched his networth skyrocket.
This was years before he became one of the most bank-able stars in movie history.
In fact, had he jumped into the Hollywood pressure cooker without a real estate fortune behind him, he may have had to settle for small parts and mediocre roles that could have derailed his acting career.
(Now that's a scary thought.....no Terminator?)
Like a true businessman, Arnold never stopped investing. Today he has massive stakes in premium properties throughout America - especially in his adopted home state, California.
Now I must say, I find Arnold's personal choices to be rather questionable, but if we separate his personal life from his business life, it's been impressive to see his real estate track record as an investor.
Having said that, there's no mystery to his real estate strategy - they are techniques we all know are repeatable.
In any market.
In any economic climate.
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